The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper March 7, 1997 Vol. 57 No. 16 G.C.C. swimmers finish at the top of the PAC Students give part of their summer breaks to help the needy By Alicia Berry Collegian Managing Editor Three groups of Grove City stu- dents are leaving on medical mis- Top: The women finished off the season in high standings sion trips this summer. They will with and 11-1 record. be going to places that have a great need for any sort of medical Left: Diving in, Doug Fullerton started off the race in care-China, Honduras, and Mex- which he would break the pool, PAC, and Invitational ico. records in the 200-yard breastroke. "The purpose of the medical missions program is to spread the Choir aims to touch the hearts of homes and churches word and love of Jesus Christ while tending to the medical needs of those who do not receive it reg- ularly," said missions team mem- By Lindsay Oram ber Amy Jo Grubbs. This year, the choir performed pieces All. the students involved are Special to the Collegian from its repertoire of music ranging majoring in pre-medicine and from the Renaissance era to the contem- Last Sunday, the GCC Touring Choir were solicited through Dr. Mark porary period. Handel's "O Praise the returned from its ten-day tour of Eastern Weber to make this trip along with Lord with One Consent" and Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. various physicians, pastors and Mendelssohn's "Lass o Herr Mich The Touring Choir, under the direction of evangelists from around the coun- Hulfe Finden" were performed together Dr. Douglas A Browne, seeks to achieve try. Not only does Dr. Weber ini- with a contemporary arrangement of the musical excellence and to minister tiate the trips, he accompanies the Shaker favorite "Simple Gifts" and the students to all three locations and through its music. Each year during spiritual "Elijah Rock." Soloists fea- spring break, the choir takes its ministry to promotes this type of mission tured on tour were Kathleen Long, churches in the Eastern U.S. The choir is work to other colleges. Nathan Mohney, Jessica Rice, Kiley preparing for its home concert this Sunday Currently, the trips are funded Perdue, Anna Barch, Julie Freeman, at 8 pm in Pew Auditorium. through prayer letters and support Denise Ritschel, and Eva Rogers. Ju- This year's tour began on Friday, from family, friends, and home nior Kiley Perdue says of the music, "If February 21, and included stops in New churches. To help out the partici- we can move an audience to smiles or York City, Summit (NJ), Philadelphia, and pants, Coach Longnecker volun- tears, we feel we've accomplished our Pittsburgh. The choir gave an evening teered his swim team to help in a mission." Swim-a-Thon fundraiser on concert each day and sang for Sunday ser- Music was not the only venue of March 15th. vices. ministry, however. Junior Jessica Rice The missions teams will swim In addition to singing at the planned describes an encounter she had in destinations, the choir also gave a few un- alongside the team and are seeking Philadelphia: "A bunch of us were play- planned "concerts." The members visited people to sponsor participants by ing hackey-sack on the sidewalk and a nursing home outside of Oreville, PA, to the lap. Tables will be set up out- were approached by a homeless man for sing and visit with its residents. Also, mem- side the bookstore with partici- four of its members: Dan Keen, Denise Rat- money. We invited him back with us and this bers of the choir were applauded when (Continued on page 2) tie, Shann Davis and Clair Smith. Smith, seemed to mean more to him than the pocket singing outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New president of the choir and graduating senior, change we gave him. The brief exchange we York City. says, "This year's choir is especially devoted had with Carl meant a lot to me. It was a re- The choir was well-received at its various to our mission of bringing praise and honor to ally neat give and take. He was a real person church destinations and was housed by host Inside God and spreading his message through mu- and not just another face on the street." families from each congregation along the sic. I am grateful that we could bring this Senior Todd Hoskins adds, "The choir was way. It performed at the home churches of ministry to my hometown." (Continued on page 2) Perspectives: Frats receive mixed news on reinstatement The future of crime and punishment 3 By Matt Summers The reinstatement process, suc- other groups have been denied. I Life: Mr. Andrew Toncic, Dean of Collegian News Editor cessfully completed by Omicron fear the Kaps may not have any Men, are working to revive the Xi and Phi Tau Alpha last year, members by the time the adminis- Adel fraternity. Rainbow Sky The Administrative Council takes between one and two tration allows them to start the The news for the remnant mem- attempts to broaden voted to allow Epsilon Pi and Pan semesters according to Paxton. process. This worries me and the bers of the Nu Lambs is better. Sophic to begin the reinstatement She stated the Kaps and Nu other members of the council." They lost their charter for a mini- horizens 5 process. The Kappa Alpha Phi Lambs were denied permission The Kaps lost their charter due mum of two years due to an alco- and Nu Lambda Phi fraternities due to their failure to live up to to an alcohol violation on January hol violation. Paxton said their Entertainment: were denied permission to begin the terms of their suspensions. 20, 1995, just shortly after they appeal for reinstatement was reinstatement on the February 6. She said this was largely due to had been reinstated. Their sus- somewhat premature, and they Branagh's Hamlet Nancy Paxton, Executive underground activities. pension was indefinite. Paxton are not permitted to begin the worth the time 8 Vice President for Student Af- Andrew Blattenberger, Presi- said this does not mean the Kaps process for now. fairs and a member of the Admin- dent of the Interfraternity Council will die, but they will be rein- The reinstatement process al- Sports: istrative Council, said the Pi's and brother of the Omicron Xi stated in a few years and go lows groups to begin after serving would begin the reinstatement fraternity, said, "I am glad to see through a process similar to what one and a half years of their sus- Men's and women's process April 1, 1997, and the the administration is allowing the Adels are presently doing. pension. Blattenberger hopes that Pans will begin the process these groups to come back; how- Mr. Tom Gregg, Director of Op- the administration would allow swimming dominate September 1, 1997. ever, I am disappointed that the erations and Adel alumni, and groups to start doing this. the PAC's 11