The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper Sept. 25, 1998 Vol. 59 No. 4 INSIDE GCC bids farewell to idea man A QUICK LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S EDITION By Melissa Kreutner OF THE COLLEGIAN Collegian Perspectives co-editor The timing was partially determined by his enties. mother's retirement. He wants to be able to I ask him about his tattoo, the one I can help her as needed. Also, friends of his are We agree to meet at the Gee. Having see, and he shows me another one. It says opening a store in Harrisburg, so he is going BURROUGH BULGE never seen him, he helps me with a descrip- "FUZZ", and he tells me about traveling to to help them for a few months. But after ful- After years of insufficient tion, "I'm short and fat." I know him before Arizona and playing in a progressive rock filling obligations, it is Florida or bust for space and dire need of remod- he knows me, by the cashier's greeting, "Do band. His hair was grown out past his waist. Les 'Conner. He's drawn there by the soil, we still have some time with you, Les?" He The band was called The Code, and some of eling, two Grove City estab- by the challenge of learning new things. lishments, Grove City High nods, "'till Wednesday." People are inter- Family there makes it accessible. our parents may perhaps know about them. ested in this man. This man is not fat, but The climax of their career was an audition School and Covenant Ortho- His timeline shows his personality. He humble. with Steve Miller's manager to become the dox Presbyterian Church wel- grew up in Grove City. He worked as a dish- Les O'Conner is a man with ideas. The back up band on the "Fly Like an Eagle" al- come the completion of con- washer and a piano entertainer at the Penn- Grove City Community and College ac- bum, but band tensions were running high. struction on their buildings. Grove Hotel, when it claimed the elite crowd. knowledged this with the Florence- A member wanted to get married. See story p. 2 MacKenzie Award recently given to O'Con- o Con- ner. He describes the award as "the highest ner, at 20 LEWINSKY CURSE and most honorable award a person can re- years old, In the shadow of the scandal ceive" in the community. It represents a opened his surrounding "Slick Willie", bridge between the campus and the commu- own busi- several amusing and newswor- nity, a representation suited to Mr. O'Con- ness: a bak- thy events have slipped by un- ner. He speaks of creek-clean-up projects ery, special- noticed. Until now. which he began and the Outing Club contin- izing in ca- See Perspectives p. 4 ued, and of his idea for sororities and frater- tering and nities to each have a bit of land to plant. decorations. WEIRD? YA THINK? Hired originally to care for the President's He stayed Justin Olivetti and Lance House, he was quickly offered a full-time there for 10 Latham treat The Collegian to position with the Grounds Department, and years, went a small glimpse into their then finally made Landscaper of Grove City to New world as they gear up for their (left) Les O' Conner accepts his award Mexico for College. This means he is responsible for Tuesday night radio show on and (right) poses with his mother who a short ordinary maintenance, and special events, also works for the college. WGCC. time. lived including Homecoming, Parents Weekend, See story p, 7 in Rodeo, and Christmas. He wanted to be a concert pianist and seems population 100, set in the foothills, and then He is leaving, or will have left by the time to have succeeded at least on some level. completed returning to Grove HIKING FIASCO this article is read by the GCC population. having playedsemi-professionaliy in the sev- City. (continued on p. 2) Jeremy and Matt expound on how NOT to conduct a trip into the wild. Christian coffeehouse opens downtown See Life p. 8 "FREAK" FOLLOW-UP Three years after their Jesus By Matt Divelbiss along with a variety of drinks, ice cream, House. Freak success, D.C. Talk pre- Collegian staff writer some hot foods, and sandwiches. Local According to Kiehl, the Jam House could pares to release their latest al- bands will provide entertainment. In fact, be open in the near future or in as late as four The Broad Street Opus Dei will be performing tonight at or five months from now, depending on bum, Supernatural. Varying from their style in the last col- Jam House, a Chris- 10 p.m. at the Jam House in Stoneboro. money and volunteers. Although some area lection, the group swings to a tian coffeehouse, Kiehl looks forward to having many of the churches support the Jam House monthly, the "peppy" pop sound, proving bands from campus perform at the new Jam (continued on page 2) will be opening in their ability to break into many Grove City to mis- music styles. sion to students Exclusive information pro- from the college. GCC Wolverines break Bluffton vided by Talk-"roadie" Chris This coffeehouse Bradstreet is the newest of See story p. 9 three operated by By Jason Lesher Furgeson (3 tackles for losses, 2 sacks), jun- Downtown Ministries, a non-profit, non- Collegian Staff Writer ior Jeremy Horton (7 tackles, 2 for a loss) BACK 50 YEARS denominational organization. As the name and Kris Bubel (5 tackles) frustrated Bluf- This week's Blast-From-the- of the new establishment suggests, it is lo- The Grove City Wolverines answered sev- fton's offense, resulting in 132 total yards of Past features freshman quotes cated on Broad Street, between the Main eral questions in their 40-0 win over Bluf- offense. from the class of 52. Warn- Moon Chinese Restaurant and the Hallmark fton last Saturday. Bowers took the second play of the game ing: Heavy use of such words store. The other two are located in Can Grove City run the ball with some- for a 62-yard touchdown run. Four plays body other than R.J. Bowers? later on the next series, Bowers busted free as "swell" and "grand" per- Greenville and Stoneboro. vade. The mission of the Broad Street Jam They did. Behind an offensive line an- for a 46-yard score. see "Then & Now" p. 6 House is to provide a "safe atmosphere for chored by senior tackle Steve Coutris, Grove Following Bowers' third touchdown, a 2 Christians and non-Christians," said Brian City accumulated 188 yards from the rest of yard walk, sophomore Steve Lacinski hit Kiehl, an assistant director for Downtown the ground attack. Juniors Jeremy Moore junior split end Garret Schmidt on a 41 yard Ministries hired to run the Jam Houses in and Matt Paylo tallied 43 yards and 37 yards fade pass for a 27-0 halftime lead. Grove City and Stoneboro. Kiehl brings and a touchdown, respectively. While Bow- The second half served as a sort of audi- with him five years experience in youth ers set a school record with 264 yards on 29 tion for playing time. Coach Smith used five carries, five Wolverines posted at least 27 quarterbacks and rotated players on both Interested in writing for ministry. "The emphasis is not on the coffee sides of the ball. The Collegian? yards. Have some story ideas to house," stresses Kiehl. "The main goal is to Would the GCC defense be able to contain Senior linebacker Aaron Kaiser galloped bring the unsaved and save them. The look Bluffton's Tyson Goings, the third leading for 37 yards on just four carries. Freshman suggest? Contact Kim Stetson: [of the coffee shop] can change, but the rusher in NCAA Division III? defensive back John Sachleben added his Box 563 X. 2414 mission won't." Grove City boldly answered that question, first interception. Freshmen John Napotnik or e-mail: The Jam House will basically be a holding Goings to just 13 yards on 16 car- and Michael Orlando gained 28 and 27 Stu960302@gcc.edu "typical coffee house," says Kiehl. It will ries. yards, respectively. serve, of course, coffee and cappuccino Grove City's defensive line of senior Mark