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These archived “blasts from the past” were compiled by copyeditor Shannon Zeltmann thanks to Special Collections in Musselman Library.
College plans to introduce business major B y P hoebe D oscher S taff W riter
343 Carlisle Street, the house at which the incident allegedly occurred (Photo Lauren McVeigh/The Gettysburgian)
Complaint filed against college, Phi Sigma Kappa alleges failure to address sexual assault B y B enjamin P ontz E ditor -I n -C hief A civil complaint filed in federal court in October says that the college violated Title IX by failing to investigate a reported sexual assault that allegedly occurred in October 2016. Kelsi Kennedy, who was visiting her brother Ryan, at the time a Gettysburg College senior, alleges that she went to a party at 343 Carlisle Street on October 22, 2016, was served alcohol, was led to a smaller room upstairs, and was “restrained to some degree” and “unable to move” as she was sexually assaulted. 343 Carlisle Street is owned by the Phi Sigma Kappa Druid Alumni Association and was, at the time of the incident, leased to seniors at the college living off campus. Phi Sigma Kappa was a fraternity at the college until 2014, when it was derecognized for a period of five years after a drug bust at the college that implicated 27 students. In addition to losing college recognition, the fraternity’s charter was revoked by the national Phi Sigma Kappa
organization. The local chapter’s alumni organization has retained ownership of the property and leased it to various groups of students living off campus and, this academic year, to the college itself for use as the Diaspora House, which is part of the College House (formerly theme house) program. Both Phi Sigma Kappa and its alumni organization are named as co-defendants along with the college and three alleged assailants: Edward Carroll and two unnamed John Does. A rape kit administered in the aftermath of the event allegedly detected the semen of Carroll and two others that have not yet been identified. Carroll, a Class of 2016 graduate who was not a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, did not respond to a request for comment. The filing also says that Kennedy reported the incident both to campus security and to Gettysburg Borough Police. No charges against Carroll have been filed, and the plaintiff alleges that the college “did not take any administrative actions
against the Defendants.” Kennedy is seeking compensatory and punitive damages in excess of $150,000. The filing alleges that the college was “on notice of past incidents involving rape and sexual assault, drinking, and out of control behavior of the residents and guests” at the address in question and, by failing to intervene to “prohibit such conduct at that address,” is complicit in what occurred. As such, the filing claims a violation of Title IX through the creation of a hostile environment and by failing to investigate and discipline the plaintiff’s attackers in a timely fashion. Further, the plaintiff alleges that the college “engaged in a pattern and practice of behavior designed to discourage and dissuade individuals who had been sexually assaulted on campus from being fully investigated and reported” and demonstrated “deliberate indifference” towards the plaintiff, preventing the realization of her rights under Title IX. Aside from Title IX, the complaint alleges violation of Kennedy’s -Continued on next page-
Plans are underway in the college’s management department to introduce a new business major. According to department chairperson Dr. Heather Odle-Dusseau, the department has already spent time developing the course listing and the dual-major aspect of this new major. They will continue to work on the proposal through the spring, including planning capstone and elective courses. Originally, the Provost’s Office requested that the department consider adding a business major to enhance the school’s success with recruitment. This addition would also be a way to add curricular innovation for incoming students, many of whom look for a business major in a potential college. Odle-Dusseau mentioned that the major is being considered by the department with the college’s best interests and future demographic shifts in mind. “It’s really in response our department being asked to consider this as a new curricular idea for recruitment to benefit the college as a whole,” she said. Presently, the Management department has a business minor, which encompasses many of the same courses and topics of the potential business major including accounting, marketing, and finance. A business major, however, would include a capstone project and more specific interdisciplinary courses. Additionally, it would operate as a dual or secondary major, meaning students would pair it with their primary major and complete the requirements of a double major. Gettysburg College
is not keen to have preprofessional majors, but the business major would not be a departure from that philosophy. In order to continue to enhance the liberal arts experience, the business major would pair well across many disciplines, with the dual major and electives reinforcing this idea. Even in its early stages, the business major has been well-received by many departments in the school. Professors in areas from economics to philosophy attended an interest meeting. Odle-Dusseau commented on the importance of interdisciplinary studies in conjunction with business, “Business is everywhere,” she said, “and the study of business is interdisciplinary, so it requires us to go beyond a traditional business program. It’s a great opportunity to make direct links with other majors. Students who apply will have to make an explicit connection to their primary major.” Odle-Dusseau also hopes that the department’s primary major, Organization and Management Studies (OMS) remains a strong part of Gettysburg’s major offerings. She noted that it is very popular among students with a range of broad perspectives. “The management department went through an external review in the spring and, as evaluated by professors from other colleges and universities, the OMS major is strong,” she said. Looking ahead, the next step would likely be working with the Academic Policy and Program Committee, who will then go through the necessary measures to introduce the business major as part of Gettysburg’s curriculum.
Presidential search committee enters interview phase “very impressed” with pool of candidates B y B enjamin P ontz E ditor -I n -C hief The Presidential Search Committee has moved a step closer to naming the 15th President of Gettysburg College. A message to the campus community sent Monday afternoon announced that the committee has entered the interview phase “excited, impressed, even flattered by the caliber of professionals who are interested in leading Gettysburg College.” Charlie Scott ’77, who is chairing the search, said in an interview with The Gettysburgian that one theme from the committee’s listening tour
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This week in 1898, several of the music groups on campus had their performances for the end of the semester. The Glee and Mandolin Clubs sang that week in two different concerts with large audiences at both. The Gettysburgian wrote, “frequent and painstaking practice is bringing the clubs up to a high standard of excellence.” Each one picked wonderful selections, although they do not list what the two groups sang, or at least, the highlights of their concerts. They do list the members of each group, with the leader of the Glee Club, A. H. Shoup, class of 1901, and leader of the Mandolin Club, Louis Young, class of 1903. This week in 1943, President Hanson had a message for students over winter break. Since World War II was going on, Hanson reminded students that they may find people have heavy hearts as they make their way home. He suggested for students to be “messengers of good cheer” during the holiday season by bringing happiness and being a spirit of Christmas to friends and family and those who need it. This week in 1958, the college created new Language Labs for 100 level foreign language classes, first with Spanish and French. This weekly, hour long lab was supposed to be a way for students to work on their pronunciation of foreign words, one of the most challenging aspects of learning a new language. They created ten booths with headphones and recording machines, so students could say a word or sentence and hear a native to the language say it and the student could correct their pronunciation if need be. Professors could listen in to the students working, so they could hear how the students are doing. There were also extra hours the workspace was open for students to get in extra practice with their foreign language. This week in 1968, a new nondiscrimination statement was established, which all campus organizations had to have signed by the 196869 academic year to be recognized by Gettysburg College. An original statement, “Statement on Discriminatory Practices,” had already been signed by all organizations, but this new one also needed to be signed by the representative of the National Council of each organization. At that point, only one club was in the process of having this form signed and that was the Phi Mu sorority. By the beginning of the new year, all clubs had to have this form signed.
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earlier this fall was that people wondered how the college would replace Janet Morgan Riggs, whom he called an “iconic leader” of Gettysburg College. “We want everyone to know that the search committee has been very impressed [with the quality of the candidate pool],” he said. The pool, assembled with the help of Russell Reynolds Associates, contains individuals from what Scott called “a broad set of fields,” but he added that those receiving the strongest consideration have backgrounds that include leadership positions in higher education. The committee
plans to conduct several rounds of interviews with a variety of the candidates in the pool including some “up and comers” that might be less obvious choices for the position. Scott added that the pool contains racial, gender, and experiential diversity, which was a key priority gleaned from the listening phase of the process. The committee plans to conduct candidate interviews as a full group rather than in smaller teams to ensure that each of the members’ priorities are considered during the interview process, Scott said. Because that requires coordinating 13 people’s
schedules along with the schedules of the candidates, that process will take time. The Board of Trustees, to whom the search committee makes a final recommendation, meets next in February; however, Scott suggested it is not likely the committee will have a recommendation at that meeting. “That would be aggressive,” he said. “A lot of things would have to fall into place.” The Board meets again in May, but Scott said the recommendation does not necessarily have to come at an official meeting. While he hopes that the process will move along
on its original schedule of naming a candidate during the spring, Scott cautioned, “We’ve entered the point of the process where externalities come into play,” so he could not affirmatively guarantee such a timeline. Scott declined to comment on how many people applied for the position, how many interviews will be conducted, or whether the pool is composed entirely of external candidates because the process remains active. “The recruiting process doesn’t end until we name a candidate,” he said. “We have an excellent pool of candidates from which to consider.”
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C o l l e g e d e n i e s a l l e g a t i o n s Senate holds final meeting of of failure to address sexual semester, sends campus media assault at Phi Sigma Kappa o p i n i o n b a c k t o c o m m i t t e e B y J oseph M aguschak college’s Clery geography attributes of the residents” S taff W riter right to equal protection since it is not college- a t t h i s p r o p e r t y , a n d , under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, owned and did not house because they took no action Vice President which provides that anyone a c o l l e g e - r e c o g n i z e d to avert that danger, they P a t r i c k C u s t e r ’ 1 9 seemingly acting under the organization. each should be held liable. began Student Senate’s auspices of the law who Yates declined Phi Sigma Kappa’s Monday, Dec. 3 meeting causes another’s rights to to comment on whether Executive Director and by announcing that Randy be violated is liable for the address nonetheless Chief Operations Officer Feeley ’21 has been chosen damages. fell within the boundaries Nicholas Zuniga said that as the Senate Committee Jamie Yates, the in which the college is the national organization o n G r e e k L i f e ’ s n o n college’s spokesperson, required to report incidents b e l i e v e s i t s h o u l d b e Greek Committee Chair said that the college could to the campus to comply dismissed from the lawsuit. and that Custer himself n o t c o m m e n t o n c a s e with the Clery Act. “ [ W e ] n e v e r had been chosen as the specifics, but commented, A c c o r d i n g t o o w n e d , o c c u p i e d o r Greek Committee Chair. “I can tell you that the page 12 of the 2018-19 controlled the premises allegations made in the Department of Public Safety where the alleged event Proposed Constitutional c o m p l a i n t a g a i n s t t h e Security & Fire Safety took place,” he said. “A Phi Amendment College are without merit report, “The Gettysburg Sigma Kappa chapter had The Senate and we intend to vigorously College crime statistics not operated at Gettysburg voted on a constitutional defend the case.” do not include crimes that for two years prior to the a m e n d m e n t t h a t h a d A c c o r d i n g t o occur in privately-owned alleged event. The only b e e n t a b l e d t h e w e e k logs of campus incidents homes or businesses within named alleged assaulter prior, making sure the required to be disclosed in or adjacent to the campus was never a member of Phi College’s definition of accordance with the Clery boundaries.” Phi Sigma Sigma Kappa.” “diversity” is included Act, the college did not Kappa was not a recognized He added that the i n t h e C o n s t i t u t i o n t o investigate any incident college fraternity at the organization revoked the prevent any discrepancies at 343 Carlisle Street in time of the incident and chapter’s charter in 2014 for regarding the role of the the days after the alleged https://www.google.com/maps/place/Phi+Sigma+Kappa,+343+Carlisle+S... the house at 343 Carlisle the same reason the college Diversity Committee and incident occurred, nor was Street is owned by its derecognized the chapter other similar bodies. This a timely warning issued in alumni organization, not and that Phi Sigma Kappa’s amendment also states connection to any incidents the college. insurance applies only to to that base budgets must be occurring on that date. T h e c o m p l a i n t chapters that operate under requested per semester, not Six other notices about also pursues a cause of a charter from the national per year. The amendment reported sexual assaults action against the college, organization. was approved. were disseminated that Phi Sigma Kappa, and Neither the chapter The following semester. its alumni organization, alumni organization nor o r g a n i z a t i o n s w e r e H o w e v e r , i t i s alleging that they “knew, K e n n e d y ’ s a t t o r n e y a l l o t t e d m o n e y b y t h e u n c l e a r w h e t h e r t h a t or should have known, of responded to a request for B u d g e t M a n a g e m e n t property would have been the particular unfitness, comment. Committee: c o n s i d e r e d w i t h i n t h e incompetence or dangerous -Gettysburg African Student Association: $515.00 for its annual potluck -Latin American Students’ Association: a reimbursement of $100.00 for the club’s Reggae and Chill event - G e t t y s b u r g Environmental Concerns Organization: $877.50 to attend the Green Allies Conference.
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Senate Opinions This meeting marked the first time this semester that the Senate Opinions Committee presented one of its statements before the entire Student Senate. Senate
Opinions Committee’s published statements must receive a majority vote and will then be considered an official position of the Senate. While these opinions cannot change policy or put concrete rules into place, they have been known to influence the decisions of certain bodies that are addressed in the official opinions. The first opinion that was discussed dealt with Facilities’ responses to students who reach out to them with a concern or problem. The opinion states that although the student body realizes that some issues cannot be fixed in a timely matter, it requests that Facilities responds promptly with an e-mail addressing that the concern/problem has in fact been brought to the attention of Facilities. This opinion was met with many differing thoughts. Some say that there is no point in addressing this problem, because Facilities is well-aware of the students’ issues and already does its best to respond to the students’ complaints. Others say that although Facilities has been becoming more efficient, there is still a lot of room for improvement, considering the contract the students have entered with the College, expecting a certain degree of both comfort and safety when it comes to their living spaces. Because of this proposed opinion, James Biesecker a member of Facilities reached out to Senate and offered to discuss this issue further. The passing of this opinion has been tabled until this presentation next semester. The next opinion dealt with the media outlets on campus, such as The Gettysburgian
and Gettysburg News Network. The Senate Opinions Committee requests that those publishing potentially controversial articles about certain students contact said students about their side of the story in order to prevent any avoidable circumstances that could ruin the futures of the students involved. Because of disputes over the wording in the presented opinion, the quorum decided to send this back to the Senate Opinions Committee until further revisions are made. Student Concerns A student expressed their concern about the current presidential search. The student wishes that the search would be more transparent and that the students could be more involved in the choosing of the future president. However, the Senate learned that the search is purposely remaining secretive to protect the privacy of the candidates. Committee Reports CLAC and the Diversity Committee both met with Jeanne Arnold and plan to work together with her to bridge the gap between different ethnic and racial groups on campus. The committees also plan to take the IDI Cultural Background Test. The Diversity Committee stated that it has also been discussing different ways to accommodate neurodiverse persons on campus. Syd Quan ’22 assumed the position of co-chair of the Outreach Committee and urged students to follow Student Senate on Twitter and Instagram.
George Rable delivers 57th annual Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture B y K aley M ichael S taff W riter On Monday, Nov. 19, the 57 Annual Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture took place at the Majestic Theater. The event is held in memory of Professor Robert Fortenbaugh, who taught in history department at Gettysburg College for over thirty years. The lecture takes place on Nov. 19 every year, in order to honor the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The Civil War Institute and History Department sponsored the talk, organizing and orchestrating the invitation only dinner beforehand and the lecture later in the evening, which was open to the public. This year’s featured speaker was Dr. George Rable, Professor Emeritus and formerly the Charles G. Summersell Chair in Southern History at the University of Alabama. From 2004-2008 he had served as the President of the Society of Civil War Historians. Rable has published six books and is currently working on his seventh. Among his
other achievements, Damn Yankees! Demonization and Defiance in the Confederate South, his most recently published book, was the winner of the James I. Robertson, Jr. Literary Prize. In his lecture “Fighting for Reunion: Dilemmas of Hatred and Vengeance,” Rable began by reciting a quote from president Abraham Lincoln prior to the outbreak of the war. “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies,” said Lincoln. The 16th president did not want the war to turn into a bloody and remorseful war, but, unfortunately, that is exactly what happened. Rable stated that while not all supporters of the Union agreed with this conviction, many took Lincoln’s admonition to heart. Lincoln had a conciliatory policy during the Civil War years, insisting that vengeance not be taken against the South. The army was to embrace Christian teachings and love their enemies because they were also Americans. However, after the first few years of the war, people were much less inclined to think in this manner.
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difficult to enact, enforce, and complete. Rable’s conclusion was met by a thunderous applause and was followed by a reception in the lobby of the Majestic Theatre. During the reception, Rable signed copies of his book, with many of his published works on sale, courtesy of the Gettysburg College Bookstore.
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B y J oseph M aguschak S taff W riter S t u d e n t Senate’s Monday, Nov. 26 meeting began with a few announcements from President Nick Arbaugh ’20. College Council met for the second time this semester. It discussed streamlining communication throughout the College and fostering dialogue in the community among students, faculty, and staff. Alexandros EconomouGarcia ‘22 has been appointed as Senator for the Class of 2022. Sydney Quan ’22 has been appointed as the Public Relations Chair of the Senate. Treasurer Haley Gluhanich ’19 announced that $37,934 has been allotted by Student Senate so far this year. However, only around $28,000 has been spent, with only $18,000 recorded in money-spent forms. Parliamentarian Abby Hauer ’21 presented a new amendment to the Constitution which states that if a club/organization is derecognized, the de-recognition
lasts for the entirety of the semester. However, the club in question may seek rerecognition the following semester. This amendment has been passed. A s e c o n d constitutional amendment was proposed, making sure the College’s definition of “diversity” is included in the Constitution to prevent any discrepancies regarding the role of the Diversity Committee and other similar bodies. This amendment also states that base budgets must be requested per semester, not per year. This amendment has been tabled until Student Senate’s next meeting. Gettysburg African Student Association was given a $55.00 reimbursement for its Alumni Social. $160.85 was allotted to the International Club for food for the College’s annual Burg Burst. Student Musical Theatre received $400.00 to pay for the rights for its spring musical, which will be either The Addams Family or Mamma Mia!.
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Students voiced their opinions on the Health Center being closed on weekends. They feel as though there should at least be limited hours on weekends to provide help to anyone who may be in an emergency situation. Several students are still concerned about the College’s lack of notification about the hand, foot, and mouth disease that recently broke out on campus. They request better communication between DPS, the Health Center, and any other body that may be able to help prevent any future health problems. A student living in Huber Hall expressed concerns about mice in their room. Facilities has put mouse traps around the student’s room, but the student feels as though the problem has not been fully taken care of. The next and last Student Senate meeting of this semester will be held Monday, December 3.
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B y P hoebe D oscher S taff W riter Gettysburg College hosted the National PanHellenic Council (NPHC) 101, “The Origins of the Divine 9” on Tuesday, Nov. 27 in the Junction. Historically the council for African American Greek-lettered fraternities and sororities, the NPHC oversaw Tuesday’s event and regularly governs these organizations in various schools. Members of the Dickinson and Shippensburg Chapters of sororities and fraternities spoke as well as Africana Studies faculty member, Professor Tyeshia Redden. Their goal of the night was to raise awareness about the background of the NPHC as well as the importance of these chapters on college campuses. This event also allowed students the opportunity to learn about recruitment from the chapter representatives. The event opened with a presentation about the origins and historical context of the council by Professor Tyeshia Redden. A member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority herself, Redden listed and described the “Divine 9,” nine sororities or fraternities that operate under the NPHC. These sororities and fraternities include: Alpha Phi
Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta. Many of these sororities and fraternities were founded by women and men to honor and advocate for rights and justice in social issues. These groups also contain many famous members throughout history, including Zora Neale Hurston of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and Jada Pinkett Smith of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Overall, these groups create a strong network and support system for African Americans. Many of the groups are rooted upon service and social support, which have been celebrated for years. Redden spoke on the overarching influence of the NPHC’s fraternities and sororities, noting that they have “shaped and influenced the best and brightest of the black community.” Throughout the presentation, representatives from neighboring colleges spoke about their organizations and involvement at Gettysburg. Jared Jalla, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, spoke on the history of his fraternity as well as Gettysburg’s involvement in the Central
Pennsylvania Chapter along with Millersville University and Shippensburg University. Jallah also mentioned that he always has a strong community of brothers to depend on, “At the end of the day we all have a common goal [...] we all serve to give back.” Kiara Smith from Dickinson College, a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority also presented, reinforcing Jallah's point about how strong the brotherhood and sisterhood bonds are among the NPHC organizations. Smith hoped to recruit Gettysburg students to become the next notable Deltas, involved in scholarship and service in their local communities. The event concluded with words from Taylor Caesar ‘19, President of Gettysburg’s Black Student Union and member of Zeta Phi Beta. She shared the experiences offered to her as a member of the Divine 9, including meeting the chapter president and traveling with her sorority sisters during her time abroad. Overall, she, as well as the other speakers from the night, wish to see a greater influence and involvement with all the NPHC has to offer on Gettysburg’s campus in the future.
John Carlos discusses athletic activism and the importance of troublemaking The new College Union Building (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College) B y B enjamin P ontz E ditor -I n -C hief A man who was working for an outside contractor on the College Union Building (CUB) construction project at Gettysburg College earlier this fall has been charged with two felony counts of stalking and three misdemeanor counts of harassment. Michael Zapcic, an employee of Frey-Lutz, made numerous phone calls and approached a college student who works at the CUB desk, an affidavit filed in Adams County Court alleges. He will be formally arraigned later this month. The Evening Sun first reported on the charges. According to that report, police believe Zapcic
obtained the student’s contact information from a work schedule hanging in plain view at the desk. The Gettysburgian does not identify the victims of crimes. C o l l e g e spokesperson Jamie Yates said that the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life, which oversees the CUB desk, “has since corrected where student worker information is posted.” Yates also said that the college requires contractors to conduct background checks and sex and violent offender registry checks of employees working on projects at the college, pointing to the contractor handbook, which states that those background checks
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must be made available to the college upon request. A representative from FreyLutz met with the college in January 2018 to learn about the college’s safety expectations, she added. In a statement to The Gettysburgian, a spokesperson for Frey-Lutz said, “Frey Lutz takes the safety of its customers seriously. Although it does not comment on employment matters or customer relationships, once Frey Lutz became aware of the charge, it conducted an internal investigation. I am able to confirm that Mr. Zapcic is no longer employed by the company.” In light of the incident, the college is reevaluating its relationship with Frey-Lutz moving forward.
B y N icole D e J acimo S taff W riter Athletic activism is portrayed in every sport around the world and has been for decades, where athletes take advantage of their public status to stand up for causes they believe in. Colin Kaepernick and Serena Williams are two modern examples of athletes fighting for their rights and for the rights of others. A few weeks ago, Gettysburg College hosted John Carlos, an American former track and field bronze medal Olympian, who spoke about his own work as an athletic activist. “I’m just a young, bright-eyed kid who probably had some ambitions before I even met the world,” said Carlos. He grew up in Harlem and attributes his childhood experience to why he feels so strongly about fighting to end poverty, racism, and
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other forms of oppression. Carlos advises, “know who you are,” because when you research what you do and know your choices, you can better understand yourself in order to become whatever you hope to be. From a young age, Carlos was smart enough to see when something was unfair and he knew just how to fight it. He told the audience a story about the time he burned down trees in his neighborhood. Why? “The projects stopped spraying the trees and my mom can’t talk to the others moms because the caterpillars would give her a rash,” Carlos at fourteen said to the judge after being arrested for arson. If his mom had a rash she would not be able to go to work. What may have seemed like a teenager acting out in aggression actually turned into a case that uncovered a much larger problem. Local officials were holding the money given to
them to spray the trees for personal use. From then on, Carlos has used his voice to advocate for those who cannot or do not speak up on their own behalf. At the end of his speech, Carlos tells the audience to “make the ripple.” He insists that although one voice may not seem like it is enough, it only takes one to start a ripple, a chain reaction that could change the world for the better. He said, “reach out to one person” and if you can make a difference in one person’s life you have already started the ripple. Be the troublemaker. Carlos said, “Gandhi: troublemaker. Dr. King: troublemaker. Harriet Tubman, Peter Norman, John Brown, Jesus Christ: troublemakers,” just as Carlos has been called “troublemaker” his entire life. “Well, I’m in damn good company when they call me a troublemaker!”
Referred to SRR November 28, 2018 (Wednesday) -Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of Marijuana at Stine Hall; Closed - Referred to SRR November 29, 2018 (Thursday) -Larceny: Theft from Buildings at Glatfelter Hall; Closed: No Identifiable Suspect December 2, 2018 (Sunday) -Liquor Laws: Open Container, Underage Consumption, Possession at Pennsylvania Hall S. Ext; Closed - Referred to SRR -All Other Offenses: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of Marijuana at Appleford Carriage House; Closed: Referred to SRR -Assisting Other Agencies; Liquor Laws: Furnishing to a Minor, Underage Consumption at Private-Non Clery-41 Barlow St; Closed - Under Investigation by GPD Referred to by SRR Compiled by Kaley Michael, Staff Writer
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Holiday cheer spread at the Gettysburg Christmas Festival B y T hea T oocheck S taff W riter The appearance of December and the approaching end of the semester heralds another arrival: that of the holiday season. It is hard to miss, what with the multiholiday decorations in Servo and the library, the snowman tree in Commons, and festive music playing whichever way you turn. The town of Gettysburg celebrated the arrival of the holiday season with the Gettysburg Christmas Festival. In the past, it has been held on the first weekend of December in shops on Steinwehr Avenue. This year, the festival was expanded and divided into six sections, each a different period Christmas theme. Chambersburg Street was Roaring Twenties; Baltimore Street was Civil War and “Our Christmas Heritage”; York Street was Colonial, and Steinwehr Avenue was Victorian. Highlights of the festival took place inside existing stores, meaning festival goers had to search for various activities.
S t o r e s o n Chambersburg Street, however, participated enthusiastically in the Roaring Twenties theme by playing a mix of jazz and Christmas music. In A&A Village Treasures, employees were dressed in period clothing, and one serenaded customers with requests to try samples of pickles. For those less fond of pickles, free samples of jam, varieties of dips, and coffee were available as well. In the Spirited Ladies Shoppe, the dressing rooms were converted into selfie booths complete with boas, fedoras, and strings of pearls; the small back room, meanwhile, was decorated as a speakeasy. Across the street at Fresh Boutique, live mannequins dressed as flappers sat in the windows, sometimes surprising passersby with sudden movements. In the town square, musicians stood on the veranda of the Gettysburg Hotel playing Christmas carols; on the opposite corner, eager children formed a long line to meet Santa Claus. Earlier in the day, the hotel had hosted a breakfast with Santa.
Meanwhile, at the gallery Lincoln Into Art on Baltimore Street, guests could also meet Lincoln himself. In the Grant Building, gingerbread houses made by community members were displayed, and visitors could vote for their favorite. While the festival was supposed to include a parade, the all-day rain required administrators to cancel it the day before. Despite the dreary weather, the festival seemed to have decent attendance. In fact, the 2 p.m. showing of It’s a Wonderful Life at the Majestic Theater was completely sold out. Afterward, One Lincoln’s dinner menu was inspired by the movie. Though the festival is over, a towering Christmas tree remains in the town square. Holiday music continues to play everywhere, and increasingly cold weather has some students hoping for snow. Still, the festival was a great way to bring the town together and instill in visitors the beginning of the holiday spirit.
Celebrating diversity and culture at Burgburst B y K yra P feiffer S taff W riter On Saturday, Dec. 4, the CUB Ballroom was flooded with students, faculty, and members of the local community at Gettysburg College’s annual Burgburst celebration. Colorful flags lined the ballroom walls and rafters, threading attendees of all origins together as they sat at the multitudes of tables spread before the stage. Burgburst drew in many members of Gettysburg College and the surrounding community. Attendees of all cultural backgrounds were present at this inclusive event. This signature
campus event displayed food and performances from all over the world. “I thought that it was an amazing event,” said McKenzie Somers ’20. “It fostered diversity and acceptance of other cultures. Even though it was mostly food-based, the performances were great.” The event features student organizations including Black Student Union, Asian Student Union, Hillel, Japanese Cultural Club, among others. Together, the clubs produced dishes ranging from mac and cheese to sushi. They also put together a variety of performances for the crowd. With a paid
ticket, attendees were provided with a passport that could be stamped upon visiting the diverse cuisine tables. U p o n completion, the passports could be raffled off for a prize, promoting an exploration of the world’s food and overstuffed stomachs for each passport completer. According to Hailey Dedrick of the Budgeting Committee, the organizers of Burgburst admire the way the event came together and encourage the student body to continue attending the celebration in years to come, as the event continues to play a special role in Gettysburg’s student body coming together.
New Faculty Spotlight: Nicholas Miller
For this year’s Gettysburg Christmas Festival, downtown businesses decorated to fit their theme; the Spirited Ladies Shoppe held a speakeasy, complete with card games in the back of the store (Photo Thea Toocheck/The Gettysburgian).
Sceptical Chymists host Family Feud B y C ameron D’A mica S taff W riter On November 15, the Sceptical Chymists hosted a Family Feud game night for the Chemistry Department in the Science Center. The game night consisted of a panel of four chemistry professors teamed up against a panel of four students. The professors included Dr. Koren Lipsett, Dr. Donald Jameson, Dr. Gregory Suryn, and Dr. Suvrajit Sengupta. The students and professors exchanged banter and their spirit of lighthearted competition created a fun atmosphere that amused the audience and competitors alike. It was a night full of laughs, snacks, and chemistry. The event was emceed by club member, Josh Wagner, who describes the Sceptical
The CUB ballroom, decorated with multicultural flags, hosted a variety of cuisines and performances at this year’s Burgburst (Photo Kyra Pfeiffer/The Gettysburgian).
Chymists as “a social catalyst on campus.” He said, “We host events like Chemistry Family Feud to help create informal networking opportunities between students and professors. It’s important to us that students find meaningful ways to engage both academically and socially with the Chemistry Department.” T h r o u g h interaction with faculty, the club hopes to foster research opportunities for chemistry students. The Sceptical Chymists host many chemistry-related events through the year, including lectures and fun interactive activities such as Chemistry Family Feud. The students competed head-to-head with professors answering questions such as: “My favorite element is…,”
“Name something you would see in a lab,” and “Where do chemistry majors spend most of their time?” The correct answers on the board were created through actual surveys of one hundred students in the Chemistry Department. Both the students and the professors had fun guessing answers that were unique to the Gettysburg College Chemistry Department. In the end, the professors came out victorious with a score of 504. It was a close game with the students collecting a total of 456 points. Both teams were given candy prizes, but regardless of the outcome, the successful game night created a fun atmosphere where students and professors of the department could gather.
B y A udrey W hite S taff W riter Professor Nicholas Miller, a visiting professor at Gettysburg College for the past two years, has now joined the art history faculty on the tenure track. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison for his undergraduate degree in 2008 and earned his Ph.D. in 2016 from Northwestern University. Some of the classes Professor Miller is teaching this semester are Arts of the African Diaspora (ARTH240), European Painting 1700-1900 (ARTH-204), and Art After 1945 (ARTH318). These are fitting topics since his research mainly focuses on African American art and the African Diaspora. Professor Miller’s class discussions revolve around race, colonialism, and transnationalism. On these topics, he notes, “[Our] reluctance to talk about these issues is why we should talk about them.” Miller got his start in art history in a place where many students’ interests are piqued: high school. Miller was impressed that “a great AP Art teacher made a lot of kids from rural Wisconsin interested in the arts.” While taking Intro to African American Art History in college, Miller admitted, “[There was] something about the class that showed me the power of the visual to enforce power.” He understood how society is extremely influenced by what they see in the media and it controls our deepest thoughts. His senior year of college fused the cold reality of race and media studies with the beauty of art history. Although he knew what direction he was working towards, he did not truly have
Professor Nicholas Miller joins the Art History Department (Photo Amanda Fowler/The Gettysburgian). a passion for art history until Professor Miller speaks highly of Gettysburg’s graduate school. Professor Miller is a students: “[They] are fantastic, big proponent of the benefits interested in thinking about of art history as a career path. the world and conceptualizing “There are a lot the world.” He understands of civil benefits to being a and respects his students’ critical thinker and a global maturity and desire to learn. Miller shared some citizen,” he said. Professor Miller has of his plans in the coming had a fulfilling experience years at Gettysburg: “[I’ll teaching at this college and take] the old courses that have loves the intimate community been very Eurocentric and Gettysburg offers. Speaking find ways to introduce a newer on the faculty’s role in the and complex narrative.” This community, Miller notes, includes engaging students “Gettysburg brings out the in the works of African best in your teachers, we American artists that are are held more accountable in the college’s permanent for techniques and ways we collection. He would also like students to become more teach.” Professor Miller’s knowledgeable about the art own undergraduate experience found all around campus and consisted of classes with conduct first-hand research. Speaking from around 400 students. In this setting, it took a lot of effort experience, Professor Miller to maintain a relationship gives important advice that with professors. In this new he hopes all students take setting at Gettysburg, Miller into consideration: “Always notes his enjoyment at the take a course you have to close community, “[I have] justify to your parents. Find a the opportunity to know the class that speaks to something names of my students I had you’re curious about and three years ago and [get] to know nothing about and go know professors in other for it.” departments.”
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Grilled cheeses of Gettysburg: An investigation
Pictured above, the “Adult Grilled Cheese” from the Gettysburg Baking Company features as one of many grilled cheeses rated in this article (Photo Kelsey DiPenta/The Gettysburgian). B y K elsey D i P enta S taff W riter Over the past few weeks, I ventured across campus and into town in search of the best grilled cheese sandwich. Each sandwich was rated on four categories: cheese pullability, crust crispiness, price, and finally, wow factor. To start off the competition, I created my own grilled cheese sandwich at Servo. This option was the most economically
friendly, as it only cost me one meal swipe. To make the perfect grilled cheese, I buttered both sides of whole grain bread. For pizazz, I sprinkled a dash of salt on each slice. I then added three slices of cheddar cheese and cook the sandwich on the panini press until golden brown. The sandwich fails the cheese pull test, but the crust is perfectly crisp without being too buttery.
Making the perfect grilled cheese gives me a sense of accomplishment, but overall, the sandwich lacks the wow factor. All in all, the low price and convenience of this grilled cheese leads me to rate it a solid 3/5. Next up, I went to the Dive to try their rendition of the classic sandwich. Reasonably priced at $4.50, the sandwich is accessible to first-years, who would need to use dining dollars to purchase it. W i t h t w o different cheeses layered between two slices of garlic bread, this sandwich makes an aesthetically-pleasing first impression. The appearance alone gives this sandwich the wow factor. C h e e s e enthusiasts will be impressed with the cheese pull-ability on this sandwich--it definitely ranks the highest in this category. However, where this sandwich falls short is the crust crispiness category. Though the garlic bread adds flavor, the butter takes away from the crispiness of the sandwich. Overall, this grilled cheese also earns a 3/5 from me. The next two
Phoebe Doscher ‘22 considers the challenges of her first semester and her goals for the spring (Photo courtesy of Phoebe Doscher).
Dodging the Bullet: Embracing challenges B y P hoebe D oscher S taff W riter As my first semester at college draws to a close and finals season approaches, I am, like many others here at Gettysburg, tired and excited to return home for the holidays. But at the same time, I feel euphoria and pride in myself for all I have accomplished and all I have yet to do in the following seven semesters at this school. When I think back to my first week at Gettysburg, I was emotional over being away from my family for the first time and already extremely busy. Even just during orientation, before classes had started, first-year students attended activities and played bonding games so that we could get immersed in the campus community for the first time. Our days were filled to the brim with new people, new places, and always something to do. Now, I realize that some things have not changed between now and my first week at college. Sure, the places and people are no longer new, but there is always something to do. I took the
opportunity to seek out clubs and activities that I knew I would love. Now, I’m beyond grateful to fill each day with things I’m passionate about. In fact, some of those opportunities were in areas I had never tried before. Regardless, I challenged myself to take advantage of them. One of those opportunities was an improvisation, or improv, game at the Owl and Nightingale Players’ orientation event. I have done theatre in the past, but I have never enjoyed improvising onstage without a script or a plan of what to do next. Gettysburg’s welcoming atmosphere inspired me to volunteer for an improv game. I got up there, in front of people that I did not yet know, and performed a comical scene, completely on the spot. My future classmates laughed and filled me with a sense of belonging. Towards the end of the semester, one of those friends, a senior, wrote me a letter, reminiscing about the time I made him laugh during orientation. All of my experiences here have been like this improvisation performance: some opportunities are impromptu
and scary, especially if I have never tried them before. But they have all ended up being completely fulfilling. I never expected to end up in a place where I could follow so many avenues centered around my passions, but every new day is another opportunity to do the things I most love. Even the hard, new experiences are exciting and help me to grow the most. As for next semester, I hope to continue to fill my days with things I love to do, and even challenge myself to do more. Right now, I am involved in activities around my intended majors: Theatre and English. But next semester, I want to try doing things that are out of the box, and not necessarily in my comfort zone. I am ready for all next semester, and the following years, have to bring. Editor’s Note: This article is part of the 2018 edition of our series “Dodging the Bullet: The First Year Journal,” in which The Gettysburgian‘s staff members from the Class of 2022 share stories, reflections, and perspective on their first year experience. (-M. Neiman)
sandwiches are available in town. At the Gettysburg Baking Company, the “Adult Grilled Cheese” can be purchased for $9.95. This grilled cheese is baked with the company’s fresh bread and includes avocado and bacon. It also comes with your choice of coleslaw, grapes, or couscous. This sandwich ear ns t he hi ghes t w o w factor. I have had this sandwich several times, and it never fails to impress me. The creaminess of the avocado is perfectly complemented by the crunchiness of the bacon. The cheese fails to do the cheese pull, but with the added
ingredients, I can hardly fault the sandwich for lacking the pull. Though the sandwich is on the pricier side, it earns a full 5/5. T h i s l a s t sandwich comes from The Pub & Restaurant, one this investigation would be incomplete without mentioning. The spaghetti grilled cheese is the most expensive sandwich on the list, and it will set you back $13.50. To be honest, I was intimidated by this grilled cheese, but I ordered it after it was recommended to me by a friend. The sandwich earns high marks in the wow factor category, simply because of its creativity.
Similar to the grilled cheese from the Dive, this sandwich is made with two slices of garlic bread, which pairs nicely with the spaghetti. However, this sandwich falls short when it comes to crust crispiness; most likely due to the tomato sauce. Eating this sandwich is fun, but it is not truly a grilled cheese. Overall, this sandwich earns a 4/5. Though you can never go wrong with a grilled cheese, I would have to say that based off of cheese pull-ability, crust crispiness, price, and wow-factor, the “Adult Grilled Cheese” from the Gettysburg Baking Company is the winner!
One of four main categories, Kelsey DiPenta evaluated grilled cheeses based on their wow factor (Chart Kelsey DiPenta/The Gettysburgian).
Raising awareness for mental health B y S am S hourds S taff W riter The Mental Health Fair took place in CUB Lobby on Thursday, November 29, with several stations designed to raise awareness about the importance of mental health. Each station provided students with either an opportunity to learn about mental health on our campus and in general, or indulge in activities promoting their own mental health. One station was a matching exercise that prompted students to test their knowledge of mental illnesses. S i m i l a r l y , another station used a “fact or fiction” format to inform students about mental health myths and truths. These activities taught that oftentimes mental illnesses can be disregarded as serious health issues because of people’s lack of understanding of what defines different illnesses and the implications behind them. The third and fourth stations allowed students the opportunity to meet the staff of Counseling Services, both human and canine. The evercomforting members of the Counseling Services team handed out free mental health planners and pamphlets, and the canine members searched for well-received attention from smiling students. Next, the fair offered a de-stressing jewelry-making station, massage station, and “tell your secret” station. The jewelry was made of
Students struggling with mental health can reach out to Zach, the emotional support dog in Counseling Services (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College). lava beads scented with If you or someone lavender, which is known you know struggles with to be a relaxing scent. mental health, Gettysburg The massage College offers free station, in comparison, counseling services. offered less handiwork You can call 717a n d m o r e r e l a x a t i o n . 337-6960 to inquire about Several masseuses were making an appointment a t h a n d t o g i v e f r e e or go to the Counseling massages to students who Services building located h a d a f e w m i n u t e s o f behind Servo. spare time. If you do not I n a d d i t i o n , want to speak to a t h e “ t e l l y o u r s e c r e t ” counselor, you can also station allowed students m a k e a n a p p o i n t m e n t to confess their secrets w i t h o n e o f o u r f u r r y a n o n y m o u s l y t o s h o w friends in the canine staff others that everyone has of Counseling Services their own struggles and or create an account on some confessions are felt TAO, a free service that by multiple people. provides self-help. Regardless of It’s important w h a t s t a t i o n s s t u d e n t s to remember that you’re a t t e n d e d , I a m s u r e not alone in your mental e v e r y o n e c a n a g r e e health struggles, and that they left the venue t h e r e a r e p e o p l e a n d equipped with a better services available to you understanding of mental if you need them. health in our community and in general.
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What to expect during finals week at the library B y M usselman L ibrary As we enter finals week, here are a few things Musselman Library is doing to help make this finals week a little less stressful. Extended Library Hours
Danielle Sicotte ‘22 (left) reflects on her first semester as a Gettysburg student and remarks on some of her experiences, including her radio show with Sam Shourds ‘22 (right) (Photo courtesy of Danielle Sicotte).
Dodging the Bullet: First semester in review B y D anielle S icotte S taff W riter I was in a serious freak-out mode. It was the summer before college, and all day, I thought only of the scary uncharted waters that were ahead of me and all night I could barely sleep. I imagined college as some sort of dystopian academic boot camp in which I would be forced to write essays on something like p o s tmo d e r n cr o ch etin g all day and all night with absolutely no time for fun. Soon enough, the inevitable happened and I was left on my own in Gettysburg doing an obnoxious amount of ice breakers with a bunch of nervous strangers. I had a pretty typical first few days at Gettysburg. I was immensely nervous, but I also met some really great people who were in the same situation. Once I had some friends and was “socially sound,” I turned my thoughts to getting involved on campus. I knew I could not and would not play any sports or get involved in anything physically taxing, but I did have a great obsession of music resulting from years of non-stop exposure to classic rock and jazz. Though I played an instrument, I did not necessarily want to join a band, but I thought something like a club would be enjoyable.
I was in limbo until the activities fair rolled around. Suddenly, a rainbow of opportunities unfolded before me in the form of muddled yelling and flamboyant tri-folds. A friend and I went together and in the midst of this chaos, we signed up for anything we found remotely interesting. The radio station had a stand, but at first, it didn’t catch my eye. With the radio station, I knew I could share my wonderful music obsession, but I was still skeptical. I have never been much of a public speaker so the thought of an unknown number of people listening to my voice on the radio intimidated me a bit. After convincing my friend to host a radio show with me, I felt much more comfortable with the whole idea. We signed up and almost immediately started filling our first playlist with music masterpieces of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and so many others. Before we could air our music, we first had to be trained on how not to totally destroy the station. My friend and I decided to do the training together. We walked over to the basement of Plank Hall and sat on hard wooden benches right outside the station. We waited and
waited, but no one ever came! Instead, my friend, another person in the same situation, and myself talked about music for a whole hour. I enjoyed simply talking about music with other music lovers, and I figured that this was what having a radio show was all about–sharing your passion for music with the world. Though I was not trained that day, I left Plank Gym with even more anticipation to host a radio show. Ev en t u al l y , my friend and I did get trained, and our first show went surprisingly well. We spent the hour awkwardly announcing and playing some of our favorite songs and even got a song request. My fear of talking to our listeners completely disappeared within minutes and was replaced with even more excitement. Now, I wait with anticipation for 2:00 p.m. every Friday when my friend and I open our very own radio show and rock the world. Editor’s Note: This article is part of the 2018 edition of our series “Dodging the Bullet: The First Year Journal,” in which The Gettysburgian‘s staff members from the Class of 2022 share stories, reflections, and perspective on their first year experience. (-M. Neiman)
Starting the last day of classes, you can stay in the library even longer than usual. On Friday, December 7 the library will remain open an extra hour, until 11pm. Saturday the library will open its doors at 10am and will not close again until the following Saturday (December 15) at 5pm. Enjoy true 24/7 library access while finishing up your final projects and preparing for your exams. Stress Relief Table Returns The popular Stress Relief Table will be returning to the ground floor of the Library. There will be paper for origami, popular graphics to create your own meme, and coloring pages for our gallery wall! Take a break to de-stress and enjoy these activities.
The library offers coffee and tea as part of their Winter Break Countdown with finals week quickly approaching (Photo courtesy of Musselman Library). Finals Study Break
Research Help
On Monday, December 10, from 8 to 10 p.m., Musselman Library will be offering a finals study break. Stop by room 018 on the ground floor and take time to de-stress. There will be cupcakes to decorate with your choice of toppings and frosting, mugs to paint and take home, games to play, and lots of yummy snacks!
The research librarians will be standing by to help you with your last minute research questions or citation dilemmas. Until 3 p.m. on Friday, December 14 you can just swing by the research help desk, call 717-337-6600, text 717473-4532, email ask@ gettysburg.edu, or use the chat box on the library webpage. Good luck with your finals!
Behind the scenes at WZBT: Lasagna Hour
Cameron Luzarraga (left) and Joe Trombetta (right) host the weekly radio show, Lasagna Hour on WZBT Gettysburg (Photo Cameron D’Amica/The Gettysburgian). examples. B y C ameron D’A mica Luzarraga (DJ Billy S taff W riter Shears), who mainly operates On Thursdays the soundboard during from 9 to 10 p.m., two of Lasagna Hour, explains his Gettysburg College’s firstmusic choices for the show: year students, Cameron “I grew up listening to classic Luzarraga and Joe Trombetta, rock, and my collection of become DJ Billy Shears and vinyl has shaped my taste in DJ Johnny B. Goode for their music. I play the music that radio show, Lasagna Hour, I like.” on 91.1 WZBT Gettysburg. Trombetta, who Lasagna Hour is operates the computer typically filled with classic during the show, really rock anthems from the ‘60s, enjoys his involvement in ‘70s, and ‘80s. Nostalgic hits WZBT Gettysburg and says, such as Queen’s “Bohemian “Getting calls from people Rhapsody,” Pink Floyd’s who recommend music or “Wish You Were Here,” compliment the songs that and Creedence Clearwater we play is my favorite part Revival’s “Who’ll Stop of the show. It’s an indirect the Rain” are just a few
way to be in touch with the community.” The campus radio is a great way to reach the community, and Lasagna Hour gets regular calls from their listeners. Sometimes these calls are from the same people who tune in week after week or from new voices that have song requests or simply want to compliment the show’s music selection. The radio also helps to create a community on campus. Friends of Luzarraga and Trombetta join them in the booth to make requests and support their show. The show has a lively and fun atmosphere with two hosts that are passionate about the songs and groups that they play. When asked about his motivation for having a radio show on campus Luzarraga said, “My sister had a radio show when she was in college, and I have always liked music, so I wanted to play music that I like.” WZBT includes an eclectic mix of music, and the classic hits of Lasagna Hour are one important asset to the Gettysburg campus radio, where students, faculty, and anyone else can enjoy all the best songs of the past.
Editorial Staff The Gettysburgian Editor-in-Chief, Benjamin Pontz ‘20
News Editor, Gauri Mangala ‘21
Associate Editor, Alex Romano ‘20
Managing Opinions Editor, Josh Wagner ‘19
Sports Editor, Charlie Williamson ‘19
Arts & Entertainment Editor, Katherine Lentz ‘20
Lead Copyeditor, Lauren Hand ‘20
Copyeditors, Jessica Greenman ‘20 Phoebe Doscher ‘22 Joseph Maguschak ‘22 Emma Love ‘22
Director of Photography, Mary Frasier ‘21
Advisor, Tom Barstow
Features Editor, Maddie Neiman ‘21
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‘Fantastic Beasts’: Hit? B y E than C annistra S taff W riter
By Logan Shippee,Guest Cartoonist
This week in cartoons
By Logan Shippee & Jacob Berowitz Guest Cartoonists
Calling all cartoonists! The Features and Opinions sections of The Gettysburgian are searching for artists to draw cartoons or comic strips for print and online publication. Submissions can range from light-hearted to more satirical or political pieces. Interested? For more information, contact Maddie Neiman (neimma01@ gettysburg.edu) or Josh Wagner (wagnjo08@gettysburg.edu).
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“The Happy Prince” 1 hour, 45 minutes – R The untold story of literary genius Oscar Wilde’s haunting last days as observed through his flamboyantly ironic and detached point of view. Starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, and Emily Watson. Friday - Saturday (12/7 - 12/8) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sunday (12/9) - 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday (12/10 - 12/13) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
‘ F a n t a s t i c Beats: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ is the latest installment in the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise. ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ continues six months after the first ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film and follows the story of Newt Scamander, while he tracks down the villainous Grindelwald who escaped prison. Grindelwald did not escape to disappear, but rather to reinitiate his effort in attempting to recruit wizards for his war against non-magical people. With the help of Albus Dumbledore, Newt must travel across Europe and capture Grindelwald again. The ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise works best when it is working with story elements the audience is already familiar with. The movie brings audiences back to Europe, and more specifically London. This allows audiences to already feel more invested in the story because it takes place where the parent franchise took place. ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ also works better than the original in the franchise because it brings back familiar characters, like Dumbledore and even Nagini, Voldemort’s notorious serpent. Because the original film only focused on the new characters, such as Newt and Jacob, it lost the interest of people who were only watching to reengage with the world of
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B y J ackie M c M ahon S taff W riter Currently sitting “Wildlife” at a 39% approval rating 1 hour, 45 minutes – PG-13 on Rotten Tomatoes, During the 1960s, 14-year-old Joe witnesses the breakdown of his nuclear family as ‘ F a n t a s t i c B e a s t s : T h e Crimes of Grindelwald’ his mother finds another man and an uncontrolled forest fire rages nearby. Starring is the lowest-rated movie Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal. in all of the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise. It also Friday - Saturday (12/7 - 12/8) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM had the lowest opening Sunday (12/9) - 2:15 PM and 5:15 PM weekend on record for all Monday - Thursday (12/10 - 12/13) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM of the films. Despite all the ire it generated in fans, Gateway Theater the anticipated sequel FRIDAY DECEMBER 7TH THRU WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 12TH to 2016’s ‘Fantastic **NO SHOWS AFTER 8PM MONDAY THRU THURSDAY** Beasts and Where to Find Them’ started off well **BARGAIN TUESDAYS – ALL SEATS $5 – ADDITIONAL FEE FOR 3D** enough. Eddie Redmayne FREE HOLIDAY MOVIE - SPONSORED BY THE GETTYSBURG CANCER CENTER continues to be lovable in his role as magi-zoologist Newt Scamander and THE POLAR EXPRESS G continually makes me SATURDAY 10AM proud to be a fellow Hufflepuff. BUTTONS, A NEW MUSICAL FILM NR NO PASSES Set a year after SATURDAY 12:55 EVENT PRICING the events of the first ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ the JIM HENSON’S HOLIDAY SPECIAL Ministry of Magic asks WITH FRAGGLE ROCK AND EMMET OTTER NR NO PASSES Newt – who is on the MONDAY 7:00 EVENT PRICING equivalent of wizarding probation for sneaking GEORGE TAKEI’S ALLEGIANCE NR NO PASSES his suitcase of creatures TUESDAY 7:30 EVENT PRICING into New York in the first film – to become THE POSSESSION OF HANNAH GRACE PG-13 NO PASSES one of their agents and (1:25) (4:25) 7:25 9:50 EXCHANGE OR help track down Credence DISCOUNT TICKETS Barebone (Ezra Miller), a dangerous Obscurial who RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET 2D PG inexplicably survived (1:10) (1:40) (4:10) 7:10 7:40 9:45 literally exploding in the NO 1:10 SHOW SATURDAY first film. However, Newt NO 7:10 SHOW MONDAY OR TUESDAY refuses to accept a desk job and instead illegally RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET 3D PG sneaks off to Paris to find (4:40) 10:15 Credence, despite being banned from international CREED 2 PG-13 travel, with the help of his (1:05) (4:05) 7:05 10:05 non-magical American friend Jacob Kowalski FANTASTIC BEAST: (Dan Fogler). THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD PG13 Jacob has (1:00) (4:00) 7:00 10:00 problems of his own with his witch girlfriend INSTANT FAMILY PG13 Queenie Goldstein (1:15) (4:15) 7:15 10:05 (Alison Sudol), who is anxious to get married DR. SEUSS THE GRINCH PG despite America’s laws (1:30) (4:30) 7:30 9:45 against wizard-human unions, and ran off to BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY PG-13 Paris in tears after a fight (1:00) (4:00) 7:00 10:00
‘Harry Potter.’ The new film rectifies this mistake by including old characters to act as support for the plot, and as a means to further develop the new characters who do not yet have as many fans. ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ sometimes feels like a setup for the rest of the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ franchise. However, this is not a flaw of the film. Everything that is set up in ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ worked and made me excited to see the next installment of the franchise. However, I do believe the filmmakers should have focused on making a good movie instead of focusing on setting up the rest of the franchise. The film sometimes feels as though its only purpose is to set us up for what is to come. While it is okay to set up future films, it is important for that not to be the sole purpose of a movie. The film does not feel complete at times, and the story arcs do not feel finished. While it is acceptable to have a cliffhanger in a movie, at least some of the conflicts should be resolved. One of the biggest problems in ‘The Crimes of Grindelwald’ is that Newt’s story and Grindelwald’s story do not overlap until the end of the film. The story with Newt and Jacob was very weak and I did not believe that it belonged in a ‘Harry Potter’ film. At times this storyline felt like a romantic comedy, which was out of place in the broader context of
the themes in the film. On the other hand, I enjoyed the story line about Grindelwald. Most of Grindelwald’s storyline focused on the origins of his cause, and showed how he gained support for something so seemingly evil to people without context. Johnny Depp gave a great performance as Grindelwald, a villain that thoroughly believes he is right. More specifically, Grindelwald has the potential to be a great villain because he truly believes in his cause and is willing to go to extremes in order to win. However, Grindelwald is pushed to the side in the film to make way for Newt and Jacob’s story, and as such, his character has yet to make as big an impression as he could have. That said, Johnny Depp gave a great performance with what he had to work with. If Grindelwald is given a more substantial story as the franchise moves forward, I believe Grindelwald will turn out to be a great villain. Overall, ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ is another good entry into the ‘Harry Potter’ Universe. The film focuses on making this installment of the franchise feel more like a ‘Harry Potter’ film and it paid off. However, the movie does feel that it was just made as a setup for future movies down the line. 7/10
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with Jacob. Jacob and Queenie’s relationship is incredibly sweet and you can understand where both of them are coming from in this debate, with Queenie wanting to start a family like any other couple and Jacob not wanting to get the woman he loves in trouble with the law. Also in Paris, Queenie’s sister and Newt’s love interest, Tina (Katherine Waterston) is also on the hunt for Credence, and she encounters a mysterious African wizard named Yusuf Kama (William Nadylam) who may have sinister intentions. The movie starts off strong enough with the reintroduction to the characters and the introduction to the Parisian wizarding world. Credence is now residing at a magical freak show in France and romantically involved with Nagini (Claudia Kim), a witch afflicted with a blood curse that will eventually cause her to transform permanently into a snake – and, as diehard ‘Harry Potter’ fans know, one of Lord Voldemort’s most loyal servants in the original series. Jude Law is perfectly cast as a younger version of Professor Albus Dumbledore, who enlists Newt to find Credence before the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) can get his hands on the boy’s out-of-control magic. But in the third act of the film, everything goes incredibly off the rails. The film features a cameo of a young Professor McGonagall from the original series, but ‘Harry Potter’ previously established
her birth year as taking place after the events of this film – how can McGonagall work at H ogw arts before s he’s even born? The film’s final plot twist involves an awfully convenient baby switch that feels straight out of a daytime soap opera, and a storyline in which a white man enchants a black woman to force her to have a child with him against her will. (And when you think about it, the plotline from the beginning of the movie in which Queenie puts a spell on Jacob to get him to elope to Europe with her is equally disconcerting – it’s played for laughs in the movie, with Jacob asking Queenie if she planned to remove the spell “after they had five kids,” but that begs the question if Queenie actually intended to wed and bed Jacob without his consent.) The reveal about Credence’s true identity left fans scratching their heads, and most of all Johnny Depp never should’ve been casted in this movie given his history of spousal abuse. He’s not even good either: he’s incredibly stiff and lacks the charisma which Grindelwald is supposed to be known for. O v e r a l l , ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ had a promising start with a lackluster conclusion, blatantly disregarding things previously established as fact in earlier ‘Harry Potter’ films. If the studio wants to get fans to see the next installment in the series, they need to prioritize their story’s integrity over cheap plot twists.
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Fieldwork exposes pollution epidemic By Jesse Shircliff Guest Columnist
Take this trash as a symbol. Some experts have considered the phrase “global pollution epidemic” to aptly describe the massive quantity of plastics accumulating in the environment, ranging from the floating islands of plastics to the microplastics in your body and mine. These issues are concerning, but they tend to feel far away and impersonal. Now, we study environmental issues because we hope to bring great change. Despite large heaps of trash, the photo below is
not as disturbing to me as the ones that follow. When the Earth Systems Science class visited an anthracite coal site in the central PA, I saw an empty bag of potato chips resting near the spot where some thirty students, almost all of whom are majors or minors of Environmental studies at Gettysburg College, ate their lunch. I bet the student beside me that no one would pick up the bag that so obviously sat beside us. I was right. Before the bus pulled away, I picked it up myself. This happened again with a pop can at the bottom of a strip mine we
visited. Then again. Then the fourth time, I decided to show you (see top-right picture). As we finished the hike, I was leading the pack and noticed a silver can on the left-side of the trail (pictured to the right). I doubled back and waited to see what the next generation of environmental activists would do. After the entire group had passed, I picked up the can myself. That’s strange right? I tailed the group for the remaining quarter mile and found eight more obvious pieces of trash. I
put no effort into locating (or picking up) these items because there were on the trail. In some cases, I watched my classmates literally step over the rubbish below. To me, this photo is far more disturbing than the first because this is a different symbol—a symbol of our relationship to trash. Apparently, this is a relationship that not even educated and supposedly active environmental scholars would surpass. It is not a world-ending mistake to leave trash behind, but I wonder if it is part of a worldending issue that needs to be discussed.
(Litter found on an Earth Systems Science course visit to a coal site, photos courtesy of Jesse Shircliff) Left: heap of garbage in central Pennsylvania Middle: collection of trash passed over by class Right: pop can passed by class Top: class passes litter (boxed)
A note from the Editor-in-Chief By Benjamin Pontz Editor-in-Chief
E a r l i e r this week, Student Senate sent back to committee an opinion advising campus media organizations how to handle their reporting. (More coverage on that in our news section.) Without taking a position on the opinion, I did want to take this opportunity to clarify how The Gettysburgian operates in hopes of alleviating confusion t hat s e e m s t o c r o p u p from time to time. We receive funding from the College Life division to print the newspaper and to satisfy other basic operational costs annually, and we sell a handful of advertisements to local businesses and oncampus organizations that help offset other expenses. S t u d e n t Senate does not spend anything to support the publication. We believe this provides valuable distance that enables honest coverage of Student Senate without fear of retribution for stories that may not be positive. While one could reasonably wonder whether a similar distance can be maintained with College Life given their funding source, it is worth noting that our advisor comes from the Academic Division of the college and that we have never — as long as I have been affiliated with this organization — been told what we can or cannot print by a college official, nor has fear of losing funding weighed in any editorial d ecis io n th at w e h av e made. The clear context of the opinion that is on the floor tonight is an article we published regarding a Student Senate meeting several weeks ago in which Senator Jacob Marogi ’19 believes his comments were summarized inaccurately. He requested that we amend the story. After three editors reviewed video footage from the meeting, we concluded
that the story contained an accurate summary of what he said, and, thus, we declined to edit the story. That said, I personally invited Marogi to participate in a follow-up interview to give him an opportunity to discuss what he fe lt wa s in a c c u r a te in our portrayal of his comments and clarify his position. He declined. Any reader is welcome to raise concerns about anything we publish (or decide not to publish). We believe that applying the same level of scrutiny to our actions that we seek to apply to other areas on campus is only fair and only helps us to be the most transparent, honest organization that we can be. Sunlight is an excellent disinfectant, and our opinions section remains open to any and all criticisms of our coverage that folks may have. Indeed, after we published an article last spring regarding Student Senate’s elections to which a candidate took exception, we published her response shortly thereafter. I cannot promise that we will not make mistakes. I can promise that we will implement safeguards to minimize their frequency, and, when they are brought to our attention, we will endeavor to correct them wholly, quickly, and transparently as we have done on numerous occasions previously. Specifically, the campus community should know that no piece is published online or in print — ones written by myself, such as this one, included — that has not been reviewed by at least two people including at least one editor. Typically, that editor is the section editor for the section in which that story appears, but, for articles about major events or that may contain a disputed fact pa tte r n , o th e r e d ito r s, including the editor-inchief, may be involved. In the event that one of our editors is involved in a story — which happens from time to time given that this is a fairly small campus — that editor
recuses himself or herself from coverage, and another editor steps in to be responsible for that particular story. Such a change is noted in an editor’s note, as it was here, i n a case where I had to recuse myself from my role as news editor last year. Finally, for major investigative stories, we employ a rigorous fact-checking process that, in addition to involving multiple editors in our standard review process, deliberately keeps one or two senior members of our team out of the loop throughout the process of reporting the story so they can come in at the end with fresh eyes to cross-examine facts, challenge assumptions, and ensure that we have done everything we can to present all relevant facts and sides to a story. We employed that process earlier this semester in this story, for example. As editor-inchief, I retain final responsibility for all material that we publish unless an editor’s note on a particular piece indicates to the contrary, which would only occur in a story in which I am involved, something that has not yet happened during my tenure. In that capacity, I stand behind all of the work our team has produced this fall, when I began in this role. All of that said, we are far from perfect, and we welcome your comments, critiques, and criticism. Our campus box (number 0399) is open for concerns you would like to express anonymously, my inbox (editors@gettysburgian. com) is open for concerns you would like to express privately, and our opinions section (wagnjo08@ gettysburg.edu) is open for concerns you would like to express publicly. S t u d e n t journalism is an inherently messy endeavor, yet it is one that we believe provides value to our campus through telling stories that affect us all. We hope you agree.
(George Herbert Walker Bush circa 1989, photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
Remembering President George H. W. Bush By Zachary Sobeck Columnist On the passing of one of America’s great Presidents, it is important to take the time to look back and remember the legacy of George Herbert Walker Bush, who had the distinction of serving as the 41st President of the United States of America from 1989 to 1993. President Bush was perhaps one of the most qualified men to occupy the White House, having served previously as a United States Congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, United States Liaison to China, Director of Central Intelligence, and Vice President of the United States. On par with his public service credentials were his credentials of personal character. Bush was the second son of United States Senator Prescott Sheldon Bush from Connecticut, but, after his distinguished service in the Second World War as the youngest pilot in the United States Navy,
and his college career at Yale University where he captained the baseball team in the first two College World Series, he left Connecticut with his wife, Barbara Bush, and young son, George Walker Bush, for Texas, where he became successful in the oil business co-founding Zapata Petroleum Corporation. In Texas, the Bush family grew to include Robin Bush who passed away at the age of three of Leukemia, Jeb Bush, Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, and Dorothy Bush. In addition to Bush’s dedication to public service, he was also dedicated to his family, and two of his sons and one grandson followed his footsteps into politics. George W. Bush was Governor of Texas and later the 43rd President of the United States, Jeb Bush served as Governor of Florida, and Jeb Bush’s son, George Prescott Bush, currently serves as Land Commissioner of Texas. As president, George H. W. Bush presided over the fall of the Berlin Wall, German reunification, the collapse of the
Soviet Union, and the end of the Cold War. In addition to guiding the United States and the world through this period of rapid change and tumult, Bush also conducted perhaps the most successful use of the United States military during the Gulf War from 1990 to 1991. He successfully used the military to protect American foreign policy interests with minimal loss but without causing major instability abroad. Domestically, Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, which not only allowed for greater physical access for those with disabilities, but also lessened the social stigma of disabilities. Overall, whether one agrees with all, some, a few, or none of George H. W. Bush’s political positions and policies, all Americans should take the time to reflect upon and remember the legacies of all United States Presidents upon their passing. President Bush lived a life dedicated to public service and family that, regardless of one’s politics, should be an example to all Americans.
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Emma Dorshimer ‘19 (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College B y E than S ilverstein S taff W riter S e n i o r Emma Dorshimer had a great game at Haverford, scoring 20 points and recording her second straight doubledouble. Dorshimer led the Bullets to a close 55-52 win over the Black Squirrels. She’s led the Bullets on 4-game win streak and an impressive 7-1 record. She went 3-4 from deep, her third game this season with three 3-pointers. During this game, she became Gettysburg College’s all-time leader in 3-pointers with 187 career 3-pointers made. Dana Bear ’04 previously held the record with 186. Dorshimer also surpassed 1,400 career points this game, ranking her sixth all-time in Gettysburg history. Additionally, Dorshimer added 10 boards to lead the team and 2 assists, while leading the Bullets offense to shooting 42% from the floor and 41% from three. Dorshimer made several clutch shots down the stretch to keep the Bullets in the lead and secure the win. She made a layup to put Gettysburg up 52-50 and hit the final free throw to keep the Bullets up. In her senior season, Dorshimer is averaging 22 points per game, her collegiate career best. She’s also getting it done on the defensive end, leading the team in both steals with 11 and 5 blocks. Gettysburg Women’s Basketball competes next in the D3hoops.com classic on December 28th in Las Vegas, then returns home to immediate C e n t e n n i a l Conference action to face Muhlenberg on Jan. 5 at 2:00 p.m. at home.
By Brody Tennant Staff Writer The Gettysburg College men’s swimming team put on a clinic at their home invitational, winning it for the second year in a row. The team put up four wins in the morning session and swept the evening session with wins in all five events. The team was able to win 14 of the 18 total races over the two-day match, putting up 1,087 points. Second place University of Mary Washington managed to put up 895 points, nearly 200 points behind Gettysburg. “Well every year with the invitational, our goal is always to simulate what it would be like with conferences... it’s really to see what we can do and where our training has taken us so far, and what we can improve on,” said senior Francisco Nieves. “That’s always how we’ve treated and gone into it, and I think it’s going to give us a good perspective as to how we’re going to do at conferences in February.” One of the more interesting matchups came in the opening race of the morning session, where sophomore Jack Freeman raced his twin brother, Will Freeman of Dickinson. They lined up next to each other and got off to a fast start. Will had the edge going into the last 100 yards of the 400, but Jack finished strong and edged out his brother by 0.13 second. Sophomore Oliver Yancey had a pair of individual wins, while also helping the 200-free relay team to a victory as
Duncan Proxmire ‘21 picked College Athletics) well. He posted PRs in both of his individual races in the 100 breaststroke and 50 freestyle. His times also marked the fourth and eighth highest times in program history for the events, respectively. One day after breaking the twodecade old record in the 200-backstroke, sophomore Jack Edelson won the 200 IM with a time of 1:55.69, which is good enough for fourth all-time in program history for that event. “I think it’s awesome that the
up a victory in the 500 free on Saturday (Photo courtesy of David Sinclair, Gettysburg underclassmen-- the freshmen and sophomores-are really stepping it up, in terms of what I’ve seen in past years. Usually it’s the juniors and seniors that are at that advanced level,” said Nieves. The only race that Edelson was unable to win was the 100-butterfly, where he finished second with a time of 51.24. The Bullets crushed their opponents in the 500-free race, with sophomore Duncan Proxmire, junior Josh Parker, and first-year CJ
Hewitt. Hewitt gave the team a good lead in the beginning before losing the lead to Parker, and Proxmire gained the lead in the last 25 yards, earning the victory. The Bullet’s final victory came in the 400-medley relay after Mary Washington’s top team suffered a disqualification. This was the final action for the men’s swimming team for a while, as their next matchup is against Mary Washington
Women’s swimming up just short, takes
Kate Crilly ‘20 was part of the quartet of swimmers that beat the 800 free relay by .06 seconds (Photo courtesy of David Sinclair, Gettysburg College Athletics) By Alex Petrecca Staff Writer The G etty s burg women’s swimming team hosted a two-day invitational last weekend. Two conference foes: Dickinson, and Bryn Mawr, as well as Susquehanna and Mary Washington competed at the Gettysburg College Invitational. The first day of the invitational was
highlighted by firstyear Megan Wojnar’s performance in the 200yard backstroke. Wojnar ’22 finished with a time of 2:06.91, edging Lynne Cassidy ‘92’s record by .3 seconds. Cassidy captured 25 All-American awards throughout her career, so to break one of her records in her first season as a Bullet puts Wojnar on an enviable trajectory. Another winner
on the day was first-year Katie Cooper ’22, who won the 200-breaststroke in 2:23.44, the second fastest time in school history. Junior Kate Crilly ‘20 also took a victory in the 100-freestyle. The Bullets also had several second-place finishers on the day which was huge towards winning the team points battle. Lindsay Hayden ’19 took second in the 100-free with
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on January 26 at 1 pm, over a month from now. They will also travel to Barbados in early January for a training trip. Centennial Conference Standings (In Conference Record) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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a personal best of 53.72. Katie Jenkins ’22 finished second in the 200-fly in 2:08.45, just off the school record by .23 seconds. In addition, Katherine Sears ’21 was edged in the last lap but still took second in the 1650-freestyle. The Bullets also worked well together on the relay as they were runners up in the 200-medley and the 400-free relays. A couple of third-place finishes added to the Bullets point total with senior Maggie Morehouse ’19 finishing third in the 1650-free, and sophomore Sydney Jaramillo ‘21 taking third in the 200-fly. The second day of competition proved to be a great one for the Bullets. They battled point for point with the University of Mary Washington before settling in second, 4 points back at the end of a long invitational. Despite the close loss there were many bright spots for the Bullets. The team set the school record in the 800-free relay. The team made up of Hayden ’19, Cooper ’22, Wojnar ’22, and Crilly ’20 finished
in 7:52.47. The same Bullets quartet also won the 200free relay, with first-year Cate Kosko ’22 replacing Wojnar, and Hayden bringing the team home in 1:38.94. Wojnar ‘22 was busy in the individual events, winning both the 400-IM and the 500-freestyle. Cooper ’22 also won an event, taking the 100-breast stroke, and finishing second in the 50free. Jenkins ’22 snagged two runner up finishes in the 100-fly and the 100-breast stroke. Krilly ’20, Morehouse ’19, and Sears ’21 finished in second, third, and fourth respectively in the 200-freestyle, providing necessary points in the close team battle. Despite a huge day in the relays, the Bullets were edged for the invitational victory by the slimmest of margins, 1,015 – 1,011. However, as the season continues, the young team, with plenty of veteran leadership will continue to look to make improvements as the year progresses.
Friday, December 7th Wrestling at Messiah - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 8th Men’s Basketball vs. Ursinus - 2:00 p.m.
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