The Collegian Grove City College Newspaper March 31, 2000 Vol. 60 No. 18 Since 1891 Rock the Vote 2000 survey results are in By Rachel Leonard questions would be asked and for figuring students' views on things. and to respond survey, certain immediate steps have been Collegian News Co-Editor out the logistics of the survey. The pro- to them." Whalen stated. "One of the taken to put food menus more in line with gram used to administer the survey was ways this helped was the accuracy of the student tastes. Plainer food, a consistent In the first computerized survey ever written by Scan Ammirati, sophomore program, as well as the quick results. student recommendation and request, is conducted by the Student Government As- senator of academic affairs, and was in- (In fact], we [have already made] concrete finally being heard. Bon Appetit has spc- sociation, Grove City College students stalled on the computers the night before decisions regarding each issue." cifically asked for student input in the were polled on their opinions of SGA the survey. just want to thank the students for the making of its menus and is listening more movies; the IM Room, indoor track and SGA considers the computerized survey overwhelming response we got from their closely than ever to student requests. weight room: smoking; and food services. to be a success. Said Watson, "We had 809 participation in the survey, said Whalen. "Bon Appetit is addressing other student The survey was conducted on March 9th, people respond, and that was a great turn- Leed added, "Their opinion does count and concerns. as well, such as the fat content outside of both Hicks and MAP cafeterias out." Eight hundred nine amounts to nearly it does make a difference. and every vote and ethnicity of the entrees, by offering the before, during and after every mealtime. one-third of the campus body. Previously mattered in the survey." flavored sauces on the side and serving the SGA officers manned the booths. conducted mailbox surveys yielded only Watson stressed that, "The student af- dish (chicken, fish, etc.) plain. Anna Watson, a sophomore and the ex- half the response. Whalen stated that, fairs committee is dedicated to serving our "You, the students, have spoken. We ecutive vice president of student affairs, "Conclusions drawn from these responses fellow students and to enhancing the qual- have heard you loud and clear, and we explained: "We wanted to get student are more credible because of the greater ity of life. The survey really gave us an hope these steps can help make your cafe- feedback on several issues that we knew student response." opportunity to hear the students' perspec- teria experience a little better." were really important to students." An- Carrie Leed, junior and president of tives and to answer that." Movies drew Whalen, sophomore senator of stu- SGA, said, "We wanted to try this out to SGA members wished to make these Bridget McAulay, junior and executive dent affairs, added: "We were concerned see if it was a good technique for when it comments on the survey: vice president of social affairs, stated, about issues that seemed very appropriate came to election time and voting for other Food "Throughout the past year, movie atten- for this year specifically." The student af- things. As far as future elections, we'll Said Charles Potter, junior senator of dance has increased dramatically. The fairs committee was responsible for orga- probably be doing them on computer." student affairs, "Thanks to the student nizing the sign ups, for deciding which SGA is really making an effort to hear the body's overwhelming response to the food (Continued on page 3) Waterdeep to perform tonight Millennium brings changes to Registrar's Office The band seeks to spread God's word through its shows. Don Chaffer, lead vo- calist, said. "We want to be a part of a community of people that leads our gen- By Russ Parker cration into a deeper relationship with Collegian staff writer God; a community that is pushing forth the Kingdom of God. and, specifically. Next year's class schedule looks much one that recognizes the arts as a viable different from this year's. With the elimi- way to do that. With that support as our nation of Saturday classes. more class platform. we want to speak the eternal periods have been added later into the truth into a culture that has seen the disso- class day. Seventy-five-minute classes lution of truth. We want to present the meeting Tuesday and Thursday will re- bad news and the good news." place 50-minute periods on Tuesdays. Waterdeep will perform selections from Thursdays and Saturdays. College Regis- its newest album Everyone's Beautiful. trar Robert Smith. referring to the old According to Brandon Graves, a member schedule. said. "People don't realize how of the band, "A principal theme on the rc- long this has been this way." The most cord is how God views all of His creations conspicuous change is the new time for as beautiful. regardless of what the convocations on Tuesdays and Thurs- world's standards are. We try to classify days - they will be held from 9:25 to and quantify what's beautiful. but God 9:45, with second period starting 10 min- loves us all equally." utes later. The Registrar's office has been Dam@scus, a Grove City College-based busy working out the new schedule with band. will open for Waterdeep. It is cur- professors. Smith said the process has Ben Pearson rently playing under a two-year promo- involved "a heck of a lot of details" and tional contract with GCC grad Chris Brad- would have been impossible without "a Waterdeep, a band that started in Wichita, Kansas, consists of five members: street's Resolution Records. lot of cooperation." Kenny Carter, Lori Chaffer, Don Chaffer, Brandon Graves and Christian Graves. Dam@scus' newest release is Keeper of Rising seniors have already preregis- the Flame. The band has played to numer- tered for the next two semesters. while By Bonnie Kellar six albums that have sold over 45,000 cop- ous sold-out shows in Pennsylvania and rising juniors will schedule their classes ies. Ohio. The group has invitations to play in for next semester on April 4. Rising Stonebridge Concerts According to Jay Swartzendruber of Virginia, New York, Philadelphia and De- sophomores get their turn a week later. Stonebridge Concerts presents Water- Squint Entertainment, who represents the troit. Smith said, "Every student has a status band, Waterdeep offers a "funk/rock/roots/ The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets sheet. They should keep track of it." He deep, a Christian band, tonight at 7:30 p.m acoustic/worshipful sound that few can will be sold during dinner at a price of S6 especially encourages underclassmen to in Crawford Auditorium. The band plays around 120 shows annu- accurately describe and absolutely no one for students and $8 for others. All tickets plan in advance to fulfill all their require- can emulate." at the door are $10. ally. Over six years, the band has released (Continued on page 2) INSIDE Perspectives Life Entertainment Sports Read the final round in Nicholas Peterson tack- Anna Watson and Beth Kelly Schmitt looks at Here's a look at the debate about race on les the question of engage- Schoeneck review The the 2000 GCC Women's what's inside this campus. ments at GCC. Spaghetti Warehouse Softball team. p. 5 7 9 -p. 12 week's issue.