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Volume CXVIII, No. 3
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
Thursday, February 18, 2016
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One Billion Rising sparks action and conversation This Week’s Top Stories National Recently, a judge ordered Apple to help the FBI break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino, California shooters. Apple is now opposing this order, and believes the decision is “an overreach by the U.S. government.” Apple believes that in following these orders, they would be creating a “backdoor to the iPhone” which could compromise and threaten security advancements which currently protect Apple customers. There has recently been a significant amount of debate over the involvement of technology companies in the legal sphere. The government could theoretically use this power to access anyone’s phone information.
Students take part in the biggest mass action to end violence against women in history B y J ulia S ippel S taff W riter
On Friday, Feb. 12, students and staff gathered in CUB 260 to show their support for the One Billion Rising campaign. On Gettysburg College’s campus, the event is sponsored by the Women’s Center and is described as “a global campaign to end violence against women, rise for justice, and promote
gender equality.” According to their website, this movement is “the biggest mass action to end violence against women in human history” (www. onebillionrising.org.) Since its 2013 inception, the movement has raised awareness for the over one billion (1 in 3 of 7 billion) girls who will be beaten or raped during their lifetimes.
The on-campus event started with a performance by the all-female acapella group, Upscale. Following the act, Esther Waybright of Gettysburg’s local Survivor’s Inc. spoke. This nonprofit organization provides support, discussion and, most importantly, action, to aid victims of assault. Waybright explained the Social Ecological Model
for understanding violence and assault. This simplified model shows all points of the spectrum, from the importance of individual understanding and self-care to an overall societal view of the issues at hand. “It’s learned behavior for people to be violent,” said Waybright, “so we can learn to be nonviolent.” From there, discussion
took a more creative direction with arts and crafts. Armed with One Billion Rising stencils, participants took to decorating brightly colored t-shirts to commemorate the experience and spread the word. Beyond being a fun freebie to take from the event, the shirts will serve as a conversation-starter outside of the formal setting. Photo Credit: Julia Sippel
Photo Credit: Elizabeth Belair
One Billion Rising was held on Friday, Feb. 12. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness for and end violence against women. At the event, Ester Waybright, who is involved with Gettysburg’s local Survivor’s Inc. nonprofit organization, spoke about supporting and aiding assault victims. T-shirts were handed out to spark conversation outside of the event.
Recently, when the Pope visited Morelia, Mexico, one of his worshippers grabbed his hand and would not let go. The force of the worshipper’s pull caused the Pope to land on a young man in a wheelchair. A video shows the Pope losing his cool and scolding the worshipper with a look of anger. The Pope typically rides in a vehicle with an open top, in order to have a closer connection with his worshippers. Soon, the Pope is to visit Juarez, Mexico, a very violent city where the homicide rate is high. The Pope Francis is also planning to say a prayer at the border fence in commemoration of the 6,000 migrants dead on the U.S. side of the border who passed away between 1998 and 2013.
This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Kayla Britt with information from CNN (www.cnn.com) and Project Syndicate (www. project-syndicate.org)
Lunar New Year unites the college community
American and international students shared their cultures in the Lunar New Year celebration B y N ora T idey S taff W riter Monday, Feb. 8 marked the official start of the Lunar New Year, and Gettysburg College celebrated with food, festivities and fun on Saturday, Feb. 6. The Ballroom was nearly filled as the campus community came out to celebrate a holiday not typically recognized in America. Celebrated in several A s ian co u n tr ies in clu d i n g China, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia, the Lunar New Year signifies the first day on the lunisolar calendar, which follows the moon cycle as opposed to American calendars, which follow the sun cycle. The students and staff of the Asian Studies Department and the Chinese Club organized a campus-wide celebration that included a wide variety of food, music and student performers. From musical duets to belly dancing to traditional games, the Lunar New Year celebration brought together different forms of entertainment. Sophomore Ha Nguyen, who worked on and performed at the event, ex-
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plained that the students involved in the event decided on the traditional foods that would be served, some of which are complicated to make and involve daylong preparation processes. She also explained that in Vietnam, one of the most important traditions is dinner the night before the New Year begins when families gather to share the last meal of the year together. In addition, many aspects of the Lunar New Year are similar to the celebrations of the New Year in countries that follow the solar calendar, including the typical American New Year celebration. Ha added that while it can be difficult to be away from home during the Lunar New Year celebration, the students who worked on the event all had a lot of fun together and considered the event a great success. The event allowed t h e c am p u s c o m m u n i t y t o experience and appreciate both the similarities and the differences among cultural celebrations, all while relaxing and having fun.
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The students who worked to plan the Lunar New Year Celebration, held on Sat., Feb. 6, spent time making homemade dishes and practicing for the entertainment portion of the evening.
Library hosts This Week in Weird News, lecture on Lincoln Science, pg. 2 and warfare, pg. 4 pg. 3
The Vagina Monologues, pg. 6
Factchecking YAF’s posters, pg. 7
Wrestling takes third place in CC, pg. 8