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Volume CXVI, No. 13
This Week’s Top Stories
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Thursday, April 23, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
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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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