The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper March 6, 1998 Vol. 58 No. 16 INSIDE GCC completes self-study A QUICK LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S EDITION By Dorah Rice OF THE COLLEGIAN Collegian Staff Writer CONGRATS Dr. Jeffrey M. Herbener, professor After two years of gathering in- of economics, has been appointed formation, nine committees of associate editor of the Quarterly faculty and students at Grove Journal of Austrian Economics, the City College have completed an only journal in the world devoted to extensive self-study for the Mid- the economics of the Austrian die States Association of Col- school. The first issue of the QJAE leges and Schools, the accredit- will appear in March 1998. The ing agency for the college. Wall Street Journal has published An evaluation team from the two letters by Herbener in the past Commission on Higher Educa- month containing analyses of the tion of the Middle States Associ- Asian financial crisis and interna- ation will visit the campus April tional money markets. 19-22 to make its own assess- ment of the college. This evalua- THE DOCTOR IS IN tion process is to reaffirm Grove In rare instances, societies justify City College's accreditation. killing. It is accepted in war, in self- Although this assessment usu- The Steering Committee, from left to right: Dr. Arnold W. Sodergren, Mr. Joseph Goncz, defense, and, within the United ally takes place every ten years, Dr. William P. Anderson, Dr. David E. McKillop, Mrs. Barbara C. Stephens, Dr. William States, for punishment of awful Grove City is being evaluated af- M. Hinton (Chairman), Dr. Mark Reuber, Miss Betty L. Tallerico, Dr. Andrew W. crimes. Recently, the Supreme ter only eight years due to the Markley, Dr. Beverly H. Carter and Dr. Garth Runion. Court considered another excep- addition of the Masters in Ac- tion: whether doctors should be al- counting program, which is con- lowed to speed the end for people sidered by Middle States a make an excellent institution The next day, April 21, will the college. They are as follows: who are terminally ill. The issues "substantive change" in the aca- even better," explained Dr. give the team a chance to learn Curricula, chaired by Dr. John A. explored in Perspectives and in the demic program. William M. Hinton, Chair of the .more about the campus. Mem- Sparks; Educational Resources, court center on the question: Do The process began in the sum- Steering Committee. bers will speak with students and chaired by Dr. John H. Ellison; circumstances ever justify trans- mer of 1996, when a Steering The next step of this process is faculty, and they will go out into Learning Outcomes, chaired by forming doctors from healers to de- Committee, along with eight a visit from the Commission of the campus and gather informa- Dr. Gary L. Welton; Students, liverers of death? The choice is working groups, designed a com- Higher Education. tion. chaired by Dr. James T. whether to let doctors help people prehensive self-study by collect- A team of seven academic pro- The last day of its visit, the Thrasher; Faculty, chaired by Dr. die and, if so, how. ing and analyzing data from stu- fessionals will arrive April 19 to team will orally report its find- Peter C. Hill; Facilities, chaired See Perspectives, page 4 dents, faculty, and alumni sur- evaluate the campus, having al- ings, which will be followed by by Mr. Richard A. Leo; Admin- SOAPDISH veys, identifying issues and de- ready reviewed the self-study. a written report within two istrative Structure, chaired by Dr. veloping reports of its findings. One day will be devoted to weeks. Like sands through the hour- Edwin P. Arnold; and Processes The final report will be sent in meetings with the Steering Com- The process of gathering and glass Life Co-editor Erika Saylor for the Future, chaired by Dr. the next week. mittee and the various working analyzing the self-study involved William M. Hinton. finds out why GCC soapaholics "The self-study report identifies groups, and speaking with se- approximately 65 faculty and can't get enough of the bizarre soap The self-study will be available the strengths of the college and lected groups of faculty, trustees students. Eight different work- opera Days of Our Lives. on reserve in the library by See Life, page 6 recommends changes that will and students. ing groups covered all aspects of March 18. Hopeman, champion of Campus independence, dies at 86 prepares Trustees, died on February 27, at the President John H. Moore. age of 86. A trustee of the college for Hopeman graduated from the Taft 44 years, Mr. Hopeman has been School in Connecticut and from Mas- for witch president of the board of trustees sachusetts Institute of Technology. An since 1972. engineer and industrialist, Hopeman Mr. Hopeman defended the col- joined his father and uncle in the fam- lege's independence from federal reg- ily construction and ship journey busi- hunt ulation in the landmark U.S. Supreme ness. Court case Grove City College v. Bell. In 1961 Hopeman received an hon- In 1996 he spearheaded the college's orary doctor of laws degree from withdrawal from all federal student GCC. The board of trustees honored By Chris Jensen loan programs and the development of his many contributions by establishing Special to The Collegian a private student loan program. the Albert A. Hopeman, Jr. School of Hopeman also directed the building Science and Engineering. Mr. Hope- During the spring of 1692, a landmark event took of many of the college's facilities, in- man was also made an Honorary place in a little town called Salem - an event now cluding the Pew Fine Arts Center, Alumnus by the Grove City College known as the Salem witchcraft trials. MEP dormitory, New Memorial Hall Alumni Association last May. By the end of that year, hundreds had confessed to and the TLC: A memorial service will be held on witchcraft and 19 men and women were executed. The By Jennifer Scott "In a sense, this is the end of an era March 20 at 5 pm in Harbison Chapel. "process" behind the trials was alarmingly skewed: a Collegian Editor-in-chief But through his many years of leader- The family asks that in lieu of flowers, number of children were considered to be tormented by ship, Mr. Hopeman made a mark that donations be made to Grove City Col- spirits and if one of these afflicted children was accused Albert A. Hopeman, Jr., president of is both wide and deep. It will remain lege. A scholarship fund will be estab- the Grove City College Board of with the college permanently," said lished in Hopeman's name. (Continued on page 2)