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Posted on May 20, 2022May 10, 2022 by williamsme18 — Leave a comment

Inside Wolverine Athletics Podcast: Coach Zach Jew

Sports Podcast, Sports Content, Lacrosse, FCA, Faith, Sports, Grove City College

In this week’s episode of Inside the Wolverine Den, Coach Zach Jew, aka Counselor, dives into the topics of FCA and the importance of incorporating faith into everyday activities. Many say he is a jack of all trades when it comes to building community. After graduating from Grove City College, Zach returned to the College to become an advisor for the now varsity Men’s Lacrosse team and a key piece to the Alumni Relations Committee. He has poured into many communities on campus, both as a student and faculty member, and helps to emulate what it means to be a servant leader. You will not want to miss this one.

Inside the Wolverine Den: Coach Zach Jew

Posted on May 18, 2022May 10, 2022 by williamsme18 — Leave a comment

Inside Wolverine Athletics Podcast: Coach Jordyn Cole

In this week’s episode of Inside The Wolverine Den, we are joined by coach Jordyn Cole! Jordyn is a Grove City College grad who helps with recruiting, event coordinating, and assists coaching Grove City College Women’s Soccer. She dives deeper into the special qualities of Grove City College Athletics and what the recruiting process is like for prospective students. If you are looking for schools, you will not want to miss this one!

Inside the Wolverine Den: Jordyn Cole

Posted on May 17, 2022May 10, 2022 by williamsme18 — Leave a comment

Inside Wolverine Athletics Podcast: Grant Evans

Lacrosse, Wolverine Athletics, GCC , Grove City

In this week’s episode of Inside the Wolverine Den, Grant Evans joins in on the podcast! Grant is a senior on the Varsity Men’s Lacrosse here at Grove City College. During this episode, he describes his decision-making process when being recruited for lacrosse. Grant is a nationally recognized faceoff specialist for NCAA Division III and has other claims to fame, as well. While NCAA Division I athletics seems like the golden ticket, Grant would say otherwise in his experience. He explains how his decision has shaped him into the person he is today and how he loves the family atmosphere created by his coaches. If you are an athlete in the recruiting process, you will not want to miss this one.

Inside the Wolverine Den: Grant Evans

Posted on May 16, 2022May 10, 2022 by kingandl18 — Leave a comment

What to Expect During Orientation Week

Coming to college for the first time is stressful. Maybe you do not know anyone and you have to make all new friends, you are starting the next academic chapter in your life, or maybe you are so excited about college and you have been waiting for this for a long time. No matter where you are in your transition to college, you will be pleasantly surprised whenever you walk on campus and you see Orientation Board waiting for you with a smile.

Your college experience is going to start with a bunch of upperclassmen coming to your car and carrying all of your stuff to your new room, so you will not have to carry anything. That is just the start of the blessing that is the Orientation Board (OB). Next, you will go to orientation and go to all of your meetings. This can seem very boring and mundane, but as a senior, I would love to go through that process all over again. Do not take it for granted.

Then the real fun begins, because that same night you will go to a dance called the “Graffiti Dance” where you wear a white T-shirt and you get signatures all over your shirt from all of your new classmates. It is such a special thing to go back and look who signed your shirt years later and realize that there are names on there that are your best friends now and you did not realize it that night.

Then there are more events on campus held by OB that will get you familiar with the campus but also familiarize you with your classmates, so you can make new friends very quickly. Just about everyone there is in the same boat as you and they are excited to be able to make friendships just like you. There are several days on campus where it is just the freshmen and OB, along with a couple of the fall sports teams preparing for their seasons. Then after a couple of days, the rest of campus will arrive, and you have even more people to meet and a lot more people that can be your friends.

Being on such a small campus is so nice during this week because you are all forced to be together all the time and make friends, whether you want to or not. The campus is not confusing, and you will be overprepared by the time the week is over. The whole OB group is welcoming and will help you with whatever you need. There is a lot more than what I talked about in this blog, but there is so much fun to be had here on campus at the start of your college experience.

Posted on May 15, 2022May 10, 2022 by kingandl18 — Leave a comment

Finding Your Values at GCC

When transitioning into college life, it can be difficult to figure out who you are as an individual. You have spent your whole life following your parents’ lead and maybe kind of going through the motions, but at college, you will be challenged to formulate your own opinions and views. This is a great thing, and a natural progression, but that does not mean it is not scary.

Coming to Grove City, I was challenged both in my faith, but also views on politics and life. I came from a Christian high school, so I thought that I would have a pretty easy transition into college life since it is very similar, but that was not the case at all. Living on your own you are forced to make decisions for yourself, and you do not have to let anyone know what you are doing. I had a difficult transition period coming into school because I never really thought about who I was, but luckily the people here are so helpful and care about you.

For some people, the mandatory chapel can seem like something that is not fun or intriguing, but it can actually help you make your faith your own and make that next step in your life. Also, the professors at GCC care about your well-being and your academic performance so much that they will reach out and make sure that you are doing okay. I grew up in a home where we went to church all the time, and I was not exposed to any differing views religiously or politically at all. College was the first time when I was exposed to differing opinions, and I did not have the knowledge to back up anything I believed in. But being at Grove City is different in the sense that everyone is willing to have these difficult conversations with you and walk with you through this challenging time because they are all going through the same thing. It is challenging and may seem very daunting, but do not be discouraged.

You do not have to have everything figured out before you get to school, because there will be a lot of people in the same boat as you and that is a great thing because that means you can form meaningful relationships with people while building your faith and opinions all at the same time. There are plenty of groups and organizations on campus that can help you form your own views, and also there are so many clubs that you can join once you have decided what you are interested in. Grove City is a great place where you can form your own views and build unbreakable bonds.

Posted on May 14, 2022May 10, 2022 by kingandl18 — Leave a comment

The New Team on Campus

The Women’s Lacrosse team has been a club team for years here at Grove City College, but now they are finally an NCAA varsity sport. There are now 23 varsity sports at GCC between the men’s and the women’s programs. With their first recruiting class this season, the Wolverines are 11-2 and 5-0 in the Presidents Athletic Conference. I interviewed senior captain Grace Dymski about the team and the vision for the program.

What is your favorite part about the team?

Grace said that she loves the intensity of the team, meaning that the whole team is invested in the culture and they are really all in. She said, “We all know how to get things done, but we have a lot of fun doing it.” The team is very tight-knit, especially for only being a first-year program.

What is your team’s vision?

The vision is “for our presence to illuminate the places and people we touch with Christ’s light.” This is a great representation of the team since we all try to glorify God through our play and through our actions on the field and on the sidelines. Though it may seem challenging when not every school has the same core values and vision, that does not mean we cannot show Christ’s love through sport.

How has it been transitioning from club to NCAA varsity?

Grace was a freshman on the club women’s lacrosse team, and due to COVID her time got cut short. However, she had the opportunity to play for the varsity team for her senior year which has turned out to be a huge blessing. She says that it is definitely a bigger time commitment, but it is worth it to see the team grow and have success as a unit. If you invest in the team and the program then you will see great results, and that is what is happening here this year.

The lacrosse team has had great success this far in the season, and hopefully, they will continue to compete strongly in the PAC. The team culture is great and will continue to grow under Coach Jackowski.

Posted on May 13, 2022May 10, 2022 by kingandl18 — Leave a comment

Best Places to Study on Campus

A lot of your time will be spent studying and doing homework while at school, especially when you are just starting your college career, because you will want to get off to a good start. So, I will be giving you the best places to study on campus and the pros and cons of each study area.

Staley Hall of Arts and Letters

This is my go-to place to do work. It has a good balance of being social and being quiet enough to get all of your work done. This is the main academic building for the Calderwood school, which is the liberal arts school. You are able to sign out the classrooms and use them for studying from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. This is really helpful because you can get a room with friends and have a casual study session, or you can get a room alone and grind out a lot of work in one night in silence. This is the best for me because I like studying with friends so I can get a room and study without being a disturbance to others. There is also a common area in the lobby where you can do work at tables with friends, but that is meant to be quiet so it is good when you have a small amount of work to do by yourself.

Henry Buhl Library

Originally I would say that the Library is not the place to go to study, but with the new updates, it is great. They renovated the whole library, and even though it is not finished yet, it is a great place to study. There are new tables and chairs all over the place and it is very modern; however, if you like to study in groups and be loud then the library is not for you. There are now private rooms that you can get that allow you to talk a little bit, but those rooms get taken within seconds of the library opening. It is a good place to study and get a lot of work done.

Breen Student Union

Do not come here if you need to actually get work done. I love the student union, and I spend a lot of time here throughout the day in between classes to get some casual work done while I am talking to my friends. It is very loud and kind of the hub for students in between classes. It does quiet down a little bit at night but it is still pretty loud and can be difficult to focus on. However, if you have a group project that you need to do then this is a good place to do that because you do not need to worry about disturbing anyone. The student union is a good place to catch up with people while doing some casual work, but do not go there if you have a huge exam the next morning, unless it is 3 a.m. and this is the only building open.

There are no bad places to study on campus, and these are definitely not the only places to do work on campus, but I thought that these are the most popular and they are some of my favorites. There are a lot of good places to study, and honestly, none of them are bad places to do work.

Posted on May 12, 2022May 10, 2022 by kingandl18 — Leave a comment

What to Pack for College

When you are preparing for college for the first time it can be very overwhelming, from worrying about academics to wondering what you will be involved in on campus. One thing that I know I stressed out about when preparing for college was what to bring and what to leave at home. A lot of incoming freshmen tend to overpack and bring things that will not be used more than one time. The most difficult thing that you will find to pack is your clothes. This will vary depending on where you live, because if you live far away then you will need to bring all your cold-weather clothes as well as your warm-weather clothes. However, no matter where you live you should not overpack your clothes because you will definitely end up running out of space and will have no room for other fun things in your room. What I have noticed in my four years at Grove City is that you will wear mainly the same things every week, with an exception of a few outfits. Also, do not bring too many fancy clothes because you will only have to wear them a few times throughout the semester. For guys, bring a couple of collared shirts and a suit just in case, and for girls, it is always good to have a couple of nice dresses for any event that might be happening on campus. It is good to have options but if you wear something one time in a month then it is not worth bringing to school.

Now, for decorations in your dorm room. It is easy to get carried away looking at the advertisements from Target and buying all of the fun dorm decorations. However, all of the decorations that are in those advertisements take up space in the dorm rooms and are not very practical. The dorm rooms are a good size, but they are not overly big. You can fit a seating option in the rooms if you want to, but it is not always necessary. My recommendation is to get things in your room that will make you feel at home, but not feel claustrophobic. For example, nice string lights or a lamp, a futon/small couch, and some way that you relax whether that be a reading corner, TV, etc.

My biggest advice is to not overpack, because it becomes very difficult to find space for all of your things. You want your living space to be comfortable and homey, so do not worry about filling it with things that you will regret having by the end of the first month. Fill it with pictures and things that make you happy!

Posted on May 11, 2022May 10, 2022 by kingandl18 — Leave a comment

When You Have a Significant Other and Your Friends Do Not

I have been with my now-fiancé for almost six years, so we have gone through the majority of high school together and now college as well. My fiancé and I are in the same friend group, we all have the same friends, and we hang out together almost every day. But this can cause some discomfort for our friends since we were the only people dating anyone for a while. It was a big challenge, and it took a lot of conversation and openness with our friends to be able to get to the point that we are at right now. I will be giving you some tips on how to handle this especially as you go into college, which is a big change from high school.

I think the first thing to know is to not be exclusive, but make sure to make time for one another. It is easy to be exclusive at school and just hang out with your significant other for the majority of the time. And do not get me wrong, it is a great thing to be able to hang out and spend quality time with your significant other, but get a good feel for how it is making your friends feel. If you and your significant other are in the same friend group already, then that is a huge bonus because that means you can hang out with your friend groups with your significant other at the same time. This allows you to build relationships with your significant other’s friends while also spending quality time with your significant other.

Also, just open communication with all parties is important. You need to be able to talk freely about the situation and not feel too awkward talking to your friends. Your friends, no matter the gender, will want to spend time with you by yourself, and that is a good thing. It may be hard at first to find the balance that works for your relationship, but being open with your significant other about the expectations you have with spending quality time with your friends will help your relationship with that person and also with your friends.

Coming into college, it is important to not only build your relationship with the person you are dating but also with your friends. It may be challenging, but if you gain one thing from this I want you to learn that open communication will only help you in the long run.