The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper October 8, 1999 Vol. 60 No. 6 Third Day to rock Grove City By Jeremy Kennedy hit number one in album sales cret meaning in it. It's about life, energy there that is really hard to Collegian Guest Writer and already had two more num- also sincere about their responsi- and it's about our lives. I don't capture in the studio," Jones said. bility in front of a crowd that ber-one singles. mean silly and goofy, but you "To me, it's the energy that I'm Classes are being moved. Bible "We're really excited about idolizes people on stage. know - stuff that you can go studies will meet at different looking for. [Third Day] is all having Third Day play, especially "We want to be a very success- hang out by the lake and ski to." about the human element. and times. One of the biggest events during Homecoming Week," jun- ful band," said lead singer Mac of Homecoming Week 1999 will Powell, "and we want to have ior Beth Herman said. "Everyone go on with few alumni on cam- number-one hits, and we want to expects to have a little more fun pus. during Homecoming than the av- have a lot of people enjoy our Third Day will be in concert music. But is our hope in those erage week at Grove City. A with folk act "Five O'Clock Peo- Third Day concert will make the things? Or is it to affect people ple" and worship act and their lives and their relation- week much more memorable for "Selah" on Wednesday. The students." ship with God? I don't think it's Stonebridge-sponsored concert "Third Day is the ideal band for wrong to want to be successful, will start at 7:30 p.m. in Craw- but if your [desire for] success is Stonebridge Concerts to bring to ford Auditorium. Advance tickets campus," said senior Solomon stronger than your desire to be a are $10 for GCC students and positive effect and role model for Shaffer. "Not only are they suc- $12 for non-students. cessful and musically talented, others, then it's wrong. It con- Third Day first received na- sumes you." but they are incredible to see live. tional attention in 1995. They They are also very sincere about Third Day's music has always released a self-produced CD, their Christian faith. No one displayed their faith. They have which was later remixed and re- doubts that Third Day is the real been criticized about the degree leased by Reunion Records. thing." to which their message was iden- Nearly 500,000 copies of their Drawing from the Black Third Day can be seen live this coming Wednesday in Crawford Aud. tifiable, but their musical prog- albums have since been sold. ress has been simultaneous with a Crows, Son Volt, and early Roll- Third Day also received a growth in their faith. ing Stones, Third Day's brand of Producer Monroe Jones they're so talented. 1 want to hear Grammy nomination and can Southern rock is catchy. "Our first record was very bla- wanted to capture the energy of them on tape. This was the per- boast of nine number-one songs. tant about our faith, but it was "Southern rock to me is fun Third Day's live shows on This was all before their new CD, fect band to do that with. They simple faith," Lee said, "On the music," Third Day guitarist Mark "Time." really went for it on every track." second record ["Conspiracy No. "Time," hit stores in August. In Lee said. "It's not all serious and "There's a definite thing that Third Day is sincere about its first week of release, "Time" 5") we wanted Christians to dig dark and trying to hide some se- happens in their live show, an making good music. They are (Continued on page 2) Watch Landis joins Phys. Ed Department Crons baseball, House of By Lacey Wagers our sumed her new position on Janu- Collegian News Co-Editor (simultaneously)." Her next stop ary 4, 1999. get credit was Sellersville, Pennsylvania, Landis heard of the opening Blues a big How many professors at Grove where she worked in a hospital through her former SRU cross- City College can also double as cardiac rehab department as an country coach, with whom she success By Audrey Hurley personal fitness trainers and mas- exercise physiologist. still keeps in contact. "He was Collegian Staff Writer sage therapists? Landis then found herself in talking (to me) one day and men- It would probably be safe to Guatemala and Honduras with tioned that Grove City was look- By Matt Morrow Want to watch major league say, "Not many." Doreen Landis, her brother and cousin for three ing for a cross-country/track-and- Collegian Staff Writer baseball games and while earning however, is among the qualified months, studying Spanish, doing field coach," said Landis. "And I three credits in economics? few. Landis, added to the faculty carpentry work and touring the was like, 'Wow, I should try for A little food. a little music Dr. Dirk Mateer and Professor in 1999, is the newest member of countries. A short 30 days after that.' So I just thought I'd give it and a string of laughs came to- David Baglia present "ECON GCC's physical education depart- her trip abroad, Landis left the a shot. I always wanted to coach." gether in the form of the annual ment. 390: Studies in Sports Econom- U.S. again to go to Morocco for a Landis feels adequately prepared "Crons House of Blues," hosted ics--The Business of Baseball." Landis' trek to Grove City has month, where she "did some trav- for her job. "Even though I didn't by the men of the Sigma Phi been circuitous. She attended The travel interim trip combines eling." have an educational background, Omicron housing group. charter bus travel, restaurant din- Slippery Rock University for four When she returned from Mo- I had a lot of exercise physiol- The event, which was spon- ing, nice accommodations (all years, receiving a B.S. in exercise rocco, Landis chose a less exotic ogy," she said. sored by SGA at no charge to hotel stays will include free con- science and a minor in gerontol- locale for a time: Lancaster, Unlike some college graduates, the students, was held in Ketler tinental breakfasts and a swim- ogy (study of the elderly) in Pennsylvania. Here, she attended Landis has been able to put her Rec on October I and drew a ming pool on the premises), and 1995. After SRU, Landis traveled massage therapy school from knowledge into practice. "I get full house. The evening began college credit with major league to Colorado to do an internship in September 1997 to June 1998, tons of questions on fitness and with a somewhat-impromptu baseball games. cardiac rehabilitation in prepara- moonlighting as a personal fitness exercising, what works in the musical performance by sopho- As accounting professor Baglia tion for graduate school. trainer. Later that summer, she weight room, proper form to use, more Andrew Whalen and said, "I have been waiting five The rigorous one-year master's interviewed for the position va- what exercises are going to freshman James Lipton. A last- years for a course that promises program was described by Lan- cated by retired coach John Barr, strengthen what part of the body," minute conflict prevented dis as intensive. "It was intermin- was hired a week before Thanks- Landis said. "I put my massage Whalen's original collaborator to be as exciting and entertaining gled; we did our clinicals and all (Continued on page 2) giving in 1998, and offically as- (Continued on page 2) from attending the perform- (Continued on page 2) INSIDE Perspectives Life Entertainment Sports. Rachel Bowser is back Krista Summers has a Only two more nights to Ryan Briggs has com- and she has some criti- look at the Korean ex- see the TAII One Acts. plete coverage of the foot- Here's a look at cisms to share ranging change students spending James Hendrickson has ball team's victory in the from parking to coffee. the year at GCC. what's inside this the story. Mercer County Cup. 3 4 5 week's issue. -p.8