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2001 February 23
The Collegian
The Grove City College Newspaper
February 23, 2001 Vol. 61 No.14
Don't rush
home for
break
Top Christian musicians
The Back Forty Tour hits Crawford Auditorium on Tuesday, featuring Jennifer Knapp, Bebo Norman and
to perform Tuesday
Justin McRoberts. The concert is expected to sell out.
"This is Jennifer's most ambi-
advance a lot.'
the WB series, "Felicity."
she is one of the biggest tours in
tious tour yet and is in the nature
By Jessica Akpan &
Soon Knapp was playing at
But don't think that the suc-
Christian music," says junior
of a 'thank you' tour," a Gotee
meetings for Fellowship of
cessful singer will be the only
Kyle Norton
Eric Chambers, Stonebridge
Records rep said. "Jennifer is
Christian Athletes and various
reason people come out to the
Collegian Guest Writers
Concerts' director of marketing.
visiting cities where, over the
churches, as well as putting on
show. Many Bebo Norman and
"And with Bebo Norman, one of
years, she has been previously
about 80 concerts a year. Next
Justin McRoberts fans will be
One of the year's hottest
the hottest up-and-coming artists
well-received and built a strong
thing she knew, she was signing
filling up Crawford Auditorium
Christian music events will be
fan base."
alongside, I am anticipating an
a contract with Gotee Records.
as well.
heading to Crawford Auditorium
unforgettable performance."
The Grammy-nominee traces
Before a blink of an eye, she
"What a better way to follow
this Tuesday the Back Forty
her music roots back to her col-
Highlighting the event is
had shot up to the top of the
up a Caedmon's Call concert
Tour, featuring Jennifer Knapp,
Knapp, who sees this tour as an
lege days. Entering Pittsburg
music charts. Her debut album,
than with the Grove City debut
Bebo Norman and Justin
opportunity to give something
State University of Kansas with a
"Kansas," went gold and her
appearance of Jennifer Knapp,"
McRoberts. Since opening night
back to fans who have supported
trumpet scholarship, Knapp
sophomore album, "Lay It
says junior Josh Willits,
Jan. 26 at President's Hall in
her during her musical career
picked up the guitar and learned
Down," has followed suit.
Stonebridge Concerts president,
Cincinnati, these three artists
how to read chords.
while, at the same time, broaden-
Jennifer also spent some time
"especially with openers Bebo
have had enormous success at
ing her audience. In order to do
"I really got a lot better by
on the 1999 Lilith Fair tour, shar-
Norman and Justin McRoberts.
every destination on their 50-plus
so, she will be playing at a few
playing in a praise and worship
ing the stage with Sarah
But Bebo and Justin can hardly
city tour.
secular venues. Most dates, how-
band at church," she explained.
McLachlan and Sheryl Crow.
be considered opening acts. They
"I'm incredibly excited to have
ever, are at private colleges and
"Just getting to practice moving
Knapp's music has been heard on
Jennifer Knapp coming, because
large regional churches.
chords around helped me
MTV's "The Real World" and
See
Concert
on page 4
'Through the influence of culture'
Division III Sports
Weigel speaks on the Pope's role in the fall of communism
'The last bastion of
By Matthew R. Divelbiss
Europe as well as his continued
The Pope's father taught his
Collegian Editor-in-Chief
efforts to end tyranny around the
son "the story of how the Polish
world.
nation survived 123 years when
Every good Grove City
"Pope John Paul II has clearly
the Polish state had simply been
the student-athlete'
College student knows that
had a significant impact on con-
erased from the map of Europe."
Ronald Reagan played an influ-
temporary history," Weigel said.
"Poland the nation survived the
ential role in stopping the "red
What people do not realize,
loss of Poland the state through
By Kelly Schmitt
sions in college sports. As a
menace."
Weigel suggested, is that the
its culture: through its language,
Collegian Sports Editor
member of the NCAA Division
But few know that Pope John
Pope has had an enormous
through its literature and through
III program, Grove City cannot
Paul II also played a major part
impact on world affairs and
its religion, its Catholicism,"
"If you want to get down to
offer sports scholarships to its
in ending the communist terror
international politics.
Weigel said.
where the student actually plays
players. Also, its schedule is
that held Eastern Europe in its
According to Weigel, the Pope
"The great lesson
that the
the game, it's Division III.
filled with teams and trips that
grasp for almost 40 years.
got his foundation from his wid-
man who would be become the
Where the last bastion of the stu-
are much closer to home, often
As the third speaker in the
lower father as a boy growing up
Pope would draw from this is
dent-athlete in the NCAA philos-
within a three-hour bus ride
"Faith, Freedom, and the Future"
in his native Poland.
that culture, not politics, not eco-
ophy still exists."
away.
lecture series, George Weigel
"He taught him the great les-
nomics, but culture is the most
Chris Smith, the football
This is unlike the "big-name"
explained the Pope's role in end-
son of modern holy history,
team's head coach and Grove
Division I and Division II teams
ing communism in Eastern
which, it turns out, has a univer-
See
Weigel
City's athletic director, was com-
sal application,' Weigel said.
on page 4
menting on the different divi-
See
Athletes
on page 12
Creative
White
It's all
cooking
Stripes
over
When you can't
Brother and
Men's
find something
sister duo steal
Basketball
good, make it.
show.
season ends.
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2001 February 23
The Grove City College newspaper. Written and produced by students.