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Holocaust Survivor looks Title IX sets sights back on a harrowing history on sexual assault By Michelle Lee Staff Writer
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International Mashaal Radio has published a report stating that Daesh and Taliban group have announced Jihad against each other. Nabi Jan Mullahkhil, police chief of southern Helmand province has told Mashaal Radio during an interview that he has received documents in which both the terrorist groups have announced Jihad against each other. Mashaal Radio which is related to Azadi Radio quotes Mullahkhil as saying when the matter of peace talks between government and Taliban comes into discussion some intelligence agencies make new groups to keep the war ongoing in Afghanistan. Reports of minor clashes between the fighters of Taliban group and the newly emerged Daesh have published in the past. Both groups oppose each other. Abdu Bakar Al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS has called Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar “a fool and illiterate warlord”. Al-Baghdadi has said that Mullah Omar does not deserve a spiritual or political credibility. While on the other hand Taliban fighters have been ordered by their leaders not to let Daesh flag raise in Afghanistan. This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Brendan Raleigh with information form abcnews.go.com. and www. khaama.com
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Holocaust survivor Esther Bauer visited Gettysburg College this past week to tell her story and describe her experiences in Nazi-occupied Europe and life after liberation. Bauer was born under the mer of 1942: “From one moment By Anika Jensen name Jonas; “Like the Jonas to the next we were prisoners,” she Staff Writer Brothers,” she joked, displaying said, describing the stone floors Holocaust survivor Esther her courageous sense of humor. she and her mother slept on and Bauer delivered a touching and She described having a relatively her father’s death after six weeks. poignant speech on Thursday, normal childhood until Hitler Bauer continued to display her April 16 in the CUB Ballroom came to power when she was nine good nature when she said she about her experiences in concen- years old, and she mentioned that was “not too bad looking” at 18 tration camps and Nazi-occupied “things got progressively worse.” years old; she then explained her Europe as a part of the Fifth Bauer and her family had to short-lived marriage to a man who Annual Johnson Lecture. The change their names to sound more was deported just three days after Hamburg, Germany native, who Jewish; they had to put yellow their matrimony. Bauer was sent to Ausdescribed herself as “91 years stars on their clothes and doors, and eventually they were forced chwitz, which she called “the young,” told an eager audience to give up their homes. Still, in a worst camp of all,” where she of students and professors that display of humanity she insisted witnessed the woman beside her she would be recounting her life that “not all Germans were bad.” get shot for throwing bread to a during the Holocaust but added, “I Bauer then spoke about her can only talk about myself. There Continued on Page 2 family’s deportation in the sumare plenty of other stories.”
Get Acquainted Day brings out the best of G-Burg GAD has prospective students discovering what Gettysburg College has to offer B y J ulia S ippel S taff W riter On Saturday, April 18, campus teemed with pro spective students and rising first-years for the annual Get Acquainted Day (GAD). From the freshly mulched flower beds and top-tier Servo specialties to full staffs in Admissions and at the Bookstore, nearly everyone did their part to make this day special for the next generation of Bullets. After initial registration and convocation came one of the day’s highlights: the clubs exposition. Groups from across campus came out to meet the prospectives, including The Gettysburgian, GRAB, PCG, SMuT and more. Not only does this allow them to consider what they might want to ultimately join as students, but
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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administrator Michele Leonheart is stepping down in light of a scandal involving DEA agents allegedly participating in sex parties in Colombia with prostitutes who were paid for by drug cartels in government-funded housing. Leonheart w i l l s t e p d o w n s o m etime in the middle of May. Attorney General Eric Holder defended Leoneart, calling her a “good friend” and a “partner in the work of safeguarding our national security and protecting our citizens from crime, exploitation and abuse.”
Throughout April, Gettysburg College celebrated the Sexual Assault Awareness month. With the recent governmental regulations on Title IX, the college also appointed Jennifer McCary, the current Assistant Dean of College Life/Director of the Women’s Center, as the Associate Dean for Violence Prevention and Resolution/Title IX Coordinator, effective June 1, 2015. Title IX of the US Education Amendment asks serious responsibilities for acts of sexual misconduct including “any unwanted and unwelcome sexual behavior that significantly interferes with a student’s access to educational opportunities” according to Title IX. As the Title IX Coordinator, McCary will be responsible for the prevention, investigation, and adjudication of sexual misconduct on campus. Groups such as ALLies, Friends or F.O.E., the Women’s Center, the LGBTQA Advocacy & Education group, SASA, and the Social Justice Institute participated in raising sexual assault awareness. Panel discussions, Survivors Support groups, and other events took place across the campus. At the panel discussion “What We Don’t Think About” on April 14th, an in-depth discussion on life-long impacts of sexual assault, investigation process, and resources available on campus took place. Kathy Bradley, the Executive Director of Health and Services, spoke of reports coming into counseling and the importance of encouraging official reports.
“We need the entire campus community to be mindful of the rape culture,” she emphasized. Erin Duran, the director of LGBTQA Advocacy and Education, explained how LGBTQA communities can feel unsafe, as students fear that they might be outed in the process of reporting. John Regentin, the director of Experiential Education, discussed how men can also be victims of sexual assault, although they are less likely to identify themselves as survivors. Susan Reynolds, the director of Health Services, shared the importance of preserving evidence, and described the longterm health effects such as pregnancy, termination of pregnancy and STDs. Faith Biesecker, Community Service Officer, walked through the interview and investigation process for reporting assaults. “We must know about [sexual assault] in order to prevent it,” said McCary, the panel facilitator. “The college strives to provide the best possible process for students.” The college continues to keep the conversations going and to bring people to awareness. A full description of Student Rights and Responsibilities including information on sexual misconduct and relationship violence policy is available on the college website (gettysburg.edu/sexualmisconductresource/). Other resources such as confidential Counseling and Health Services (717-337-6960), the Women’s Center (717-3376991), Department of Public Safety (717-337-6911), International Resource Center (717-337-6311), and Survivors (717-334-9777) are also available for students.
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also helps them meet their future classmates. “A sea of blue and orange prospects flooded the Fieldhouse, eager to communicate with the various clubs and organizations. Some would say it’s overwhelming, but we just say it’s Get Acquainted Day,” said junior Katelyn Schwartz. The day continued with campus tours and departmental and special interest receptions, in which the students met staff, faculty and current students who shared their own experiences. No two Bullets share identical memories of their time here, but each one can inspire a future Gettysburgian to make their own mark on the world. The day’s planned festivities finished up with simultaneous student and parent receptions, where each group could mingle amongst themselves, making connections that could potentially
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last a lifetime. Even current students were infected by the exhilaration of GAD. “I couldn’t help but smile at the sheer potential for talent in their eager faces,” said sophomore Sam Edwards. “The overwhelming elation and excitement of the prospective students was infectious.” Beyond the GAD schedule came one of Gettysburg’s favorite traditions: the dot. Committed students sported a bright orange dot on their name tags, some with their complimentary “Got the Dot” t-shirt. Opposed to the “Where else are you considering?” and barrage of why Gettysburg is Great, these students were greeted with questions about their intended majors, clubs, and activities as they were welcomed as the newest members of the campus community. With or without the
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Prospective students talk with current students to learn just what Gettysburg College is all about. dot, many of these students will return on August 26 for orientation day, where they will participate in countless
more campus traditions, meet many more people, and begin their own Gettysburg story.
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hungry women across the fence. Bauer’s hair was shaved, and she had to stand in the cold for hours in flimsy clothing and sleep on wooden slats at night. About the other prisoners she said, “We heard them scream at night. I can still hear that today.” Bauer described being moved to a factory with slightly better conditions and being forced to help build German airplanes under the watch of strict female S.S. officers who she endearingly referred to as “bitches.” The defiant Bauer, however, would not help build the planes correctly, saying, “No airplane will fly
that I have built.” She spent nine months in the factory with so little food that she had to resort to eating grass. All the while, Bauer kept repeating “it was horrible.” After spending time in a men’s camp in Austria, where prisoners were killed by being chased into a deep stone quarry, Bauer awoke one morning to find that she had been liberated by the American Army. “It was the happiest day of my life,” she said. “I said to myself, ‘Now, I want to live.’” When she was released, one of the first things Bauer did was buy herself a frankfurter. “I can still taste it,” she remarked to a captivated audience.
Since her liberation from three years in concentration camps, Esther Bauer has lived in the United States and visited Hamburg numerous times. She retired at 73 years old, and lives now with her “boy toy,” a term beloved by the audience. When asked about her faith and religious beliefs, she responded with “I would rather not talk about it,” but she was willing to answer other questions, such as how she adjusted to life in America: “It was not hard at all,” she said, adding that she has never encountered anti-Semitism in the United States. On the topic of Holocaust skeptics or deniers, Bauer remarked, “I can prove it; I was there. They would not get far with me.” To end her moving speech, Bauer said, “For the first 20 years I could not talk about my experiences; the second 20 years no one wanted to hear about it. Today, it does not hurt anymore.” Students were able to speak with Ms. Bauer after her lecture, and she offered photographs and hugs. The lecture was sponsored by Judaic Studies and co-sponsored by Student Senate, Italian Studies, Hillel, the Garthwait Leadership Center and the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life.
Weird News of the Week By Brendan Raleigh News Editor
She Was With Me All Along A 38-year-old woman’s quest to find her birth mother ended in a surprising place — the company where she works. She knew of an employee named Francine. She reached out, and the next day, got the long-awaited phone call. ”I said, ‘I think I’m your daughter,’” Mitchell-Clark said. Simmons said she always wanted to connect with the daughter she gave up as a 15-year-old mother, but didn’t know how. “I’m still in shock,” Simmons said. “It’s amazing.” The two only live a few minutes from each other in Youngstown. It turns out Mitchell-Clark has three sisters she didn’t know about. And one of them works at InfoCision as well. She said her adoptive parents have always been supportive of her, and encouraged her to try to find her mother. “Now, we’ve got a bigger, extended family where we can just be together,” Simmons said. Kind of makes you want to cry, doesn’t it? I’m almost considering putting an emoticon at the end of this one. Get Out of My Head! Her palms are sweaty knees weak, arms are heavy, difficulty keeping her head up steady. 26-year-old Yamini Karanam of Indiana began experiencing difficulty understanding things she read and heard. After going to the hospital, doctors discovered what they initially believed to be a tumor. After her surgery, the doctors discovered that there was no tumor; it was Karanam’s “embryonic twin.” Karanam recently underwent the minimally-invasive brain surgery at the Skullbase Institute in Los Angeles. Her surgeon, Dr. Hrayr Shahinian, says he was surprised when he found Karanam’s embryonic twin. The twin had never developed, but it was still found “with bone, hair and teeth.” These tumors are known as teratoma and, despite having performed 7,000 to 8,000 brain tumor removals, Shahinian has only found two, including Karanam’s. Fun Obstacle Course! OF DEATH & SATAN! Have you ever thought about entering a race, but ultimately decided it was too easy? Ever wished that boring 10k could be livened up by nightstick-wielding ninjas? Or maybe barbed wire? Or mud? Or parkour-style challenges? Or more mud? If so, then you might be an ideal candidate for the BeliK Race, a competition that was held Sunday in a small town in Guadalajara, Spain. Over the course of a 10-kilometer (6-mile) track, more than 300 athletes scaled fences, clambered through pipes and crawled through trenches. Best of all for the aspiring, deeply masochistic contestants, racers have no knowledge of what the obstacle course might have in store for them before the starting gun goes off. So they just have to prepare for anything.
This week’s “Weird News” was compiled by Brendan Raleigh with information from huffingtonpost.com.
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Senate Update April 20, 2015 By Christiana Fattorini Student Senate Secretary
Student Senate Bullet Points • Treasurer Report: The Student Senate has spent $78,000 this past academic year and has $32,496 left over in the account • Clubs Liaison Report: Please RSVP to the Senate Celebrations Award Ceremony. Two exec members from each club will need to be present • Active minds was allotted $624 for their Stress Relief week that will occur before finals • Officer Transitions occurred and all new members of the Student Senate were inducted • Lauren Perry was appointed as Parliamentarian and Kylee Davis was appointed as Clubs Liaison • Student Life Committee – Point System Discussion o Dean Ramsey addressed the Student Senate regarding the points system o The Student Life Committee is looking for suggestions in order to address the underage consumption of hard alcohol o If you have any questions or comments please contact President Taylor Bury at buryta01@gettysburg.edu Students are welcome to attend the weekly meetings of the Student Senate Mondays at 7 p.m. in CUB 260.
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Springfest Schedule Courtesy of Campus Activities Board
Thursday: Happy Valley NR
Make and Take, Stine Lake 7:00 p.m. Movie Night: Grease, Stine Lake 9:00 p.m.
A documentary that observes the year after Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s arrest on child sex abuse charges.
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Friday (4/24) - 7:15 p.m. Saturday (4/25) - 4:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Sunday (4/26) - 2:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.
Dog Days, CUB Lawn/Bullet Patio 5:15-6:30 p.m. Student Showcase, Ballroom 9:00 p.m. Featuring: Taylor Bury, Maurice Phiri, and Emily Cranfill Comedian: Arvin Mitchell, 10:00 p.m. Midnight Madness, Dining Hall 11:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m. Saturday: (all events on and around Stine Lake) Picnic 12:00- 2:00 p.m. Variety of Activities (mini golf, skee ball, caricatures, and MORE!) 12:00- 5:00 p.m. 1st Klass 12:00 p.m. Breathe Carolina 1:00 p.m. DJ Jariel 2:00 pm Hunt’s Battlefield Fries 2:00- 5:00 p.m. Laser Tag, Memorial Field 8:00 p.m.
Woman in Gold PG-13 Helen Mirren & Ryan Reynolds star in remarkable true story of a Holocaust survivor’s courageous journey to reclaim art treasures the Nazis seized from her family. With Charles Dance & Elizabeth McGovern. Friday (4/24) - 7:00 p.m. Saturday (4/25) - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Sunday (4/26) - 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday (4/24-4/29) 7:00 p.m.
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Gettsburg receives NSF R e s e a r c h e r s d i s c o v e r grant for STEM students method to reduce bycatch B y S amantha S iomko S taff W riter
Gettysburg College has started a new initiative: help diversify the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math). A big roadblock, however, is that many of the highly qualified applicants require some sort of financial aid in order to study. With the help of a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Gettysburg is now able to provide scholarships to incoming first-year students who show dedication in pursuing STEM fields. This grant, $605,609 from the National Science Foundation’s S-STEM (Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Math) will allow 26 students from the class of 2020 to pursue a STEM major here at Gettysburg. “In selecting students to receive these scholarships,” says Chris Zappe, Gettysburg College provost, “our institution will take heightened interest in academicallypromising, underrepresented minority and first-generation students with financial need.” So, essentially, the money will be going towards helping first-rate students with an interest in STEM who would not normally be able to afford an education. This grant comes with additional perks for those who are selected to receive this scholarship. The selected students would be engaged in a two-year mentorship and
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A NSF grant will now allow Gettysburg to offer financial aid to students interested in pursing STEM related fields. would take a specific firstyear seminar designed to teach them skills required for excelling in STEM fields at a college level. Pre-orientation workshops would likewise create sense of community between the 26 scholarship recipients, providing support for them as they pursue STEM through college and in preparation for life after college. Community Based Organization partners will be contacted in order to spread the word to those who could truly benefit from the scho-
laship. Inclusiveness and diversity is an important issue that both faculty and administration want to address. “In applying for this grant, we wanted to take steps forward to address the challenge of attracting more students to the sciences,” says biology professor Dr. Istvan Urcuyo. Everyone, regardless of financial status, should have the opportunity to higher education, and Gettysburg College is taking the initiative to help more students’ dreams come true.
Among the too many creatures on the threatened species list, eulachon go relatively unmentioned by the general populous. Among trawlers, however, these silvery fish are a major concern because when they go out to catch pink shrimp they are also bringing in copious eulachon in their haul. I n f act , a m a j o r f acto r in their population decrease is fishery bycatch, which could bring about restrictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (N.O.A.A.) for the shrimping industry until the fish repopulate sufficiently. To date, trawlers have been dependent upon a round, metal grate in their nets through which shrimp pass but from which larger fish are deflected, including
smelt none other than the threatened eulachon. They then drift through an escape hole. Unfortunately, the grate alone is not terribly effective. There may, however, be a cheap, easy fix: green lights. Biologists Robert Hannah and Stephen Jones, along with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Mark Lomeli, conducted an experiment. They attached green LEDs to one net, attached nothing to another net and went shrimping. They put each catch on either side of a divided hopper and found success. The side with the illuminated net was nearly smelt free. The scientists were surprised. Jones explained, “They’re taking advantage of a little more light to see escape routes.” This experiment did not look so promising at the outset of the project. The experiment lasted eight days. In
that time, they learned location is everything. First, they tried putting the lights by the deflecting grate, thinking it would make the net’s escape hole more visible, but their bycatch increased 100%. The lights only seem to be effective when placed at the mouth of the net. Forty-two tows later with the lights in this positioning, they found 90% fewer eulachon were caught when compared to the lightless control net. It also reduced the bycatch of other unwanted fish. Trawlers appear so helpful that N.O.A.A. may not put restrictions on the industry if the lights are put into effect. N.O.A.A. admits that there seems to be a lot of potential in this technique but must first test if it prevents the catch of eulachon adequately enough for the population to rebound.
Extra butter: Scientists munch on physics of popcorn B y M organ P atullo S taff W riter
The popcorn that you associate with going to the movies and enjoy when Boy Scouts come around selling it doused with caramel or chocolate is not just a delicious snack. Popcorn popping is a science. When observing a popcorn kernel popping we see two physical phenomena. The popcorn jumps into the air and then somersaults, similar to the way a gymnast does. Recently two French
scientists, Emmanuel Virot and Alexandre Ponomarenko uncovered the physics of the popcorn leap. Their research began with the objective of understanding the mechanics of hull splitting, which is also seen in other plants, such as when pods pop to release their seeds. They found that the puffy leg-like part of the kernel acts similar to the way an animal muscle does. First, the hard hull splits due to the pressure buildup of heated water vapor. It is actually the vapor that
makes the pop sound we hear. As the kernel expands, the puffy extension will then shoot out and power the kernel into the air. Though these results may not be groundbreaking, using popcorn popping as an example in physics classes may help students better understand what they are learning. Researchers were even able to find equations for these phenomena using temperature, pressure and force, variables familiar to physics students everywhere.
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Biologists Robert Hannah and Stephen Jones, along with the Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission’s Mark Lomeli, have disovered a new method of applying LED lights onto fishing nets to reduce unwanted bycatch.
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Looking for a way to show that awesome joke from your favorite TV show? Download Whiplip and all your clip sharing dreams will come true. Never again will you have to use words to relate the epic tagline, spectacular home run or hilarious face plant that you swear is much better than how you are describing it. Whipclip is a great way to create, watch and share moments from your favorite music videos and TV shows. Easy to use tools make sharing your favorite moments from shows and videos simple and pain free. Easily upload your clips to Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest and more. You can clip moments on TV live or use search tools to find the scene later. Photo Credit: bing.com
French scientists, Emmanuel Virot and Alexandre Ponomarenko, uncover the delicious mysteries regarding the physics of popcorn. Through careful observation researchers were able to uncover both the step by step process involved in popcorn popping and the equations that explain the phenomena.
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Avoid bogus climate change claims with proper sources B y J ulia R entsch GECO C orrespondent For those who are unfamiliar with the multifarious and corrupt nature of the relationship between conservative politics and environmental stewardship, here is a story that exemplifies a phenomenon that explains the confused perception of climate change facts, and why debate continues to exist about it. A campaign to undermine climate action is underway across the country, spearheaded by infamous corporate lobbyist Richard Berman. According to the progressive media watchdog and lobbying group Media Matters for America (MMfA), Berman is funding sham “studies” to attack the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, in an attempt to gain support for the idea that the Clean Power Plan will have far greater costs than benefits. However, the fake study admits to a serious flaw: its authors did not actually examine the EPA’s plan in their investigation. The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), a non-profit science advocacy organization which is chaired by James McCarthy, Professor of Biological Oceanography at Harvard University, asserts that a number of wrong
assumptions went into the bogus analysis. Though it is already true that many states choose to require utilities to meet targets for increasing energy efficiency with compliant policies, the bogus study assumes “that states will not choose to use renewable energy and energy efficiency to costeffectively meet their targets for reducing carbon pollution under the EPA’s proposal.” If you are wondering why this flawed study is discounted to the degree that it is termed “bogus” by numerous sources, there is yet more evidence. As frequently happens when we are dealing with climate science, those who have a huge conflict of interest and therefore cannot (or will not) produce accurate and unbiased reports are involved. The organization producing the fake studies is called the Beacon Hill Institute; the organization distributing the results is called the State Policy Network. According to MMfA, both organizations have financial ties to the oil billionaire Koch brothers. Berman is the manager of a public affairs firm called Berman and Company, which runs several subsidiaries in the form of non-profit organizations. In an article in The New York Times
from October 2014, Berman encouraged donations to his organizations—and reassured potential donors that “total anonymity” will keep anyone from finding out that they have supported him. According to UCS, “Berman is known for marketing his services to fossil fuel executives by boasting about engaging in “over-the-top attacks” against environmentalist groups, labor union leaders, and others who do not agree with him. Is it any wonder that people are still confused about not only if climate change is happening, but how we should deal with it? The average American would find it very hard to objectively analyze the situation when there is a minefield of false sources out there. To anyone who is wondering how to avoid being lied to by interest groups such as Beacon Hill Institute, I would advise only getting environmental news from trusted sources, such as “The Guardian,” “The Scientific American,” and “National Geographic.” To conclude, both our actual ocean and the ocean of information on the Internet is polluted with trash. Of course, most things should be taken with a grain of salt in order to spot the difference.
Fit to be Tied “A Cellular Addiction” B y E lliott H irsch C artoon C olumnist
CAB provides a variety of weekend activities B y A bby R olland C ampus A ctivities B oard C orrespondent Last week CAB sponsored and helped with four awesome events. On Thursday, Holocaust survivor Esther Bauer spoke about her experiences and life after the Holocaust. Over 400 people attended the event, with many students saying they thought she was spunky and incredibly interesting. The Campus Social also happened last week, which was fun! On Friday night, CAB sponsored a movie night with the Gateway, where students could spend three dollars to go see a movie. Saturday brought prospective and committed
high school seniors to Gettysburg for Get Acquainted Day. CAB looks forward to all of the members of the Class of 2019 joining Gettysburg! This weekend is Springfest and there are many awesome events to go to! On Thursday, there will be a Make and Take, where people can tie-dye their Springfest shirts (or other shirts) from 7-9 p.m. on Stine Lake. Relax with the movie “Grease” at 9 p.m. on Stine Lake. On Friday, greet your doggy friends outside of CUB from 5:156:30 p.m. Then, check out several awesome student performers from 9-10 p.m. in the Ballroom. After that, get your giggles by listening to a comedian from 10-11 p.m. Finally, head over to the last
Mid Mad of the year from 11 p.m.–1 a.m. in Servo. There will be sunglasses to puffy paint and chicken tenders! On Saturday, head out to Stine Lake for an afternoon full of fun! Servo will host a picnic from 12-2 p.m., while you can enjoy games such as mini golf, skee ball, arcade games, trike races, and whack a mole from 12-5 p.m.! Meanwhile, you can enjoy music from First Klass from 12-1 p.m. Jam out to Breathe Carolina from 1-2 p.m. and then dance away to DJ Jariel from 2-5 p.m. Finally, to end the day of fun, head over to Memorial Field to play laser tag with inflatable obstacles from 8-11 p.m. CAB hopes to see you at its awesome Springfest
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Visit Musselman Library’s Stress Relief table to unwind B y M eggan S mith M usselman L ibrary C orrespondent
Stressed about finals? The library is here to help! During the last week of classes and finals week, there will be a Stress Relief Table on the ground floor of
Musselman Library. Take a break from studying or finishing that paper to color, make paper crafts, and chat with your friends. Leave any coloring pages you finished on the table and your artwork will be featured in the art gallery on the nearby wall!
This year, thanks to the Active Minds group, there will be some extra stress-relieving tips for you and your friends on the table. Remember, take care of yourself over the next two weeks, and don’t worry — Musselman Library believes in you!
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Presidential Scorecard To the Sticking Place
Welcome, one and all, to the scorecard for the presidential hopefuls of 2016! I am going to completely arbitrarily take away points from, or give points to, each candidate. This column is not a democracy. Isabel Gibson-Penrose, Staff Writer
Hillary Clinton (D)
• Clinton’s presidential announcement on Twitter received over 200,000 retweets and favorites +2016 points • Already shot down a reporter who asked her if she can balance being a grandmother and the president. Next week she is going to shave her head to make a point when someone asks who does her hair +150 points • Currently the only Democrat running +300 points • Definitely underselling her intensity to please middle ground voters. I understand it, but that doesn’t mean I like it -500 points Superlative of the Week: Most Likely To Smash the Patriarchy
Points: 1,966
source: hillaryclinton.com
Rand Paul (R)
• He is not a Gettysburg alum like his dad Ron Paul -1832 points • Paul’s obsession with “Liberty, Not Hillary” is offputting and unreasonable. Man, do you think your path to the nomination is clear? Start coming up with clever ways to bump off your fellow Republicans first -300 points • Is a doctor (an ophthalmologist to be exact) but avidly denies climate change. How does one get through medical school without actually believing in science? That’s the kind of determination to get to the top that a presidential candidate needs +400 points • His ideology is so unusual he can appeal to disenfranchised voters on both ends of the spectrum. Sample speech: “I love guns and don’t believe in the NSA or women’s rights, also yay small government and liberty!” +200 points Superlative of the Week: Least Likely To Be Able to Debate a Woman Without Shushing Her
source: randpaul.com
Points: -1,532
Ted Cruz (R)
• Cruz was the first one to officially declare his candidacy! +500 points • (He will need to work overtime to make people forget he was largely responsible for the disaster that was the anti-Affordable Care Act government shutdown of 2013.) -600 points • Much calmer and cooler under pressure than hotheads like Rand Paul, but this is because he has all the passion and charisma of a garden slug -300 points • Literally signed up for the very healthcare act he worked to dismantle. Does his supreme hypocrisy count as a preexisting condition? -1,000,000 points Superlative of the Week: Most Likely To Garner Uncomfortable Laughter During A Talk Show Appearance
Points: -1,000,400
Marco Rubio (R)
Waka Flocka Flame (420)
• Promised to run for President two years ago, and made good on it April 20. Presidents need to keep their word +500 points • Educational standard? Kids need to know his lyrics or they fail. Come on Flocka, could you even pass that test? -300 points • “Hillary is my only competition right now,” Flocka said in his official campaign launch video. Yeah, you know it +650 points (for self-awareness) • Pledged to legalize marijuana and raise the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour. For everyone that doesn’t live in Seattle these would be impressive ideas, but I’ve heard them before -200 points Superlative of the Week: Least Likely To Attend A Debate Sober
Points: 650
B y S tephany H arrington S taff W riter This past week, students who attend McGuffey High School in the Pittsburgh area organized an “Anti-Gay Day” to protest the National Day of Silence. Annually, the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) organizes this day of silence to spread awareness of bullying and harassment that LGBTQ students face every day. In a retaliatory act that completely reaffirmed the existence of the Day of Silence, “AntiGay Day” supporters wore flannel and wrote “anti-gay” on their hands. The National Day of Silence took place on April 17, but media outlets report that due to a field trip, the students organized anti-gay activities two days earlier on April 15. On that day, LGBTQ students were sought out and harassed because of their sexual orientation. T h e y w e r e c a l l e d d e r o g atory names, while others flaunted Bible verses at them and shoved things in their lockers. Some students were pushed by the aggressors and the local news organization
source: tedcruz.org
source: marcorubio.com
source: wakaflockabsm
claimed that there was even a “lynch list” with the names of the LGBTQ students on it. Students who were bullied took to social media to report what happened at school that day. One girl who spoke out about these events is featured on many news sites. Despite the accounts of these events and the photographic evidence of the bullies posing together in solidarity, according to news sources the students have yet to face any repercussions. The higher administration was notified of the Anti-Gay Day, and the superintendent did state that they would file legal citations if necessary. I am curious to see if these students will face any consequences for their hateful actions. Some of the LGBTQ students stated that they did not feel safe returning to school because of the harassment they faced. And I don’t blame them. The effects of bullying can be tragic, as the nation has seen with many teen suicides, especially those who identify as queer. The superintendent also said that she wanted to resolve this issue so students can learn in a safe and supportive environment. Right now, the admin-
istration’s exact response is unclear, but I hope it’s not just a slap on the wrist for these students. There needs to be widespread education for this kind of ignorance. This Anti-Gay Day really brought some things into perspective for me, since we too attend school in a conservative area of Pennsylvania. Although we are able to remain safe in the more liberal Gettysburg bubble, areas just outside of us are suffering from hateful bigotry and discrimination. What is particularly disturbing about this incident was the extensive planning that these students took to inflict the harm that they did. It was not spontaneous or random, but a planned attack on LGBTQ students. They purposefully wanted to unite and harm these students, even when the Day of Silence had not even occurred yet. This kind of group mentality is dangerous because it could snowball into even more aggressive behaviors and actions. Hopefully students across the state and nation will look at this event as something to be condemned, rather than emulated and supported.
Gettysburg pays student employees poverty wages By Julian Weiss Opinions Editor
• Thinking all immigrants will vote for Marco Rubio is as misguided as thinking all women would vote for Sarah Palin -900 points • Appears to be relatively normal, a rare quality among prominent Republicans these days +2016 points • “Too many of our leaders and our ideas are stuck in the 20th century,” he said before adding off mic, “Like people who don’t believe in marriage equality! Or reproductive rights! Or that racism is still a huge problem! Wait, those people are in my party? Crap.” -600 points • Offers a non-Bush alternative for Florida voters, and God knows we can’t have another election come down to a Bush in Florida +400 points Superlative of the Week: Most Likely To Have Some Real Weird Skeletons in His Closet (No One Is That Normal)
Points: 916
Anti-Gay Day
$7.25 per hour is not enough to live on. It is not enough to pay for student loans, bills, insurance, and other basic parts of American life. Full-time work at the minimum wage would put someone one-third of the way below the poverty line. To be at the poverty line, a minimum wage employee has to work sixty hours a week. It is a disgrace to our nation that $7.25 is the federally accepted wage. It is shameful that Pennsylvania accepts that low wage. And it is incomprehensible that Gettysburg College, a normally progressive institution, supports paying its employees poverty wages. Almost half of Gettysburg students are gainfully employed in a support role for this institution. Whether it is food services, event management, administrative duties, teaching assistance, residence life, mail services, or just about any facet of life and work here at college, there is probably a student there making it happen. Without student employees Gettysburg College could not function. Almost every single one of those employees is making just $7.25 per hour for their vital work.
The diversity campaign has made significant progress to change minds here about people from different racial, national and sexual backgrounds. However, there is almost no discussion on campus of economic privilege and class distinction. Books are not covered by the school, Greek Life can cost half a thousand dollars per year, and study abroad carries the same tuition as the school. Gettysburg does a lot in the way of scholarships and grants to make itself accessible to less privileged students, but the climate on campus is extremely unwelcoming to people outside the Vineyard Vines club. At $7.25 per hour, Gettysburg College is doing little to address the economic inequality between students on campus. The hardest thing to understand is how Gettysburg, which is normally such a progressive institution, would pay its students poverty wages. This year has been full of stepping stones in the ways of advocacy for women’s rights, ending sexuality discrimination, and promoting the voices of nonwhite students on campus. How is it that there are groups actively pursuing ending discrimination in all of these areas with the full support of the school, but no groups educating students
about economic inequality? It is treated as a nonissue when I know students who have worked more than twenty hours a week on top of a full school schedule to stay afloat. At the very least, the school should mandate raises for its employees. Some students have worked four years in the same office and are still earning $7.25, despite taking on greater responsibilities during that time. Anywhere else, people would quit if they were still earning minimum wage after a year or two of work. Here it is their only option. As a more practical concern, the minimum wage will be raised within the next two years. Senator Casey (D) of Pennsylvania has advocated raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10, and so has President Obama. Unions and some cities have made a stronger push to $15, which would actually place workers above the poverty line. This is going to happen. The sooner the school begins raising the wages of its student workers, or at least begins to have that discussion, the better off they will be when it finally happens. This school cannot afford to keep paying its students poverty wages.
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The baseball team’s offense erupts in doubleheader
Junior Shawn Moffitt hits his first career home run against Ursinus College By Sean Brower Staff Writer
The Gettysburg College baseball team’s offense dominated early and often, in a doubleheader sweep of the Ursinus College Bears on April 12. In the course of 6 hours, the Bullets accumulated 44 hits, 22 in each game, and 35 runs. “We just came out, forgot about yesterday (referring to the previous day’s doubleheader, against Washington College) [and] had a good round of [batting practice] all together, collectively as a team. [We] got the fastball pitches, and you know, put good swings on them, collectively as a team,” said senior Scott Zanghellini, who went 4-for-9, with 4 RBI’s, and scored 4 times, throughout the day. Besides their good swings and batting practice, a controversial play in the bottom of the 4th in game 1 appeared to
have set the tone for the day. With one out, sophomore Will Anderson on second, and the Bullets leading 2-1, senior Cory Karagjozi hit a fly ball to left field. Ursinus’s sophomore Timo Muro appeared to have dropped the ball. However, it was ruled a catch. Upon argument from head coach John Campo, the umpires conferred, but upheld the call. “We got pretty fired up in the dugout. [The] umpires pretty much missed the call,” said sophomore John Convery. The call had seemingly no negative impact. Immediately afterwards, Zanghellini walked, and Convery, who went 5-for-9, with 4 RBI’s on the day, singled in his first run. Before the inning was over, the Bullets had a 4-1 lead, courtesy of an RBI single by sophomore Connor Tom, who went 8-for-9 on the day, with 5 RBI’s and 4 doubles. Not to be lost in the Bul-
Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M
Sophomore Connor Tom (rightfielder) ties a pair of school records during the baseball team’s game against Ursinus.
lets’ offensive bombardment was their work on the defensive end. Senior Eric Hungerford and first-year Brad DeMartino both turned in strong performances, each lasting for 7 innings.
“The run support was awesome…I just try to keep getting ahead, and mix up my pitches. They’re a pretty good hitting team, so I had to try to keep them off balance,” said
Hungerford, who struck out 4 and allowed only 1 run. The defense also shined on the base pads. In the top of the 3rd in game 1, Hungerford picked off Ursinus’s senior
Vince Rondolone, who got caught in a rundown between first and second base. “We practice non-stop in the field house in pre-season. So it’s almost second nature for the team, just to execute them well, ‘cause we practice so much,” said Karagjozi, who applied the tag. Some highlights coming from the offensive bombardment included junior Shawn Moffit’s first career home run, a 2-run shot, in the bottom of the 3rd, which drove in the first two of the Bullets’ runs. Also, junior Steve Wright finished 5-for-11, with 4 RBI’s and a triple. “We still kept getting hits. Runs kept coming in, and it was just a good day for the boys,” said Convery. Come watch the baseball team play against Haverford in their next home game on April 25, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Gettysburg comes up short against McDaniel College The international tiebreaker rule was put into effect in the second part of the double header By Meredith Tombs Staff Writer
Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M
First-year Aileen Reilly has stuck out a combined 21 batters in the last two games played by the Gettyburg softball team.
The Lady Bullets fell to McDaniel this past Saturday in both games of the double header. It was a disappointing afternoon, as they had hoped to see some success on their Senior Day. Gettysburg, with a current record of 25-9, is still looking to make the Centennial Conference playoffs. The Green Terror scored 6 runs in the final 2 innings of the opening game to overtake Gettysburg’s small buffer of 1 run. Sophomore Samantha Misurell scored for Gettysburg on a throwing error after threading a line drive between McDaniel’s shortstop and third base to get on first base. Misurell was pleased with her contribution to the game, but was frustrated with the pair of losses. “Our record was better [than McDaniel’s record], and that should have shown in
our games,” Misurell shared. “Looking forward to our upcoming games, we have to take it pitch by pitch and focus on winning the inning.” The second game of the afternoon went into extra innings as both teams had 1 run. The international tiebreaker rule was invoked and McDaniel scored after placing a runner on second base. Gettysburg could not answer and the Green Terror went home with a 2-1 victory. The softball team’s self-proclaimed #1 fan, sophomore Ashley Sauer, was proud of Gettysburg’s second game. “McDaniel has a 22-8 record, and compared to Gettysburg’s 25-9 record, that made for a good match up. Going into extra innings really shows how hard the girls played.” Hall was also pleased with her teammates’ performance in the second game on Saturday. “We knew that we were getting good contact off of
their pitcher, and we just needed to string the hits together,” explained Hall. “Our defense also played more solid in the second game as well. It was one of the best, most exciting games that we’ve played in a very long time. Even though it didn’t turn out our way in the end, it was still a heck of a game.” “We’ve played together well as a team for most of the season,” Hall commented. “Softball is a game of failure, so it’s inevitable that at some point, something might happen. What makes it different this year is that everyone on our team picks each other up.” Sauer loves the team and enjoys contributing to her friends’ endeavors both on and off the field. “I always make it a point to ask the girls how practices are going and how injuries are healing. I like getting to know everyone and hear about their lives both within softball and outside of the sport. I want
to know everything about the game from practice to games and support them in anyway I can.” “Gettysburg Softball is one of the closest teams that I’ve ever been on in my entire life,” shared Hall. “Having that strong group of friends that I know have my back on and off the field is something I probably will never have again in my life. So for that I am eternally grateful and looking forward to enjoying what time I have left with them. Go Bullets!” The Bullets take on Susquehanna in Selinsgrove, PA, at 3:00 on Thursday, April 23. The team will travel to Haverford College on Saturday, April 24 for a 1:00 game. Tuesday, April 28 marks the final game for the Bullets’ regular season - come support the team against Elizabethtown on the Bobby Jones field at 3:00!
Women’s tennis plays five consecutive home matches Sophomore Ally Flood pulls out the only win for the Lady Bullets against Washington College By Claire Healey Staff Writer The Lady Bullets have had 6 matches between April 11th and April 19th, keeping the team very busy. The team started their 6-match streak by taking a road trip to Ursinus College where they lost 0-9. The Lady Bullets followed up their match against Ursinus by hosting 5 straight matches. Gettysburg was able to divide those matches fairly equally between wins and losses, with 2 victories and 3 defeats. They started their home
matches with an outstanding victory against Harford Community College (8-1), but then had three straight losses at home against Franklin & Marshall (0-9), Dickinson College (1-8), and Washington College (1-8). Fortunately, they finished off with an important win against Bryn Mawr. They stepped onto the court determined to win and finished the day with a Centennial Conference victory. Sophomore Laura Gradiska was placed as the number one seed for the Bullet’s singles competition. She was able to defeat Bryn Mawr’s Melina
Koukoutchos in 3 sets (1-6, 6-1, 6-1). In doubles, Bryn Mawr’s number one seed, Lizzie Siegle and Melina Koukoutchos defeated Gettysburg’s number one seed, Laura Gradiska and Lindsay Morris (8-6). The Bullets would go on to win 3 more singles matches with sophomore Gillian Minnerly (6-2, 6-2), sophomore Mary Cecio (6-4, 6-4), and first-year Kelli Rubin (6-3, 6-7, 5-7, 105) all defeating their opponents by large margins. Morris and sophomore Ally Flood were both narrowly defeated by their singles opponents.
Gradiska and Morris were the only Gettysburg doubles team that lost against Bryn Mawr. Cecio and Minnerly defeated their opponent 9-7, while Flood and Rubin came together to win 8-6 and give the Bullets the victory for the match. “We’ve been really working on enhancing doubles strategy and our positioning on the court,” said Gradiska. This effort during practice proved to be improving the performance of the doubles teams after their 2-1 victory against Bryn Mawr. The Lady Bullets had a record of 0-3 for their doubles competitions
in their three matches prior to their match against Bryn Mawr. The Bullets currently have a 6-8 record overall and 2-6 in the conference. They sit 9th overall in the Centennial Conference of 11 teams, which is great considering some of the injuries that have hurt the Bullets this season. “I think we’re having a really great season considering some of the circumstances. We’ve had some injuries and a lot of rain cancellations of both matches and practices,” said Gradiska. Next up the Bullets will
face 1st ranked Johns Hopkins. “It’ll be a challenging match because they’re a really great team. I think it will be good practice for our final match of the season,” explained Gradiska. With only two matches left of the season Gettysburg’s hard work and strategies will become very important. The Lady Bullets will finish out their season at home against Haverford, another very challenging team. Come watch the Lady Bullet’s home match against Haverford on April 15!
NBA Special Stephan Curry’s suprising success in the NBA By Alex Kaslander Contributing Writer Twenty-seven-year-old NBA player Stephan Curry has faced criticism and doubts his whole basketball career. While at Davidson College, coaches doubted his ability to score against Division I defenders. Then, NBA scouts worried that his size and athleticism could not compete with the best and biggest players in the world. Yet time and time again, Curry proved them wrong. Now, as he stands at the foul line, the crowd begins to chant with no criticism or doubt, just praise, “MVP! MVP! MVP...” Picture this: 6’0,”
160-pound senior guard Stephen Curry leads Charlotte Christian School to its 3rd straight conference title and North Carolina state tournament appearance. Despite breaking school records and being awarded all-conference and all-state honors, Curry receives just 3 Division I offers. Eventually, he chooses Davidson College, a little-known program in North Carolina that had not won an NCAA tournament game since 1969. As the son of Dell Curry, who played 16 successful seasons in the NBA, basketball became an everyday practice for Curry at an early age. The ambitious youngster accompanied his father to practice as often as he was allowed. At his father’s
practices he worked on his game and learned from the best. Underestimated and over-looked in high school, Curry immediately shined in his first year at Davidson. He led the Southern Conference in scoring (21.5 ppg), broke the NCAA first-year season record for most 3-point field goals made (122 total), and topped Davidson’s first-year season scoring record (730 total). As a sophomore, Curry’s success only increased. Again, he led the Southern Conference in scoring (25.9 ppg) and was named to the Associated Press’ All-America 2nd Team. Curry’s fame grew as he led Davidson’s Cinderella
story to the Elite 8, where Davidson had not been in over 35 years. His name quickly became one that every sports fan would recognize. In his 3rd and final season at Davidson, Curry led the nation in scoring (28.6 ppg) and was named a 1st Team All-American. He became the school’s all-time leading scorer, finishing his career with 2,635 total points before declaring for the NBA Draft. Still, many doubters criticized the undersized sharpshooter’s ability to make it at the next level. He’s too short; not strong enough. These guys will block every shot he takes. They’ll overpower him in every play. How will he survive on defense?
Is he quick enough? Can he really play? With the 7th pick in the 2009 NBA draft, the Golden State Warriors chose Steph Curry to be the new face of their franchise. Since then, yearby-year, Curry has arguably become the best point guard in the league. The once underestimated and over-looked kid from Charlotte, North Carolina is now dominating the best players and teams in the whole world. Now in his 6th NBA season, Curry has led the Warriors to an NBA best 67-15 record. He averaged 23.8 ppg in the regular season (6th in the NBA), shot 91.4% from the foul line (1st in the NBA), and topped his own previous NBA
record for most 3-point shots made, finishing with 286 total. Curry also won the NBA AllStar 3-point contest, started the All-Star game for the West, and is now a top candidate for the league’s Most Valuable Player Award. As the playoffs begin, Curry looks to claim his first NBA title. A player that was once doubted by most Division I scouts is now one of the most exciting, entertaining, and elusive players in the NBA. After just 6 seasons, most sports fanatics already consider Curry the greatest shooter to ever play. Still young and ambitious, Curry has a long list of goals and a promising career ahead.