The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper September 5, 1997 Vol. 58 No. 1 Busin vies for Miss America crown By Lesley Spencer Miss America Pageant on Saturday, Sept. on Friday, Sept. 12. mote her platform, family literacy, and Collegian News Editor 13, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. "I have to tell you how phenomenal share her singing talent. "I have been trav- "God has a specific goal and plan in Grove City College has been," she said. eling all over the state of Pennsylvania and Miss Pennsylvania, Heather Busin, has mind and I can't wait to see what it is," she "They have supported me in so many dif- have done a lot of work with my platform. been traveling throughout the state promot- said. ferent ways and having the band come and It is very rewarding personally. I want to ing the values of Grove City College. Grove City College Marching Band will support me in the Miss America Pageant. I make sure that education occurs in the Busin, a junior, will be competing in the be marching in the Miss America Parade can't wait; I wish it was here tomorrow. It home." is truly a blessing.' For the competition, Busin will be per- Busin pointed out that there never has forming I Will Listen by contemporary been a college band follow their represen- gospel singer Twila Paris. tative to the competition from any state, In order to prepare for the Miss America and she is very proud that GCC will be the Pageant, Busin has done extensive work. first. She has physical training every day with a President Moore plans to attend both the personal trainer and has voice training for parade and the pageant with Mrs. Moore to her talent. She has also been practicing support Busin. "She is a very terrific rep- mock interviews with a panel of seven resentative of the school," he said. judges. Although Busin is from Poland, Ohio, Busin said that her family has been very she met the criteria to compete for Miss supportive throughout the competition. Pennsylvania. "Her legal residence for the "What is really great is that they say 'We pageant is Grove City College," Moore are praying for you. We love you and we said. support you," she said. Busin has many other ties to Pennsylva- nia. "I've always felt like I've been a part Editor's note: Be sure to check out of PA. Both of my parents are from New Heather Busin on the Miss America web Castle. I attend church in New Castle and page at www.missamerica.org. Watch the I am a Steelers fan," Busin explained. pageant on NBC on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8 Busin has been traveling the state to pro- pm. College provides Internet access from the comfort of every dorm room By Jennifer Scott from the 1994, 1995, and 1996 academic Collegian Editor-in-chief years who want direct network access from their dorm rooms will have to purchase the This year's laptop computers are equipped network card for $90. The cards can be with the network cards needed for direct purchased at the Technology Learning Cen- electronic access to the students' dorm ter. rooms. Mr. Joseph Goncz, dean of the Albert A. This is the next phase in the GCC Infor- Hopeman Jr. School of Science and Engi- mation Technology Initiative (ITI) begun neering, pointed out that the cost of the There she is Miss Pennsylvania: junior Heather Busin will compete in in the fall of 1994 when each freshman re- card is less expensive than the market price. the Miss America Pageant on September 12. ceived a personal laptop computer. "It is a fraction of the cost of subscribing President John H. Moore created the to network service via modem through a Grove City College Campus Technology commercial network provider," he said. Band takes a road trip Task Force last year in order to explore Network access will still be available in how the campus fiber optic infrastructure the TLC for those students who do not wish could be expanded. to purchase the card. "Over the past three years, GCC has tried The installation of direct Internet access Grove City College Marching Band takes the national to be the leader in technology. So it only has resulted in the GroveNet Acceptable seemed logical that the next phase would Use Policy. spotlight next weekend include providing direct network access to Students will be required to attend net- the students' dorm rooms," said Moore. working seminars, which are being planned for later this month. By Lesley Spencer tend the 2.5 mile parade along the board- The most important goal of this initia- Collegian News Editor walk. tive, says Moore, is to provide standard- The seminars will instruct the students on The GCC Marching Band acquired crite- ized technology. the policy of acceptable use, or a manner The Grove City College Marching Band ria from the parade organization and is "What makes GCC so unique is that we which is consistent with the mission of the will be marching in the Miss America Pa- currently conditioning by practicing their are the only school to provide laptops four college. rade on Friday, Sept. 12, at 9 pm in At- routines and their street marching. years in a row. We wanted to maintain a A revised campus computer system pol- lantic City. The band will depart Thursday, Sept. 11, level of consistency in every project we icy has been distributed to the entire cam- According to Dr. Edwin Arnold, director in the middle of the night and return on pursue," he said. pus community. Students who did not re- of bands, the band received and accepted Friday evening after the completion of the After paying for the network, the college ceive a copy are to contact the office of the an invitation from parade officials to at- parade. budget could not subsidize purchase com- executive vice president and dean of the pletely; therefore, students with laptops college.