The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper March 24, 2000 Vol. 60 No. 17 Since 1891 Speech & Debate team to go to Nationals By Mike Homison it has managed to qualify 11 of its highly competitive tournaments. ous speaking (current-events Collegian Staff Writer members to compete at the up- tors will be put to the test in all of The 11 people qualifying for Na- speech with 30-minute research/ coming National Tournament in these areas at the National Tour- tionals will compete in 25 events. prep time and seven-minute events ranging from interpretive nament next month. According The Grove City College Speech So what exactly are these speech). and Debate Team is winding reading to limited preparation to Jagan Ranjan, a senior who events? They consist of four gen- The interpretive events involve down their season with only one speeches to platform speaking to placed at last year's Nationals in eral types: prepared, limited 10-minute performances, includ- the Lincoln Douglas Debate Lincoln Douglas, "It (Nationals competition left. That competi- preparation, interpretive and Lin- ing such things as poetry read- This vast array of events helps LD) is a strenuous six-round pre- tion will be the National Foren- coin Douglas. Prepared speeches ings, prose readings and duos sics competition at Ohio Univer- meet the vast array of talents held liminary competition [among] the consist of a 10-minute speech (two individuals on the same by the members of this team. hundred best debaters in the sity to be held in mid-April. either in the area of persuasive, piecc). Individuals qualified to compete country." This year, with other The Speech and Debate team informative, rhetorical criticism Lincoln Douglas (LD) is a de- has been competing at various range from freshmen to seniors areas of competition looking to or after-dinner speaking bate forum in which the speaker with majors ranging from Chris- be as competitive, we wish those tournaments since last October, (humorous persuasive). The lim- debates both for and against a giving it one of the longest sea- tian thought to communications ited preparation involves im- 11 team members luck and hope topic initiative. with only four and from economics to electrical they will once again be success- sons of any team here at Grove promptu speaking (with two- minutes of prep time and roughly ful. City College. During this season engineering. The group, however, minute prep time for a five- 15 minutes of speaking time. really comes together for the minute speech) and extemporane- Grove City College's competi- Roundtable Pittsburgh Alumni Shadowing Event 2000 Volunteers inducts help College new reach alumni members By Eric Archambault By Josh Simmons & Sharna Moore Collegian Guest Writers Collegian Staff Writer A few weeks ago, Grove The sophomore men's honorary City College held its first an- Roundtable welcomed the class of nual Phonathon. Students, in- 2003 into its ranks this past week. cluding Pan-Hel and Home- The service honorary, dedicated coming Committee members, to serving the college community volunteered their evenings to as well as the town, began looking help Grove City College. toward next year as new students Through phone solicitation, were accepted. Officers for next students gathered and updated year will be selected in the com- Susan Wormer, a 1983 graduate of Grove City College and in-house counsel for the University information from alumni and ing weeks. of Pittsburgh, and Junior Carrie Leed look on as Bob McDonald of the Allegheny County asked for donations to the Col- Being accepted into Roundta- Prothonotary's Office explains the county's computer system. lege's Annual Fund. The Pho- ble - one has to have at least a nathon proved to be a very 3.0 to even get an application is successful and enjoyable an honor for all selected by the Students spend day exploring career paths event. officers of the class of 2002. Students who took part were Roundtable embraced 24 new trained to approach each indi- members for the coming year. A vidual with a three-fold objec- formal dinner held Tuesday in Old MAP with Dr. Bibza as the key- By Jennifer Mahurin alumni were involved in fields Carrie Leed, a junior inter- tive. First, the calls focused on note speaker commemorated the & Sarah Weyler ranging from engineering and ested in law, spent the day with information sharing between event. All the new inductees were computers to banking and com- Susan Wormer, a 1983 graduate the college and alumni. Stu- Collegian Guest Writers given certificates of membership. munications. "We didn't want and in-house counsel for the dents not only obtained up- and This year's president, Mike to limit it to just engineering University of Pittsburgh. dated information for the Matthew Divelbiss Tomashewski, said that all the old and accountants," said Dr. "I've been meaning to be- alumni department, but also members are looking forward to Collegian Editor-in-Chief James Thrasher, director of Ca- come more involved in alumni had the opportunity to speak working with the new ones as they reer Services. "We wanted activities, and this gave me a with someone who had at- prepare for their final big event of Twenty students from Grove something available for students great opportunity," said tended Grove City College the year: Springfest on April 8. City College traveled to Pitts- in any major." Wormer, who hopes to become years before. In return, stu- burgh Tuesday to participate in The program began at 9:00 a professor. She took Leed to dents answered questions According to Tomashewski, the goal of Roundtable is to "seek to the first Pittsburgh Alumni a.m. at Two Mellon Bank Cen- the City-County Building in about what it is like to attend be witnesses of Christ through ser- Shadowing Event. ter where the students met their downtown Pittsburgh to meet Grove City College today, vice, leadership, and faith." These The program, coordinated by alumni hosts for the day. Dr. with a judge and see part of a among many other questions are the "three pillars" that support Career Services, paired the stu- Thrasher gave a brief introduc- trial before going to the univer- asked by alumni. These calls and guide the group. dents with alumni for the day to tion, thanking the alumni for sity. Wormer also arranged a provided both parties with a gain a better understanding of their participation, before the tour of the law school as well as dialogue on the college - its (Continued on page 2) the actual workplace. The groups left for the day. direction and a student's ex- (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 2) INSIDE Perspectives Life Entertainment Sports Three students tackle the Amelia Lewis has a look The Oscars are the hot Kelly Schmitt looks at Here's a look at alleged race problem on at the upcoming all- topic as Sunday's award the 2000 GCC Men's Ten- what's inside this our campus. campus service day. ceremony approaches nis team. -p.5 week's issue. 7 9 -p. 12