The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper Oct. 30, 1998 Vol. 59 No. 8 INSIDE Money a key factor in local races A QUICK LOOK AT THIS WEEK'S EDITION Local election update for the bubble-bound OF THE COLLEGIAN By Dan Barnes Collegian Staff Writer '98 Elections Don Bailey, in winning the Governor Robert Casey. Both Tom Ridge Democratic Pri- and Ivan Itkin support the current law as it CARD PLAYING mary. Peg Luksik November 3 signals an- stands, but Peg Luksik goes much farther than is running a con- Following Sunday night's other election to those of us inside and either of the other candidates in her anti- servative cam- Michael Card concert, Head outside "the bubble." A number of abortion stance. Luksik has repeatedly at- Resident Jason Rekker ponders paign which pri- tacked the Ridge administration for slack en- important offices are up for election, the role of "Christian" music in marily focuses on including the governorship, but the forcement of current law. Specifically, she our "church subculture." While her opposition to races in the Grove City area are all but condemned Ridge for failing to block the some musicians truly sing of the abortion rights. opening of an abortion clinic in State Col- over. As in most non-presidential Savior, increasing numbers use Optimistic may lege. It is from this one issue that Luksik ob- elections, the polls are calling for a describe the Itkin the "Christian" label to get their low voter turnout, something in the tains her public support. and Luksik cam- music into the mainstream. neighborhood of 35 percent of regis- One issue both challengers can agree upon see story p. 4 paigns, but this is the need to dismantle the "Governor's Cir- tered voters. The key to success, therefore, is to encourage your respec- Governor Ridge at his inaugu- year's gubernato- cle," an exclusive organization open to any- rial race will serve tive party's base supporters to exer- ration in 1995 one giving $25,000 or more to Ridge's cam- STRESSED as no more than a cisc their right to franchise on election paign. One specific example of money pur- "bellwether" for Got four exams, three papers, chasing political influence has been the selec- day. The election of 1998 is projected to have Ridge's future career aspirations. two research projects (and a an especially low voter turnout due to "the tion of Eagle Managed Care (a subsidiary of Pennsylvania is a national leader in restrict- wedding to plan) - all in five (continued on p. 3) inappropriate relationship" between President ing abortion. Its anti-abortion laws were en- days? You're not alone. The Rite Aid) to handle the state pharmacy con- Clinton and Ms. Lewinsky and the resulting dorsed and supported by former Democratic next few weeks usher in the ma- tracts. After Rite Aide executives gave ap- political battles that have produced a dis- jority of due dates this semester, gusted and discontented public. Money, more and most students are more than than issues, will decide the fates of the candi- Orchestra concert a little overwhelmed. features dates in our region. Though the races may be piece see article p. 6 over, it is important to review the campaigns to gain a better understanding of where our never before played in America The SGA state and nation is headed and to question if that is a direction we desire. By Stephanie Barnes nese Romeo and Juliet, this piece tells the In the race for Governor there are three vi- Collegian Managing Editor story of an ill-fated love affair, culminating Scoop able candidates: the incumbent Republican in untimely death, but followed by the joy- Tom Ridge; Democrat Ivan Itkin, a former Students, faculty, and community members ous transformation of the lovers into butter- The Student Government As- sociation has been busy this se- Majority Leader of the State House; and Peg can now travel to Europe in the comfort of flies. Featuring traditional Chinese music mester working on a variety of Luksik, a Constitutional Party candidate who, Pew Fine Arts Center, simply by attending cast in Western musical idiom, this piece is in 1994, took 13% of the vote. Governor the first orchestra concert of the season. played often in China but rarely abroad. projects to improve campus life. On Friday, October 30, at 8:00 p.m., the Recently, the senators debated Ridge is well-positioned to win re-election but Clifford Cox, guest lecturer in music, helped several issues, including smok- is not taking the race lightly. Television ads Grove City College orchestra will embark acquire the music from China. As a result, attacking Itkin as a supporter of high taxes upon a travelogue of sorts, with musical se- this will be the very first American perform- ing in the dormitories and the current shortage of parking began in June. Ridge has continued to be on lections from six different European coun- ance. Junior Jagan Ranjan, student concert the offensive throughout the campaign be- tries. Some of these pieces will include master, will perform the violin solo. available for students. (Any cause a strong showing in this gubernatorial "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy, Dr. Richard Konzen, associate professor of comments or suggestions re- garding these issues may be race will go a long way in convincing the Re- "Festival Overture" by Dmitri Shostako- music and college organist, will conduct the dropped in the suggestion box publican National Party that our Governor is a witch, and "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius. orchestra for the seventh consecutive year. good choice as the next vice presidential can- The featured selection, "The Butterfly Lov- He will be joined at the podium by two stu- in the Gee.) didate. Itkin, who is presently the state House ers Violin Concerto," is the one exception to dent conductors, seniors Lauren Zink and At the Food Committee meet- Minority Whip, upset a popular congressman, the European theme. Referred to as the Chi- Jamie Gardner. ing on October 21, SGA pre- sented a gift of appreciation to Mr. David Manz, Bon Appetit's General Manager, as he is leav- Last call for alcohol ing his position at the college. awareness Upcoming activities to watch for include: By Stephen Bond threat to us but that there are steps that we can 1) the Halloween party in the force those around us to conform to our be- Collegian Staff Writer take to protect ourselves and our friends from Gee this Saturday night from liefs. Whichever our choice, we still need to its dangers. He began his talk saying that al- 8 p.m. 12 midnight. be aware of the facts about what alcohol can "Alcohol is poison." These simple but 2) this week's campus movie though a 1995 study by Harvard University do to us. This was the heart of Dr. Bullion's powerful words began Mr. Keith Bullion's found that 84% of all college students re- Contact. message. presentation on the effects and problems of 3) On November 6, SGA will ported drinking alcohol during their post-high Of course, there are always the legal con- alcohol last Wednesday. In the course of an sponsor a swing dance with les- school education, there is still a large group sequences that result from drinking under age. hour, his words reminded the audience that that has chosen to abstain from alcohol. Both, sons given beforehand. Indigo Pennsylvania's "no tolerance" policy for un- this socially acceptable killer does pose a he said, are viable choices and we cannot Nights will provide live music. der age drinking is not something to be taken Semi-formal dress is optional. lightly, but there are even more pressing fac- tors to consider in the issue of alcohol abuse. Tritons to perform "Ain't She Sweet?" Certainly there are physical results of drink- ing. We've all been told that binge drinking Interested in writing for The theme of this year's Grove City Col- musical "West Side Story," "Elvira" by the (that's more than five drinks in a sitting for The Collegian? lege Water Show is "Ain't She Sweet.' Per- Oak Ridge Boys, "My Girl" by the Tempta- men and four per sitting for women) can leave Have some story ideas to formances will be November 5, 6, and 7 in tions, "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond, us with slurred speech, blurred vision, loss of suggest? the Physical Learning Center recreational and "Barbara Anne" by the Beach Boys. coordination and judgment, mood swings, loss Contact Kim Stetson: pool, beginning at 8 p.m. Over 20 women will perform in this year's of consciousness, and even death. But what is Box 563 X. 2414 The Tritons, GCC's synchronized swim production under the direction of Kelli worse is the aftermath of drinking for others. or e-mail: team, have choreographed their show to mu- Gump, assistant business manager for Grove Bullion reminded the audience that aside from Stu960302@gcc.edu sic featuring a woman's name in the title of City College. the potentially harmful effects of alcohol on each song. Some of the songs to be inter- Free Tickets will be distributed outside the the user, there is a great potential for hurting preted in the water include "Maria" from the bookstore beginning October 26. (Continued on page 3)