The Gettysburgian February 1, 2018

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Blasts from the past

This week in 1918, Gettysburg College became a member of the American University Union in Europe. This union was created to help American students who became servicemen, fighting in France during World War I. It cost $100, which members of the faculty paid for as a nod to the students whom they admired for serving the country abroad. The Union bought two hotels in Paris to provide a place for these college servicemen to use as a “simple club” or a place where they could go if they were wounded.

They could also “find American papers and magazines” and hear “statistics relating to American college men serving in France.”

This week in 1968, the College Bookstore was robbed for the first time in its history. The door was broken open and the window in the stock room was forcefully opened. The burglars entered and, instead of grabbing any of the valuable textbooks, they took the 700-pound safe.

They could not open it in the bookstore, so they decided to wheel it out and down a flight of stairs, which they destroyed. They had had enough with the safe, so they broke the bottom of it by Plank Gym and took off with $450 in checks, which had been made out to the bookstore, overlooking other cash that was sitting around.

This month in 1988, the college held the 8th Annual Martin Luther King celebration.

700 people from the college and community attended with many participating. Speakers included Reverend Joan Salmon Campbell, two Gettysburg High School students, and the Morgan State Choir. The event had small beginnings as a community fair on Epiphany and it gradually grew into a larger and more formal event.

Many of the students who attended believed that it was a wonderful asset to the community in recognizing black history. The annual celebration continues to this day.

This week in 1993, a conference was held to unify women on campus. The Gettysburgian reported it was held by the Wo men ’ s C en ter an d Panhellenic Council.

The theme of the event was “Come Together,” and it aimed to bring students and faculty together to “explore our inner-selves and increase self-esteem.”

These archived “blasts from the past” were compiled by staff writer Shannon Zeltmann thanks to Special Collections in Musselman Library.

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Dr. James Day (top left) will begin in July as Director of the Sunderman Conservatory, Marc Goldman (bottom left) will begin in February as Executive Director of the Center for Career Development, Paul Redfern (top right) vacated his position as Executive Director of Communications and Marketing last week, and David Wright (bottom right) announced his intent to resign as Athletic Director effective in June (All file photos; More coverage on p. 3, 8)

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The workgroup charged by President Janet Morgan Riggs last fall to “develop a statement of institutional philosophy that will provide context and guidance for decisionmaking” relating to freedom of expression has released a draft of that statement and will host a town hall meeting Thursday, February 1, at 11:30 a.m. in the College Union Building ballroom. The meeting will provide an “open forum for questions about the process, the philosophy, and our next steps,” according to an email Riggs sent to the campus community last week.

Dr. Jennifer Bloomquist, Associate Provost and Chair of the Freedom of Expression Workgroup, said that as it carried out the first component of Riggs’ charge—“to lead campus discussions about freedom of expression, with the goal of educating our campus community on this topic as well as soliciting input for an institutional philosophy”— the workgroup heard the desire to hold an open, campus-wide forum to discuss the issue.

“[W]e realized that a number of students were interested in an allcampus forum to discuss some of the issues involved in adopting an institutional philosophy,” Bloomquist

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faculty concern as well.”

Much conversation and debate around this issue stems from the college’s decision last April to allow Robert Spencer, Director of Jihad Watch, to give a speech entitled “The Political Ramifications of Islamic Fundamentalism” at an event sponsored by Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). Many students and alumni believe Spencer promulgated hate speech and called for the event’s cancellation, but the college allowed the event to move forward and hosted a counter speaker, Dr. Todd Green, Associate Professor of Religion at Luther College, to share an alternate view on the subject.

While Riggs defended the college’s response to the situation last August, noting that the college followed guidelines for handling co n t r o v er s i al s p eak er s released by the Southern Poverty Law Center, she also emphasized the need to develop an “affirmative statement related to freedom of expression.”

Over the course of the fall semester, the committee met with dozens of students and student organizations, faculty, and the Board of Trustees to gather feedback to incorporate as they worked to draft the statement of institutional philosophy,

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may be developed. The purpose of the town hall is to give the campus community an opportunity to weigh in on the statement and the process used to develop it.

“Members of the workgroup are hoping to answer whatever questions might still remain. We will also discuss what the next steps are on the way to adopting the philosophy,” Bloomquist said.

Feedback is also being collected online until February 15. After that date, Bloomquist said that the workgroup will take suggestions or comments into consideration as they develop the final version of the philosophy. From there, Student Senate, the faculty, and the Board of Trustees will be invited to vote to officially adopt the philosophy.

“We are dedicated to making this process transparent and inclusive and welcome additional feedback about the draft that we shared with the College,” said Bloomquist.

“Once the comment period is over, it is our hope that we can submit the final version first to the Student Senate for a vote. If that group agrees to adopt the philosophy, we will ask the faculty to vote on it and then the [B]oard of [T]rustees.”

Seeking to recognize those who continue The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work today fighting for the rights of those who often go unheard, Gettysburg College hosted its 38th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Christ Chapel Monday evening.

The night began with music from the Biglerville High School Jazz Band and continued with a moving performance by the Morgan State University Choir.

Dr. Jennifer Bloomquist, Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Dean of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Programs at Gettysburg, welcomed these groups and the audience that came to the celebration.

Bloomquist also talked about her own background, as her father was African American and her mother was Caucasian. They were married in 1967, a time when an interracial marriage seemed unusual. Growing up, she always assumed her father was an outspoken leader of the civil rights movement, but she later found that he fought oppression in small ways. The way he conducted his business, voted in every election, and participated in rallies showed his willingness to make America a better place through small but meaningful acts and doing what he thought was right, she said.

Mary Alice Nutter was asked in 1979 how best to honor MLK, and she felt that an ongoing celebration and support for struggling students was the right way to go. Since that first event, 38 years ago, over 600 young adults have benefited from their fundraising efforts.

Later, The Rev. Dr. Kristin Largen, Chaplain at Gettysburg College, led the invocation. She spoke about how MLK believed we were all united in brotherhood, even with our enemies. She encouraged everyone to love their own enemies, but noted the distinction between love and like. Like is more about affection, while love has a redemptive quality. While there are many people not to like, everyone can be loved. She urged everyone to continue to ask God for peace, hope, and love, not only in the Gettysburg community, but throughout the world.

The Living the Dream Award was presented In Memoriam to Adrienne Kim, who died on January 29, 2017. Tanya Mincey accepted the award on her behalf, noting Kim’s passion for the community and her efforts in ensuring MLK Day was declared a holiday in Adams County.

Mary Englerth was also a recipient of this award for her efforts as a nurse for migrant workers. In the early 1960s, she was a nun in Peru, but after experiencing the effects of an earthquake there,

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she turned to medical care.

Not only did she serve, but also she taught and trained many others to care for the people in a dangerous time.

In Pennsylvania, she joined Keystone Health Clinic and greatly expanded services for migrants by securing a federal grant to start a migrant health program in 15 counties in rural Pennsylvania. There are now 37 such clinics.

Englerth herself felt “honored and humbled” by the award, as King had always been among her heroes.

Two recipients of the Adams County Career Aid Project (ACCAP) also gave speeches discussing their appreciation of the support they have received.

One recipient, Monica Hsu, discussed growing up in a one-person household, and having to pay her own way through college. She is now working toward a degree in Biology and will graduate next spring. She hopes to work as an OBGYN and work to empower women, thanks to the support ACCAP has provided. The other recipient, Arianna Camel, graduated from Gettysburg Area High School, made the Dean’s List at Millersville University, and graduated with honors in Social Work. She hopes to go on to graduate school to pursue her Ph. D, and thanked the MLK committee for their love, compassion, and support.

The keynote speaker of the evening was Dr. Mary Frances Berry, who served as Chair of the US Civil Rights Commission from 1993-2004 and has been an advocate for civil rights and equality through four presidential administrations.

Berry discussed current issues of injustice that America faces, such as equality for the LGBTQ community. Even brutality towards African American women in the 1960s that sparked riots never made it to the newspapers. Although there are many struggles that remain, there have been great strides towards equality, Berry argued. However, Berry asserted that the country must ensure that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are applicable to everyone. White supremacy is still very real, and there are too few minorities in positions of power, she argued.

She told the audience that there are many scenarios in which she finds herself asking, ‘What would Martin do?’ When she was in prison for protesting, she was with Coretta Scott King, and they asked each other, ‘What would Martin do?’ In the era of Trump, ‘What would Martin do?’ She argued that strategy and organization are essential. Voting and protests are incredibly important, and people must be held accountable in order to make progress. She noted that in order to make a change, someone has to get through the fire first.

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As part of an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation secured last February, Gettysburg College is in the process of hiring its first cohort of Mellon Faculty Fellows. The cohort will begin next fall.

The fellows, who “possess the experience, knowledge and skills to support underrepresented students,” and, in many cases, will come from diverse backgrounds themselves, will serve one year teaching a one course per semester load in a similar format to what some institutions might have in a post-doctoral fellowship. After their first year, the candidates will assume a tenure-track assistant professorship and begin the standard tenure cycle and faculty governance rotation of all Gettysburg College faculty members.

The first such fellow is in the final stages of the hiring process, and the college hopes to have two more begin in the fall of 2018 and three begin in the fall of 2019 for a total of six, according to Vice Provost and Dean of Arts & Humanities Jack Ryan. The Mellon grant funds their first year of service in the fellowship capacity, and, subsequently, departmental attrition through retirements will create the permanent openings in the departments where the new faculty members will ultimately teach. Accordingly, the grant does not create any new permanent positions, but, in effect, it provides a transitional year for candidates who will later join the full-time faculty.

In addition to funding

their salary, the Mellon grant provides start-up funding for a new faculty member’s research or travel program, additional support for research and travel and one-time relocation expenses. Mellon Faculty Fellows also “have the opportunity to get involved in the Faculty Success Program, which is offered through the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity … [which] allows long-distance mentoring … [to have someone] to talk to, to review materials, that sort of thing,” Ryan said.

In keeping with the Mellon Foundation’s mission of supporting the humanities, all Mellon Faculty Fellows will be in departments within the Arts & Humanities. Presently, openings in the Classics, English, French, German, Philosophy and Spanish departments have the potential to be filled by Mellon Faculty Fellows.

While Gettysburg defines diversity “as broadly as possible,” Ryan said, the college expects Mellon Faculty Fellows specifically to “have the potential to contribute to and foster racial and ethnic diversity on our campus.”

Further, Ryan agreed that the college is “looking to increase racial and ethnic diversity” on the faculty. This corresponds to a goal of the college’s 2016 strategic plan, which pledges to “increase the domestic and international diversity of our students, faculty and staff.”

That strategic plan also states that a recent faculty retirement incentive program will provide the college “an exceptional opportunity to link the upcoming retirement of 20 faculty members to an increase

in the rate of appointment of faculty who can bring diverse curricular perspectives and research agendas and who have experience working with students from a wide variety of backgrounds.”

To that end, if the existing searches for faculty in the previous six departments would yield candidates who do not meet the diversity requirement of the Mellon grant to become Mellon Faculty Fellows, other openings in the humanities exist that would allow the college to reach six over the next two academic years.

In addition to the hiring of these six new fellows, the Mellon grant supports departmental efforts to enhance existing curriculum to include more diverse perspectives. One such opportunity will come next semester when faculty from the Pennsylvania Consortium for the Liberal Arts (PLCA), which Gettysburg College President Janet Morgan Riggs currently chairs, will run a workshop on “how to diversify … existing courses, and then become external reviewers who would read these revised or updated syllabi and provide commentary,” Ryan said.

This is a voluntary program for faculty.

Each of these initiatives comes on the heels of a Campus Climate Study released in 2016 indicating that students of color, multiracial students, LGBT students and first-generation students were less likely to feel valued and to feel comfortable on the Gettysburg College campus and in the classroom.

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At the December 7, 2017 faculty meeting, Vice Provost Jack Ryan faced a barrage of criticism as he presented regarding online courses.

“The concern is….that this is going to be a bigger thing that is going to impact our departments.”

“Are you going to continue to not let us know you’re applying for these things?” “I don’t think that reaching out to a few humanities faculty is the same thing as getting consensus among faculty from the humanities…” “This undermines our argument of providing a unique educational environment.” “We have in effect been kept in the dark…I was a chair of a humanities department and I knew nothing about this.” “My department unanimously said we would not accept online courses towards the major and as far as I know this was going on at the same time!” “How did we get this far without having a discussion among all of us because as far as I know faculty controls the curriculum?” “We want our students to enroll in our humanities courses here!”

This represents a sampling of the criticism during the meeting as faculty expressed grave consternation after a presentation by Ryan and faculty members including Dr. Christopher Barlett, Assistant Professor of Psychology, and Dr. Timothy Shannon, Professor of History, at the faculty’s previous Nov. 16 meeting on Gettysburg College’s summer blended courses and the Council of Independent College (CIC) hybrid courses.

“Let me be clear…we would not allow any Gettysburg College student to enroll in any of the CIC courses that are equal to courses that we teach here,” Ryan responded.

The college is participating in the CIC Online Humanities Consortium II, a consortium of online and hybrid courses that allows students enrolled at one of 21 member colleges the opportunity to enroll in courses on topics not offered at their home institution.

This is part of a series of pilot programs by the CIC to investigate teaching humanities courses in online formats.

Gettysburg College developed two courses that were offered to members of the

consortium last spring: History 230: “The Native AmericanEuropean Encounter in North America” and Italian 260: “Italian Culture: Bella Figura, Sprezzatura, La Chiesa and a Whole Lot More.” Three Gettysburg College students enrolled in a CIC Media Course, “Digital Asia in America,” an area not covered in the college’s course offerings.

According to CIC data, 81 percent of students rated the online learning experience as “very good” or “good.” 75 percent rated their online course as “the same,” “better,” or “much better” than a traditional course. Students placed the most value on the flexibility online instruction gave to their schedules.

37 of 39 faculty members surveyed reported that online courses take “more time” or “much more time” to develop than traditional courses. Additionally, they reported that teaching online led them to rethink their “fundamental assumptions about teaching and learning” employed in traditional format courses and that they were “[dissatisfied] with the level of social engagement and sense of community-building among

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The composition of the Gettysburg College Student Senate may look significantly different next fall than it does in its current form. At Monday evening’s Senate meeting, Vice President Aimee Bosman ‘18, who chaired an ad hoc committee that met throughout the fall semester to discuss issues with Student Senate elections, review 15 other colleges’ approaches to student governance, and propose changes to the Senate Constitution to reform Gettysburg’s procedures, presented her findings along with Senate Parliamentarian and Policy Committee Chair Pat McKenna ‘20.

Among the more consequential proposals would be the restructuring of the body from its current composition -- seven senators from each class plus six members of the executive board -- to a composition in which each class has four senators, then seven senators are selected at large from candidates who were not among the top four in their class, and finally voting members would be chosen from seven newly-formed affinity groups that would be composed of each of the Senate-recognized clubs.

The affinity group model would provide a voting voice to clubs, who have consistently bemoaned a lack of representation, without diluting the role of a senator, a document prepared by the ad hoc committee argues.

“Club reps really do

represent the entire campus,” Bosman said Monday evening.

Each of the Senaterecognized clubs would be placed in one of the seven affinity groups, which the committee proposed would be: Academic, Political, Religious, Service, Social, Arts & Music, and Cultural.

These affinity groups would then each elect a voting representative whose vote counts the same as a senator’s.

In total, the new structure would create 30 voting members, eliminate the right of executive board members to vote, and maintain the president’s prerogative to veto and the vice president’s prerogative to break ties.

Additional recommendations from the committee include moving voting in Senate elections from CNAV to a Google Form and having polling stations around campus during the week of voting, holding a forum at a Senate meeting in March (prior to the April election) for executive board candidates to answer questions on their campaign platforms, and requiring each candidate to submit a 250-word statement of purpose, which will be publicly available to the campus community.

E a c h o f the committee’s recommendations aims to ameliorate one of four problems the committee identified: 1. Low voter turnout 2. Low interest in students running for positions 3. Too many open positions for the number of interested

people and imbalance between interest across class years 4. Club Representatives wanting to vote for items

Moving forward, the proposals will require amendments to the Senate Constitution. The Senate Policy Committee, chaired by McKenna, will spearhead the effort to identify what needs to be amended and draft new language to implement the recommendations. McKenna repeatedly emphasized the need for people to come to the committee’s meetings, which occur Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. in the Senate’s Plank Basement Office, to help draft that language.

“We want to have these [recommendations] in place for the elections this coming year,” McKenna said.

Elections typically occur in early April, but can be adjusted at the discretion of the Senate Vice President.

McKenna hopes that will not be necessary.

“[The committee recommends] a lot of very big changes from what we do now, hopefully changes that will make Senate better,” McKenna said Monday before imploring people to come to his committee meetings to help guide the process. “My goal in the committee is to have everything drafted, laid out, by the end of February, so then we have all of March to discuss, ratify ... It depends on how many people we have come to Policy Committee meetings and how productive we are. Obviously, there are a lot of minor details that we still need to work out.”

students.”

The research from the consortium showed that students report increasing familiarity with and desire for online instruction. They are encountering it in high school, community colleges, and at public universities and colleges. Faculty experience with online instruction is also growing, especially among the more recently credentialed. The consortium found that online instruction appeals especially to students who are not typical for residential colleges such as adult students, working students, part-time students.

Toward the end of the Nov. 16 presentation, Shannon put up a slide featuring a Blockbuster Video store with a “STORE CLOSING” banner stretched across the entire storefront, drawing hearty laughter.

“Like death, taxes and global warming, this is a train that is coming down the tracks,” Shannon said. “Doing nothing is not an option if we want to continue to attract capable and diverse students willing to pay us our tuition dollars … Do we want to be Blockbuster Video in a Netflix world?”

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As members of the Gettysburg Class of 2021 paraded from the ballroom to Pennsylvania Hall Friday evening, they officially became part of a network of 28,000 Gettysburg alumni that came before them.

This annual tradition, known as the Twilight Hour, took place on Friday, January 27 at 6:30 pm. The evening began in the CUB ballroom where professors, alumni board members, and student representatives from the class of 2021 addressed the group.

“Traditions are the essence of a community…

They bind people together through shared experiences,” explained Associate Professor of Chemistry Tim Funk ’00.

“Tonight is a great time to consider how you want to shape your experience in the coming three and a half years.”

Other speakers emphasized similar points, encouraging first years to take advantage of Gettysburg’s strong network to find a mentor, make global connections and pursue their passions in their remaining time at the college.

After these remarks, the class learned to sing the Gettysburg College Alma Mater with the help of Four Scores a capella. The lesson brought back memories for senior members of the group like Sam Genova who has performed at four Twilight Hours during his time at Gettysburg. It reminded both seniors and first years that they will always be part of a single college community, even after graduation.

Finally, the class processed toward Penn Hall along pathways illuminated by upperclassmen and alumni volunteers.

There, first years presented President Janet Morgan Riggs with their class scrapbook and serenaded her with the alma mater. The evening ended with a reception in Glatfelter Hall, complete with cookies, hot chocolate, and t-shirts commemorating the tradition.

“I feel very excited and honored to be a Gettysburg alum,” reflected Erik Gutshall ’21 at the end of the night, “The traditions here have been a great way to relieve stress and make friends.”

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DPS Crime Log

January 1—January 6, 2018 - No crime to report January 7, 2018 - Liquor Laws: Underage Consumption at Musselman Hall; Closed: Referred to Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities (SRR).

January 8—January 9, 2018 No crime to report January 10, 2018 - Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of marijuana and All Other Offenses: Possession of drug paraphernalia at Patrick Hall; Closed: Referred to SRR January 11—January 14, 2018 - No crime to report January 15, 2018 - Liquor Laws: Underage possession at 133 North Washington Street; Closed: Referred to SRR via RA/RC report. Incident occurred on December 1, 2017 - Liquor Laws: Underage consumption at Patrick Hall; Closed: Referred to SRR via RA/RC report. Incident occurred on December 8, 2017 - Liquor Laws: Underage consumption at Colonial Hall; Closed: Referred to SRR via RA/RC report. Incident occurred on December

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12, 2017 January 16—January 21, 2018 - No crime to report January 22, 2018 - Liquor Laws: Underage consumption, Public drunkenness, Disorderly conduct, and False identification at Campus Exterior Outside Stevens Hall; Closed: Taylor Slade ‘20 of Gettysburg College Arrested by Gettysburg Borough Police (GPD) and Charged with Underage consumption, Public drunkenness, and Disorderly conduct on January 29, 2018 January 23, 2018 - Larceny: Theft from building (Senior blankets stolen) at Jaeger Center; Open Case: Under Investigation by DPS. Crime occurred on December 17, 2017 January 24, 2018 - Drug Abuse Violations: Possession and Distribution of marijuana at Carlisle House; Open: Under Investigation by DPS. Crime occurred from August 28—November 16, 2017 January 25, 2018 - Drug Abuse Violation: Possession of marijuana and All Other Offenses: Possession of drug paraphernalia at Baughman Hall; Closed:

Referred to SRR - Assault: Other Assaults: Not aggravated: Stalking at Patrick Hall; Closed: Referred to Title IX Officer. Crime occurred on October 10, 2017.

- Larceny: Theft from building at BWH Sports Complex; Closed: Referred to GPD January 26, 2018 - Drug Abuse Violations: All Other Offenses: Possession of drug paraphernalia at 223 Carlisle Street; Closed: Referred to SRR January 27, 2018 - Liquor Laws: Underage consumption at Hutchinson House; Closed: Referred to SRR - Liquor Laws: Underage possession, Underage consumption, and Furnishing to a minor at Rice Hall; Closed: Pending citations by GPD January 28, 2018 - All Other Offenses: Possession of drug paraphernalia and Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of marijuana at Hanson Hall; Closed: Referred to SRR - Larceny: Theft of bicycle at Campus Exterior Outside East Quad; Closed: No suspects or witnesses. Crime occurred on January 27, 2018

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Marc Goldman, who has served since 2007 as Executive Director of the Yeshiva University Career Center, will be the next Executive Director of the Center for Career Development at Gettysburg College. According to an email sent by Dean of Students Julie Ramsey obtained by The Gettysburgian, Goldman will begin February 26.

Goldman replaces Kathy Williams, who retired last June after 19 years in the role. Associate Dean of College Life Jim Duffy served in an interim capacity during the fall semester.

“Marc’s experience, knowledge of the field, and passion for working with students came through in both his application materials and his visit to campus,” Ramsey said. “He has played an integral role in advancing and developing the Center’s employer relations, campus collaborations, and technology initiatives.”

At Yeshiva, a private Jewish research university in New York City, Goldman implemented technological advancements such as assisting in the development of a website called YU CareerLink, which now reflects the look and feel of a social media platform so students would be able to navigate and use it more easily and developing more online resources to limit the amount of career-related orientation events students needed to attend, recognizing their busy schedules.

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After a national search that included four candidate visits to campus, Dr. James Day, Assistant Dean of the School of Arts & Communication at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), has been named the next Director of the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College.

He will begin on July 2, 2018, replacing Dr. Kay Hoke, who announced her retirement at the beginning of last semester.

Day, a classical guitarist who led the guitar program at TCNJ from 1997 to 2014 and became Assistant Dean in 2011, served as the Interim Dean at TCNJ for the spring 2017 semester. He has also served as a guest professor at Goethe Universität in Frankfurt, Germany, and as an Endeavor Award fellow at the Centre for Cultural Partnerships, University of Melbourne in Australia.

“Dr. James Day distinguished himself as a highly effective strategic thinker, thoughtful listener, experienced leader and educator, and a warm and engaging person who is superbly qualified to build on the distinguished work that Dr. Kay Hoke has accomplished,” said Zappe, who spoke on behalf of the search committee as well as the Conservatory Oversight Board.

In an email to The Gettysburgian, Day said that he believes the Sunderman Conservatory of Music “offers the ideal model for preparing musicians and other students for leading lives of impact: rigorous musical training balanced with the breadth and diversity of a liberal arts curriculum.” He cited this model along with

Dr. James Day will begin as Director of the Sunderman Conservatory on July 2 (File photo) the enthusiasm of students himself to students in the and faculty as reasons he is lobby of Schmucker Hall and excited to come to Gettysburg. invited them to attend, which

D a y b e l i e v e s left a positive impression on his past experiences in Martus. As with any new c u r r i c u l u m , p l a n n i n g , director, she does “have diversity, fundraising, and worries” with where Day development will be key as will lead the relatively new he begins his new role, which conservatory, which was includes providing strategic founded in 2005 after a vision to the conservatory. He $15.7 million gift from Dr. said that, during his visit to F. William Sunderman (Class campus, he already discussed of 1919). a “potential vision” and he “Will he help us looks forward to continuing really find a direction to go in those discussions. as a young conservatory, and

“Our conversations stick to it? Will he be able to focused on exploring ways help us recruit more talented in which the Gettysburg students?” Martus wondered.

College strategic plan, “But I do think he can do The Unfinished Work, something positive with this and its themes of impact, conservatory.” diversity and inclusion, Bridget Haines ’21, and innovation provide an a music education major, important framework for the is enthusiastic about Day’s [c]onservatory to grow the arrival at Gettysburg and excellence and distinctiveness hopes he can bring positive of its programs. Many of changes and growth. the stakeholders I have met “He … seems very with so far have conveyed energetic and motivated to excitement and enthusiasm make changes, which I find for this approach,” he said. exciting in a new director,”

Music major Rose Haines said. “I’m personally Martus ’19, who previously a really big fan of change expressed concerns with and people coming in and some of the finalists who changing the way things came to campus, said, “I are just to see if it might be think he will bring a new better than they way they are perspective of service and currently, so I’m super excited community involvement to for this new director to come the conservatory.” in and [lead] the conservatory

Martus mentioned in a different way.” that, prior to a student Assistant News presentation during Day’s Editor Gauri Mangala visit to campus, he introduced contributed to this report.

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Run for Something sponsored by the College anticipated, meaning that t h e C l i n t o n c a m p a i g n was extremely successful Democrats, Amanda worked in direct opposition in its first election, putting Litman, co-founder of Run to a group with which it nearly half of its candidates for Something, addressed a g r o u p o f p o l i t i c a l l y fundamentally agreed for into offices across the interested Gettysburgians an extended period of time. country, despite the fact that about the important and Litman explained that many ran against incumbents c h a l l e n g i n g n a t u r e o f some of Clinton’s fiercest (due to a number of reasons, putting young, passionate criticisms came from former incumbent candidates have a 95% chance of being candidates into political colleagues.

After the election, re-elected, Litman said). office.

Litman observed a spike Since then, the organization

Litman, a 27-yeari n p o p u l a r i n t e r e s t i n has grown to work with old native of Fairfax, running for office.

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When asked what Something after the 2016 were underrepresented in t h e D e m ocrats needed election as a support Americna government and to do to in 2018, Litman system for young, diverse that younger candidates emphasized three points.

Democrats seeking office. could benefit the Democratic First: run good candidates, She draws on experience party and its constituents n o t n e c e s s a r i l y “those from a very active political across the nation, but there who are good at running;” career. Litman worked on were few resources for second: run local candidates, the campaigns of Barack Obama, Charlie Crist, and political newcomers. Run where they will most easily for Something was born as be able to win elections and Hillary Clinton.

O f t h e 2 0 1 6 a way to help these young make change; third: run everywhere, not discounting election cycle, Litman candidates.

The organization any district as unwinnable or expressed frustration and r e c r u i t s a n d s u p p o r t s too safe. disappointment. She Democratic candidates

After the event, described an extremely under 40 years of age from Litman signed copies of her vitriolic and very personal all backgrounds.

Most of book Run For Something: A dialogue that occurred their candidates run for Real-Talk Guide To Fixing during the year that preceded the election., which was local office due to the lower the System Yourself.

B y J eremy P orter S taff W riter Gettysburg College is taking steps to avert an outbreak of this year’s seasonal influenza virus, which the Center for Disease Control says is the worst since the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

Last week, students received an email from Julie Ramsey, Dean of Students and Vice President for College Life at Gettysburg, explaining that the flu epidemic that has ravaged the nation is expected to last another 16 weeks.

Accordingly, the college is making great efforts both to prevent those in the campus community from contracting the flu and to assist those who already have. Arguably, the college’s most i m p act f u l m eas u r e h as been administering flu vaccinations.

Judy Williams, Director of Health Services at Gettysburg, said one of her goals for this academic year was to make the flu shot more accessible to the campus community.

She successfully argued for a cost reduction for the vaccination – it decreased from $15 last year to $5 this year for students.

Additionally, the Health Center set up vaccination clinics in the library and at Servo during lunchtime, as well as a clinic specifically for studentathletes. Her efforts have been met with success: the Health Center administered

218 flu vaccinations in the fall – a 48 percent increase from last year – and 75 vaccinations in the past week alone. This 48 percent increase even exceeded Williams’s expectations, which were to have a 25 percent improvement.

H o w e v e r , Williams explained that there are still misconceptions about the vaccination on campus.

First, she wants to make it clear that the vaccinations are indeed $5, as some students still believe the shot costs as much as a typical appointment at the Health Center. Second, the vaccinations are not only for students: while Gettysburg College employees can get vaccinations covered by their health insurance plan, the Health Center still administered vaccinations to 46 employees in the fall semester and 8 this past week.

Williams also mentioned the effectiveness rate of the vaccine, a figure emphasized by various news sources. This number generally falls between 30 and 60 percent, depending on the strains of the virus that season. While this number is not ideal, Williams argued that it is still worth getting a flu shot. Even a 30 percent effectiveness rate gives people a chance to avoid the virus, and studies show that flu patients who were vaccinated have less severe symptoms than those who were not.

In addition to administering vaccinations,

Marc Goldman will begin as Executive Director of the Center for Career Development on Feb. 26 (File photo) served as an instructor at New frequently to their blog, York University’s Career serving on and co-chairing and Life Planning Program. many committees, and Previously, he was a career moderating and presenting counselor, assistant director, on panels at their national and associate director at conferences. the NYU Center for Career “I look forward to Development. fostering a campus culture

“Not only has the that includes the concept liberal arts undergraduate of career development and population been a passion ensuring that the already of mine throughout my wonderful team at the Center career of 25 years, but also for Career Development Gettysburg College offers has the tools, resources, and the small school environment partners necessary to continue and community I have accomplishing and exceeding come to admire at Yeshiva its goals,” Goldman said, University and a more diverse adding that he wants “to student demographic in line help Gettysburg College gain with my time at NYU,” an even higher profile on Goldman said in an email the national stage towards to The Gettysburgian. “The the ongoing success of our Gettysburg Network of alumni students.” and committed volunteers is The Center for also a great bragging point Career Development faces for the institution and an another staffing decision after incredible source of education former Associate Director for and opportunities for the Employer Relationships & students and the Center for Internships Dr. Manuel Ruiz Career Development.” left to take a new position as

Aside from his Assistant Dean of Students work at Yeshiva, Goldman at Reinhardt University in has worked extensively with Georgia. Duffy said that no the National Association decision has been made on of Colleges and Employers how to replace Ruiz.

(NACE), contributing

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endeavors to flu outbreak the college is also providing increased aid for those on campus who have the flu. According to Ramsey, the Health Center is willing to extend nursing hours for sick students, and, in her email, she provided information for the Wellspan Urgent Care Facility Gettysburg, which is open daily from 8 am to 8 pm. She also said that both the Department of Public Safety and Dining Services at the college are able to help students with meals and transportation if needed.

For students who are currently well, the Health Center recommends taking a number of preventative measures.

Williams urges students to get vaccinated, consistently wash/sanitize their hands, drink lots of fluids, get as much sleep as possible, and keep their hands away from the “T-Zone” (eyes, nose, and mouth). She encourages those who are ill to self-isolate and suggests their roommates seek out temporary housing to avoid getting sick.

Williams said that faculty, staff, and the administration are doing a good job relaying this information to students.

While there has not been an upsurge in students with the flu so far this semester, she knows this could change now that the first social weekend is over. Regardless of what happens, the college is on alert to keep the campus community as healthy as possible.

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2017 Kolbe Fellows in their own words B y B enjamin P ontz M anaging N ews E ditor

Ten Gettysburg students who spent the summer on campus conducting research as part of the Kolbe Fellows program presented some of their findings at a luncheon held Thursday in CUB 260. The Kolbe Fellows program, endowed by funds from Eric Kolbe ’65, provides students a $3500 stipend plus $500 in research expense reimbursement to conduct a 10-week, faculty-mentored research project on campus over the summer.

While some projects help students to get a head start on subsequent capstone experiences, many were conducted by underclassmen within their interest areas.

“ S t u d e n t s are coming to Gettysburg already aware of and interested in conducting research or creative projects on topics which they feel passionate about.”

“This year’s group had two firstyear students (rising sophomores) and 4 sophomores (rising juniors), which I believe makes it the ‘youngest’ group of Mellon/Kolbe research students overall that we’ve ever had,” said Maureen Forrestal, Assistant Provost & Dean of Student Scholarly Engagement.

“What that tells me is that students are coming to Gettysburg already aware of and interested in conducting research or creative projects on topics which they feel passionate about.

They’re not waiting until their capstones to engage

Amanda Richman ‘18 presents research (Photo provided)

in these opportunities.”

Forrestal said that, with 80 first-year students signed up to present research at the Celebration of Academic First-Year Engagement (CAFE) Symposium next month, a figure that is more than double the previous record, she is optimistic that there will be strong interest in the Kolbe Fellowship program from the Class of 2021 this year.

The deadline for summer 2018 proposals is Monday, February 12, and requirements are available on the Student Scholarly Engagement website.

“I realize that conducting research during the summer isn’t for everyone and that there are plenty of other opportunities that you can engage in that will provide you with great experience that can help prepare you to achieve

your future academic and career goals,” Forrestal said. “My strong feeling, however, is that you should at least consider the Kolbe (or another summer research program like X-SIG) as a possibility when deciding how you want to spend your time being productive this summer.

You’ll rarely get another chance to explore in depth and expand upon an idea that’s your own, something you have a passion for, with a faculty member dedicating their time and sharing their experience with you and you alone as you go through the process…and you get paid while doing it!”

We reached out to several of this year’s Kolbe Fellows to talk about their experience in their own words. Three of their responses are printed below: Kevin Aughinbaugh ‘18

For my research, I chose to investigate how controversial events in Yellowstone National Park are framed and portrayed in the news media at both a local and national scale. I compare the 1988 wildfire season and the 1995 grey wolf reintroduction, as they were both highly controversial events that garnered both local and national news media attention.

Although my research is still ongoing as it is part of my Senior Environmental Studies Thesis, my results show that local newspapers were more diverse in the organizations and people they interviewed, while the national newspapers received most of their data from government and NGO sources.

Being a Kolbe Fellow was a fantastic experience as I was able to spend a significant

portion of time to the in-depth study of a single interesting topic. I would highly recommend anyone who has a passion for research to apply for this year’s Kolbe Fellowship.

Patrick McKenna, Jr. ‘20

The title of my research project was “Divergent State Investment Strategies for Funding Transportation: A Comparison of Four Geographically and Geopolitically Diverse States.” I wanted to analyze how different states around the country are funding their transportation systems at a time when aging infrastructure requires additional investment and an ossified federal government has been unable to provide longterm stability for states to adequately fund their networks. I researched this issue by looking at

how states already fund their network, analyzing the political context around their policy makers, and analyzing the bills filed in the 2017 legislative session with regards to transportation i n f r a s t r u c t u r e investment. This was an extremely rewarding experience that allowed me a lot of flexibility to design a research experiment as well as allowing me to structure my time in a manner that I could work more effectively. I would absolutely recommend this program to anyone interested in research as it is a great way to learn and also involve yourself in the campus community.

Amanda Richman ‘18

I spent this summer as a Kolbe Fellow learning about the challenges and joys of performing communitybased research. I designed an interview guide and conducted interviews with community members about their social attitudes, particularly their perception of race and social class of other community members, their own social networks and how they get and share information. I had an incredible experience learning more about Adams County and the people that live beyond the Gettysburg College campus. The Kolbe program helped affirm my career goals of conducting public health research, allowed me to establish a better relationship with my faculty mentor, and gave me the opportunity to become friends with the other scholars. If you are interested in research at all, I would highly recommend applying to be a Kolbe Fellow!

Editor’s Note: For more information on the Kolbe Fellows Program visit gettysburg. edu/about/offices/provost/ student-scholarlyengagement/urca/mss.dot (G.M. & N.Z.)

President Janet Morgan Riggs pictured with Eric and Robert Kolbe along with Jim Chemmel after Kolbe donated funds to endow student research (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College).

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#GBCTalks: Let’s talk about Afrofuturism

Four ways to watch Super Bowl LII at Gettysburg College B y B enjamin P ontz M anaging N ews E ditor

B y M usselman L ibrary

Do you enjoy reading and discussing books? Are you interested in Afrofuturism? Do you find it hard to say no to a free book? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should sign for the next #GBCTalks series.

#GBCTalks is a book-based discussion program designed to facilitate conversation about difficult issues in the Gettysburg College community and beyond.

This semester, we will read Parable of the Sower, a novel by Octavia E. Butler. Butler is popularly known as the first African American woman writer of science fiction. Parable of the Sower is a dystopic novel often compared to The Handmaid’s Tale.

Not sure if you’re up for science fiction?

Butler’s work transcends the category and is often discussed as part of the Afrofuturism movement, which engages the intersections among black culture, the imagination, technology, liberation, and mysticism. Professor Stefanie Sobelle teaches a course on Afrofuturism and will provide an introduction to the book at our first meeting.

All discussions are in Glatfelter Lodge from noon-1:00 p.m. Feel free to bring your lunch (snacks will be provided).

To participate, please commit to the five-part series: Wednesday, February 7th – Participants will receive paperback copies of the book at this

meeting, as well as hear an introduction to the book

by Professor Sobelle.

Wednesday, February 14th – discuss chapters 1-7 Wednesday, February 21st – discuss chapters 8-13 Wednesday, February 28th – discuss chapters 14-19 Wednesday, March 7th – discuss chapters 20-25 (to end)

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Stratton Rd → E Lincoln Ave → W Lincoln Ave → N Washington St → Springs Ave → N Hay St → Seminary Ridge → Fairfield Rd → Reynolds Ave S → Stone-Meredith Ave → turn right to Road 30 → Rose Horse Alley → N Stratton Rd.

You get a relaxing five-mile run following this route.

2. Route two: E Confederate Road → Baltimore Pike → S Confederate → SW Confederate → W Confederate → Herrs Ridge Rd → Biglerville Rd → Carlisle St.

You get a solid 18 mile run following this route.

If running off campus is not for you, try to run on the track in Musselman stadium. It opens every day during the semester. Remember that four laps count approximately as one mile. The trick to keep tracking your mileage is to step on the adjacent track when you have accomplished one lap.

tips to prepare you for a pleasant run.

1. Stretching: Proper stretching helps your muscles to warm up and be flexible. It not only prevents injuries, but also prevents the soreness the day after. Remember that post-run stretching is just as important as the prerun stretching.

2. Less layers, more comfort: The weather is still cold for the first few months of the semester. But, you do not want to run in too many layers. Excessive layers will not only slow you down, but also make you sweat more than you should. One way to test whether you have the right amount of layers on is that you should feel chilly when walking outside before running.

3. Eat before running, stay hydrated: Especially for a pleasant morning run, you want to grab a quick bite from Servo before heading to your adventure.

Remember to drink water one hour prior to your run to avoid going to the restroom during your run. Also, Servo opens late on the weekends, so prepare your breakfast for a morning weekend run.

Learn more and sign up to participate at http://libguides. gettysburg.edu/gbctalks/ parable. This program is organized by Musselman Library and the Office of Multicultural Engagement, with support from the Office of Diversity & Inclusion.

The matchup is set for Super Bowl LII, and given the high concentration of Gettysburg students from the northeast, it is likely to interest a great deal of the campus community that the Philadelphia Eagles will meet the New England Patriots in a rematch of 2005’s Super Bowl XXXIX. However, this is the first Super Bowl in the “postcable era” at Gettysburg College now that cable television service is no longer available in residence hall rooms on campus. Nevertheless, here are four ways you can still watch the Super Bowl at Gettysburg.

Game Details

Matchup: Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots Date: Sunday, February 4 Kickoff: 6:30 p.m.

Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota TV: NBC

The Attic

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Campus

Activities Board (CAB) will sponsor a viewing party at The Attic beginning at 6:00 p.m. The game will be projected on a large s creen, and pizza and wings from Blue & Gray will be served, Attic coordinator Kelly Tinkham ’18 said.

The event is free for college students; it is not host-provider. The Attic is located on the second floor of the West Building behind Jaeger Center.

Common Room

Cable television is still available in many residence hall common rooms across campus including in first-year residence halls and some houses. A full list of common rooms where cable television available can be found on the IT website.

Stream the Game Online

NBC will stream the game online via NBCSports.com as well as through its mobile apps. Various other streaming options are also available. Using a laptop or other compatible device, students can plug

this feed into a television in their residence hall room and watch it as they would have any other year. HDMI cables are also available via G-Tech, which is in the West Building. Dr. Rodney Tosten, Vice President of Information Technology, advises students to go to G-Tech soon if they want an HDMI cable to watch the game. “IT will have HDMI cables but I would recommend students checking early since we do not keep a large number of them in stock. We order them as demand suggests,” Tosten said.

Go Off Campus

Obviously, there are no shortage of offcampus opportunities of all flavors at which to watch the Super Bowl, from people’s homes to bars and restaurants.

Chances are that if a venue has a television, it will be tuned into the game. Of course, if choosing this option, exercise good judgment with respect to consuming alcohol and operating motor vehicles (i.e. don’t).

Enjoy the game!

Start your new semester with the habit of running Why running?

Running is easy.

Just keep putting one foot in front of the other in a fast pace, and you will be running in no time.

Running is one of the best aerobic exercise for your lungs and heart. According to the American Heart Association, you can prevent cardiovascular diseases just by running 75 minutes per week.

Running not only keeps you physically fit, but it also makes you happier. The brain produces a chemical called endorphins when you exercise. When endorphins interact with the receptors, you feel happy, motivated and calm.

Where to run in Gettysburg?

You can run anywhere, let your heart lead you to places!

But you might get lost.

Here are some great running routes around Gettysburg’s campus.

Remember, the roads in Gettysburg are very much interconnected. So, it would actually be very hard for you to get lost.

1. Route one: N

How to be prepared?

Without proper preparation, running can do damage to your body.

Here are some of the

4. Meditate during running: Personally, I do not suggest putting on music during running.

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Now, you are prepared. Start your semester with the habit of running!

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F e a t u r e d f i l m s i n The best (and worst) shows premiering Gettysburg at mid-season B y J ackie M c M ahon Staff Writer

Majestic Theater “I, Tonya” 2 hours – R Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. Starring Margot Robbie & Sebastian Stan.

Friday - Saturday (2/2 - 2/3) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sunday - (2/4) - 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday (2/5 - 2/8) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM “The Shape of Water” 2 hours, 3 minutes – R In a 1960s research laboratory, a mute janitor (Sally Hawkins) forms a relationship with an aquatic creature. Also starring Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon & Richard Jenkins.

Friday - Saturday (2/2 - 2/3) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM Sunday - (2/4) - 2:15 PM and 5:15 PM Monday - Thursday (2/5 - 2/8) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM

Gateway Theater Showtimes **BARGAIN TUESDAYS – ALL SEATS $5 – ADDITIONAL FEE FOR 3D**

WINE AND A MOVIE: FIFTY SHADES FREED R NO PASSES THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8TH 21 AND OVER ONLY WINE SOCIAL 5:30 – 7PM EVENT PRICING MOVIE SHOWTIME 7PM MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE (1:00) (4:00) 7:00 10:00

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HOSTILES R I.D. REQUIRED (1:05) (4:05) 7:05 10:00 FOREVER MY GIRL PG (1:30) (4:30) 7:30 9:55 12 STRONG R I.D. REQUIRED (1:10) (4:10) 7:10 10:05 THE POST PG-13 (1:25) (4:25) 7:25 10:05

A n o t h e r Pennsylvania winter means more cold weather and even less motivation to go outside. Luckily, if you find yourself with some free time but don’t feel like leaving the comfort of your own bed, there are plenty of new shows premiering this mid-season available for your viewing pleasure.

With so many options to choose from, it may seem difficult to decide what shows to watch in between your study sessions. What new TV shows are worth a watch, and which can you simply skip?

“American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace” –Wednesdays at 10, FX

The second season of this critically acclaimed Ryan Murphy anthology series chronicles the 1997 murder of fashion icon Gianni Versace (Edgar Ramírez). With stunning visuals and an all-star cast, Versace provides a haunting and fascinating glimpse at this reallife crime. The role of Andrew Cunanan (the psychopathic serial killer who shot Versace dead that fateful day in Miami) is a potentially career-changing one for actor Darren Criss, who viewers may recognize from his days on Murphy’s Glee. As Cunanan, Criss is able to

demonstrate his serious acting chops and proves that he is a mature actor.

The series also stars Ricky Martin and Penelope Cruz as Versace’s lover and sister, respectively.

“The Four: Battle for Stardom”– Thursdays at 8, Fox

With a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this reality singing competition doesn’t seem to match up to the other widely successful shows in the genre. In The Four, four judges – Sean “Diddy” Combs, Meghan Trainor, DJ Khaled and record executive Charlie Walk – handpick four aspiring singers, with other hopefuls challenging the four each week in an attempt to steal their spots in the group.

Despite this twist, the show has been critically panned for contributing little to the genre and for featuring harsh yet simultaneously unhelpful criticisms from the four judges.

“The Resident” Mondays at 9, Fox

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This Fox drama also seeks to revitalize a tired genre, this time the medical procedural.

Following resident Conrad Hawkins (The Good Wife and Gilmore Girls’s Matt Czurchy) as he attempts to take on a powerful doctor (veteran actor Bruce Greenwood), The Resident shows the seedy underbelly

of the surgical world which you don’t see on shows like Grey’s Anatomy or ER. Though the show – which also stars Revenge’s Emily VanCamp as Conrad’s nurse ex-girlfriend and The Hundred Foot Journey’s Manish Dayal as his disillusioned young intern – provides a new take on the medical drama, some have criticized it for being too gritty in a time when the general public could really use some hope. Regardless, the show does manage to add some innovative new ideas to the ridiculously overplayed format.

“Black Lightning” – Tuesdays at 9, The CW

Superheroes seem to be all the rage these days, with the success of films like Wonder Woman and TV shows like Arrow or The Flash. Yet The CW’s Black Lightning still manages to provide a new and interesting take on super powers, as the show also addresses real world issues like racism and police profiling. The titular hero (played by Hart of Dixie’s Cress Williams) is a high school principal and family patriarch who decides to put his tights back on and come out of retirement on after witnessing the prevalent racial tension in his urban community.

Black Lightning boldly goes where no superhero show has gone before.

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN PG (1:40) (4:40) 7:35 10:00 JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE (1:20) (4:20) 7:20 10:05

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PADDINGTON 2 PG (1:35) (4:35) THE SHAPE OF WATER 7:15 9:55

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Review: Captain S q u e e g e e ’ s “Harmony Cure”

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“The Commuter” review: a familiar, yet enjoyable thriller B y J amie W elch Editor-In-Chief

Liam Neeson and director Jaume Collet-Serra have teamed up once again to deliver “The Commuter,” a thriller that is sure to help melt away the mid-winter blues.

The film begins with a beautifully shot prologue showing the daily routine of 60-yearold insurance salesman Michael MacCauley (Liam Neeson). Neeson is only five years from retirement and is struggling to figure out how to pay for his son’s (Dean-Charles Chapman) upcoming college education. His day goes from bad to worse when his boss tells him he is being laid off and he is unceremoniously ejected from the building.

Michael can’t bring himself to tell his wife (Elizabeth McGovern) the news and instead drowns his sorrows at a bar in the city.

Michael barely

makes the crowded train home and is soon joined by a strange woman named Joanna (Vera Farmiga), who proposes what she dubs an “experiment” to Michael: “What if I asked you to do something that could profoundly affect an individual on this train?”

She elaborates that someone on the train “doesn’t belong” and that Michael can earn $100,000 by finding this person, known only to carry a bag containing stolen goods and to go by the pseudonym “Prynne.” If he succeeds in finding and tagging Prynne with a GPS tracker, he can keep the money and he won’t know the consequences of his actions. If he fails to locate Prynne or refuses to try, his family will die.

Just as quickly as she appeared, Joanna is gone and we are left just as dumbfounded as Michael at what just happened. What follows is a series of heartpounding fight scenes,

not-so-gentle reminders that Joanna has eyes and ears everywhere and the requisite plot twists that have become the formula of a Liam Neeson film.

While I’m never one to turn down a Liam Neeson punch-throwing, bad-guy-wrecking thriller, Joanna’s mysterious conspiracy that is the center of this film grows ever larger as the movie hurtles down the track, with plot twists around every bend and a conspiracy that grows in absurdity faster than the runaway train Michael is riding.

If you don’t think too hard about the finer plot points, “The Commuter” is an enjoyable thriller that will allow you to check out from reality for a while and watch Neeson do what he does best – exchange punches with and hold his own against men half his age and fight for his family using his very particular set of skills.

Score: 3.5/5

B y C harlie S ternberg Staff Writer

I went into Harmony Cure by Captain Squeegee, a psychedelic rock band from Arizona, expecting weirdness based on their name alone, and I was not disappointed. As I scrolled through the internet, the moniker of the band was what initially caught my attention, but their unique sound was what prompted me to stay and keep listening. Harmony Cure melds together ska, jazz, and rock, but it also aims to tackle themes like the meaning of music, protecting the environment, and depression. This colorful EP is packed to the brim with enough off-kilter oddness to make one dizzy.

The opening track, “O ur Children,” immediately addresses the title of this project.

The “harmony cure” refers to music and its power to bring people together. The song is filled with funky bass, fat saxophone, and a popping brass section.

It’s the type of song that makes you want to get up and move. Danny Torgersen’s spaced-out vocals pull the song forward as the horns and electric guitars drive the rhythm. Another highlight is a guitar solo about halfway through the song that tumbles over itself into a crescendo resembling

a digital overload.

The track takes an odd turn however, when the subject matter of the song abruptly shifts to aliens. Captain Squeegee throws aliens into the mix because that is what their fans expect of them, not because aliens are necessary to this song. It’s a shame because this non sequitur detracts from the overall message of the song, which I really liked up until that point.

My favorite track on Harmony Cure is “Terrorist of Time,” one of the more upbeat songs and the track that brings the most ska-flavor to the EP. Lyrically, the imagery in this song stands out as provocative and socially conscious.

The implication here is that the terrorists of time are us. We have polluted the water, destroyed the forests, and lost our ability to appreciate the beauty of nature.

Although this is hardly a revolutionary or new declaration, the song works because it never explicitly says “We are killing the environment!

We are the bad guys!”

Instead, it lays out the evidence for the listener and lets them ascertain for themselves who the “terrorists of time” really are.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for all of the tracks on Harmony Cure. “Smile Shield” in particular suffers from the band thinking it’s much

deeper and profound than it really is. The image of hiding behind fake smiles is a stale and overused cliché.

Captain Squeegee seems to think that they are “red-pilling” the masses, but instead come across as angsty and shallow.

The closing track, “Ghost Ships,” brings the message about the significance of music full circle.

One lyric that resonated with me was, “we use different hearts, but the art makes us feel the same.” This statement on the ability of art to make us empathize better with each other is what Harmony Cure is all about. It also doesn’t hurt that the song is catchy and makes great use of dynamic contrasts.

At its best, Harmony Cure offers interesting critiques of society and heartfelt statements on the importance of music.

At its worst, Harmony Cure stumbles as it tries too hard to be “woke.”

But even when concepts behind songs don’t land perfectly, Captain Squeegee’s latest is undeniably fun. From wildly funky beats, to fusion jazz flourishes, to keyboard breakdowns, this album has a little bit of everything for everyone. Besides aren’t you curious what a band named Captain Squeegee has to offer?

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Note: The opinions published in this section are those of the individual writers and are in no way representative of the views of The Gettysburgian staff, The Gettysburgian or Gettysburg College.

Pakistan problems Freedom of expression philosophy drafted

By Michael DeFeo

Guest Columnist

Since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, American security forces have provided substantial security to Pakistan and worked with Pakistani troops and intelligence to combat terror in West Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Trump Administration’s freezing of $900 million in security aid to Pakistan did not capture front-page headlines or endless cable news coverage the way the President’s nuclear saberrattling or Michael Wolff’s new book have.

In truth, most Americans probably dismissed the news entirely.

After all, North Korea, Afghanistan, and Don Jr.’s meetings with the Russians are far more pressing matters that could impact the American public, right?

Actually, our Pakistan policy is far more consequential than just pulling security aid over disagreements on how to combat terrorism.

Pakistan not only serves a larger role than most Americans understand, but is the greatest risk to both American national security and international stability.

The President claimed that the aid freeze was due to Pakistan’s poor track record in helping the U.S. fight al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. While they may be difficult partners at times, it is better to play the game with a cheater, than not to play the game at all.

Pakistan has a concerning history of connections to terrorism, especially within its intelligence services (the ISI). Even though we have had to bribe security forces for their services, they have been helpful in tracking down and eliminating terror threats in Pakistan and Afghanistan since September 11th, 2001.

More important is Pakistan’s strategic geography in the war in Afghanistan. American troops have used Pakistan as a launching point from which to engage threats on the Pakistani-Afghan border.

Furthermore, Pakistan has (reluctantly) tolerated U.S. drone strikes in its largely ungoverned western provinces. Those provinces serve as a hideout for terrorists who escape from U.S. forces in Afghanistan. They simply hide in west Pakistan because the government will not extend its resources to find them. Osama bin Laden used this tactic until the American government authorized a Navy SEAL incursion into Pakistani territory to find and kill him.

While increased incursions have shaken our relationship with Pakistan, completely ending security funding to the country will make the war on terror that much more difficult for American soldiers to fight and win.

So often in American political discourse, we speak of the dangers of a country like Iran gaining control of nuclear weapons and ICBMs. Politicians worry that, as a sponsor of terror groups such as Hezbollah, Iran could sell terrorists a nuclear bomb to detonate in Israel or the United States.

This is a real danger, and we should put our best efforts into keeping Iran from going

nuclear.

Pakistan, however, receives far less public scrutiny; even though it is an Islamist government (like Iran) that, according to The Fund for Peace, ranks 17th in least stable governments in the world, and is already in possession of nuclear weapons. This should give the American government reason to continue a relationship that provides stability to Pakistan, rather than withdrawing because they unfairly take advantage of our support. Pakistan is particularly worrisome because of its instability as well as the ISI’s suspected ties to terrorists.

The developing world is becoming less predictable due to extreme fluxes in weather and natural disasters. If a drought were to strike Pakistan this year, causing several years of famine, the way it did in Syria in 2010, what is to stop the country from disintegrating into violence and civil war? Civil war could ultimately lead to state collapse. There is no more terrifying scenario than the collapse of a government in control of over one hundred nuclear weapons.

It is not difficult to see the possibility of those weapons falling into the wrong hands. Perhaps hands that would sell the weapons to terrorist organizations.

If a nuclear bomb were to go off in Manhattan, or any other city in the world, it would fundamentally alter American and international policy forever. The United States must never lose track of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. For all of the bluster over Iran, which does not have nuclear weapons and will not have them in the foreseeable future, we are dangerously negligent of the prospect of Pakistani civil strife. It is important for the United States to continue providing security aid to Pakistan in order to keep American intelligence inside the country and to try and maintain some form of stability. Freezing all of our security aid to the country is a step in the wrong direction.

Let us take a step back now and examine the regional and global implications of America turning its back on Pakistan.

China is rapidly gaining on or surpassing the US in economic and military metrics, and their One Belt One Road initiative is increasing their influence in the developing world every day. While most analysts agree that China is not yet ready to become the world’s leading power, it does appear that China is ready for hegemony in its region.

China has announced that it intends to invest $46 billion in Pakistani infrastructure, finance, and security through 2030. That is more than the US spends on all foreign aid per year combined.

Although President Xi Jinping has only concretely agreed to spend $28 billion so far, it is still a massive investment into one country. Because of its investment, China’s already strong relationship with Pakistan, will only be strengthened.

Chinese influence in Pakistan is a problem for the U.S. because it hurts our

international interests as well as the interests of the region’s largest democracy: India. India and Pakistan have been to war four times since the Partition of India in 1947 and remain bitter enemies to this day. China sees India as a competitor that may, along with the U.S., attempt to shape and limit China’s rise to Asian dominance. For that reason, China has helped strengthen India’s Muslim rival both for strategic purposes and to simply agitate Prime Minister Modi and his Hindu nationalist government.

This is especially dangerous considering the fact that India and Pakistan are both nuclear-armed nations. A conventional or nuclear war igniting between the two over the Kashmir or clean water access is not out of the realm of possibility.

Any prospect of nuclear war should frighten every responsible actor on the world stage.

Giving in to Chinese influence in Pakistan is also problematic for the United States because it will inevitably weaken American influence in South Asia. Such abdication of influence could be seen by the Chinese as a sign of weakness. American unwillingness to work with a “cheating” Pakistan could embolden the Chinese to exert their influence more throughout South Asia and the Asia Pacific. One of America’s greatest foreign policy fears is being drawn into a conflict with China over the South China Sea or Taiwan. America could also be drawn into conflict while defending India against an aggressive China. Abandoning security funding in Pakistan could set us on a path to one day have to either accept Chinese regional hegemony, or fight to deny it.

While some of the fallout that from this small policy change towards Pakistan may appear alarmist and unlikely, it is better to be imaginative when evaluating risks as opposed to reflecting on how one could have prevented a catastrophe. Due to the potential consequences of instability and conflict within Pakistan, it is the greatest national security threat the United States faces today.

Freezing security funding to them will make it more difficult to fight terror in Afghanistan. It also makes it more difficult to ensure relative state stability that keeps nuclear weapons from falling into malicious actor’s hands.

Furthermore, turning our back on Pakistan opens the door for tremendous influence from China, whose familial relationship with Pakistan could have intense geopolitical implications for both India and the U.S.

Smaller countries are not always going to play by our rules. President Trump must accept that living with and trying to mitigate their cheating is safer and more responsible policy than abandoning them altogether. Pakistan is far more important to American national security and international stability than the President may realize. Therefore, abdication of American responsibility and influence in Pakistan is a mistake.

By Joshua Wagner Opinions Editor

The Freedom of Expression Workgroup issued a working draft of the new institutional philosophy on freedom of expression. There will be a town hall meeting on Feb. 1 at 11:30 a.m. in the CUB Ballroom to allow for questions regarding the draft. Comments on the policy can be sent through an online form before Feb. 15.

This document is particularly pertinent to the Opinions Section. The current draft establishes guidelines, goals, and expectations for free speech on campus. How Gettysburgians express themselves and the environment that they build to foster such expression strikes to the core of what it means to be a Gettysburgian.

With this in mind, I present the draft in its entirety:

“Since its inception, Gettysburg College has been engaged in the defense of freedom of expression, first through the abolitionist movement and then with the College’s involvement in the Civil War. The institution was founded in 1832 by anti-slavery theologian Samuel Simon Schmucker, and in 1837 Gettysburg College moved to Pennsylvania Hall, the construction of which was facilitated by benefactor and Trustee Thaddeus Stevens. Aside from his work as a Congressman and activist for universal education, Stevens was a key figure in the passing of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery. In July 1863, the College was the backdrop for the Battle of Gettysburg and months later, alumnus David Wills was integral to the creation of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. He invited Abraham Lincoln to attend its dedication and it was there that the President issued his call to the country to affirm equality for all in his Gettysburg Address.

O u r r i c h institutional heritage challenges us to engage in and provide leadership for addressing the critical social and political issues of our time. The College is committed to the ideal of free and open inquiry in all matters, as freedom of expression allows us to continually strive to better society and to address injustices. Freedom of expression is invaluable to the institution because it brings together multiple opinions, allows them to coalesce and/or clash, and opens them to the community’s reflections, analyses, and critiques.

As an educational institution, we support the freedom of expression of ideas and, in our mission statement, we affirm: the worth and dignity of all people and the limitless value of their intellectual potential; the commitment to a diverse and inclusive learning environment; the power of a liberal arts education to help students develop

critical thinking skills, broad vision, effective communication, a sense of the inter-relatedness of all knowledge, sensitivity to the human condition, and a global perspective; the value of a lifelong commitment to service; the value of ethical leadership that is inclusive, collaborative, and directed towards effecting change for the greater good; and our conviction that a residential college best promotes the sense of community central to a liberal arts education, in which personal relationships between students, faculty, and staff can flourish.

The College recognizes that some ideas will be viewed as offensive and disagreeable by some, perhaps even most, members of the community. However, it is not the role of the College to shield individuals from ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, uncivil, or even deeply offensive. Rather, we encourage members of the College community to act according to the principle that the best response to ideas that they find offensive is speech, not censorship. Participating in a community where there is a diverse range of opinions, perspectives, and experiences is rewarding for all of our members and the College is committed to nurturing and celebrating this experience. We expect that diverse views and opinions will create conflict and disagreement among us at times, but the genuine sharing of ideas, perspectives, and values presupposes both freedom and responsibility.

Consequently, we expect all members of the community to engage in civil discourse, reasoned thought, sustained discussion, and constructive participation.

The freedom to express ideas, exchange views, and engage in protest is essential to the life of the College.

The College encourages its members to make independent judgments about the worth and validity of ideas and to contest ideas with which they disagree. Any effort by members of the College community to limit openness in this academic community is a matter of serious concern and hinders the freedom of expression and the discovery of truth. All members of the community are therefore free to express their points of view on, or opposition to, any issue of public interest within reasonable restrictions of time, place, and manner. Each member of the community is also expected to encourage and facilitate the ability of other community members to express themselves freely. No group or individual has the right to interfere with the legitimate activity of other authorized persons and groups as interference with

expression compromises the College’s goal of creating an environment where issues can be openly discussed.

The freedom to debate and discuss the merits of competing ideas does not, of course, mean that individuals may say whatever they wish, wherever they wish.

We have obligations to protect the dignity and security of all members of the College community from those who would seek to use speech primarily to deprive others of their freedom to learn, their freedom to contribute, and their freedom to participate in our community. Thus, the College may seek to restrict expression that: 1) violates state or federal law or College policies on nondiscrimination; 2) constitutes slander, threats, or harassment; 3) unreasonably invades individual privacy or violates confidentiality interests; or, 4) is directly incompatible with the functioning of the College. In addition, the College may reasonably regulate the time, place, and manner of expression to ensure that it does not disrupt the ordinary activities of the College.

However, these are limited exceptions to the general principle of freedom of expression and it is vitally important that these exceptions not be used in a manner that is inconsistent with the College’s ideals relating to the free and open discussion of ideas.

Gettysburg College’s philosophy of freedom of expression reflects our commitment to sustain a community in which all members feel that their ideas, opinions, and beliefs are respected and protected, even when those ideas are not shared universally. We believe the free expression of ideas is a cornerstone of the learning process and it is only through exposure to new concepts, opposing views, and challenging topics that one truly grows in an academic setting. Preventing the free exchange of ideas restricts the generation of knowledge and the ability to discern between what is right and what is wrong.

In this sense, Gettysburg College subscribes to the wisdom in the words of Justice Louis D. Brandeis:

‘If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence.’

(Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357, 1927)

Sections of this philosophy have been adapted from similar documents produced by the University of Chicago and Franklin Marshall College.”

If you would like to share your opinion on the draft philosophy with the campus community, please email me, the Opinions Editor, at wagnjo08@ gettysburg.edu.

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The Gettysburg College Women’s Track team continued their strong start this past weekend at the Lehigh John Covert Classic. Competing against a wide range of teams from all three divisions of collegiate competition the Bullets posted many strong times.

One athlete who has been leading the charge early on for the Gettysburg College Women’s Track and Field team and continued to do so this past Saturday is junior Sarah Rinehart.

Returning from a strong cross country season in which she finished 20th at the NCAA regional meet and qualified for the division III national 6000-meter competition.

Rinehart then began her indoor track campaign with just a short mile.

The junior completed the race in 5:37.34 and 15th overall in a field of 42 runners.

But Rinehart’s day was only getting started.

A few hours later the medley runner returned for the 3000-meter competition. Known for strong finishes, the lady Bullet moved through the field, picking off runners one by one until finishing in 2nd place with a time of 10:59.23.

This time would be a personal record by five seconds for Rinehart and her second Centennial Conference qualifier of the day.

Despite tired legs from finishing the 3000-meter race only an hour before, Rinehart returned to the track once more as the anchor to the Bullets’ 4x400meter relay. Passing a competitor in the final lap, Rinehart moved the team to finish second among Division III teams.

With a long season ahead, Rinehart will look to continue her success in a wide variety of events.

She qualified in 400 meters, 800 meters, and 1500 meters last year, while also scoring in the steeplechase at last year’s outdoor conference meet.

By Claire Healey Co-Sports Editor

Athletic director and beloved Gettysburg College community member, David Wright, will be leaving Gettysburg to pursue a role as headmaster of Subiaco Academy in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas come June 2018.

Wright has worked for the college for 32 years in a variety of roles, beginning as the men’s soccer head coach and now finishing as the assistant vice president of the college.

After graduating from the State University of New York at Cortland, Wright was the men’s soccer head coach at Al Meira College in upstate New York.

However, when the job to become the Gettysburg coach opened up, he jumped at the opportunity to move to a new place.

“I interviewed in December of 1985 and started the job in January,” said Wright. “Gettysburg had an outstanding reputation for being a strong academic institution, which was something I was very interested in.”

After spending some time in Gettysburg, he and his wife Cindy realized they had found the place they wanted to raise their family.

“The broader Gettysburg community has a lot of amenities that are attractive to young families. My kids all went to elementary school in walking distance of home. They could come home from school and come see soccer practice finishing up,” Wright said.

The Wright family is very much embedded in the local and college communities. Cindy Wright is the director of campus recreation for Gettysburg College, and all three of the Wrights’ daughters attended

David Wright initially came to Gettysburg College as the head coach for the men’s soccer team (Photo Courtesy of Gettysburg College Athletics).

Gettysburg College as students.

However, as their years here grew in number, so did David Wright’s role within the campus community. After receiving his doctorate from George Washington University, Wright became passionate about developing student leadership on campus.

He played an important role in the development of the Leadership Certificate program associated with the Gettysburg Leadership Center as well as diversity and inclusion on the campus.

Wright journeyed from head soccer coach, to assistant athletics director and then director of athletics, and he now serves as the assistant vice president for athletics and development. One of his favorite aspects of serving in

these many roles has been watching former students and athletes develop and then find success after graduating from Gettysburg.

“I am going to miss the people at Gettysburg the most,” said Wright. “I’ve been so inspired by the students who came here and then went on to lead such successful lives. I have loved influencing young people to go out and do well, and this new opportunity will allow me to do that for a younger age.”

Wright hopes to challenge himself more career-wise with a move to a more prominent role within an academic institution. The Subiaco Academy will allow Wright to be responsible for the development and growth of students while following in the Benedictine mission.

Wright will also

be responsible for the management of the academy’s extensive property, fiscal and human resources, strategic direction development for the institution, along with the Board of Trustees, where he will be the chief executive officer.

The location and transition of the new position felt right for the assistant vice president, as he and his wife had a serendipitous moment back in December.

The two of them are currently on a mission to run a half marathon in all 50 states.

Neither had ever been to Arkansas, until they decided to run a half marathon there back in December, around the time he made it through the first two rounds of interviewing for this new role.

“We ended up going to Arkansas twice in eight days. We ran the half

marathon on Saturday and then I got the call Monday that they wanted us to come out and interview, and then we went back that next weekend. You start to wonder if it’s meant to be,” Wright said.

Shortly thereafter, Wright was offered the job and chose to accept.

Gettysburg College notified staff and students through e-mail. Since the announcement, Wright has received praise and well wishes from much of the college community.

“This is a great opportunity, but Gettysburg College has been unbelievable for the past 32 years. It is definitely bittersweet.”

Wright will certainly be missed on campus, but the community wishes him the best of luck on this new endeavor.

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The Gettysburg College Men’s Track and Field team competed Saturday at the John Covert Classic hosted

by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

This track meet was the second of the Men’s Track and Field team’s still young season as no score was kept in this match. The meet consisted of an encounter between numerous division I, II, and III teams, including schools such as meet host Lehigh University, Montclair State University, and

Junior Matt Robinson gave a notable performance for the Bullets. Robinson posted a 4:36.7 for the one mile run, which placed him 14th out of the 60 runners that spanned four heats.

Robinson also placed 4th out of 12 runners in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:41.25, just seconds away from the school record.

Robinson’s performance in the one mile run and 1,000-meter run were the top individual performances for the Bullets.

Sophomore Ezekiel Omosanya also

in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.28 seconds.

Omosanya finished 18th out of 65 runners in the race.

Sophomore Orrin Wilson added a 9th out of 28-runner finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.75 seconds.

Wilson also delivered an impressive performance in the 60-meter hurdles, recording a timing of 9.6 seconds and advancing to the number eight alltime time placement for Gettysburg College.

Wilson knocked an entire second off last year’s personal best in the competition.

Junior Matthew Robinson competed in both the one mile run and 1,000-meter competition Saturday (Photo Courtesy of Gettysburg College Athletics).

This Weekend in Gettysburg College Sports Saturday, February 3: Men’s Track at Dickinson DuCharme Classic-10:00 a.m.

Women’s Track at Dickinson DuCharme Classic-10:00 a.m.

Wrestling at Messiah Open-10:00 a.m.

Wrestling at Muhlenberg-12:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball at Haverford-1:00 p.m.

Women’s Swimming at Swarthmore-1:00 p.m.

Men’s Swimming at Swarthmore-1:00 p.m.

Wrestling at Ursinus-1:30 p.m.

Wrestling vs. United States Merchant Marine Academy- 3:00p.m.

Men’s Basketball at Haverford- 3:00p.m.

and Field team also had senior Thomas Clark in the 60-meter dash.

Clark finished with a time of 10.45 seconds as he rounded off the Gettysburg racers in this category.

In the 500-meter dash, first-year Joel Stennett pos ted a time of 1:12.34 minutes along with senior Robert Weisensee finishing in a time of 1:16.24 minutes.

In the 200-meter race, three members of the Men’s Track and Field team competed. First-year Cael O’Brien clocked a time of 25.88 seconds while sophomore Dylan O’Neil timed in at 25.90 seconds.

First-year Matt Simmers made his second semester debut in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.21 seconds.

In the last individual competition of the day, the 3000-meter race, two Bullets competed.

F i r s t - y e a r Connor Berson ran his first collegiate track race in a time of 9:48.67 minutes, while senior Harry Thoman finished in 11:02.7 minutes.

Now that the men’s track and field team has completed its first competition with the whole team in tow, the Bullets look to make improvements on an individual and team level in the last four weeks of

“I feel as though I did well in my event, like many other of my teammates, but still have much room for improvement,” said firstyear Johnny Kovaks. “The key is to keep working hard in practice and keep a positive attitude.”

Kovacs competed in the 60-meter dash and, with a time of 7.46 seconds, placed 33rd out of the 65 runners.

“Overall I feel very confidant in our team’s abilities this season,” said Kovaks.

“We have put up some good times and marks so far, but we shouldn’t be content just yet. If we continue to work hard in practice everyday, it will show in our performance in the next matches and the conference meet in February. The rest of the season should be a great one.”

M a k i n g a special appearance this weekend was Gettysburg alum Nathan Wojick.

Graduating last year, Wojick returned to the track as an unattached athlete to win the 800-meter run in a time of 1:57.67.

The Bullets will have their next chance to meet Centennial Conference qualifying times and distances at the Dickinson Ducharme Classic hosted by Dickinson College Feb. 3. beginning at 10 a.m.

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