The Gettysburgian March 9, 2017

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Volume CXIX, No. 11

1897 On this date in 1897, March 9 exactly, the first edition of The Gettysburgian was printed. Although that issue appears lost in time, the March 16, 1897 edition recounts the pleasure with which community members received their copies … many submitted a dollar to become subscribers of the fledgling paper.

One letter writer commented, “[The Gettysburgian’s] appearance marks an epoch in the history of the college, and I shall be greatly mistaken if an enthusiastic wave of college interest renewed does not pass through the entire alumni body. The pluck, energy, and enterprise you manifest is worthy of the very highest commendation.”

Copies were available for five cents.

1977 This week in 1977, the Office of Residential Life approved the first co-ed dorm in college history, which would be presented to the Board of Trustees for final approval. Patrick Hall was selected for the experimental project, and in addition to a resident assistant, there would be a resident faculty advisor.

Students interested in the co-ed dorm had to attend a series of meetings before entering a lottery to be selected for participation in the trial.

2000 On this date in 2000, The Gettysburgian published a column penned by one I.A. Isherwood (think Professor Ian Isherwood when he was a student), listed as a “social commentator” for a column called “This Side of Cynicism.” The March 9 edition explored celebrating the “Irish spirit … whatever that means.” He bemoaned St. Patrick’s Day as a holiday for “drinking lots of cheap colored beer and wearing stupid little plastic hats.”

He closed on a more positive note, however, encouraging readers to visit Paddy O’Rourke’s (sic), which would open the next week as an Irish pub in Gettysburg. O’Rorke’s r e mai n s o p en to day .

These archived “blasts from the past” were compiled by news editor Benjamin Pontz thanks to the digitized Special Collections in Musselman Library.

For more archived content, visit http:// musselmanlibrary.org.

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Despite human rights concerns, SALTT program to visit Azerbaijan

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Members of the Eis enhow er Ins titute’s “Strategy and Leadership in Transformational Times” (SALTT) program will depart this weekend bound for Azerbaijan, a former Soviet state that borders Russia, Iran, Georgia and Armenia as they continue their yearlong study of relations between the United States and Russia under the direction of Susan Eisenhower, chairman emeritus of EI and granddaughter of 34th U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower.

On the ground, the students will be participating in a cultural exchange with students from ADA University in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

Roald Sagdeev, a former science advisor to Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and currently a distinguished professor at the

University of Maryland, will be facilitating the trip on the ground and helping students to interpret what they see.

S a g d e e v , Eisenhower’s former husband, has close ties with the Azerbaijani government, having met with President Ilham Aliyev as far back as 2008 according to Azerbaijani media sources. In 2015, Sagdeev was awarded a gold medal by the Azerbaijan Engineering Academy, and in 2016, he lectured and addressed the graduating class at ADA University.

According to Eisenhower Institute Program Coordinator David Wemer, EI has relied heavily upon Sagdeev to coordinate this trip with Eisenhower.

“We have a longstanding connection with someone who works there, so we have someone who is on the ground and help us to provide context,” Wemer explained,

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referring to Sagdeev.

The stated goal of the SALTT program is to “focus on the enduring challenges in American-Russian relations and their effect on all levels of American public policy.”

The mission statement on EI’s website goes on to state: “Capitalizing on her extensive experience in Russia and the greater region, Susan Eisenhower will provide participants with an extensive background in the history and current dynamics of the postSoviet Russian-American relationship, as well as the fundamentals of strategic thinking and planning.”

“Students will learn about contributing factors to the tension between both countries and the effect deteriorating relations are having in a variety of fields including international security, science and technology, and business,”

the website says.

Wemer conceded that Eisenhower does not personally have a strong connection to Azerbaijan specifically, but that, as a former Soviet state, the visit meets the goals of the program.

As of late February, the itinerary had not been finalized but Wemer suggested that the students would be visiting memorials from the Soviet period and interacting with people who have a direct recollection of that time period. Gaining an understanding of that period is one of the primary goals of the students attending.

“It goes to a lot of what Susan thinks is the problem of US-Russian relations, which is a lack of understanding of how the Soviet Union fell,” Wemer said. “One of the main things Susan thinks we don’t realize is how bad it was in the 1990s.”

For their part, students who are attending look forward to the opportunity to experience a new culture.

“Ultimately, the experiential trip is going to help culminate everything we have been studying about US-Russian relations with Susan Eisenhower since September,” says Julia Kerr ‘18, a political science and public policy double major who is a participant in the SALTT program, “and it will give us an opportunity to study a culture to which we are typically not exposed.”

In February, students from the SALTT program met with foreign exchange students at American University who hail from Russia,

Ukraine, Belarus, and Azerbaijan to discuss cultural differences, roots of conflict, and improving bilateral relations between the United States and the respective countries.

This experience was particularly meaningful for Jared McCully ‘19, another participant in the SALTT program, who is majoring in political science.

“The students shared with us the concerns they have for their own nation, and we realized the US and Russia face many of the same challenges,” he explained. “Having a taste for diplomatic engagement with these Russian students makes me very excited to see what Azerbaijan has in store for the SALTT group.”

In spite of these on-the-ground opportunities, some Gettysburg College students have expressed concern about sending students to A zerbaijan given its domestic political situation.

R e c e n t l y , President Aliyev appointed his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, vice president, which some observers fear is another step in the consolidation of power for a dynastic ruling family, which has a considerable web of economic holdings.

The country also spends more than $4 million annually lobbying the United States Congress.

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Teach-ins highlight contemporary political and societal issues at Student Solidarity Rally B B P y

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As Professor McKinley Melton finished an impassioned riff on the intersection of law and order with the Black Lives Matter movement, the crowd of at least 200 students sprung to its feet and erupted in applause, the first standing ovation of the afternoon. It was part of the fifth panel of the day-long Student Solidarity Rally, held Wednesday in the CUB Ballroom.

Melton stoked the palpable energy in the room as he drew on the writings of James Baldwin and Martin Luther King, Jr. as he discussed many actions from President Donald Trump’s first

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month in office.

“This would be laughable if it weren’t so serious,” Melton said.

He asserted that laws are a construct of power and that people of color are justified in refusing “to respect laws that don’t respect them.” He clarified, however, that he was not encouraging wanton lawbreaking.

As he unpacked President Trump’s address to Congress from the evening before, M elt o n d ecri ed each provision of the speech he highlighted, especially the president’s ongoing feud with inner cities including Chicago, which he asserted stems from Chicago’s status as an historical center of black political power as well as

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the fact that America’s first black president, Barack Obama, hails from the Windy City.

M e l t o n ’ s remarks were part of a panel on “Law and Order Administration and the Movement for Black Lives” that also included comments from Professor Scott Hancock that asserted that unity is not always the remedy for division.

When underlying injustice persists, “unity kills,” he said, pointing to the racial oppression of AfricanAmericans during the era of Jim Crow.

This panel drew perhaps the biggest crowd of the day, which featured eight panels on various topics salient to the current political

climate. Attendance at the various panels generally ranged between 100 and 200 people.

Davis Healy ’17, the event’s media coordinator, commented Wednesday afternoon that he was pleased many people were there throughout the day and coming to multiple panels.

One heavilyattended panel in the morning focused on the intersection of economics and congressional politics and was to be presented by Professors Charles Weise and Bruce Larson of the economics and political science departments, r e s p e c t i v e l y .

As Larson was running late, Weise opened the panel alone, quipping that it was

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like “Beavis being without Butthead” to chuckles from the crowd.

Weise asserted that President Trump changed Republican dogma in the last election cycle by devising an economic message that combined, in his words, the New Deal (welfare safety nets), Smoot-Hawley protectionism (America first nationalism) and Jim Crow (antiglobalism). He called this “disturbing” before implicitly criticizing Hillary Clinton for not being more aggressive in articulating the benefits of free trade and globalism.

“No one was defending free trade in this election. I want to give a shout out to

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free trade,” he said.

He did suggest that it is unlikely Congress will enact Trump’s full economic agenda, which may weaken the president.

“It would be scarier to me as someone who opposes the Trump agenda if Trump had stuck with his campaign agenda,” Weise said. “What it looks like he’s doing is dropping the New Deal component, and he’s allying with Congressional Republicans, who want to cut social programs that his supporters rely upon. This may be his downfall.”

He finished his remarks by suggesting that every economic and political debate in America has racial undertones that should not be ignored, and, ultimately, he concluded by saying that “diversity is the spice of life.”

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“If America’s aimed to encourage w h e n t h e s e m e s t e r g o i n g t o b e s t u d en t p art i ci p at i o n is in full swing, and e x c e p t i o n a l , t h i s i s in cl u d i n g t h e C en t er yet so many students how we’re going to be f o r P u b l i c S e r v i c e , sacrificed time out of exceptional,” he said. C a m p u s K i t c h e n , their busy lives, and

He later delved Sigma Alpha Iota, and professors sacrificed i n t o t h e i n h e r e n t Musselman Library. c l a s s p e r i o d s , t o financial problems Overall, Healy come listen and better a s s o c i a t e d w i t h was heartened by the understand the changes serving in Congress, d a y ’ s p r o c e e d i n g s . happening around us.” namely the amount “I think we o f t i m e a n d e n e r g y have shown that there

EI panel explores Trump’s actions on immigration B y B rendan S alyards C ontributing W riter

The Eisenhower Institute Undergraduate Fellows held a panel Thursday on the topic of immigration as they continue their ongoing study of refugee resettlement in the United States.

This, the third in their series this year, was titled “Lady Liberty’s Poor and Huddled Masses: Rethinking Refugees in America.”

The bulk of the questions in the moderated portion of the panel pertained to recent actions by the Trump administration to curtail immigration from seven Muslimmajority countries.

Panelists agreed that many of the actions

hindered their mission of settling refugees in the United States.

P a n e l i s t s included Stephanie Gromek, the Community Service Coordinator for Church World Services in Lancaster; Tania Le e, a n information, communications, technology (ICT) practitioner currently working as a freelancer for Cultural Orientation Resources Exchange; and Giulia McPherson, the Director of Advocacy and Operations at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA. Questions covered topics such as the recent immigration ban itself, the rhetoric surrounding immigration and refugee resettlement, and the detainment

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oppose the government, mistreats prisoners, and does not conduct free and fair elections. In its annual report on “political rights and civil liberties,” Freedom House rated Azerbaijan the 16th worst country in the world, faring worse than Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, and noted a specific decline over the past ten years.

W e m e r emphasized that students are aware of these conditions and are being encouraged to think critically while on the ground.

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of public figures at airports as they try to enter the country.

The audience questions probed the work of NGOs more directly.

They concerned the advantages and disadvantages of a privately-funded refugee resettlement program, the process of resettlement, the effects of a scale back in US foreign aid, and actions that individuals can take to assist organizations involved in resettlement.

The panelists agreed that the proposed budget cuts to foreign aid would negatively affect efforts to resettle refugees in the United States and shared stories of specific impacts

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and think seriously. We take this as an opportunity for critical thinking and engagement, not blind endorsement,” he said.

He went on to note that the Office of the Provost endorsed the trip and that it also was shared with the Eisenhower Institute National Advisory Council, Board of Trustees and Campus Advisory Council.

“They think it’s great that we’re traveling to a new part of the world with Gettysburg students,” Wemer said.

“There are a ton of issues in this country, but the students will know throughout the trip that

they should be thinking critically, thinking about the challenges these countries are facing.

They’re still in transition.”

Wemer said that funding for the trip is coming from a grant the Eisenhower Institute has held for many years to study US-Russian relations, and, on the ground, the ADA will be providing lodging.

Regardless, some students remain concerned about even the perception that a repressive regime will be sponsoring a trip for Gettysburg College students.

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such cuts could have.

The panel concluded with panelists appealing to attendees to raise their voices in advocacy for refugees and the organizations that resettle them.

Piper O’Keefe ’17, an Undergraduate Fellow, said, “The panel provided an especially interesting perspective on the role of NGOs in the refugee resettlement process. Considering the negative rhetoric surrounding refugees coming from the administration, the roles played by these organizations and individuals in general is more vital than ever to ensure a welcoming community for all in our nation.”

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a country that has been deemed as ‘not free’ by Freedom House,” read a statement from one student who was granted anonymity due to ongoing ties with the Eisenhower Institute. “Furthermore, I am troubled that my college would sanction a trip to a country known for its repression of freedom of speech, assembly, political imprisonment, lack of free and fair elections, and corruption.

In 2013, President Ilham Aliyev was named ‘corruption’s person of the year.’ Just last week, he appointed his wife, who has been criticized for holding a position

DPS Crime Log

February 26 Burglary of suitcase with cash, books, and clothes at 227 Carlisle Street; no suspects February 27 Sex offense/rape in on-campus residential facility; referred to Title IX coordinator Sex offense/rape in on-campus administrative facility; referred to Title IX coordinator March 1 False identification card used in Stadium Lot North; referred to SRR March 2 Drug abuse violation in campus residential building reported by campus security authority (no

personal identifying information or location known) March 3 Sex offense/rape reported by campus security authority (no personal identifying information or location known) March 5

Drug abuse violation in Constitution Lot; referred to SRR & GPD pending arrest Theft of laptop in Huber Hall; under investigation

by DPS & GPD (Note: Incident from February 26 reported in this edition since it had not occurred by publication of last week’s crime log.)

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performance of “The Vagina Monologues,” held in the CUB Ballroom on Feb. 23 and 24, sought to change culture by giving a voice to the experiences of women on campus and throughout the world.

Based on the original play by activist Eve Ensler, “The Vagina Monologues” incorporated over 200 interviews with women of different ages, races and sexual orientations about their experiences with sexuality and thoughts on what being a woman means to them into one empowering product. With its massive success, the show inspired “V-Day,” an international movement to end violence against women.

After Dean Julie Ramsey brought the production to Gettysburg College 16 years ago, the event has become a tradition on campus.

Gettysburg College’s version, hosted by the Women’s Center and directed by Caroline Lewis and Naima Scott, also featured original student monologues sharing similar themes.

Dressed in black and red, the student actresses transported audiences through a whirlwind of emotions as they recited each piece, which ranged from comedic looks at topics like masturbation to horrific depictions of sexual abuse and genital mutilation.

Highlights included a story about a 72-year-old woman who had never seen her vagina and a monologue about the challenges of growing up as a

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“All of those monologues whether funny, sad, or happy were real and impacted me like someone who went through them,” explained first-year performer Quyn Israel, who recited a monologue about female genital mutilation. “I just want the audience to take away the sense of realness in everything we spoke about that night,” she said

The show’s proceeds went to Survivors, Inc., a nonprofit that assists victims of domestic abuse or sexual assault in Adams County. Tickets cost 10 dollars and students could also purchase Nike-inspired “Just Do It– with consent” shirts or chocolate vagina-shaped lollipops to contribute more to the cause.

The show and its empowering message deeply impacted Gettysburg students, a reality that became obvious . audience members as laughed, cried and applauded throughout the performance.

“I hope that people learned to laugh at how ridiculous the expectations for vaginas are,” said senior and first-time Vagina Monologues performer Lexi Casella.

“I hope that people learned to respect how much vaginas do, from pushing babies out to going through menstrual cycles every four weeks.” Casella said.

I hope that people learned that vaginas feel pain just like the rest of the body does, and that they will think twice before abusing it,” she said.

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in parliament but failing to ever show up to any sessions, as the First Vice President of Azerbaijan.

Our students’ mission in Azerbaijan is not to look at the government through a critical lens, but rather to study USRussia relations while being treated to dinners

by Azerbaijani students and university staff.”

Wemer countered that Gettysburg “has sent trips to other countries with just as horrible human rights record.”

Multiple trips to China, which is ranked similarly to Azerbaijan

by Freedom House, have been sponsored over the

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years, but these trips have not included highlevel exchanges with government-affiliated agencies. Additionally, the college has sent students to Turkey and Egypt, whose human rights records have also been criticized by third-party observers.

Ultimately, Wemer defended the decision to take students to Azerbaijan.

“It has tension with Armenia, it’s had a slow transition to capitalism, and it has a connection to the greater Middle East,” he said.

“It’s a case study in itself.”

Senate P o i n t s

March 6, 2017 * Dean Ramsey spoke to the Senate about freedom of expression and inclusivity * Colleges Against Cancer was allotted $5,026.84 * China Club was allotted $80.00 * Biosphere was allotted $950.00

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The TEF of protein As we bring the physiology side of this series to an end, another factor worth considering is the relatively higher thermic effect of food (TEF) - which I went over in my article on meal frequency and weight loss - of protein.

Remember, this is the energy cost to digest, absorb, transport, store/use, and excrete nutrients. While the TEF of dietary fat rarely exceeds 10%, the TEF of protein lies somewhere in between 20 and 35% (Westerterp, 2004). This is because of the amount of processing that protein must undergo in the liver, as well as the fact that the protein synthesis it promotes requires a great deal of ATP - adenosine triphosphate, our body’s cellular energy currency (Bier, 1999).

According to the estimations of nutrition wizard Lyle McDonald who I interviewed over on my site, NoFluffStrength for every 100 calories’ worth of carbohydrates or fat you replace with 100 calories in protein, you would burn 25 more calories in the process of TEF. That is to say, you would essentially only “store” 70% of the protein ingested (note: we do not have the capacity to store amino acids, but we can use this model conceptually), versus about 95% of carbohydrates or fat. There is much more to this story, as protein metabolism is a topic that would take an entire book to comprehensively cover - and, surely enough, Lyle has done just that in his book aptly named “The Protein Book.” So, if this interests you, check out both that book and the relevant articles over on my site.

Practicality of the TEF of protein in dieting However, this only proves seriously consequential for dieting concerns when one is replacing a large proportion of fat or carbohydrates with protein. It is usually only within the context of a protein-sparing modified

fast (PSMF) - an extreme measure in which the diet is composed almost entirely of protein - that this results in weight loss much beyond what would be predicted by caloric imbalance alone.

It should be noted this type of crash diet relies on other mechanisms, in addition to the increased TEF, to elicit greater fat loss (such as ketosis and purposeful gluconeogenesis from amino acid substrate) which was not only elucidated by McDonald’s work in The Protein Book but also by Sukkar et al.

(2013) studying a tube-fed PSMF diet in obese type 2 diabetic patients.

I may delve into this in a later article, as I spent a good deal of my contest prep this past summer running a PSMF, but for now it suffices to say that under no conditions should this diet be executed until the dieter is fully educated on the biochemistry at play and what safety protocols should be employed (because, yes, people have died from running protein-only diets improperly).

Satiety and thermogenesis At first glance, this may seem unrelated to our discussion on protein’s impact on metabolic rate, but there is actually much evidence, such as that

by Westerterp-Platenga, Rolland, Wilson, & Westerterp (1999), to suggest that the well known satiating effect of protein is mediated through its dietary-induced thermogenesis (DIT).

That is to say, the greater amount of energy expended in metabolizing dietary protein works as a signal (through various signalling molecules and pathways) to slow down our drive to seek out more food, telling us we already have a sufficient bolus to digest and “store” as is.

Preservation of muscle mass This is an area that it admittedly did not occur to me to include until this week.

While I have now written, at some considerable length, about the interplay between protein intake and muscle mass, I have only so far

spoken to the “high RMR of muscle” theory. What also deserves some mention is the implication behind the muscle mass growth or retention promoted by protein.

That is to say, paired with appropriately programmed resistance training, an adequate protein intake in the context of a caloric deficit will absolutely work to preserve muscle mass (Paddon-Jones et al., 2003).

So, when the body needs to look to some store of nutrients to rely on for energy, we can partition it away from catabolizing muscle (literally meaning to degrade amino acids into ketone bodies and then possibly glucose) for these needs.

This, in theory, would then lead to greater utilization of glycogen and fat stores (Layman et al., 2005).

Indeed, in obese patients put on isocaloric high protein diets and resistance training programs, though total weight loss was not significantly different from control, more muscle mass preserved, and therefore proportionally more body fat lost (Verreijen et al., 2015).

Is protein-sparing a sincere concern?

Now, the severity of caloric restriction (CR) necessary to induce this “burning of muscle” for energy, and the magnitude to which this would take p l ace, i s p r o b ab l y n o t in accordance with the simplistic model referred to in typical nutrition guru sound bites. Though the available evidence is limited here (and CR protocols tend to be rather poorly executed), there is some concrete data out there.

Research author Forbes (2000) showed that the proportion of weight loss coming from one’s muscle mass will be greater in individuals who are lean from the onset of dieting. There is also reason to believe that a slower expectation for weekly weight loss can translate into more retention of muscle mass (Garthe, Raastad, Refsnes, Koivisto, & Sundgot-Borgen, 2011).

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AT HOME: February 19, 1942: Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066 which authorized the relocation of persons that were deemed a threat to national security, to places more inland. This eventually resulted in the movement of over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry.

February 20, 1962: John Glenn went aboard the Friendship 7, departing from

Cape Cavernal Air Force Station. Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. During his 4 hours and 56 minute flight, Glenn orbited the Earth three times.

February 21, 1885: In 1885, the Washington Monument was completed and dedicated in Washington, D.C. Construction began in 1848, but was temporarily stalled due to a lack of funding.

February 22, 1980: At the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, the United States

hockey team defeated the Soviet team (4-3). The U.S. team ultimately took home gold, and the surprising victory was later dubbed “Miracle on Ice”. The 2004 film Miracle is based on this historical event.

February 23, 1836: The Battle of the Alamo began.

With the aid of a small force, William Barrett Travis and James Bowie attempted to defend the Alamo Mission in San Antonio, Texas.

February 24, 1955: Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs

Peer Research Mentors Amy Violante ’17 and Margaret Czepiel ’17 expand their research skills at a bi-weekly training meeting.

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Perhaps you have noticed the Peer Research Mentors at the Research Help Desk in Musselman Library. They are the students working the desk who help you find sources for your research, help you locate books on the shelf (or figure out why they’re not on the shelf), provide you with guidance about citation formats and walk you through technical glitches on the computers.

Peer Research Mentors work closely with Musselman Library librarians and staff to learn a variety of research and technical skills that allow them to answer a variety of questions that they encounter at the Research Help Desk.

They are welcoming faces for students in need of research help.

Working as a Peer Research Mentor provides students with valuable experience applicable to both their time as a student at Gettysburg College as well as their time after graduation.

Current Peer Research Mentor Margaret Czepiel ’17 noted, “I have really valued my time being a Peer Research Mentor. From getting to learn about Special Collections, to doing outreach for international students and first year seminars to learning how to effectively run a meeting, it has been the kind of job that has given me skills I will use for the rest of my life.” she said.

“Being able to be friendly and most importantly helpful to

my fellow students who might be struggling with a large scale research paper or project is a skill that has transferred over to my own research,” she said.

Miranda Bubenheim ’18, also a current Peer Research mentor, added, “I wanted to apply to be a PRM because it looked like a good experience to develop leadership skills,” she said.

“I am an education major and I thought I would have opportunities to practice teaching oneon-one. Since working as a PRM, I have also greatly developed my research skills. It has really helped me personally in classes when I am assigned research projects. My favorite part has been working with my professors as a research assistant for classes. It has helped to develop strong relationships with these professors and it means a lot that they now trust me to assist them,” she said.

Peer Research Mentors work six to eight hours per week while classes are in session (four hours at Research Help Desk, one hour biweekly training, and one to two hours of project work), in addition to about 15 hours of paid training during the last week of summer break.

Recalling her Peer Research Mentor training, Margaret Czepiel shared, “I remember my first real experience as a PRM was during ‘boot camp’ which we had before classes started.”

We explored library resources, learned about the vast amounts of materials that the

library has to offer and how to navigate them. It was so much fun to get to know the librarians and my fellow PRMs through different games and getting to simulate situations on the desk,” she said.

Musselman Library is currently searching for three rising sophomores and juniors to join our Peer Research mentor program next fall. Do you have: A desire to learn, improve, and master research skills in more than one academic subject area An interest or background in education, mentoring, and/or tutoring S t r o n g communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills An ability to work effectively with diverse groups of students, faculty, staff, and community members?

Consider filling out an application to join us. The pay rate is $8.50 per hour.

Applications will be accepted until Monday, March 20, 2017.

A p p l y o n GettysburgWorks, Job ID 14260. For more information about the program and a list of current PRMs, visit http://www.gettysburg. edu/library/information/ g e n e r a l / j o b s / peerresearchmentors.dot.

was born in San Francisco, California.

February 25, 1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to serve in the United States Senate, representing Mississippi.

ABROAD: February 19, 1473: Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. He proposed that the Earth was not the center of the universe, and that in fact, Earth and the other planets revolved around the sun.

February 20, 1965: Beatles recorded the song “That Means A Lot.”

February 21, 1916: In the midst of World War I, the Battle of Verdun began in France, and lasted until December.

February 22, 1819: The Adams-Onis Treaty was signed, which resulted in Spain giving up Florida to the United States.

February 23, 1685: Composer George Frideric Handel was born in Halle, Germany. He is best remembered for his Water Music Suite, Messiah, as well as Zadok the Priest.

February 24, 1955: Claudio Monteverdi’s

L’Orfeo, premiered in Italy on February 24, 1607. Although this is not the oldest surviving opera, it is considered the oldest opera that is still performed today.

February 25, 138: Emperor Hadrian adopts Antonius Pius with the condition that Pius adopted Marcus Annius Verus, and Lucius Celonius Commodus.

A CLIP FROM THE CIVIL WAR ERA: February 20, 1862: At 5:00 p.m., President Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son, William Wallace Lincoln, died.

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Continued, “High protein Students anticipate diets and metabolism” spring break trips In next week’s article…

Hopefully, I have made this issue slightly easier to conceptualize. It is imperative we not take reductionist aphorisms at face value but instead meet them with informed skepticism. The story is not as simple as “protein increases your metabolism” or even “more protein means more muscle mass, which has a higher metabolic rate.” Now that the physiology side of the series is over, in next week’s article, I can turn what we have learned into actionable advice you can follow, along with some more quick details about protein’s physiological effects in a diet.

Works Cited 1. Forbes GB. Body fat content influences the body composition response to nutrition and exercise. Ann N Y Acad Sci 904: 359– 365, 2000.

2. Garthe I, Raastad T, Refsnes PE, Koivisto A, Sundgot-Borgen J. Effect of two different weight-loss rates on body composition and strength and power-

related performance in elite athletes. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 21: 97–104, 2011.

3. Layman DK, Evans E, Baum JI, Seyler J, Erickson DJ, Boileau RA. Dietary Protein and Exercise Have Additive Effects on Body Composition during Weight Loss in Adult Women. J Nutr 135: 1903–1910, 2005.

4. Paddon-Jones D, Sheffield-Moore M, Zhang X-J, Volpi E, Wolf SE, Aarsland A, Ferrando AA, Wolfe RR. Amino acid ingestion improves muscle protein synthesis in the young and elderly.

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism 286: E321– E328, 2004.

5. Bier D. The Energy Costs of Protein Metabolism: Lean and Mean on Uncle Sam’s Team [Online]. National Academies Press (US).

6. Sukkar SG, Signori A, Borrini C, Barisione G, Ivaldi C, Romeo C, Gradaschi R, Machello N, Nanetti E, Vaccaro AL. Feasibility of protein-spar-

M usselman L ibrary

4:30pm Saturday, March 18 – 12pm-6pm Sunday, March 19 – 12pm – Resume 24 hour access Research Help: If you have to do work over break, keep in mind that many resources are available 24/7 online – just visit the library website and have immediate access to hundreds of databases, thousands of full text articles, and ebooks. Librarians are also available for research assistance during the day Monday through Friday over Spring Break – just email ask@gettysburg. edu or pop into the Research & Instruction

ing modified fast by tube (ProMoFasT) in obesity treatment: a phase II pilot trial on clinical safety and efficacy (appetite control, body composition, muscular strength, metabolic pattern, pulmonary function test). Med J Nutrition Metab 6: 165–176, 2013.

7. Verreijen AM, Verlaan S, Engberink MF, Swinkels S, Bosch J de V den, Weijs PJ. A high whey protein–, leucine-, and vitamin D–enriched supplement preserves muscle mass during intentional weight loss in obese older adults: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 101: 279–286, 2015.

8. Westerterp KR. Diet induced thermogenesis. Nutr Metab (Lond) 1: 5, 2004.

9. Westerterp-Plantenga MS, Rolland V, Wilson SAJ, Westerterp Kr. Satiety related to 24 h dietinduced thermogenesis during high protein/carbohydrate vs high fat diets measured in a respiration chamber. European journal of clinical nutrition 53: 495–502, 1999.

Musselman Library access during spring break

Whether you’re heading home, traveling to someplace warm or staying on campus, Musselman Library can help you if you’re near or far.

Library Hours: Since many students leave campus over Spring Break (including the majority of our student workers that help keep the library running), the Library hours will be slightly reduced.

Friday, March 10 – Close 5pm (NOT 8pm) Saturday, March 11 & Sunday, March 12 – 12pm-6pm Monday, March 13 – Friday, March 17 – 8am-

Office (Room 102) on the main floor of the library.

Leisure Reading/ Viewing: If you will have free time to fill over Spring Break, considering checking out a book to read for fun.

We have many popular titles, including New York Times best sellers, located in the Browsing Room on the main floor.

We also have a great collection of ebooks available from Overdrive that you can download to your ereader (visit http:// libguides.gettysburg. edu/ebooks/overdrive for details).

Have a safe, relaxing Spring Break!

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Each year, Gettysburg College sponsors a number of trips to various locations during spring break. This year, the Eisenhower Institute, Center for Public Service, and Sunderman Conservatory of Music are among the organizations sponsoring projects and trips. The Gettysburgian has compiled these short vignettes on each trip.

Eisenhower Institute As part of two year long public policy programs, groups from EI will travel abroad to further their studies of issues pertaining to their policy area.

Strategy and Leadership in Transformational Times (SALTT): Azerbaijan See the front-page article for more information on this trip.

Environmental Leadership: Guadeloupe How many? 10 students, two faculty members, three translators What’s the goal? The group is studying the problem of Chlordecone, a carcinogen that was commonly used to combat banana weevil from 1970-1993 and is blamed for the island’s high rate of prostate cancer. They will interview local politicians, scientists, and fishermen to learn about the carcinogen’s impact.

Quotable: “I’m looking forward to implementing our project and better understanding the level of knowledge on Chlordecone, the precautions that people have taken against its impacts, as well as who people believe is responsible for its infiltration into major food and water resources.” Maja Thomas ‘17 Center for Public Service CPS’s Immersion Project program sponsors experiential learning trips for students who, according to program coordinator Alyssa Waaramaa ‘17, “gain a deep understanding of the problems that communities are faced with as well as the innovative ways that stakeholders are making a positive impact.”

Criminal Justice Reform: Washington D.C. How many? Eight students and one faculty mentor What’s the goal? The trip aims to introduce students to problems facing the criminal justice system

including mass incarceration as well as the racial and socioeconomic implications of these problems. The group will ride along with police, witness a trial, and meet with advocacy groups and formerly incarcerated individuals.

Quotable: “The past few years have seen real progress; legislators are beginning to recognize the high cost of mass incarceration on both budgets and communities and the Black Lives Matter movement has effectively drawn attention to the excessive use of force by law enforcement on people of color. Still, problems persist.” - Alyssa Waaramaa ‘17 Education and Literacy: Nicaragua How many? Eight students and one faculty mentor What’s the goal? The trip will focus on the effects of efforts in Nicaragua to increase literacy including its landmark Literacy Campaign as well as the ongoing challenges in the country.

Quotable: “We hope to immerse in Nicaraguan culture and learn about the education system and literacy campaign in Nicaragua.

We are working with PGL, meeting with school administration and students, living with a homestay while in Nicaragua, taking dance lessons and going to museums.” - Yasmine Perry ‘17 Public Health in Rural Appalachia: Kentucky How many? Nine students and one faculty mentor What’s the goal? The group will continue their study of public health in rural areas by focusing on challenges, access, and education. They will shadow an alumna physician, meet non-profit leaders, and agricultural and food access organizations.

Quotable: “As a political science and WGS major, I am really interested in how … national, state and local policies work to help educate [and] provide access to health care to those who need it and how women’s health care access compares to general health care access in rural Appalachia.” - Ashley Lookenhouse ‘17 Music, Ritual, and the Struggle for Minority Rights: Dominican Republic How many? Nine

students and one faculty mentor What’s the goal? Students will immerse themselves in Dominican culture while focusing on the role of music and ritual in the context of Haitian-Dominican tension and poverty. The group will also have a drumming lesson and visit a public school.

Quotable: “We are all very excited to visit the Dominican Republic to learn more about the culture and current social problems that the country faces!” - IvyRose Kramer ‘19 Urban Educational Reform: Baltimore How many? Five students and one faculty mentor What’s the goal? The group will visit numerous K-8 schools as well as meet teachers in inner-city schools to gain a deeper understanding of issues affecting urban schools.

Quotable: “Our trip is close by but it still offers a mind blowing experience.

I believe that the closeness also emphasizes that you don’t have to fly out to another state or country to get a wholesome experience.” Vanessa Martinez ‘19 Sunderman Conservatory of Music College Choir, the premier vocal ensemble in the Sunderman Conservatory, tours annually to perform its repertoire. This semester, Dr. Brent Talbot, associate professor of music, is directing the choir while Dr. Rob Natter is on sabbatical.

Peace and Justice Tour: Greater New York and Philadelphia area How many? 45 students What’s the goal? The choir’s program features a variety of songs pertaining to social justice issues including one work arranged

by Eddie Holmes ‘18.

Themes explored include gun violence, police brutality, faith, empowerment, and ethnonational change.

Quotable: “I am learning more and more that music should be created for a purpose rather than being impersonally created for the sake of itself. Creating music as a means to teach children for example, to remember a lost loved one, or to raise issues of our society all use music for a purpose rather than for itself. Social justice, I believe is the best way to approach music making for this tour.” - Benjamin Fruchtl ‘20

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80 students to attend March for Science B y K a y l a B r i t t MS&T E d i t o r On Apr. 22, scientists and science enthusiasts from a variety of backgrounds and locations will come together to march for science.

The March for Science webpage describes the march as an “international movement . . . taking place because of the simultaneous realization by thousands of people who value science in their lives that staying silent is no longer an option.” Marchers will be occurring both in the U.S. and across the globe.

Among those attending the D.C. march will be Gettysburg students, faculty, and alumni. As news surrounding the march began circulating, members and leaders of various science organizations on campus discussed sending members to attend. “[The Biosphere exec] was thinking of things to do throughout the semester. Due to the current political climate, it’s an important time for science. We decided it would be a good idea to engage students on our campus and make them aw ar e of w h at’ s g o ing on,” said sophomore Jake Marogi, senate representative for Biosphere, the biology-oriented club on campus.

The Gettysburg Environmental Concerns Organization (GECO) and Biosphere came together and decided to send students in one collective group, instead of sending multiple smaller groups.

“I became involved [in planning the march] because of my involvement with GECO and Biosphere, and I thought that this would be a great opportunity for students [in various science disciplines] to come together

for a common cause,” said sophomore Samantha Pfeffer, president of GECO and executive board member of Biosphere.

Leaders of Biosphere, STEMinists, Sceptical Chymists, Society of Physics Students, Pre-Veterinary Club, Democracy Matters, and Psi Chi (psychology honors organization) all met to discuss preparation and logistics for attending the march.

Although initially GECO and Biosphere planned to send 10 to 20 students, the interest grew and as of this publication the total number of attendees stands at 80. The week of Feb. 27, a CUB table was held to allow interested students to sign up and pay a refundable five dollar deposit fee.

Currently, club leaders are working on shirts; GECO members ordered official March for Science Shirts and Biosphere ordered biology-esque shirts. “We want to look like a group from Gettysburg and be seen as unified organizations,” said Pfeffer. “We plan to work on signs later on.”

The group plans to leave early in the morning and return in the evening, although official start and end times for the march have yet to be released.

Many students are attending both on behalf of campus organizations and as individuals.

“I was inspired to go to the march when I heard about the freeze on the EPA and National Park along with other organizations. I am planning on going into Astrophysics, so when I heard that the current administration is censoring posts from groups that don’t support their views and promoting

freezes on grants for research that really fired me up,” said sophomore Mikayla Cleaver, who is a member of the Society of Physics Students and STEMinists groups on campus.

For the most part, students feel that there is strong support for science on campus. “I don’t think people always realize how great the science department is at Gettysburg and how supportive they are,” Marogi said.

However, they also feel that the issues that inspired the March for Science directly impact the Gettysburg community.

“Many professors need grants to do their research and with the current administration potentially lowering or cutting funding it could be more difficult for them to pursue new discoveries in their field,” said Cleaver. Marogi added that funding cuts c o u l d a l s o i m p a c t s t udents looking to go to graduate school or participate in research.

Students are anticipating the march – “I hope that we’ll have a lot of fun. This is my first protest on this scale, with students from a variety of political and ethnic backgrounds coming together because we all agree upon how important science is,” Marogi said.

Cleaver added that she is excited to be surrounded by a crowd of individuals who believe in science, and that she believes the march will go down in history.

“I hope that people will feel like science matters, and that even people who don’t attend understand that science is important for society,” concluded Pfeffer.

Researchers unveil new insights behind dinosaurs’ appearance B y S am S iomko S taff W riter Many of us recall watching Jurassic Park and the huge Tyrannosaurus rex with its menacing roar was quite a sight for many.

But the movie’s “thunder lizard” would not have looked nearly as ferocious if its scales were pink or blue, or if it had a tuft of feathers coming out of its head. It might be a ridiculous image, but researchers have never had a way to definitively find out what dinosaurs looked like.

Their bone shape gives researchers hints about how they would have walked or stood, and imprints of plumage around fossils revealed that most dinosaurs did have some sort of feather coverage.

But what about color?

Fossils are usually just imprints on rocks, and the color is not preserved, so it is almost impossible to tell what color an animal was without looking at living tissue.

However, researchers from the University of Bristol were able to use the preserved skin from a

single psittacosaurus fossil to determine the color of the dinosaur.

They used fossilized melanosomes, which are organelles inside skin cells that produce pigment. The shape of these melanosomes give a hint as to which color they produced: long ovals for black, small circles for brown, thin rods for iridescence.

They manifest as little bumps on the surface of the fossil which were first thought to be fossilized bacteria. The color could be determined by comparing the shapes of these fossilized melanosomes to melanosomes from living animals.

And, all of a sudden, their fossilized psittacosaurus had color. Psittacosaurus is a herbivorous dinosaur that walks on two legs and has a face similar to that of a turtle.

Because it would have been a prey species for larger carnivorous animals, scientists hypothesized that the pattern they found on the dinosaur’s body would have been beneficial to camouflage.

The idea is that light hitting the back of the ani-

mal would be balanced out by a dark skin color, and the shadows on the legs and stomach would be balanced by a light skin color.

Modern day animals, such as deer, still employ this technique.

By using a model dinosaur to see how light would hit the animal’s body, they were able to determine that this dinosaur most likely lived in a covered environment like the forest, because it had more shade-countering pigment on its body.

This breakthrough method could be used for other dinosaurs as well, so long as the skin had been well preserved. Color in the animal kingdom is used for many things besides camouflage such as mating displays or warnings.

This means that learning more about what the dinosaurs looked like would give more insight into their ecology and behavior. Though we may never be able to bring dinosaurs back to life like they did in “Jurassic Park,” figuring out exactly what they looked like might be the next best thing.

Colorectal cancer incidence rising among younger generations B y A phra M urray S taff W riter With the Relay for Life here on the Gettysburg College campus quickly approaching on March 24-25, there has been an increase in fundraising events for the most prominent forms of cancer: breast, testicular and lung cancer.

New research, however, suggests that younger generations should instead be more watchful for colon and rectal cancer, with studies showing an uptick in diagnoses increasing for every generation since 1950.

The stigma surrounding colorectal cancers has been documented through various interviews with survivors, stating that they

face double the pressures of other cancer patients.

Colonoscopies, a vital diagnostic tool, are often the punch line to a joke.

Furthermore, colon cancers are still viewed as an old man’s disease, meaning that unfortunately both patients and medical professionals catch the tumors too late.

Junior Marley Dizney Swanson, is an example of a student here on campus whose family has been directly affected by cancer.

When asked about the increase in colon cancer in people aged 20-30, Dizney Swanson replied that she had read a recent article in the New York Times, but wondered “has there not been an uptick in

related research?”

Dizney Swanson proposed that perhaps “visibility and education surrounding colorectal cancers needed to be improved.”

This means that research facilities may have to set aside both time and money in order to respond to this recent surge in cases.

While all forms of cancer are devastating, it appears that in the coming years, the community will have to come together to fight against colon cancer in younger generations.

This is most certainly an incentive, if you had not already made plans, to attend or donate to the Relay for Life at Gettysburg College.

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S taff W riter For practically all of human history, the realm of outer space has captivated our collective imagination.

The vast sizes and distances that our universe involves the array of places, objects, and phenomena unlike anything we ourselves have ever laid eyes on. It all tests the limits of our comprehension, and in doing so, it fascinates us all the more. But now, researchers have discovered planets that may be similar to our own.

Never has the unpredictability of astronomy proved more relevant than earlier this month.

On Feb. 22, a team of international research ers reported in Nature that they had discovered seven Earth-like planets orbiting a nearby star.

This star, which lies 40 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, has been dubbed TRAPPIST – 1, after the Transiting Planets and Planetismals Small Telescope survey that had been studying it. The planets themselves are currently being referred to as TRAPPIST – 1 b, c, d, e, f, g, and h, so labeled based on their distance from the star.

These planets were discovered via the phenomenon of “transiting”, hence the name of the TRAPPIST survey. A planet is said to transit when it crosses the face of its star as seen from Earth – an occurrence that is generally quite rare, as it requires a planet’s orbit to align perfectly with our line of sight. Each time a planet transits, it causes a slight disturbance in the amount of light reaching the Earth from its star, with the intensity of the disturbance corresponding to the volumes of the planets.

Likewise, the frequency of the transits can be used to determine the planets’ distances from the sun, while the irregularity of transits caused by gravitational interactions between the planets can be used to determine their masses. Via this method, the TRAPPIST team had already discovered three planets as early as September of 2015, yet they suspected more might be present.

To confirm this, they enlisted the help

all over the world. After using the Spritzer Space Telescope to stare at TRAPPIST – 1 for a full twenty days in September and October of 2016, the researchers ultimately confirmed the existence of four additional planets on Oct. 27, 2016.

Now, the discovery of such a large group of new planets is exciting in and of itself. Yet the fact that these planets are all “Earth-like” is especially notable, because, until proven otherwise, they all have the potential to support life. For example, all of the planets are believed to be of rocky composition (unlike our own gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) with a solid surface being one of the first requirements to house living organisms.

Furthermore, three out of the seven planets lie within the “habitable zone” of their star, the region where the average temperature is neither too hot nor too cold for life to persist. Even the four planets that lie outside this zone could potentially get around this hurdle with the right atmospheric conditions.

While these planets may share remarkable similarities to Earth, their star could not be more different from ours.

TRAPPIST-1 is just barely larger than Jupiter, although it is around 80 times heavier and between 500 million and a few billion years old. It is classified by astronomers as an “ultracool M dwarf” - meaning it is about as small, dim, and cold as a star can be.

By contrast, our own sun is classified as a “G dwarf”, making it about 2,000 times heavier and 12.5 times bulkier than TRAPPIST – 1. To make the most of the star’s minimal light and heat, the planets of TRAPPIST – 1 all have extremely close orbits, varying in length between 1.5 and 20 earth-days.

Naturally, the question of whether life can be sustained by such a “weak” star is of primary interest to the researchers.

Of course, searching for life on a planet 40 light-years away is not an easy feat, and to do so, the researchers would have to rely on somewhat indirect methods.

At the moment, their plan is to use either the

or, as of next year, the James Webb Space Telescope to study the rings of light visible around the transiting planets. Since different molecules absorb different frequencies of visible light, the colors of these rings could clue the researchers in as to the composition of the planets’ atmospheres.

Of particular interest to the team are water vapor, carbon dioxide, oxygen (and its compound ozone), and methane. The presence of water vapor, of course, could indicate the presence of liquid water or global oceans, a well-known precursor to life. Carbon dioxide – in addition to being a product of biotic respiration – could also be used to determine the planets’ greenhouse effects, and from that, their average temperatures.

The presence of oxygen and methane would be particularly telling, especially if they existed together. These two substances are generally unstable when mixed together, so their simultaneous presence would suggest that they are being continually replenished by living organisms.

Unfortunately, the researchers anticipate that their quest for life will not reach such a definitive conclusion.

Oxygen, in particular, can be produced through a variety of abiotic pathways.

In fact, a huge supply of oxygen on one or more of the planets could indicate that they were subject to a certain overheating phenomenon common to M-dwarves, in which the oceans on nearby planets boil to steam, ultraviolet rays break apart the water vapor, and the hydrogen molecules are flung out into space, leaving a crushing atmosphere of pure oxygen behind.

Nonetheless, the team is not discouraged.

Regardless of whether this new discovery ultimately leads to the revelation of alien life forms, the educational opportunities offered by TRAPPIST – 1 planets is enormous.

So in the end, despite the many, many unknowns that this situation poses, the scientific community remains optimistic.

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Featured films in WZBT: Gettysburg Gettysburg College’s Very Own Radio WZBT’s Top Weekly Adds and Albums “Artist”- “Disk” - “Label”

Majestic Theater

“I Am Not Your Negro” 1 hour, 33 minutes – PG-13 2017 Oscar nominated documentary about writer James Baldwin’s polemic observations on American race relations, and a sobering reminder of how far we’ve yet to go. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson.

Friday - Saturday (3/10 - 3/11) - 4:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Sunday (3/12) - 2:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m.

Monday - Thursday (3/13 - 3/16) - 4:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

“A United Kingdom” 1 hour, 51 minutes – PG-13 Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.

Friday - Saturday (3/10 - 3/11) - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Sunday (3/12) - 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Monday - Thursday (3/13 - 3/16) - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Gateway Theater Showtimes FRIDAY OCTOBER 28TH THRU WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2ND **BARGAIN TUESDAYS – ALL SEATS $5 – ADDITIONAL FEE FOR 3D** KONG: SKULL ISLAND 2D PG-13 NO PASSES (1:15) (1:45) (4:15) 7:05, 7:35, 9:45

WZBT Radio 200 | ‘Top New Releases’ | CMJ 1408 1. Craig Finn- “We All Want The Same Things”- Partisan 2. Why? -”Moh Lhean” -Joyful Noise 3. Bonny Doon- “Bonny Doon” -Salinas 4. Temples -”Volcano”- Fat Possum 5. Imaginary Tricks -”Skommel”- Friendship Fever WZBT Radio 200 | ‘Top 10 Requested Albums’ | CMJ 1408 1. Thundercat- “Drunk” -Brainfeeder 2. The Regrettes- “Feel Your Feelings Fool!”- Warner Bros.

3. Nouvelle Vague- “I Could Be Happy”- Kwaidan Records 4. William Matheny- “Strange Constellations”- Misra Records 5. Foxygen- “Hang”- Jagjaguwar 6. Slow Hollows- “Romantic”- Danger Collective 7. Wyldlife- “Out On Your Block”- Wicked Cool Records 8. Dirty Projectors- “Dirty Projectors”- Domino Recording Co. 9. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard -”Flying Microtonal Banana”- ATO Records (ATO) 10. All Them Witches- “Sleeping Through the War”- New West Records

BSU tradition continues

The Black Student Union of Gettysburg College invites you all to join them for their annual step show event, Step Up! with Step Afrika. The event will be on March 25, 2017 and begin at 8pm. This year will be slightly different, as the organization has invited the world traveling dance troupe “Step Afrika” to showcase their talents as part of the show.

The second half of the event will be a stroll competition among several NPHC Greek organizations, cultural interest Greek organizations, and social fellowships from local colleges. DJ Beauty and the Beatz will be the guest DJ and Jeeda Magic is the host. The show is open to all who would like to attend. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for Greeks and Gettysburg students.

Have questions or concerns? Contact the BSU president Michael Deleon delemi01@gettysburg.edu

KONG: SKULL ISLAND 3D PG-13 NO PASSES (4:45) 10:15 3D PRICING LA LA LAND SING ALONG PG-13 (1:25) LA LA LAND PG-13 7:15, 10:05 LOGAN R I.D. REQUIRED (1:00) (4:00) 7:00, 10:00 THE SHACK PG-13 (1:10) (4:10) 7:10, 10:00

Album review: Dirty Projectors “Dirty Projectors”

GET OUT R I.D. REQUIRED (1:35) (4:35) 7:25, 9:50 HIDDEN FIGURES PG (1:20) (4:20) 7:10, 9:55 THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE PG (1:40) (4:40) 7:20 BEFORE I FALL PG-13 (4:45) 9:50

Bridging the gap between the kitchen an d Ren a i s s a n c e a r t B y D aniella S nyder Editor in Chief

A cookbook, a Vincenzo Campi painting, and the evolution of the kitchen in the home.

Deborah Krohn, director of Masters Studies at the Bard Graduate Center, tied the three entities together at a lecture titled “Kitchen and Table in Renaissance Europe”, a part of Gettysburg’s “Year of Food”.

Krohn, with four forthcoming publications, focuses her teaching and research on decorative arts of the Italian Renaissance, cultural history, and culinary history. She shared her research to a crowd of Gettysburg College’s health science majors, history majors, art majors, as well as professors and administration.

Krohn displayed a Vincenzo Campi painting on the screen for all to see. Titled “Kitchen”, and dated 1580, the painting features a chaotic and busy scene in which the wait staff of a home is preparing a meal for their family in a kitchen full of pots, pans, and other utensils.

Krohn stated that this painting helped inspire her to consider how cookbooks could potentially give clues as to how objects were used in the kitchen during the Renaissance.

“We see these objects in Renaissance paintings all the time,” Krohn said, “but we don’t get any context for them usually.”

Bartolomeo Scappi’s sixteenth century cookbook piqued Krohn’s interest.

Scappi was a private papal chef, specifically serving under Pope Pius V. Krohn labeled him “the first celebrity chef” with a laugh.

The Scappi cookbook includes many rich, scientific illustrations. Krohn showed how famous the Scappi cookbook illustrations are, sharing a 1973 cookbook that featured the same exact illustrations with the crowd.

She provided a visual analysis on the Scappi cookbook to other earlier cookbooks.

Earlier cookbooks used illustrations more narratively than informatively. She displayed title pages from early cookbooks in the 1500’s.

The illustrations seemed as though they displayed a story of people making meals together, while the Scappi cookbook appears more textbook-like. The Scappi features pages of descriptive illustrations with titles, and a key in order to understand each object to its full capacity.

Krohn still faces

difficult questions ahead in her research. She admits that results have not been fruitful in trying to discover how practical these cookbooks actually were. She explained that the Scappi cookbook would have been entirely aspirational.

Krohn compares it to buying a cookbook at the bookstore now because the food photography is so visually pleasing.

Krohn also admits that the recipes are exhaustively long.

Some instructions would have required an entire professional staff of kitchen aids to make certain meals. Each meal, rich and decadent, would not have been made for a small family’s average dinner.

Krohn concluded her lecture with advice on graduate research.

She expressed the importance of finding a source that can withstand great lengths of research.

Krohn also said that in order to do cultural history, one should be specific and focused, but one should still ask big questions. She said that her own research process transitioned from a very specific idea into a much greater question, and then back to a very focused and detailed research topic.

“You just cannot predict where your research will go” Krohn said.

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B y K evin W right Staff Writer

In an era of music streaming, YouTube, and computer created playlists, the album is becoming a lost art.

More and more people do not listen to records straight through anymore, and less artists are making records that are cohesive sonically and thematically. This is a shame, since many of the greatest records of all time are concept albums.

One theme that h as ap p ear ed o v er an d over again in the canon of American popular music is that of romantic endings, or the “breakup album”.

Some of the most critically acclaimed breakup albums of all time include Bob Dylan’s “Blood On The Tracks,” Beck’s “Sea Change,” and Kanye West’s “808s and Heartbreak.”

These records all have great artists at their top form showing their broken hearts and anguish in a way that turns pain and longing into something beautiful that we can find personal meaning and connection

in ourselves.

These albums document relationships and their endings through romantic tragedies where the listener knows what the ending will be, but still longs and hopes for love to prevail.

This is what David Longstreth, the frontman of the rock band Dirty Projectors, sets out to do on his new self-titled record “Dirty Projectors.”

Listening to the record is a journey through the various stages a relationship break up can take.

The first track “Keep Your Name,” is a microcosm of the fresh and bitter feelings that accompany a break up.

T h e r e i s confusion and ultimate blame in his lyrics, backed by a melancholy drum track and synthesizer progression. He wants to be together, but despairs that this cannot happen.

O n “ W o r k Together,” Longstreth compares love to a competition, and on a later track “Winner Take Nothing,” he comes to realize he doesn’t want to win this game if it means

he loses himself and his lover at the same time.

The sounds on both of these respective tracks are notably inspired by popular R & B music and the experimentation of this form by Kanye West.

The beats are spliced electronic samples that evoke the chaos and combination of many feelings at the same time.

This production can be overwhelming and hard to swallow on the first listen, but I found the nonorthodoxy of the record to be quite engrossing on repeated listens.

On the last track, “I See You,” a grand organ is heard over an old school hip-hop sounding drum track.

This is where Longstreth comes to the end of his break up story.

This track comes to explain the apt meaning of the title, in that he projected the ideals of love on his partner, and now that the projection is fading away, he can finally see that the moments he had were beautiful in themselves, even if they are now over. He is at peace.

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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.

Kindness and the First 2 Twitters = 2 Trumps: Amendment can coexist How’s that for math?

By brittany russell contributing writer

The political turmoil and polarization of 2016 and this day and age of government has brought out some nasty words in the United States and the rest of the world. I’m appalled and deeply troubled by the things being said and blatantly ignored by people in our country in particular, and I think there needs to be an understanding between the two parties at this point.

I perused some of the opinion articles on the Gettysburgian’s website, and I was surprised that there were several mentions of “PC movement.” I hear the phrase “politically correct” come up rather frequently on campus, and not normally in a positive light. It’s an ugly phrase used to attack “snowflakes” and “SJWs” for speaking up and to attempt to silence them so uglier words can continue to be said.

You know, I want you to keep saying them.

Keep spouting off your ugly words as much as you want, because that is your right to do so. The government cannot arrest you for saying it, because the First Amendment says so. I respect the Constitution. I respect the Bill of Rights. I respect the First Amendment that’s letting me type my opinion right now.

But do you know what the government (and you, and the campus administration as well) cannot do? They don’t have to make me listen. They can’t arrest

me for asking you to go away or calling you out on it. Conversely, they’re not going to make you read this opinion piece or even read it to its conclusion, but I hope you will at least hear me out when I say that we should phase “politically correct” out of the conversation.

Anti-PC people, whatever you want to be called, I implore you to hear me out. When people advocate for being what you call “PC,” it’s literally just asking you to be nice. Show a little respect to people and their existence. We have different thoughts and opinions, and I’m okay with hearing them. But when I say “that’s not okay,” I mean “that opinion you have is in blatant disrespect of the identities of people I care about or my own identity and we’re trying to be grownups here and not attack existences.” It’s not a personal attack. It’s a request to please, learn more about this issue and hear the stories of people who are affected by it. It’s not a silencer. It’s an invitation to return to the argument when you know more about it, and act like a decent human being with some degree of respect for the opinions and backgrounds of the others involved. It is a boundary that sets a tone of conversation, a conversation about preserving American identity and freedoms under an administration that doesn’t necessarily think about those.

I hope your parents/ guardians taught you some manners as a child. I hope whatever god you worship

taught you “treat people the way you want to be treated.”

I hope Aretha Franklin taught you about respect.

Right now, there are pleas for unity coming from an administration that does not show some basic respect and the people that follow it. There are people whose rights are in grave danger at this very moment, which threaten far more important parts of America’s soul than people asking you to stop acting rude. People are being hurt by the words that you are echoing. I refuse to unify with someone who cannot grasp that American society is progressing toward an era where people are actually nice to each other, and will not advocate for others beyond their own little bubble.

In conclusion, I want unity just as much as the next person. However, I want to be sure that people who are vulnerable under this administration are at least allowed to utilize their rights as American citizens before I’m willing to even think about unity.

I want them to have their voices heard before I hear the inexperienced and disrespectful opinions floating around about “being politically correct snowflakes.”

Calm down, snowflake.

No one is attacking your freedoms. I just want you to recognize that hatred and “not doing politeness” is costing the country money and lives, whereas being a decent human being costs you absolutely nothing.

Serving up smiles B y C hristopher p .

hawk

contributing writer

I love going to Servo every day because I am greeted by the friendly members of Dining Services. The members of Dining Services are great. They always have a smile on their face and they always come to work with enthusiasm. They have so many responsibilities yet they tackle the challenge every day, providing delicious food in great quantities. The burgers and pizza they serve in the grill every day are delicious.

My favorite dish from the traditional line is either the Philly cheesesteak or the chicken parmigiana they serve. At the sauté

station, the lobster ravioli, seafood chowder, and reuben sandwiches are decadent too. The noodle and nacho bars that they offer from time to time are awesome too. The atmosphere in Servo is also very enticing. It’s always very lively, full of students from different graduating classes, providing the perfect opportunity to meet new people. The fact that they are open about once a month from 11-1 for Midnight Madness is amazing too. Who doesn’t like hot dogs and chicken tenders at midnight?

On the other hand, there are some drawbacks to Servo. There is never enough seating within the

facility, and the wait for swiping your card to gain entry is tedious. These are both minor grievances, though, and the former will soon be remedied as soon as that long-awaited addition is put in to expand the dining hall. And, as for the cardswiping complaint, that is easily overlooked generally because of the friendliness of the employees who scan the student IDs.

As with anything else, Servo has its highs and lows, and its perks and spikes, its roses and thorns, its peaks and valleys. But the delectable food items and capable staff make it an altogether rewarding dining experience. So eat up, and enjoy!

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hauser

staff writer

President Trump’s 2016 campaign is long over. The days of campaign aides scrambling to spin whatever blather the then-candidate tweeted at 3:00 a.m. are long gone. President Trump’s personal Twitter account (@realDonaldTrump, not @POTUS), is now an asset to the administration. With 26.1 million followers, the personal account is a microscope into the thoughts and ramblings of the man holding the nation’s highest office.

Many view it as a way of staying up-to-date on pressing issues that reach President Trump’s desk, a simplistic view into the White House’s agenda.

This could not be further from the truth.

In any administration, the White House staff holds all the power.

Any information that reaches the Resolute Desk goes through many people first, where it is

subject to comments and changes. In an ordinary administration, the president’s agenda is shaped and influenced by the White House staff.

Presidents usually come in with some fleshedout plans. However, the Trump administration is hardly ordinary. The President lacks political experience, policy knowledge and the attention span to learn.

His “plans” are nothing more than catchphrases meant to appeal to a populist voter base. He, more than any other President, relies on the White House staff to set, as well as shape and influence the agenda.

W i t h t h i s administration, we have two President Trumps.

We have the one created by the White House Staff that acts as the officeholder, and we have the other, a continuation of the pre-politics Donald Trump. The former, as a construct informed and filtered by a staff, creates the agenda and acts as

President. The latter doesn’t care about the agenda and is different from the President. The former’s Twitter account (@POTUS), is controlled

by Dan Scavino. The latter’s Twitter account (@realDonaldTrump) is controlled by President Trump. @ realDonaldTrump’s “agenda” is a false one based on personal vendetta, ripe with misspelled accusations of wiretapping and offhanded comments about a rigged DNC election. @POTUS is more refined, a comparatively tr a d it io n a l p o li tic ia n ’ s Twitter account. @ realDonaldTrump serves as a distraction from @ POTUS and its agenda of walls and bans.

Follow @POTUS to stay informed. Follow @realDonaldTrump to see the thoughts of the man who we elected as President.

two inter-agency checks.

Even at the end of this ordeal, only a fraction of the applicants are admitted. There are far more effective and easier ways for terrorists to enter the United States.

This is obviously the case considering how not a single refugee has been implicated in any major fatal terrorist attack since the signing of the Refugee Act (1980). For that matter, no one from the seven countries affected by the President’s travel ban has conducted a fatal terrorist attack in the United States since September 11th. Recent attacks have been acted out by radicalized United States citizens, not foreign nationals.

Homegrown terrorism should be our primary concern, not the myth of foreign assailants.

Trump’s travel ban appears to be more of a political stunt than an actual security measure; however, I do not receive daily security briefings.

It is entirely possible that immigrants and refugees pose a clear and present danger to the United States, but even if this was the case, the President poorly implemented the travel ban.

The order was abruptly signed, catching custom and immigration officials off guard. Chaos ensued as people across the globe became trapped at airports and numerous flights were cancelled.

All of this confusion could have been avoided if a week had been given for American officials to adjust to the policy and for citizens abroad to travel back home.

The travel ban has sparked a mass opposition movement in the United States. Although I believe that the current demonstrations are justified, I would like to point out some errors.

The #NoMusilmBan, which quickly surfaced on Twitter in the wake of the travel ban, is a misleading slogan at best. Although the countries affected are predominantly Muslim, it does not change the fact that this order pertains to one’s national origin.

The order does not target a religion and therefore is not a “Muslim ban”.

Also, a travel ban is not a new concept.

Former Presidents Carter, Regan, Bush senior, Clinton, Bush junior, and Obama have all imposed travel bans.

To be fair, President Trump’s is by far the largest. Regardless, if legal precedent means anything, then the law is on the President’s side.

The Supreme Court ruled in United States ex Rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy that the President has the power to refuse aliens entry into the United States. This point is further supported by current United States immigration law. The Supreme Court also ruled in Landon v. Plasencia that an alien has no constitutional right to seek entry into the United States. Immigration is a privilege, not a right.

While the President may have the power to impose this travel ban, I fail to see how it will benefit American interest’s. Refugees and immigrants pose little danger to our security.

This executive order has unintentionally damaged American relations with Middle Eastern countries, further hindering our efforts to fight the war on terror. Rather than taking part in frivolous political stunts, it would be within our interests to improve our relationship with the Middle East and work on restoring stability to that region.

Trump’s By

wellington baumann staff writer

President Trump’s first month has been full of controversial executive orders; the most prominent of which is a major piece of immigration reform.

Effective as of January 27th, immigrants from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia are barred from entering the United States for 90 days. In addition, all refugees are barred for 120 days, however, Syrian refugees are banned indefinitely.

This is all a part of the President’s program of extreme vetting as promised on the campaign trail. In response, protests have erupted across the country and now the legality of the order is being tested in court. While I applaud the President for his commitment to his campaign promises, this order will have little to no effect on terrorism in the United States.

Refugees have been presented to the general public as a vicious horde flooding over international borders with little to no background checks.

Fear has gripped every home as ISIS promises to insert militants into the mass of refugees, imposing a great security risk. While this may be the case for Europe, this assessment is not applicable to the United States.

A long and arduous process for refugees to enter the United States already exists. It takes anywhere between 18 and 24 months for refugees to gain entry. During this time, eight federal agencies become involved and utilize six different databases. Five separate background checks are conducted along with four fingerprint and biometric checks, three in-person interviews, and

travel

ban

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Bullet B a s e b a l l f a l l s i n s e a s o n o p e n e r Shot: Men’s baseball loses to St. Mary’s in pitchers’ duel Athlete of the Week

Junior Sarah Congdon

By Andy milone staff writer

There was one lone Bullet named to the All-Centennial Conference indoor track & field team.

This Bullet was junior Sarah Congdon who claimed bronze in the 400-meter dash at the Centennial Conference Championships.

The 1:00.83 time was a personal best.

She was also a part of the distance medley relay, which beat their own school record by over five seconds this past weekend at the Ursinus Final Qualifying Meet. Congdon led the relay in the 400-meter dash, and the squad broke into the top 40 times in the nation for all of DBiyv emily i s i o n sheehan III. & elizabeth hilrfank Congdon also Scontributed taff Writer & Sports her time editor in the hurdles where she placed eighth in the 60 meter hurdles at the Centennial Conference Championships and contributed yet another 400-meter dash in the 4x400 meter squad, which placed them third all-time.

C o n g d o n worked hard during the championships as she also ran for Gettysburg’s 4 x200 relay. This rounded out her meet at five total events, including the preliminary and final round of hurdles. She ran her first 400-meter dash of the season back in December with a time of 1:03.12 at Franklin & Marshall, demonstrating the leaps of improvement for Congdon as her best was a full three seconds faster.

Congdon was a first-time medal winner and improved 400-meter runner, so this is why she is the Bullet of the Week.

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williamson

staff writer

The Gettysburg College Baseball Team (0-1, 0-0 CC) lost 4-1 at non-conference opponent St. Mary’s last Sunday.

Only one run was scored in the first six innings against Gettysburg senior pitcher Eric Brown and St Mary’s Zach Thompson.

The pitchers’ duel wound up going in favor of Thompson, as Brown surrendered three runs in the seventh.

Brown allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits with no walks in seven innings of work.

Outfielders junior Chuck Probst and senior Connor Tom both went 2 for 4.

Connor Tom had the only RBI in the game for Gettysburg when Probst reached on an error in the sixth.

Probst stole second and advanced to third on an error before Tom delivered the RBI single.

Another error in the inning allowed senior outfielder Johnathan Lucido to reach second safely. Taking advantage of the error, Lucido stole second to get into scoring position. However, Thompson struck out the next batter, keeping Lucido stranded at second.

Sophomore Will Wortmann pitched a perfect eight to keep the Bullets within striking distance for the top of the ninth.

After senior catcher Will Anderson singled at the top of the ninth, sophomore first

Photo Courtesy of David Sinclair

Senior captain Connor Tom delievered the only RBI baseman Brendan Wright at winning.” took a walk and junior Among the Jack Seibert singled to t a l e n t e d a r m s t h a t load the bags with one Gettysburg possesses is out. However, after a senior Rich Power, who pitching change, Graham leads all current Bullets’ H a l i s k o e r e c o r d e d t h e pitchers in career games save for St. Mary’s, (29), innings (154.1), r e t i r i n g t h e l a s t t w o wins (13), and strikeouts hitters.

(131).

The team has Eric Brown is h i g h h o p e s t h i s y e a r another strong arm, who after making the playoffs b o a s t e d a 3 . 3 1 E R A last year and returning last season to lead the several key leaders, Bullets. Junior Brad including newly named DeMartino completes the captains Will Anderson, trio of starting pitchers, Connor Tom, Johnathan who all had ERAs under Lucido, and Eric Brown. 4.00 last year.

Anderson praised Anderson also the team saying that he c o m m e n t e d o n t h e feels the Bullets’ pitching d e p t h o f t h e p i t c h i n g is some of the best in the b e i n g v e r y i m p o r t a n t league and that “any guy to the Bullets’ success. who toes the rubber for A n e x a m p l e w o u l d b e us gives us a good chance s e n i o r s C h a s e S t o p y r a

for Gettysburg. an d A a r o n B e z io , w h o will see steady bullpen exposure this year but also both started five games last year.

A big question is how productive the infield will be, where junior Logan Sneed is the lone-returning starter in the infield. He batted .406 last year.

A n d e r s o n commented on the team’s youth, “Defensively, we are young in spots but all the young guys are really talented, giving us a pretty solid defense all around.”

Anderson also says “As a senior captain, my goal is to be a role model for the younger guys and set a good example.”

“The best way to lead is by example,” fellow captain Connor Tom added. “I think the best way to gets guys going is to show them that I am 100% invested in this team and our outcome in each game.”

Gettysburg will be away for both of their non- conference games this week against Stevenson on Wednesday and a rescheduled game against Hood College on Thursday after Tuesday’s game was rained out.

Gettysburg is also getting ready for their Florida spring break trip in which they will travel to Fort Pierce and Vero Beach to play seven non-conference games.

Women’s lacrosse topples St. Mary’s

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By Claire Healey sports editor

The Gettysburg College women’s lacrosse team is off to a fast start, as they are 3-0 to begin their season.

Their most recent victory was a 16-1 romp over No. 19 St. Mary’s College.

Gettysburg was off to a quick lead with control of the first draw and a goal only 42 seconds in by junior Maggie Welsh. The Bullets would win the first six draws to go up 6-0 shortly into the game.

Welsh would score three goals for Gettysburg against St. Mary’s. “I thought our team really came together this week. It’s always nice to get a win over a ranked team, and everyone had a great game today,” said Welsh.

Senior Shannon Keeler had four saves in the first half and did not allow any goals during her 30 minutes in goal.

Gettysburg went into halftime with a 10-0 lead and seemed well on their way to an impressive victory.

Keeping up momentum from the first half, sophomore Steph Colson scored the first goal for Gettysburg in the second half. Colson scored two goals and had

finish out the game.

Gettysburg’s defense was also alive for the Bullets as they kept the Seahawk’s to just two shots on goal for the second half. St. Mary’s scored on their first shot of the second half bringing the score to 11-1 with 19:34 to play.

St. Mary’s was only allowed one other shot on goal with 1:51 to play, but first-year Casey Cole was able to block the shot during her first time in goal and kept St. Mary’s to just the one goal.

Smith led Gettysburg’s defense with three forced turnovers, three draw controls and two ground balls. She was named Centennial Conference Defender of the Week for her efforts on defense for the Bullets.

“I’m really happy with the way I played today. Our whole team just really worked together for this game and our defense came together to play as a unit,” said Smith. Sophomore K at ri na N i edzi el a al s o had two ground balls for Gettysburg.

Jaeger also had three goals for the Bullets, while senior Emma Christie, junior Katie Landry, and sophomore Lauren Cole each contributed two goals a piece. Sophomore Emily Troy, first-years Courtney Patterson and Liza Barr also each had a goal for Gettysburg.

The Bullets also dominated draw controls.

Colson and Christie each came away with three draw controls, which contributed to the team’s 15-3 success on draw control.

Gettysburg also

shots on goal, coming away with twenty-six to their six. The Bullets were also able to hit the back of the net on 7 of 11 free-position attempts.

“The key to our success today was definitely how well we worked as a team and how everyone seemed to be flowing and communicating well.

We also had a lot of success on draw control, which helped us keep up momentum” said Welsh.

With this win over a top-20 ranked team, the Bullets held their No. 4 position in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association poll of the NCAA Division III teams. The Bullets trail Middlebury College, SUNY Cortland, and Trinity College and have upcoming games against other top-10 opponents.

The Bullets will look to continue their undefeated streak this weekend at home against No. 7 Washington and Lee University.

Gettysburg will not face a conference opponent until March 25th against Ursinus College.

Photo Courtesy of David Sinclair Junior Cassie Smith was named Centennial Conference Defender of the Week.

This weekend in Gettysburg College spring sports:

Friday, March 10th: Wrestling at NCAA Division III Championships-12:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 11th: Wrestling at NCAA Divison III Championships-12:00p.m.

Softball at Randolph-Macon-12:00p.m. and 2:00p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse vs. No. 7 Washington and Lee-1:00p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse at Eastern University-1:00p.m.

Sunday, March 12th: Baseball vs. Bethany College in Fort Pierce, FL-11:00a.m. and 1:30p.m.

Men’s Tennis vs. Macalester College in Orlando, FL-TBA Women’s Tennis vs. Macalester College in Orlando, FL-TBA Monday, March 13th: Softball vs. Wisconsin-Stout in Myrtle Beach, SC-9:30a.m.

Baseball vs. Eastern Nazarene in Fort Pierce, FL-10:00a.m.

Men’s Tennis vs. Mobile in Orlando, FL-TBA Women’s Tennis vs. Mobile in Orlando, FL-TBA

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