Perspectives
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Seeking gratitude
Here at Grove City, we are placed in a field of opportunity. It is an opportunity for gratitude. Living here, I have…
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Security and student needs can be balanced
The college’s decision to move from Prox ID technology to NFC was wise, but physical cards should still be the default. As…
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Students deserve a choice
With the advent of technology comes much skepticism, and in this case, skepticism is not so unfounded as one might think. It’s…
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Students take on the Crimson Card+, campus character minus
Our college should seek the flourishing of its students above all else, and each campus decision ought to be made toward that…
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Provision past and present
Stepping into Carnegie Music Hall Friday night was like opening a 150-year-old time capsule. Alumni, faculty and students glided across the marble…
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Community is our defining feature
Now that I am well over halfway through my “college experience,” I have begun to get self-reflective. Am I spending my time…
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GCC pursues true, good, beautiful
“Isn’t it marvelous to see a college that defies the typical pattern of institutional entropy?”
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A return to the pines
“The life of Grove City is found in the people who fill it, the lessons that are shared and the interactions that…
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On dispositions and (self) denial
On March 12, a gunman rushed into an Old Dominion University classroom of ROTC students in Norfolk, Va. Many shots were fired,…
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Buy Girl Scout Cookies!
I remember standing outside my local Sam’s Club and Walmart in the cold winter and early spring months, trying eagerly and desperately…
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Chapel music meeting
“In the February 13 issue of the Collegian, Alec Durfee reflected on his interviews with students who desire more historical expressions of…
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Chapel speaker was right: Stop ignoring your feelings
What do you do with the voice in your head that says, “I’m not good enough,” or “I don’t deserve to be…
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Chapel speaker was wrong: Talk was empty platitudes
Kimberly J. Miller’s chapel message on Feb. 25 in Harbison Chapel thoroughly discouraged me. At best, the speaker’s words were grossly vague.…
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Commencement gets political
Get ready Grove City — another politician is coming to town. This year’s commencement speaker is U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.…
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Bridging history with a continuous legacy
The snow has melted and students are across the quad studying, playing Spikeball and enjoying the long-awaited warmer weather. Grove is green…
