The Collegian The Grove College Newspaper September 28.3001 Vol. 62 No. 5 New faces in the crowd Freshman officers take their place in SGA By Kaitlin Domanoski Inside Collegian Copy Editor Get a look at SGA's Five new freshmen Student newest members. Government Association mem- bers repeated vows of service to p. 4 Grove City College and its stu- Sept. 12. Derek Bradley, SGA dents at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. After executive vice president for aca- Photo courtesy SGA almost two weeks of campaign- demic affairs, said the freshmen On Tuesday, SGA welcomed its newest members to join its ranks: Jong kwan Park, Amy ing and two days of freshmen were able to declare candidacy at Fehrenbach, Hans Latta, Audrey Slayton, Jonathan Beilfuss. voting, Hans-Christian Latta, this meeting or by midnight the Audrey Slayton, Amy following day. preliminary election was held on pated," he said. "That's over half is little difference in upperclass- Fehrenbach, Jong kwan Park and Campaigning began Sept. 13, Sept. 18 for the offices of presi- of the freshmen class." men and freshmen voting Jonathan Beilfuss were elected following guidelines set up by dent, senator of social affairs and Bradley said the computer vot- turnouts. by their peers to represent the SGA regulating the poster size, senator of student affairs. Final ing system, instituted two years "Typically underclassmen have freshman class. location and number posted per elections were held last Friday. ago by Sean Ammirati, encour- a higher number of voters than The freshmen were first building. Bradley was pleased with this ages people to vote because of its upperclassmen do, but the differ- informed of the election process Because of the large amount of year's voting turnout. professional look. ence is within the hundreds," at an informational meeting on freshmen who decided to run, a "About 300 freshmen partici- Bradley maintained that there Bradley said. The rule of law Light it up, George speaks in 'Faith, Freedom and the Future' series By Matthew R. Divelbiss Grove City Collegian Editor-in-Chief When you want to know about Helping Hands hosts the rule of law, few have more to say than Robert George. And that's what George, the McCormick professor of law and GROVE CITY community days jurisprudence at Princeton COLLECT By Kaitlin Domanoski simulate what an intoxicat- University, spoke on last week. Collegian Asst. Copy Editor ed person sees, and the George spoke on "Freedom, 195 Grove City Rescue Reason and the Rule of Law" as In an effort to reach out to Squad may do a drunk part of the "Faith, Freedom and the community, Helping driving crash simulation. the Future" lecture series. Hands is hosting Light it Other groups attending "I want to take this opportuni- Up 2001. This commu- include the Grove City ty to stress what an important nity day will focus on Sheriff's Department (which achievement the rule of law is in YEARS OF drug and alcohol awareness will promote red ribbon our country and how critical it is EXCELLENCE and will include a number week), Grove City High to disseminate the rule of law Photo courtesy GCC Public Relations/Lee Wishing of demonstrations as well as School's Project Peers and the throughout the world as a pre- Princeton's Robert George said morality must play a rule in law. a street dance with refresh- Behavioral Health condition of democracy and ments. Commission. prosperity," George said. "It's the law that critically In our system, George said, The Grove City Police Grove City College football According to George, law is enables a people to be a people," justice demands that people be Department will demonstrate coach, Jon Kolb, will be speak- essential to Western thought. George said. See George on page 2 fatal vision goggles, which See Light on page 2 What Krispy Hot Battling Now? Kreme the PAC DOUGHNUT CRU looks to COFFEE BAR The doughnut Women's soccer another year of sensation looks down a ministry. arrives nearby. long road. Page 7 Page 8 Page 10 2 News The Collegian September 28, 2001 George From page one Light From page one governed by rules of law. said. George also said reason allows ing. sends flyers to churches and puts Citing one legal philosopher, Finally, the officials in power us to know when we need to fol- Funding for Light it Up 2001 posters in store windows. Senior George said there are eight fea- must follow the laws. If not, low the laws and when we need came from the Dance-a-thon Melissa Harvey is in charge of tures of legality to law. George said, the laws are worth- to break the laws. held last February by Helping food, which will be free, and First, laws must be prospective less. According to George, when the Hands, as well as from sponsors. senior Laura Foley is in charge rather than retrospective. To those eight, George said, end of the law would not be Prizes and give-away contests of the design for staff members' "People have to know in there must be added one more served by following the law, it throughout the evening are cour- T-shirts. Senior Jonathan Toms advance what the laws are," element morality. may be necessary to break the tesy of the Grove City Police heads up logistics, sophomore George said. According to George, without law. Department, Armstrong Cable, Sarah Thomas is in charge of Second, there must be an an element of morality, a law For example, a person may KDP (GCC education honorary) set-up and clean-up and absence of impediments to the could contain the other eight ele- have to run stop signs in order to and Helping Hands' own contri- Terpening directs public rela- laws. ments and yet be an evil law. get a dying person to a hospital. butions. tions and education. Third, the rules have to be For example, laws in Nazi In this case, George said, the law Senior Kate Terpening, com- It was Terpening who first had promulgated so the people know Germany or Soviet Russia could is there to protect life, but that mittee chair, said the three main the idea for this event. what the laws are. contain the first eight elements end will not be served unless the goals for the event are to build "I saw Grove City College as Fourth, according to George, of legality, but that did not make driver, while being cautious, community bonds, to promote having an amazing opportunity "The laws must be more or less their laws fair and just. breaks the law. abstinence from drugs and alco- to be a light to this city," she clear." George also said there is one George was the second speaker hol, and to share Christ. said. "I wanted to develop a way Fifth, "The rules have to be reason man can be governed by in this fall's "Faith, Freedom and Terpening said planning for for the two communities to come more or less coherent with each law reason. the Future" lecture series. Last Light it Up 2001 has taken over together. I chose drug and alco- other," George said. Unlike animals, George said, night, Dr. James Billington, the a year. It is modeled after a hol awareness as the topic Sixth, "The rules have to be man has the ability to understand Librarian of Congress, spoke on national event called Safe Night, because substance abuse is a bar- reasonably constant over time." and follow laws because of rea- "Christianity and History." He for which Terpening chaperoned rier that divides communities. If If the laws are changing con- son. will be featured in next week's two years ago. Terpening said we can start by attacking this stantly, George said, people will Reason, according to George, newspaper. she chose not to do Safe Night's barrier, maybe it will give us the not be able to know and follow allows the whole system to Mark Noll, the McManis Chair actual program, because it does courage to break down more." -the laws. work, from those who follow the of Christian Thought at Wheaton not include a gospel message. Terpening hopes the event will Seventh, laws must be "gener- laws to those who enforce the College, will speak on Oct. 9 at Despite the differences teach the community how to al in their application," George laws. 7 p.m. in the Ketler Auditorium between Light it Up 2001 and work together and care for one of Pew Fine Arts Center. Noll Safe Night, both share the com- another. The Collegian was forced to cancel his Sept. 13 mon goal of alcohol and drug Light it Up will be held appearance because of the terror- awareness. Saturday outside the YMCA at ist attacks. Many people have been 6:30 p.m. Though the advertising involved in getting this idea off focus has been directed toward The Grove City College Newspaper the ground, and there will be 30 the community, Terpening hopes staff members at the dance. GCC students will attend as