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New updates to the College’s poster policy This Week’s Top Stories National Ethan Couch, infamous for being known as the “affluenza” teen, was ordered by a Texas judge to spend 720 days in jail, as he has now transitioned to adult court. The District Judge stipulated that he will give the defense two weeks to make a counter argument. In 2013, Couch caused a drunken-driving car crash which killed four people and left two other in critical condition. He was charged with intoxication manslaughter and given ten years of probation. His lawyers at the time suggested he suffered from “affluenza” and was too rich to understand the consequences of his actions.
The Student Life Committee has reviewed the existing policy and made changes B y K ayla B ritt N ews E ditor Within the past few weeks, the Student Life Committee (SLC) reviewed the existing Freedom of Expression/posting policy, comparing it to policies at other colleges and engaging in thorough discussion within the SLC. On April 7, the new Commitment to Freedom of Expression and Civil Discourse policy was approved and is now available on the Gettysburg College website. The highlights of the policy were sent out in an email by Dean Julie Ramsey. “The members of the Student Life Committee had a strong consensus about the way in which the policy might be developed- I think the issues are challenging, but in that sense coming to a decision was not difficult,” said Dean Ramsey. “The goal is to articulate the core principles around freedom of expression and civil discourse. The College always wants to make those points about what we care about. My hope is that it gets people to pay
attention to how what they post affects other people.” Although there was a policy in place to address the issue of posters and flyers being posted around campus, the new policy takes into account recent developments to be more comprehensive. “You write something and it doesn’t address a certain situation or issue- so it was time for a revision. The policy had not been revised in quite some time,” said Dean Ramsey. The SLC, which is composed of three students, three faculty and four administrators, aimed to do several things: acknowledge that sometimes there are going to be things posted that are offensive to other people and put constraints on size, shape and distribution of posted material. It is important for students to voice opinions and concerns, but there are parameters within which to express those concerns. Although these new policy changes focus mainly on posters, with some information regarding chalking and physical demonstrations,
The Commitment to Freedom of Expression and Civil Discourse policy was recently updated by the Student Life Committee, which is composed of students, faculty and administrators. there will need to be more work done related to harassment and way written expression can have an impact. The current policy focuses on harassment in the
context of verbal expression. “How the SLC wants to approach that will be more difficult,” said Dean Ramsey. On-campus groups
Event raises awareness about sexual violence Take Back the Night featured readings of the Green People tesimonials by SASA
International
This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Kayla Britt with information from CNN (www.cnn.com) and Project Syndicate (www. project-syndicate.org)
Take Back the Night was hosted by the Women’s Center on April 7. Some of the highlights of the evening were visiting the Peace memorial to commemorate a student who was the victim of domestic homicide and the reading of Green People testimonials by SASA. B y J ulia S ippel in 1973 when it responded awareness and aid in end- the Night” in the Junction. to pornography in San Fran- ing sexual assault, domestic Accompanied by Pastor DonS taff W riter Take Back the Night is cisco and the serial killing violence, and other forms of n e l l a , F a i t h B i e s e c k e r o f DPS, members of Survivors, a charitable foundation that of black women in Los An- sexual violence. geles. O n T h u r s d a y , A p r i l Inc. and SASA, and other started in Europe over fifty From there, the group 7, this theme came to the students, the event highyears ago. has held countless marches College when the Women’s lighted what the organizaThe organization made a n d o t h e r e v e n t s t o r a i s e Center hosted “Take Back tion stands for. a name for itself in America
Inside This Issue
Understanding why girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram would choose to become suicide bombers is a complex issue. It appears they choose to do so not because they are brainwashed by abuse, but because the hunger, sexual abuse, and constant sounds of violence are overwhelming- so much so that it seems like an escape. Some hope that if given a suicide bomb they would meet soldiers who would help them and be able to run away from the Boko Haram, according to one of the kidnapped girls. Many of the girls are kidnapped and forced to marry members of the Boko Haram, then ostracized by their communities even if they are able to escape.
have until April 18 to make sure all postings comply with the new policy.
Tech companies Greek Week, Weird News, and the wage gap, pg. 2 pg. 2 pg. 4
Health and the importance of stretching, pg. 5
One aspect that particularly stood out for at tendees was a reading of the Green People testimonials by SASA. “It’s raw, personal, and truly effective for getting people to care more about active prevention of violence on campus,” said one member. Biesecker enjoyed the night, as well. “I think the event is very important and meaningful. It brings awareness to a very serious issue occurring all over the world.” At another point in the evening, the group walked to the Peace memorial to commemorate a student who was the victim of murder in a domestic violence setting. Overall, Take Back the Night succeeded in spreading awareness of these issues and bringing members of campus together to discuss the issues. There will be more events hosted throughout the month as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. For more information, students can contact SASA, Survi vors, Inc., or visit takebackthenight.org. More information on thes topics will also be available throughout April at SASA CUB tables.
Opinion: Presidential Primary Scorecards, pg. 7
Softball sweeps Ursinus, pg. 8
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Gettysburg College hosts first Greek Week since 2009 Leaders of the Order of Omega, the Greek honor society, helped to plan Greek Week B y K ayla B ritt N ews E ditor
This year, from April 1-4, marked Gettysburg College’s first Greek Week since 2009. Students started Greek Week again as an effort to promote unity among the various fraternity and sorority chapters here at Gettysburg. Order of Omega, the Greek honor society, helped plan Greek Week and intended for it to shed a positive light on the Greek community and allow for more interaction between members of different organizations. The past year or two, Eric Miller (President) and Jon Allen have also helped the group to set concrete goals and carry out specific events. There were four teams competing in Greek Week: Alpha Tau Omega, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Sigma Sigma on Team 1, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Gamma Phi Beta on Team 2, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Delta Pi on Team 3, and Sigma Chi, Alpha Chi Rho and Alpha Omicron Pi on Team 4. “I thought field day was fun and it was nice to hang with some [Alpha
Tau Omega] brothers, however it was really under attended. It definitely has potential though,” said Hayley Jacobsen, a senior. Each of the teams competed in spirited but friendly events including the Powder Puff Game, the Decathalon, and Gettysburg Trivia. Some of the field day events, which included a race to un-freeze a shirt and a pie eating contest, gave Greek members the opportunity to bond. There was also a Greek Week Instagram Challenge on April 1 where members of every organization strived to emulate a category posted by the Order of Omega with two female and two male Greek members in every photo. For every event, there was a first place, second place and third place team, which received 50 points, 30 points and 15 points respectively. The team that accumulated the most points by April 4 received an award at the Order of Omega Greek Awards ceremony. “Our Order of Omega principles include establishing Greek relations
with faculty, professors, and parents, and we definitely had a goal of maintaining these positive connections,” said Casey Butrico, the president of Order of Omega. Order of Omega had become more of an honor and less of an organization within the past few years, but the group is moving towards becoming more of a community by hosting events and setting goals. It had been pushing for a Greek Week-like event for years, but it had been difficult to get the ball rolling. It took the determination and abilities of each Order of Omega leader to bring everything together. “I hope the younger members of Order of Omega use this year’s series of Greek week events as a precedent to expand upon.” “I think there is potential to develop the weekend into something that the entire Greek community can get involved in, rather than just representatives for each chapter,” said Casey Butrico. “I’m excited to see where the current junior members take Order of Omega next year.”
Weird News of the Week
Greek Week was planned by the Order of Omega and hosted from April 1-4. The participating Greek organizations engaged in several events including a Decathalon and Trivia.
Senate Update
By Kayla Britt News Editor
April 11, 2016
Live Life in 3D Why get any old tattoo when you could get a 3D one? A tatoo artist who goes by Winston Whale took up 3D tatooing about a year and a half ago. Through social media, word of his abilities spread and he began getting more requests. Follow him on Instagram, Tumblr, or Facebook to see his eye-popping creations. Not a Joke-120-Pound Dog Stuck in Tree A 120-pound Great Dane named Kora got stuck in a tree in Louisville, Nebraska. This dog simply did not want to come down- and the efforts to retrieve him were arduous. A ladder would work for a cat, but not for Kora. Eventually they decided to attach a harness and lower Kora to the ground, and succeeded. The save has now gone viral.
By Brooke Gutschick Student Senate Secretary Student Senate Bullet Points
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Due to technical difficulties, Executive Board elections will
happen again on the weekend of April 15-17, in addition to the regularly scheduled class officer and class senator elections •
Gabriel Kelly updated Student Senate on his Club
Improvement Survey •
Professor Hartzell updated Student Senate on “The Year of
Food” project that will be implemented next academic year •
Mary Westermann shared her experience of meeting Warren
Buffet through a Student Senate-funded trip with Smart Woman Securities •
Japan Club was re-recognized
Students are welcome to attend the weekly meetings of the Student Senate Mondays at 7 p.m. in CUB 260.
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25 Carlisle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325 Eye in the Sky
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A military officer (Helen Mirren) in command of a drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya sees her mission escalate from “capture” to “kill.” Also with Aaron Paul & the late Alan Rickman. Friday - Saturday (4/15 - 4/16) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sunday (4/17) – 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday (4/18 - 4/21) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Hello, My Name is Doris 1 hour, 35 minutes – R Romantic comedy about a sixty-something woman (Sally Fields) who pursues her younger co-worker (Max Greenfield). Friday - Saturday (4/15 - 4/16) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM Sunday (4/17) – 2:15 PM and 5:15 PM Monday - Thursday (4/18 - 4/21) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM
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BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT (1:25) (4:25) 7:25 9:55
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THE JUNGLE BOOK 2D (1:15) (1:45) (4:45) 7:10
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THE JUNGLE BOOK 3D PG (4:15) 9:40
WZBT: Gettysburg College’s Very Own Radio Station WZBT’s Top Weekly Adds and Albums WZBT Radio 200 | ‘Top 5 New Releases’ | CMJ 1408 1 PARQUET COURTS Human Performance* Rough Trade **Charting as single 2 KEVIN MORBY Singing Saw Dead Oceans 3 YEASAYER Amen & Goodbye* Mute **Charting as single 4 FRANKIE COSMOS Next Thing Bayonet 5 MUSIC BAND Wake Up Laughing Infinity Cat WZBT Radio 200 | ‘Top 10 New Albums’ | CMJ 1408 1 THAO AND THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN A Man Alive Ribbon 2 CHARLES BRADLEY Changes Daptone 3 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Painting With Domino 4 SANTIGOLD 99cents Atlantic 5 M. WARD More Rain Merge 6 JON PATRICK WALKER People Going Somewhere Self-Released 7 NADA SURF You Know Who You Are Barsuk 8 DEEP THROATS Good Bad Pretty Castle Face-Effeminate 9 DEATH BY UNGA BUNGA Pineapple Pizza Jansen Plateproduksjon 10 EERIE WANDA Hum BBIB
Dancers grace stage at Dance Ensemble Spring Showcase
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IndieFest 2016: A Review B y E mily P ierce staff W riter
For those looking to escape—or perhaps confront—what troubled them this weekend, IndieFest provided a very unique combination of art and entertainment. The festival, taking place in the Stevens Black Box Theatre in Gettysburg’s own Kline Theatre, has been a campus tradition for over twelve years. With its emphasis on student creations, IndieFest consistently attracts young writers, directors, actors, and many more to the limelight. Stevens was alight on Saturday, April 2nd with students, faculty, and community members who came together to support the department. After some brief technical difficulties, the Owl and Nightingale board of directors introduced the program. Nikoleta Mountanos demonstrated great promise with her musical revue “Share All Secrets”. A well-curated performance of Broadway songs pertaining to identity, “Secrets’ followed four students through their attempts to understand each other, embracing facets of their own lives along the way. An original script connected musical numbers from such hits as The Last Five Years and Wicked. The revue was followed by a smattering
of performances from some of the graduating Owl and Nightingale members, a fixture lovingly referred to as “The Senior Follies.” This year, the audience was treated to a dramatic monologue, acoustic music, and a wordless, avant-garde melodrama featuring a banana. Seeing seniors relax and share their passions provided a bittersweet edge to the festivities. Next was a staged reading of “The Leap”, a one-act play about the tensions surrounding a small North Dakotan family in 1983. I can hardly provide unbiased thoughts, as I was the play’s director and author. What I will freely express is my gratitude for the opportunity to premiere another work at IndieFest. I hope to have shed light on some of the problems surrounding societal perceptions of disability, both physical and mental. Jared Richardson then gave the audience a sneak peek into his upcoming webseries, Office Hours. The clip followed the misadventures of an English professor, fresh out of graduate school, attempting to connect with his students at any cost. The series will most likely officially premiere on YouTube this fall, a very exciting prospect. Finally, one of IndieFest’s longest-running traditions was showcased: Cliche P.I. Most of the
players originated from Shots in the Dark, Gettysburg College’s improvisational comedy troupe; the team collaborated to find a movie none of them had seen, then acted out what they believed the plot to be, through the eyes of Chuck Vagin, a hardboiled detective. Thanks to their comical use of archetypes and everprevalent wit, I no longer harbor any curiosity towards Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. Each year, the board of directors for the Owl and Nightingale Players sends out a call for submissions. Their next step is to approve each submission; this process includes discussion of budget, copyright issues, and technical needs. IndieFest was originally scheduled for the last weekend in March, and the change in schedule also moved the deadline for submissions; this may have contributed to what was a relatively short festival. Brynn Hambley, treasurer of the Owl and Nightingale Players, did agree that more submissions would have made for a very enjoyable festival. “However,” she said, “this festival was longer than the year before. Hopefully, next year can be even more full!” After such a delightful program, I would certainly hope so.
On the afternoon of Sunday, April 10, 2016 members of the Gettysburg community made their way down to the CUB Ballroom to see the second day performances of Gettysburg College’s Dance Ensemble’s annual Spring Showcase. Although admission was free, the dance groups were soliciting for donations to benefit the American Dance Therapy Association, a cause very dear to their hearts. Opening the program was an upbeat dance to “Shut up and Dance” performed by the ensemble’s executive board that was meant to get the audience psyched for what was to come, and it clearly worked. After them the dance group Zouave got up to perform, and their performance was quite impressive, as was their capacity to stay in sync with one another. Throughout the
performance, the ensemble tried to incorporate numbers from all sorts of dance styles, throwing in genres such as salsa or swing with the typical ballet, tap, and contemporary. And on top of that, the numbers were choreographed by students performing in them, a feat making the fluency of the performances even more impressive. They were careful in their ordering of the program as well, making sure to rotate between upbeat and slower numbers so as to keep the energy in the audience high and to make sure everyone was having fun. The cheers from the audience made it clear that this was working. But it was also clear that the dancers were having a good time too. When they came to an intermission all the dancers went into the audience to find and talk to their friends, making it clear that this was a casual performance. However, this unintentionally just connects
the audience more to their work, because they are reminding audience members that they are real people, and anything could go wrong when they are up on that stage. Thankfully for them though, nothing did (or at least nothing noticeable to audience members). Before going into the second half the choreographers for the night and the members of the executive board got up to introduce themselves and share their contributions to the afternoon’s performances, again reminding the audience that they are just normal people, having fun doing something they love. Overall the night saw a lot of impressive numbers, coming from solo performances, large groups, small groups, the ever popular BOMB Squad, and many others. It was a fun event where audience members got the opportunity to see the superstar potential of their fellow classmates.
Upcoming at the Burg: “Robin Hood: There Will Be Tights” Like tights? Like men in tights? Like men and women acting like the rear end of a donkey in tights? Then come one, come all to Medieval Drama's Spring 2016 production of "Robin Hood: There will be Tights." Our class, taught by English Department Chair, Professor Chris Fee, has been diligently preparing for your enjoyment. We have translated the Medieval texts into a modernday script, casted roles, designed costumes, created the set, and run rehearsals. We utilized our knowledge of the Medieval theatre gained through Professor Fee’s class to organize this play, and figured out how best to appeal to a contemporary audience. "There Will Be Tights" is the culmination of our semester-long efforts. So grab your friends for a show that will be sure to make you laugh and come support us! DATE and TIME: Friday, April 29th at 4:00pm LOCATION: Breidenbaugh Hall Steps
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Will a dessert a day Tech companies start keep the doctor away? to close the wage gap By Erin Stackowitz Staff Writer Finally, science has bestowed on us answers to the questions we really want to know and has given us a valid justification for eating ourselves into a sugar-coma more frequently then we would like to admit. Once and for all, we can say the things we have been telling ourselves for years with truth and gumption: It’s okay, chocolate is good for you! Or how much harm can that extra doughnut really do? The truth in these statements can be found in a recently published journal article in Nature by researchers at the Beijing University of Agriculture. The article is titled, “A natural food sweetener with anti-pancreatic cancer properties” and it highlights how a Chinese plant-turned food sweetener shows anti-cancer properties. Cancer, a disease that is the result of unregulated and uncontrolled cell growth, is a condition that most of the human population is all too familiar with. It has created a threat to human health and is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. Knowing the severity of this disease,
it has become the priority of many researchers and institutions to increase the efficiency of cancer drugs and to hone in on the mechanisms that cause cancer. Although there are many drugs available to those suffering from cancer, these drugs are far from perfect and often come with lasting negative side effects. Thus, the need for a new drug with fewer side effects is a major focus of oncology research. When seeking novel remedies, researchers sometimes pursue unconventional avenues as a source of potential antidotes. Thousands of years of proven clinical success within traditional Chinese medicine has forced researchers to turn their heads and look to plants and herbs as prospective pharmaceuticals. Because of this, scientists are starting to screen single compounds that have particularly high efficacy in Chinese herbal medicines in order to develop new anticancer drugs. One of these highly efficient curative plants commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine is Siraitia grosvenorii, an endemic plant in China that is mainly
grown in the Guangxi province. Since 1997, the Chinese Ministry of Health approved S. grosvenorii saponins as a sweetener in various types of foods and is several hundredfold sweeter than sucrose. Recently, S. grosvenorii became one of the first groups of “Medicinal and Edible” drugs included in the Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China. The sweeteners antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and sugar-reducing potentials are being heavily researched, with the most promise being found with pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is a malignant disease that affects glucose metabolism. Researchers recently discovered that mogroside V extracted from S. grosvenorii inhibited pancreatic cancer cell proliferation and survival through a mechanistic pathway both in vivo and in vitro. These results indicate that mogroside V may be a promising anticancer drug for daily use with relatively few side effects. The potential for this drug is still in the beginning stages, but at least now we can eat our desserts with a little less shame and a little more confidence.
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Technology companies such as Facebook and Microsoft are beginning to make strides to close the highly problematic wage gap between male and female employees. B y E ileen G azzola her post detailing “there’s employed. Although these promalways more work to be done, S taff W riter ises and statistics looks like of course. Facebook and Microthey have improved over the But we’re proud to be soft just became the latest years, a recent study actually a leader in pay equality, and technology companies to shows that the pay disparity look forward to a time when boast that their female emb e t w e e n m e n and women we don’t even need to call ployees earn just as much as seems to be getting bigger it out.” their male employees. in the United States. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , o t h e r This has been a topic of our country that conversation for quite some tech companies are not quite used Now, to be placed 65th in on the same page. time, and tech companies wage equality now has made Microsoft’s gender pay are bragging with equality. its way to 74th among 145 gap report improved where These two companies just countries, according to the women earned 99.7 cents to a released their figures before World Economics Forum’s men’s dollar last year, while Equal Pay Day, on April 12. Gender report. I n a F a c e b o o k p o s t , they now earn 99.8 cents to a Global Specifically, female to men’s dollar this year. Lori Goler from HR at Facemale earnings has decreased G o D a d d y ’ s r e p o r t book writes, “at Facebook, 66% to 64%. though, we think about equal showed that in the executive from Statistics from the Nalevel, women earn 96 cents pay year- round.” She contional Women’s Law Cento a man’s dollar. tinues to say, “at Facebook t e r s h o w t h a t a n average A n o t h e r c o m p a n y , we value those who bring American woman would lose Salesforce, announced last varying perspectives, for $430,480 in earnings over a month that they had spent almany reasons including 40-year period using modern most $3 million in correcting background, community, inequality data. culture, race, ethnicity - and the “statistically significant day wage H o p e fully now that differences in pay.” gender. s o m e o f t h e leading tech In addition, CEO Marc We call this cognitive c o m p a n i e s in our society B e n i o f f p r o m i s e d C N N ’ s diversity, and we want more have made an effort towards Poppy Harlow last year that of it. It propels our mission: equal pay, others will folhe would hire enough women to make the world more open low. so the company had equal and connected.” She ended amounts of men and women
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S. grosvenorii is a sweetener recently identified as a “medicinal and edible” drug that has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, sugar-reducing potentials; provides promise for cancer patients.
This Week in Science
Byte-size reviews of the latest apps B y M arli H orwitz MS&T E ditor
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By Jill Glazer Staff Writers
LSD and brains: Recent use of fMRI imaging has been used to study the brain of humans currently under the influence of LSD. What they have observed is an ‘ego dissolution’ which may help to explain the oneness with the world experienced when LSD is taken. Reducing cancer risk: Researchers have found that risk of cancer is significantly negatively correlated with Vitamin D levels. There is now research to support that reduce risk becomes evident at 40 ng/ml, although benefit may increase with increased dose. Zika virus: The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that the Zika virus causes birth defects. This also includes microcephaly, which causes the head to be abnormally small and the brain to not develop completely. Genetic mutatons and diseases: Geneticists recently examined the DNA of 600,000 adults through a genetic database and found 13 individuals who had the mutations for certain genetic diseases, including cystic fibrosis, but presented no symptoms. The researchers found mutations for eight different genetic diseases, and one of the 13 individuals had the mutation for two of these, but the symptoms for neither.
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Health or Hoax? Green Tea Extract Weighing the potential benefits of the dietary supplement
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Green tea has long been lauded as one of the healthiest drinks one can consume. But how legitimate is its reputation?
B y A ri S naevarsson F eatures E ditor Introduction
In this article, we will be examining the health benefits of yet another supplement, but, this time, I will learn from my mistakes and limit my examination to its implications for fat loss. Because it helps neither me nor my readers to chaotically jump from one effect to another fundamentally different one and risk being careless in my review. Most of green tea extract (GTE)’s health benefits, especially its fat loss effects, are the product of a type of flavanol (natural antioxidants) called catechins. The primary catechin concerned with this discussion is called epigallocatechin3-gallate (EGCG). Just understand that this is the source of most of the effects found below.
Evidence
The first study I looked at found GTE supplementation in between moderateintensity exercise bouts increased fat oxidation versus the placebo by 17% and contribution of fat oxidation to total energy expenditure by a similar percentage (meaning more fat was being recruited as a fuel source for the exercise). Let us note here the dosage of GTE catechins was 890mg. Another study with a little over 100 people per group found continuous ingestion of GTE led to significant reductions in body fat, along with systolic blood pressure and LDL count. The dosage here was around 583mg. Here is where things get interesting. A cross-over study looked at energy expenditure (EE) in 12 men consuming ei ther water, full-strength catechin-rich Oolong tea, half-strength Oolong tea, or water with caffeine.
The catechin-rich tea (which ended up equating to a 662mg dosage) caused a 12% increase in fat oxidation rates compared to the water. The half-strength tea (around 331mg) showed no difference. An intriguing metaanalysis that looked at a myriad of studies concluded GTE intake exerts no statistically significant difference on weight loss for overweight or obese individuals, yet no dosage was specified. They did find a small decrease on percentage of fat mass, but it was deemed not clinically relevant. Yet another major literature review on GTE concluded they “could be beneficial against high-fat diet-induced obesity and Type II diabetes.” So what is the verdict then, with the two conflicting takeaways of these reviews? What seems to be the case is the existence of a dose-dependent relationship between catechin intake and fat loss; in other words, its fat loss effects only appear to show themselves at higher dosages, probably north of the 400mg mark.
“GTE intake exerts no statistically significant difference on weight loss for overweight or obese individuals.” Something else must be noted when considering appropriate dosing strate gies. Kurtis Frank, author at Examine.com, notes that while GTE’s fat loss effects
are astounding in vitro, the ability of catechins to enter the cell varies greatly from one person to the next. For this reason, supplementing high omega-3 fish oil or the flavanol quercetin may improve bioavailability of GTE.
Conclusion
My final words on the matter would be that I was pleasantly surprised at the findings I came across in researching for this article. It is no secret that I prioritize heavily what works in practice over what works in vitro, or even in some controlled studies. A 17% increase in fat oxidation for 12 guys in a lab sounds great, but the general population should be asking themselves what an increase in fat oxidation alone means for actual fat loss, how repeatable such trials are, whether any significance exists in the fact that GTE ingestion occurred between exercise bouts, and what a 17% increase in rates of fat loss even translates into (make a major note of the fact that this is not at all saying they lost 17% more fat, as most would read into this). My theme of nitpicking for the conclusion of each supplement review I do is not merely a talking point, but just another effort of mine to ensure these findings are not read incorrectly by those not accustomed to reading scientific studies. Could GTE supplementation in combination with a low-calorie diet and exercise routine prove to exert some fat loss effects? Absolutely. The major takeaway should be that this is a supplement that deserves profoundly more research, as it offers some potentially interesting effects.
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Stop, drop, and stretch! B y M eredith C ox H ealth & W ellness C olumnist
You have just finished a grueling workout, have basically zero energy left, and cannot wait to get home, sit on the couch, and eat your heart out. However, this point in time is one of the most important parts of your workout. The idea of a cool down to end your workout may be the last thing on your mind right now, or seem insignificant or unbeneficial, but actually, taking those extra ten minutes after exercising to stretch, unwind and just breathe are so important to maintaining overall physical health. Stretching, whether after a tough cardio session, or even just for 10 minutes during your lunch break, has been shown to improve flexibility, increase the range of motion of your joints, and even aid in injury prevention. As a result of continuous stretching, you should experience better flexibility, which may help physical performance in many exercises such as walking, running, and biking.
Stretching also increases blood flow to muscles and joints. Your muscles need ample oxygen and nutrients, which is delivered via blood. Thus, stretching makes sure all muscles are being cared for properly and receiving enough nutrients in order to rebuild and strengthen. The increase in blood flow also helps muscles recover faster, with less soreness. This is where dynamic stretching comes into play. These moves are especially favorable if stretching seems boring. Try incorporating some movement into your poses, including lunges with a side twist, walking knee-to-chest holds, high kicks, and side shuffles. Be sure to hold your stretch. Try not to rush through the process. Hold each stretch, whether it is a toe touch, quad pull or hip flexors for at least 60 seconds on each side of your body. Also, try to stretch two to three times a week in order to maintain and improve upon your flexibility. You should feel tension, not pain, when you are holding a stretch. A little pulling is okay, and it means you are testing your muscles.
However, if you start to experience shooting or stabbing pains when stretching, slowly end and release the stretch, as it may indicate a torn muscle. Finally, stretch in order to be proactive. Those who maintain flexibility, balance, and coordination through regular exercise and stretching are less prone to injuries, including muscle strains and tissue tears. The increased range in motion leads to more resilient muscles and joints, and less injuries. When muscles are used to being elongated through stretches, they retain these elastic properties that allow for more fluidity when performing common exercises and sporting activates. So the next time you go to walk out of the gym or leave the practice field right after exercising, take just ten minutes to stretch out your muscles. It will relieve tightness and you probably will not be as sore walking up that flight of steps the next day!
Musselman Library celebrates Earth Day
B y A lexa S chreier M usselman L ibrary C olumnist
In celebration of Earth Day, April 22nd, Musselman Library hopes to create awareness and reduce wasteful printing within the library by competing in a month-long printing challenge between the libraries at Gettysburg College, Dickinson College, and Franklin & Marshall College. In the first week of April, Gettysburg printed a massive 73,442 pages, which was more than both Dickinson (23,492 pages) and F&M (48,963 pages) combined. The objective of the challenge is to see which library can print the least number of pages each week throughout
the whole month of April. Both Dickinson and F&M use a print release system (PaperCut), which requires users to approve their print jobs before they are processed in order to cut down on waste and accidental printings. Gettysburg College currently does not have a similar system, and therefore it is up to all of us to be more purposeful when it comes to reducing excessive printing. As part of the challenge, the printing numbers for each college library will be updated weekly throughout April and are displayed on a poster above the printers on the main floor of Musselman Library. As many students know, the library printers can often be heard spewing out an end-
less stream of printed papers at nearly all hours of the day. While many students at Gettysburg treasure their printing freedom, it’s important to remember that printing has a large environmental impact, including harvesting the materials to manufacture the paper and inks, energy used to run the printers, and resources wasted from unused print jobs. Excessive printing is a large concern, but what is even more problematic is the number of print jobs left behind. Even though there are papers, projects, and articles to print, we all can do our part to become more aware of our printing habits and make efforts to reduce waste. Four simple solutions to reduce unnecessary printing include: • Being more selective in choosing which articles and resources to print- try reading an eBook online or on a tablet rather than printing it. • Making sure to cancel any duplicated print jobs, and checking the printer for your paper before reprinting. • Proofreading documents before printing in order to avoid reprinting, and making sure to only print as many pages as you need. • Adjusting print preferences in order to print multiple pages or PowerPoint slides to each piece of paper. Stop by the library to watch the printing challenge unfold over the coming month and feel free to direct any questions to Alexa Schreier at aschreie@gettysburg. edu.
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Presidential Scorecard: Primary Election Edition On April 26th Pennsylvanians will get a chance to vote for their preferred presidential candidate - here are some (totally arbitrarily assigned) scores of and facts about those candidates
B y I sabel G ibson P enrose O pinions E ditor John Kasich M a n y people have bestowed the moniker of “moderate” on John Kasich. He has acknowledged the exis tence of climate change, considered the option of adapting Common Core education standards, expanded Medicaid, and is even potentially open to immigration reform. +130,000 points But lemme tell you, folks, those things are not enough. Kasich is not moderate. He is an extreme conservative in moderate’s clothing. Kasich has cut funding for public education (half a billion dollars in Ohio) and taxes for the rich, froze Ohio’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards for two years, and failed the deliver on his promise to create jobs (he would need to create 213,000 jobs to get Ohio back to where it was pre-recession). -213,000 points Despite his groundbreaking stance that he would still love his daughter if she were a lesbian (“If one of my daughters happened to be that [gay] of course I would love them, and I would accept them,” Kasich, August 6, 2014) Kasich is no friend to the LGBT community. Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case that eventually made marriage equality the law of the land, was originally Overgefell v.
Kasich – because Kasich was the governor of the state that would not recognize the marriage of a male widower and his partner who had recently passed away. -62,014 points Additionally, he defunded Planned Parenthood and has enacted 16 anti-abortion measures since taking office in 2011. He signed bills placing a gag order on rape crisis counselors thereby preventing them from talking to rape survivors about abortion and banning abortions on pregnancies over 20 weeks. -1,300,000 points, one for every dollar he cut from Planned Parenthood Kasich has said there is “zero chance” he would accept the spot as Donald Trump’s vice president. +0 points, because this should be obvious Just because Kasich has the basic human decency to not insult his opponents like a third grader doesn’t mean he would be a good president. -100,000 points Total = -1,545,014 points
B y D an K agan C ontributing W riter I write to inform the community of a consistently recurring issue within our Gettysburg College community. This is with regards to the formation of club sports teams on our campus. Over my past three and a half years at Gettysburg College, the formation of various club sports teams have all been obstructed. The groups that have been responsible for these obstructions are the Athletic Department and the decisions made by members of the Gettysburg College Administration. The first reason is that it is a matter of liability that Gettysburg College cannot afford. It puts them at too much risk. Assuming that the club sports team is a member of a national organization, they cannot allow us to use the official fields. The reason is because if someone gets injured, then the company can file a lawsuit against Gettysburg College, and this is simply not a risk that the College is willing to take. The second reason is because it will interfere with recruiting and potentially the quality of our teams. As the Athletic Department and with respect to their goals, it is counter-productive to be pushing and pulling students between teams when we only have 2,900 students as it is, and roughly 25% of our students play varsity sports. NCAA Division III is also fundamentally driven by academics, making it harder to recruit. As a sanctioned team of Gettysburg College, you are entitled to certain rights and standards. Some of these things include providing coaches, financing for transportation,
uniforms, equipment, officials, access to athletic department staff, etc. The College claims they do not have the ability to make these types of accommodations for every club sport that someone decides that they want to start. We are members of the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA), which is the governing body that is responsible for organizing club baseball games. One of the requirements of being a member of the NCBA is paying a $1,600 annual team fee (that we fundraise ourselves, but most schools have their college’s help). As members of the NCBA, we are entitled to “Team coverage under an NCBA premium pre-paid $2 million general liability insurance policy”. Thus, the NCBA extends their liability insurance for individual baseball fields that are worried about the same issue as Gettysburg, a lawsuit. All that we have to do is pay $78 and they will award our team with a Liability Insurance Certificate for an individual field, even if it is our own. The League Participation Agreement that we must sign in order to play, as well as the Liability Insurance Certificate, ensure these conditions. If Gettysburg did not want to help us, we could pay extra in order to insure ourselves on our own baseball field. I believe that it would be appalling to have students pay for outsourcing insurance policies on a field that our tuition already goes towards maintaining. But, if $78 is the only reason standing between us and playing on our own field, we could easily raise the sufficient funds from amongst our team members. In the College’s defense,
Ted Cruz Nobody likes Cruz. John Boehner, George W. Bush and everyone who worked on the 2000 Bush campaign, his Princeton roommate Craig Mazin (“I would rather have anybody else be the president of the United Sates. Anyone. I would rather pick somebody from the phone book,” Mazin said in 2013.) as well as his Harvard Law School classmates,
the Supreme Court clerks he worked with while clerking for Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and his Senate colleagues have all gone on the record with stories of extreme dislike. I know being liked isn’t everything but when someone leaves a trail of hatred wherever they go, pay attention. -200,000 points Cruz is a very intense ideologue with deep seeded hatred and distrust of the government. He does not believe in climate change or the separation of church and state, referred to the day marriage equality became legal as “some of the darkest 24 hours in our nation’s history,” and wants to repeal The Affordable Care Act (which he is insured under, by the way) and dismantle the Internal Revenue Service. +500,000 points, for consistency In response to Donald Trump’s now infamous remarks about punishing women who get abortions Cruz issued this statement on his Facebook page – “We shouldn’t be talking about punishing women; we should affirm their dignity and the incredible gift they have to bring life into the world.” Cruz is against all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. These days I guess forcing women to give up their rights is the same as affirming their dignity? -600,000 points Let’s please not forget that the government shutdown of 2013 was mostly caused by Cruz throwing a fit about The Affordable Care Act and refusing to compromise with Senate
Democrats. Imagine someone that unwilling to compromise sitting in the White House. It’s chilling. -300,000 points He’s the Zodiac Killer. +10,000 points, because this definitely makes him more sympathetic Total = -590,000 points Hillary Clinton Clinton has both the benefit and the detriment of having been in the public eye for decades. This is beneficial because she has more experience than anyone else in the race – she has been a senator, the Secretary of State, and the first lady. It is detrimental because every mistake she has ever made was in the public eye. Clinton is frequently accused of flip-flopping or being disingenuous because in the 1990s she supported the Defense of Marriage Act, voted in favor of the Iraq War, and used the term “super-predators” to refer to young black people. Evolving isn’t the same as flip-flopping, but that’s certainly a difficult case to make when Sanders can (repeatedly) say that he voted against the Iraq War, he has always supported marriage equality, and he marched with Dr. Martin Luther King. +200,000 points for the benefits, -2,000,000 for the detriments She would be the first woman president. +500,000 for busting glass ceilings Total = -1,300,000 points
Bernie Sanders Sanders has won the last seven primaries and caucuses, some by double digit margins. His momentum is undeniable – people are feeling the Bern. +700,000 points On April 1 the New York Daily News Editorial Board interviewed Sanders and he gave a less than stellar performance. He didn’t seem to understand how to go about breaking up big banks (when asked if he thought the Fed has the authority to break up big banks he responded, “Well, I don’t know if the Fed has it,”), prosecuting the Wall Street executives he frequently blames for the 2008 financial crisis, dealing with the Islamic state, and even riding the subway (when asked how ride the subway he replied, “You get a token and you get in,” and when told that was wrong he said, “You jump over the turnstyle”). None of that inspires a great deal of confidence. -410,000 points When Sanders won his home state of Vermont he said, “This campaign is not just about electing a president, it is about making a political revolution.” That quote struck a chord with to thousands of voters – but as the campaign goes on it is starting to feel less true. His team is clearly mounting increasing attacks on Clinton, going so far as to call her “unqualified” (which Sanders walked back on later that same week) and using coded, sexist
language to imply she is too ambitious to be president, while in the past months Sanders has refused to attack his opponent for the Democratic nomination. Anyone that loves Sanders because of his ideological purity may not love him quite so much if his campaign moves in a negative, more typical political direction and his staff would do well to note that. -200,000 points Young voters decided the 2008 election and young voters overwhelmingly turn out for Sanders, seeing as he taps into our frustration with student debt, capitalism, and politics in general. Sanders has received millions in small donations, with sizeable portions coming from young people +1,000,000 points Sanders supporters remain the most annoying on Facebook -75,000 points Total = 1,015,000 points Donald Trump Trump is at the end of the scorecard because I genuinely do not want to write about him. He is racist, misogynistic, arrogant, greedy, idiotic, and generally the worst. He is also the current Republican frontrunner which is an embarassment for the GOP and for America as a whole. Nobody vote for this guy, please. Seriously. Nobody - infinity points Total = -infinity points
Gettysburg College Sports: Unfolded and explored they have a heightened awareness of injury liabilities because of being sued in 1993, a case resulting in statewide precedents being set with regards to student-athletes. On September 16th, 1988 a member of the Gettysburg lacrosse program died of cardiac arrest during practice. As a result, the student’s parents sued the college for negligence, claiming that the College’s lack of medical personnel present at the field was the reason for their son’s death. Although the College won the case, the question of liability rose to the surface of their crisis prevention priorities quickly. This case resulted in two precedents for the state of Pennsylvania. The first was the concept of “Duty of Care”. This had to be defined because in order to be held to a claim of negligence, there needs to be a legal responsibility in which the responsible party did not hold up to their legal obligations for the party they are responsible for. This led to the definition of a “Special Relationship” among studentathletes in Pennsylvania. As a result, any student who participates in athletics sanctioned by the college is entitled to certain medical care on campus. Additionally, there are no defined ways of how one could lose their status of having a “Special Relationship”, thus if you have ever played in a sanctioned college event, and you are injured during a game, the school is liable. This only means that students who have played on a college sanctioned athletic team cannot play because they will not be extended those “Special Relationship” rights, but it still has zero effect on students who have not par-
ticipated in college athletics. While it makes sense that the College would not want to take the risk of being sued, acting as if there is nothing that can be done is absurd. Simply do not allow any former athletes to play a club sport. Gettysburg College takes on many risks by functioning as a college every day. Specifically, sanctioned organizations such as Greek Life, GRAB, and affiliated study-abroad programs are fundamentally risky activities to sanction; yet we do it proudly. Why? Because we have the awareness to acknowledge the risks associated with any of these activities, but we also have the competency to see it through that their associated liabilities will not negatively affect Gettysburg College. I have a hard time believing that the College’s legal counsel would have more concerns about the liabilities of hosting a few athletic games than Fraternities, for example. Every year there are sanctioned parties resulting in not only medical issues, but dozens of reported sexual assaults. These occur at collegesanctioned events! It is safe to say that letting adults participate in athletics is slightly less of a liability than partying… Although the Athletic Department may have a conflict of interest regarding recruiting, the President of the College oversees all college activities. This is stated in Article VIII, Section 2 of the Gettysburg College bylaws. Specifically, the first responsibility that is “understood to be the special province of the President” is “To manage the overall activities of the College.” This means that the President has the power to make an executive decision
that a re-evaluation of the club sports’ situation needs to be made because it is in the best interest of the student body of Gettysburg College (not just the recruits). Many schools in our conference provide club and varsity options for the same sport. It is a service that with appropriate public interest should be afforded to us. It is only a matter of reallocation of resources that stands in between Gettysburg College and a better club sports program. Similarly, many of these schools are highly competitive in NCAA DIII, yet they have club options for those successful varsity sports. There is no correlation at all between having both club and varsity options, and the success of the varsity programs; that is an assumption. It is for all of these reasons why many members of the Gettysburg College community believe that the current club sports situation needs to be discussed. Gettysburg College is far from incapable of having a great club sports program. We have the facilities, money, and interest, but the excuses given to us reflect a lack of desire to improve. The only true reason that administrators have not to improve our club sports program is that they will need to be prepared to handle a higher volume of club sports teams. There is a simple solution to this issue: create a set of institutionalization standards in the College’s favor, but make it obtainable for students to achieve. Have students who request to start a team prove that they can consistently field interest in the team, as well as show the leadership and initiative to do other related
logistical tasks. Make it a requirement that as a sanctioned club team you need to be part of an organization that can extend their insurance coverage to our fields. Regardless, a solution to this issue is possible, it is simply a matter of the College deciding to put the effort forth into making it happen. We need to: re-evaluate the Gettysburg College Club Sports program, hold meetings and/or form a committee consisting of Administrators, and students who are interested in creating a solution to this problem, outline what kind of resources it will take in order to make this happen (what kind of processes would need to be established, and what kind of requirements the College would set forth for future club teams to be established), and implement this plan within a reasonable amount of time, reasonable being before the Class of 2019 graduates. This allows current students to be a part of this necessary improvement. No one wants to sit down and figure it out, nor try to learn or understand how we could make it better. The College just appears apathetic. Instead of looking at improving the club sports program like it is a hassle and a liability, acknowledge the consistently large amount of students who want to improve our college community. Is that not what every student, professor and administrator should be striving for? An extended version of this article can be found online at Gettysburgian.com!
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Sophomore Samantha Sessa, courtesy of GCC&M. By Claire Healey Staff Writer Sophomore Samantha Sessa has been an allstar performer for the Gettysburg College women’s golf team ever since her debut in the fall of 2014. Sessa had big shoes to fill two falls ago, after Kara McNulty graduated, and she has not disappointed. Sessa won the Gettysburg College Invitational last weekend and did so with an impressive score of 79, also the only 70 of the tournament. She leads a very impressive Gettysburg team, but continues to shine bright for the Bullets. It was her tenth victory as a Bullet, which puts her in second place on Gettysburg’s all time win list. She also tied McNulty’s record of eight rounds in the 70’s. This victory led her to be named the Centennial Conference Player of the Week for the sixth time in her career. She has four individual titles this season, with the conference low average score of 79.9, which will set the stage for a competitive Centennial Conference championships. Sessa has been a consistent, all-around player for Gettysburg, which has a well-rounded and incredibly competitive team overall. “Our team is so supportive and that was definitely the key to my success as well as our team’s success. Golf is such a mental sport, so having positive teammates with all good relationships only betters your game,” said Sessa. As Gettysburg can only play five players per tournament, coach Susan Konstalid has some tough decisions to make going into conferences, but her team will be heavily favored to win the title for the sixth consecutive year, thanks to the amazing efforts of Samantha Sessa. Congrats to Sessa for being this week’s “Bullet of the Week.”
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Softball sweeps Ursinus Bears in double-header Hurlers Aileen Reilly and Morgan Clauser beat Ursinus in back to back wins By Elizabeth Hilfrank Staff Writer The Gettysburg softball team swept seventh-ranked Ursinus College in a double header Sunday, defeating the Bears 3-0 in the first and 5-0 in the second. The two pitchers of the games, sophomore Aileen Reilly and first-year Morgan Clauser, allowed a total of only five hits in the combined games. Reilly achieved her eleventh win Sunday, and this statistic places her in the number one standing for the Centennial Conference. She also holds a number one placement in strikeouts, with a total of sixty eight thus far. The wins brought Reilly up to four shut outs in her season. Reilly was awarded the title of Centennial Conference Pitcher of the Week after her twenty strikeout streak over the course of the twenty five innings played during the team’s trip to the Fastpitch Dreams Classic in Myrtle Beach over spring break. At the start of the season, the conference saw her as key returnee due to her election to the All Centennial Conference first team last year. Clauser enters her first collegiate season placed second in the conference standings for number of wins (nine) while also holding a number one seed in earned run average. Pitching is not the only area that contributes to Gettysburg’s top standing record of 20-4 and 7-1 within the conference.
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Senior Stephanie Zengel became the second person in Centennial Conference history to attain fifty career doubles in the Bullets double header against Ursinus. “Today’s games were made up of a total team effort with strong defense, great pitching and timely hits,” said sophomore Wendy Folfas. “We have great team dynamics, respect for each other and confidence in each other’s abilities.” Folfas contributed to Sunday’s success with two run scoring hits. She was also a Centennial Conference player of the week during the spring break trip.
In other first place conference standings, senior Stephanie Zengel reigns prominent with a .447 batting average. Scoring a double on Sunday, Zengel became the second person in Centennial Conference history to attain fifty career doubles. Zengel, who was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Year last year, was the Conference’s player of the week March 28, as she hit a home run, three RBIs, four runs
and three doubles during the Bullets’ four games that week. Not to mention junior Jamie Abell ranks first for runs batted in, with a total of twentytwo for the season. Abell was the Centennial Conference athlete of the week April 4. Sophomore Mykaela Twitchell ranks in a six-way tie for third in the top ten list with three home runs this season. Two of those out-of-the-park hits were Sunday.
As the season reaches its peak, the team aims to maintain its work effort that has brought them so much success thus far. “Each student athlete contributes daily to our success through their training and commitment to our team first mentality,” said head coach Annette Shepard. “As we begin to face tougher teams those two ingredients are vital to our moving forward.” The team has six games left in the season before playoffs begin. “Our next six opponents will be a challenge, and it is one our team is looking forward to,” said coach Shepherd. At the start of the season, the Bullets were voted the Conference favorite as eight of the nine Conference coaches voted them number one. The team hopes for the prediction to come true. “The team is really motivated to get back to Conferences,” said senior Samantha Misurell. “Last year we lost in the finals and we are using that motivation to win it all this year.” Misurell hit a double Sunday to aid in the win. “We got a taste of Conferences last year, but now we want to taste what a championship feels like,” Misurell said. The Bullets will head to Annville, PA this Tuesday, April 12 for a double header against Lebanon Valley College at 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Bullets hold onto No. 9 Division III ranking Men’s lacrosse takes down Centennial Conference foe Swarthmore College 14-4 By Stephanie Karalis Staff Writer Despite the fidgeted weather and postponement to Sunday, 190 fans collected to Shirk Field at the Musselman Stadium to watch the men’s lacrosse game against Swarthmore College. Winning with a score of 14-4, the Bullets held onto their No. 9 ranking for the third week in a row. The first quarter of the game started with two of the three goals made by first-year Blake Gray assisted by senior Paul Warner and junior Captain Reed Barbe, with a goal by Ivan Morris made in between. With only five minutes remaining in the quarter, Gettysburg’s Warner fed Smith the ball scoring off the man-up. The first quarter ended with a goal made by senior captain Mike Distler, ending the quarter 5-0. The second quarter opened with Smith dishing the ball to Barbe, who scored another man-up goal. Within sixteen seconds, Barbe assisted Gray in his third goal of the game and Gettysburg was now winning 7-0. Smith passed to Werner, with 5:42 left in the first half, who scored his first goal of the game and sixteenth of the season. The Bullets continued their scoring streaking. With
only five seconds left in the second quarter, Barbe dished the ball to Smith for the final goal of the half, leaving the Bullets shutting out Swarthmore 9-0. It was not until the second half, when sophomore Nathan Relich scored the Garnet’s first goal followed by two more goals scored by sophomore Cam Marsh did Swarthmore finally show up on the score board. Luckily for the Bullets, Swarthmore’s first-year Christian Vik lost possession as Barbe swiftly picked up the ground ball, which led to an unassisted goal by Junior Ivan Morris, his second goal of the game. The Bullets finished the third quarter with two more goals made by Junior Brendan Hathaway, his first of the season, and Barbe, his second of the game. The fourth quarter, consisted of Swarthmore’s last goal made by Nathan Relich and two more goals made by Gettysburg’s Smith and sophomore Patrick Decker. The men’s lacrosse team held their ninth-ranked position defeating Swarthmore 14-4. Senior Jameson Smith led the offense against Swarthmore with three goals and assists, while junior captain Reed Barbe obtained a career high of two goals and three assists. First-
Photo courtesy of David Sinclair, GCC&M
First-year Ryan Kelly and the rest of the Bullets took down Swarthmore College 14-4. year Blake Grey contributed by obtaining a hat trick, his thirdstraight hat trick of the season, while Junior Ivan Morris scored two goals. The prevalent strength of the Bullets offense was aided by sophomore goalie Tim Brady,
who has held the last three opponents to a total of ten points, and made seven saves against Swarthmore. The men’s victory against Swarthmore shows great promise for future games. The Bullets have now had two weeks
of strong half-time leads, 9-0 against Swarthmore and 11-1 against Muhlenberg, making evident the strength of the offense. The Bullet’s next matchup will be a home game April 16 against Ursinus at 5:00 p.m.
Franklin and Marshall slides past Gettysburg 3-2
Diplomats’ pitcher Mike Androconis outduels former teammate and fellow pitcher Brad DeMartino By Sean Brower Staff Writer Sophomore pitcher Mike Androconis pitched seven strong innings and led the Franklin and Marshall Diplomats to a 3-2 victory over his high school teammate Brad DeMartino and the Bullets on April 8. “It was a close game the entire way, so I just kept trying to keep our team in it…I am not down on myself. It was a great game, so I cannot be sad about that,” said DeMartino.
The Diplomats opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, when senior third baseman Matt Mezansky singled to right field to drive in junior center fielder Tyler Daley. But the Bullets fought back in the top of the second. Senior first baseman Henry Klimowicz led off with a single to left field. Two batters later, senior second baseman Steve Wright poked a double to left to drive him in. In the bottom of the fourth, F&M senior first baseman Luke
Seib reached on a fielder’s choice. Junior shortstop Reed Williams poked a single to left to bring him home, putting the Diplomats ahead 2-1. The score remained unchanged, until the top of the eighth. Sophomore third baseman Logan Sneed, led off the frame with a double down the left field line. A single by junior catcher Will Anderson to push Sneed to third, knocked Androconis out of the game. Senior Gareth Fancher re-
lieved him and allowed Sneed to score two batters later, on a single to right by senior right fielder Andy Kelley. However, Wright then grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the threat. Gettysburg’s best scoring opportunities came in the top of the third and fifth. In both frames, senior center fielder Luke Lawrence led off, walked, and advanced to second on singles by Sneed. Their efforts would be wasted, leading to seven men being stranded on base.
In the bottom of the eighth with one out, junior second baseman Casey Bulik doubled down the left field line. Junior Rich Power then relieved DeMartino. The fatal blow then came on a line drive off the bat of senior right fielder and Lawrence’s former Little League teammate David Iacobucci. Kelley appeared to have the ball lined up, but it went by him by inches. Bulik scored and the Diplomats led 3-2. Gettysburg attempted a comeback in the top of the ninth.
With one out, junior Connor Tom pinch hit for senior left fielder Shawn Moffitt and worked a walk. However, the next batter, Jack Seibert, grounded into a double play to end the game. “[Pitching against Androconis] was a lot of fun. I enjoyed it. It was definitely one of the better games of the year,” said DeMartino. The Bullets return to Kirchoff Field on Friday, April 12. Come support the team, as they take on Dickinson at 3:30 p.m!