The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper April 17, 1998 Vol. 58 No. 20 INSIDE Heeeerrrre Doc! A QUICK LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF THE COLLEGIAN From The Tonight Show to GCC OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE? Over the next three weeks, The By Steve Ely Tonight Show theme, a voice and busy it defied description. fore the show, "We don't play Collegian will present a series enti- Collegian Staff Writer boomed "Heecere's Doc!" and He told another reporter once nostalgic concerts for the old tied "The American Dream Recon- Severinsen emerged wearing a that he frequently goes into folks." sidered." Stay tuned in coming This Wednesday Grove City purple suit with silver sequins. stores and says simply "Give me Indeed, those cheering most weeks for insight on College saw a landmark in its One of Severinsen's trademarks two things that don't go to- loudly were students. According *Education-We will ask whether Guest Artist Series with the ap- on the Tonight Show and gether." to Severinsen, the band pleases education represents a pathway to a pearance of Doc Severinsen and throughout his career has been a But the audience this week had "a wide age range" and plays a better life for His Big Band. Severinsen was style of dress as loud as the mu- much more to appreciate than his large number of colleges. This individuals or a the bandleader for 30 years on sic. wardrobe. Performing energetic particular college performance more democratic Johnny Carson's Tonight Show A Florida writer once called arrangements of jazz, blues, and provided no small delight for Dr. community for and appeared in the Pew Fine him one of the "select few who big band music, the band kept its Ed Arnold, GCC Director of all of us. What Arts Center with much of the can wear pink leather pants on listeners involved and wanting Bands, who told both Severinsen kind of educa- Tonight Show band, composed of stage and get away with it." In- more. Though many of the backstage and the audience in his tional system do musicians Severinsen calls su- deed, for the second half of the pieces they play are introduction that it was literally we need in order perstars themselves. show on Wednesday, Doc from an earlier era, including "a dream come true" for him to to fulfill the After the band took their places treated the audience to not only material by Duke Ellington and have Doc Severinsen appear at Dream? How at 8:00 and began to play the such pants but a shirt so colorful Count Basie, Severinsen said be- (Continued on page 2) well is our cur- rent educational system helping to realize the Amer- ican Dream? Spring Court 1998 Second season team *Environment-We will look at the relationship between the natural environment and the American The Ladies in Waiting tackle nationals Dream. Can the prevailing vision of the Dream coexist with a healthy environment? Can we imagine a feat considering that only half of more environmentally friendly ver- By Lisa Fabian the total team members were sion of the Dream? Collegian Staff Writer able to attend the tourney. See Life, page 6 Those who placed were Jason The Grove City College Speech Klien, Jessica Davies, and Susan and Debate Team has much to be Gibbons. Jason placed 2nd in KUD os proud of this year. They have extemporaneous and 6th in infor- Dr. Fred J. Brenner, professor of bi- come far in their development, mative speaking. Jessica placed ology, was honored recently with a not only as a team, but also as 1st in informative speaking, Lifetime Achievement Award from individuals. Grove City College rhetorical criticism, 2nd in after- the Pennsylvania Academy of Sci- is becoming more and more rec- dinner speaking, and 4th in ognized in debate tournaments. prose. The team continued their suc- Aside from her laudable fin- cess by pulling of another won- ishes in all of the debate tourna- derful finish with their showing ments, senior Jess Davies has at the Muskingham Tournament been honored by being chosen to in Ohio on Saturday, March 7. compete in a very prestigious The College finished fourth out and selective national forensics of twenty teams, a commendable (Continued on page 2) Accreditation continues for GCC ence. The award was presented to Dr. Brenner at the annual meeting of the Academy held April 3-5 in Pittsburgh. By Laurie the basis for the Middle States As- Pennsylvania Academy of Sci- Haggy sociation to consider GCC for ence President Dr. Howard Pitkow, Collegian reaffirmation of accreditation. professor of physiology at Temple Staff Writer The results of this study are University Medical School, cited available on reserve in the library Dr. Brenner for his dedicated and This Sun- and truly reveal how every aspect distinguished career in science and day, April of the college is thoroughly re- education as demonstrated through Top to bottom, left to right) Heralds Laura Harper, Ali- Mr. 19, will be viewed and well thought out. excellence in teaching, research and son Likins, Jean Klein and Megan Hoye; Bearer of the the culmina- Ronald The Middle States Team is com- community service. tion of a two- Crown Kate Dinsmore; Bearer of the Sceptre Amanda prised of academic professionals Watts year effort dur- from other higher education insti- Fraser; Marshall of the Day Laura McFall; Coronation COLLEGIAN CONTACTS ing which tutions. In this way, the evalua- Officer Molly Hannah; Lady in Waiting Andrea Kenn; Got a story idea? 458-2567 Grove City has enacted a compre- tion process takes place using Want to advertise 458-2704 Junior Queen Kerri Linto; Ladies in Waiting Betsy hesive self-study in preparation peers who are closely involved in Or e-mail us at stu950419 Klein, Patty Thompson and Corinne Forney; Page for evaluation from the Commis- the workings of other colleges and @gcc.edu Christopher Gregg; Flower Girl Alyssa Mackey, Senior sion on Higher Education of the universities. Queen Kristin Love; Flower Girl Emily Ayers; and Page Middle States Association. The team which will be visiting Caleb Thrasher. The report of this study will be (Continued on page 2)