The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper April 25, 1997 Vol. No. 13 GCC stands strong in the "Dark Ages" By Matt Summers lead the institution. American academe, just as the monks in Collegian News Editor Danielle Deemer, a Grove City junior, monasteries off the coast of England kept commented, "I really enjoyed the service. Western learning alive during the previous Engineering Dr. John H. Moore was inaugurated as It was inspiring but not overly ostenta- Dark Age. the seventh President of Grove City Col- tious. It was a very neat experience to be lege Monday, April 21. The installation "Perhaps," stated Feulner, "Grove City able to witness an inauguration, especially will be the institution that keeps the great students place service was the final event of a weekend since this was only the seventh one in the works of Western Civilization alive and long celebration which included a special history of the college. will reignite the spark of intellectualism first in contest musical program in Pew Auditorium, a re- Dr. Ed Feulner, President of the Her- when this Dark Age passes." ception in South Lobby, and a special Sun- itage Foundation, offered the inaugural ad- Betsy Conner, President of the Student day evening Vespers service. dress, entitled "Fruitful Grove of Government Association, gave a short Dr. Albert Hopeman, President of the Academe," in which he praised Grove City Grove City College Board of Trustees, was welcome during the service. She praised By Alicia Berry for avoiding the wave of multiculturalism. unable to attend the installation service due Moore for his efforts to be an active part of Collegian Managing Editor He denounced the removal of classical the Grove City community. She thanked to his recovery from recent illness. Hope- learning from other institutions. Moore for his interest in the students as A group of four Grove City students won man sent a letter, which expressed his con- He said Grove City stands strong in demonstrated in his frequently having the IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Elec- fidence in Moore's courage and ability to what is rapidly becoming a "Dark Age" in (Continued on page 2) tronics Engineers) Region II student paper contest held on Saturday, April 12, 1997, in Washington D.C. The judging was based on two parts, the paper itself and a fifteen-minute presenta- tion given by one of the students. The group was led by Dr. Timothy Mohr, assis- tant professor of electrical engineering, and the paper was written by seniors Kyle Wills, Daniel Buckingham, Brian Craig, and Matthew Orley. Kyle Wills presented the paper to the judges. Their project was titled "Development of a System for Categorizing Human Activ- ity." It drew from Wills' recent summer internship at the Cleveland Clinic. Their idea was to design a portable unit that could monitor movement. The information from this device could be used in preven- tion research for osteoporosis. It monitors the amount of inactivity in older persons before they actually develop the disease. The group designed and built a small, lightweight, battery-powered device worn on the waist and thigh that logs activity for a twenty-four hour period. It categorizes movement into one of four groups: stand- ing, sitting, walking, and lying down. At the end of the data collection, the informa- tion is then entered into a database that dis- plays charts and graphs of the activity dur- ing the test period. There was a $550 prize for first place, and it was the first time that Grove City entered the competition. There were thirteen Only six other presidents before Dr. John H. Moore have been inaugurated at Grove City College. After Dr. Ed- schools that entered, representing the win J. Feulner spoke, he placed the Presidential Medallion upon Dr. Moore. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir- ginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Washing- ton, D.C. Springfest returns Saturday, rain or shine Inside By Matt Summers other food items. This years' menu looks sored by the Newman Club, a table where Collegian News Editor just as impressive. It includes roasted you can get T-shirts and sheets tie-dyed by Perspectives: Springfest returns to Grove City College pork, prepared by professional barbequer- members of the Environmental Club, a Reflections on the fifth anni- again this Saturday, April 26, from 3-8 pm ers, freshly made mocktails, Hawaiian rice, kissing and hugging booth sponsored by behind Rockwell. The event features spe- a fresh fruit table, fresh oriental stir-fry versary of the L.A. riots 4 Crowne and Scepter, and a dunking booth cial booths sponsored by student organiza- vegetables, and a dessert table. The Bon sponsored by The Roundtable. Life: tions, a Hawaiian Luau sponsored by Bon Appetit staff will dress in Hawaiian cloth- Cameron Coca-Cola will be promoting Appetit, and performances by college ing. its new soft drink, Surge, at the event. What was G.C.C. like in the bands organized by the Student Music Or- Dinner will be served from 4-6pm in Surge is similar to the Pepsi-Co drink 1960s? 6 ganization. front of Calderwood, weather permitting. Mountain Dew. Coke unveiled its addition David Manz, General Manager of Bon If the weather turns bad, as it is prone to do to the soft drink line early this week. Entertainment: Appetit at Grove City, promised, "The in Grove City, the event will be held in the Cameron Coca-Cola will also sponsor Take a tour of modern art at event will be every bit as good as last year. I.M. Room in Alumni. The weather fore- some surprise give-away items, possibly Our chefs have worked very hard to put to- cast for Saturday calls for partly sunny frisbees. Manz said he did not know ex- the Mattress Factory 8 gether a great menu. It will be more casual skies and a high near 57 degrees. Hicks actly what they would be, but said they will than the dining halls and a very fun event." Sports: and Map cafes will be closed. not be giving away any big ticket items like Last year, Bon Appetit wowed the stu- Student booths include a picture booth, the bikes they gave away last year. Rugby team slams Geneva dent body with Mocktails, roasted pork, sponsored by the sisters of Sigma Theta Bon Appetit will also be giving away Pi- College 11 shish-kabobs, and an impressive array of Chi, funnel cake and a picture booth, spon- rates tickets.