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Writer John Hampsey reads his latest work
Hampsey reads excerpts from “Kaufman’s Hill: A Memoir” to students in the Lyceum Photo Credit: mustangnews.net
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International An airbus with 150 people on board crashed on Tuesday in the Alps of southern France. The airbus had two babies on board, the operating airline, Germanwings, confirmed. French President Francois Hollande said that the crash did not leave any survivors. The airline, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, said it cancelled seven flights today because crew members reported they were unfit to fly following the tragedy. The passenger jet, an Airbus A320, crashed near the town of Digne as it traveled from Barcelona to Dusseldorf. The plane was carrying 144 passengers -- in cluding 2 babies -- and six crew members, Germanwings CEO Thomas Winkelmann said at a news conference today.
This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Brendan Raleigh with information from abc.go.com and The New York Times.
Writer John Hampsey presented his latest work to Gettysburg College students on Tuesday, titled “Kaufman’s Hill: A Memoir.” Hempsey’s reading looks back on his earliest experiences with literature and his relationship with his father. B y A nika J ensen Hampsey then read Hampsey actually began for a year of college tuition “a negative presence in [his] S taff W riter in the future. life” and someone whom he “The Rivers,” the chapter writing it 25 years ago and of his memoir that was pub- returned to it in 2004 after Hampsey dedicated his resented. Writer John Hampsey r e a d i n g t o S t i t t a n d T h e T h e f i r s t s e c t i o n h e l i s h e d i n t h e w i n t e r 2 0 1 4 the death of his mother, an read selections of his mem- Review, stressing “the mag- r e a d t o o k p l a c e a r o u n d issue of the Gettysburg Re- event that motivated him to write more liberally about o i r “ K a u f m a n ’ s H i l l ” o n nitude of the magazine and C h r i s t m a s o f 1 9 6 7 , w h e n view. The chapter portrayed his father and his family. Tuesday, March 24 in Penn what it has done to literary he stumbled upon his father On the topic of reHall Lyceum. Hampsey, who culture in America.” reciting lines of Shakespeare an incident with Hampsey’s has been published three He called it “a national to himself in the midst of a c h i l d h o o d f r i e n d T a d d y m a i n i n g t r u e t o t h e p a s t Keegan, who jumped off an when writing his memoir, t i m e s i n t h e G e t t y s b u r g treasure” and claimed that financial crisis. Review, was introduced by S t i t t a n d t h e G e t t y s b u r g I t w a s n o t u n t i l unfinished bridge in Pitts- H a m p s e y s t a t e d , “ I d o n ’ t Peter Stitt, retiring editor of R e v i e w “ c h a n g e d l i t e r a r y Hampsey studied literature burgh. Keegan, who hailed think you actually remember the Review. culture in just two years.” later in his life that he began from an Irish family, would dialogue; you go back into “This is a momentous Hampsey prefaced his to understand his father: “It h e l p H a m p s e y t h r o u g h o u t t h a t i m a g e , a n d y o u t r u s t occasion,” Stitt commented reading by saying, “I have let me love him like I never his years of being bullied. yourself, and it kind of just a n d p r o c e e d e d t o m a r k e t a hard time getting through d i d b e f o r e , ” h e s a i d ; “ H e “Taddy led me into a whole unfolds. “I never felt like I was Hampsey’s book to a chuck- this section” because it con- was a combination of Willy new phase,” the author said. T h o u g h “ K a u f m a n ’ s making anything up, just ling audience, claiming an cerned his father, an alco- Loman and a character from Hill” was finished in 2009, autographed copy could pay holic, who he described as a Greek tragedy.”
SAE expresses outrage over OK chapter’s racism
Sigma Alpha Epsilon addresses racist incident in SAE chapter at Oklahoma University By The Pennsylvania Delta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon To All of our Gettysburg College Community, As Actives and Alumni of the Pennsylvania Delta Chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, it is necessary that we address the recent incident that occurred at Oklahoma University involving members of that chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. We have been horrified and outraged that anyone, least of all persons affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon organization, would act in the manner in which the persons acted a few days ago. We want to assure the entire Gettysburg College community that such actions are not condoned by our Pennsylvania Delta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon or by the National Organization. We are compelled to express our sincerest feelings because we know that here, at Gettysburg College, we are part of a much larger community than what the four walls Inside This Issue
Senator Ted Cruz became the first Republican to announce his intent to run for president in 2016. Cruise cited the determination of his immigrant father, the founding fathers, and his faith in “the promise of America” as the main influences for seeking the Republican candidacy. He announced his candidacy on Monday morning before thousands of cheering students at Liberty University. While an undoubtedly divisive figure, Cruz is a popular candidate among conservative and evangelical Americans. The senator also announced several of his intentions, should be be elected, such as repealing the Affordable Care Act and abolishing the Internal Revenue Service. President Obama has agreed, at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s request, to slow the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, leaving 9,800 in place through 2015. While the U.S. will now leave more troops in place over the next several months than was previously expected, Obama said the decision “has not changed” his goal to end the war by the end of 2016. The pace of the drawdown in 2016 will be determined at a later date, Obama said, “to enable the U.S. troop consolidation to a Kabul-based embassy presence by the end of 2016.”
of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon House at 41 West Lincoln represent. We consider ourselves, as actives and alumni, to be the ambassadors of what we all at Gettysburg stand for as we enter and influence the larger world community. This is why we find the actions of those young men to be completely reprehensible and inexcusable. Their actions offend human sensibilities at the most basic level. Their actions are not indicative of any Greek society organization and certainly are not indicative of our Chapter or any of us individually. In that we are a Regional Chapter of a larger national organization we cannot speak directly for our National Office or for any other chapters. We can represent to you, from the entire experience of our existing actives and alumni that our National has not condoned nor tolerated racially insensitive rhetoric or activity. In fact, the national pledge education materials that are part of all chapter education programs specifically address insensitivity and awareness training and condemn all discriminatory
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The brothers of Gettysburg’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon offer their take on the recent discriminatory practices uncovered in an Oklahoma chapter of SAE.
and defamatory actions and views. We have always sought young men for membership in Pennsylvania Delta without prejudice of any kind. We will not accept insensitivity or bias within the Brotherhood of the Pennsylvania Delta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. While we cannot apologize for the actions of young men who have clearly demonstrated that they would not be accepted as Brothers in our
Chapter, we do sympathize with any person who has been harmed or offended by their ignorant and insensitive remarks and behavior. Given the completely intolerable actions of these few, we are glad that this came to light. If this type of belief and behavior still exists, anywhere, none of us should rest until these malicious and racist conceptions are completely eradicated. We consider our chapter
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to be a vital and beneficial part of the Gettysburg College Community and will continue to work to further and promote the College initiatives that address these issues within our membership and with all of our collegiate family. Sincerely, The Active and Alumni Brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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Contact Brendan Raleigh (ralebr01) for more details! “Meeting people from all over the world and experiencing other viewpoints and backgrounds has provided me with a better understanding of how vast the world really is, helping me to become a more empathetic and aware individual.” Photo of Segovia, Spain by Julie Day ‘16. Read the rest of Julie’s story on the College website.
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catching up. If you have images, they will take you there.” However, he also mentioned that writing a memoir is “a selling out of yourself to yourself; you can’t go back after writing it down.” Hampsey’s goal in writing “Kaufman’s Hill”
was to capture life in the early-mid 1960s, a time he referred to as the “twilight time,” as it fell between two well-known periods in American culture. He mentioned at the end of his reading that he had visited the real Kaufman Hill just a few days ago. “It felt kind of creepy,” he said. “It was intense; not
as big as I remember, but it is still there.” John Hampsey is a professor of Romantic and Classical literature at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Weird News of the Week
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The Highest Court Defense Lawyer Vincent Fazzone of New London Connecticut may be needing a defense attorney of his own. On Tuesday, while getting up to defend a client in court, a 2-ounce bag of marijuana fell out of Fazzone’s back pocket. “When he got up with his client it fell out of his back pocket,” Fazzone’s paralegal Holly McGregor told the Hartford Courant. “After he was done with the judge, the marshal said when you’re done speaking with your client we need to talk to you.” McGregor said her boss does not smoke pot and he received the weed from a client, who allegedly took it from her child, and asked Fazzone to confront the kid later in the day about the dangers of drugs, TheDay. com reports. Fazzone was ticketed for the offense and fined $150. Poop Justice It sucks when someone keeps letting their pet “do their business” on your lawn. But you know what? Smearing the fecal matter on the pet’s owner is not always the answer. Someone should have told this to Amy Goldberg, 57, who apparently did not know that this was inappropriate behavior. When Goldberg saw her neighbor’s dog pooping on her lawn, she came out yelling. Despite the lady’s claims that she would pick it up, Goldberg picked up the poop and smeared it on the neighbor’s hands, shirt and face. Goldberg was brought to the Palm County Jail on Wednesday and released the next day. A date for her court appearance is currently pending. SnapCaught Bonnie and Clyde would not have been able to survive in a modern society. Robber-wannabe Christopher Wallace of Somerset County, Maine was wanted for the burglarization of a propane cook stove and a cast iron wood stove…. that is, until he revealed his location on SnapChat. Wallace wrote that he was back home in Fairfield and one of the people to whom he sent it has a sense of justice rivaling that of Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, or Stannis Baratheon. Wallace was charged with burglary, theft and violation of conditions of release and taken into custody, according to MyFox8.com.
This week’s “Weird News” was compiled by Brendan Raleigh with information from huffingtonpost.com.
Senate Update March 23, 2015
By Christiana Fattorini Student Senate Secretary
• Vice President Announcements: Petitions for Executive positions are due in the Senate Office by this Friday, March 27th. Voting will take place this weekend. Petitions for all other positions will be due the following week. • Amendment Change presentation: Amelia Smith and Anthony Wagner presented the following changes to the Student Senate Constitution: o The BMC shall require all clubs wishing to receive student senate funding to complete a BMC budget request form detailing information about the club. This form will be included in the organizations presentation to the student senate o Any club that has been allotted funding at one point in the semester and make an additional funding request will require a vote of approval before the full student senate if the additional request pushes the club budget over a total of $500. If the budget falls below $500, the BMC will be able to approve or reject the budget on their own. o Amendments were tabled for one week and will be voted on at the next meeting. • Alpha Chi Rho and Alpha Delta Pi were granted $250 for their Easter Egg Hunt this weekend, March 29th. Students are welcome to attend the weekly meetings of the Student Senate Mondays at 7 p.m. in CUB 260.
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New exhibits coming to Gettysburg College’s Schmucker Art Gallery March 27
Friday (3/27) - 7:00 PM Saturday (3/28) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sunday (3/29) - 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday (3/30) - 4:00 PM Tuesday - Thursday (3/31 - 4/2) - 7:00 PM
On March 27, Gettysburg College’s Schmucker Art Gallery is proud to present the annual Juried Student Exhibition, juried by Cara Ober, a leading Baltimore artist, teacher and critic. She will be presenting awards and discussing the methods that she employed to curate this exhibit at 5 p.m., with a reception to follow. Students of all class years from every level of studio art submitted their best prints, paintings, mixed media works, and sculptures; together, these works represent the rigor and creativity of the Gettysburg College art curriculum. While the students’ work is displayed in the main gallery space, Cara Ober’s exhibition You Might Have been a Headache, but You Never Were a Bore, is featured in the Project Space. Included in the exhibition at Schmucker Gallery are works from Ober’s 2013 Tchotchke Series, ink drawings of collectible items – from ancient pottery to Coke cans – which are juxtaposed with phrases of language that force the viewer to imagine an ambiguous narrative.
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A glimpse inside the Delaware Art Museum By Sara masterson Staff Writer On March 21st, Suzanne Flynn, Chairperson/ Associate Professor in English, took her Victorian Aesthetics (Eng 333) class to The Delaware Art Museum. The students are scheduled to write an essay analyzing a Pre-Raphaelite painting from the museum and potentially connect it to a poem read in class. M a r g a r e t t a Frederick, Chief Curator and Annette WoolardProvine Curator of the Bancroft Collection gave a 90-minute tour to the class. She discussed many Pre-Raphaelite artists, their motives, and how their art expressed concern over social problems that evolved from the Industrial Revolution. Although it wasn’t crowded, the building was spacious and had many collections. In addition t o B r i t i s h P r e - R a h a el i t es , collections to view were Howard Pyle, American Illustration, John Sloan, American Art: 19th
Century—Present, Copeland Sculpture Garden, and The Helen Farr Sloan Library and Archives. Along with the permanent collection, the museum regularly presents famous traveling exhibits. The community has the chance to learn about a large variety of artists and artistic movements. Oscar Wilde’s Salomé: Illustrating Death and Desire is a popular exhibit. The illustrations presented are the complete sets of the first and most recent inspirations by tragedy from Wilde’s controversial play, Salomé. Books and periodicals with images by Louis Jou, Valenti Angelo, and André Derain are available to view. Engravings by Barry Moser and lithographs by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley were on display as well. Elliot Erwitt: Dog Dogs is another captivating exhibit. Displays of 65 of the photographer’s snapshots are posted throughout the room. The unforgettable photos were taken around the globe between 1946
“My work,” Ober explains, “exploits a range of opposites. I combine unrelated images and text to form layers of (mis)understanding, reinterpreting sentimental imagery through layers of drawing, painting, and printmaking. I employ a collage aesthetic in all my work, although my materials include paint on canvas, collage on paper, gold leaf, and a variety of drawing media. Working in series, I combine culturally mediated imagery from children’s schoolbooks, decoration, historical texts, and greeting cards to explore notions of authenticity, appropriation, personal identity, and vocabulary.”
and 2004. The pictures told stories between various breeds of dogs and their relationships with people, locations, or other canine friends. The museum is also children friendly. The Kids’ Corner is a space within the building where kids can touch the art on the walls and produce their own creations. In the Artist’s Studio, kids use magnetic puzzle pieces to create works of art based on collections they may have seen. Students spent time searching through the museum store. Books, jewelry, art class, posters, textiles, and vases were available to purchase. The store’s supply had something for all ages, ranging from children, to young adults, to an older crowd. The Thronson Café had many options to choose from. Sandwiches, soups, salads, snacks beverages, and a children’s menu are available. Plenty of seating and the view of the Copeland Sculpture Garden provides a relaxing and enjoyable lunch for museum goers.
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Sleep restfully tonight with these simple steps B y M eredith C ox H ealth and W ellness C olumnist Let us talk about something we all love but can never seem to get enough of: sleep. In today’s society we are constantly on the run, pushing the limits of our health. While different age groups require varying amounts of sleep per night, the recommendation for young adults ages 18 to 25 years old is seven to nine hours. As college students, many of us fail to even get the minimum requirement of seven hours a night because we are cramming in the library, staying up late with friends, or have trouble falling and staying asleep. Sometimes it can be hard to fall asleep, no matter how tired your mind and body feel. There may be multiple factors at play that are keeping you up at night. A major sleep inhibitor is caffeine. Caffeine is found in coffee, soda, chocolate, and even some over-thecounter medications like pain relievers. Be sure to stop your caffeine intake at
least five hours before you plan on going to bed. Try drinking a decaffeinated or herbal tea before bedtime to help calm down and unwind. Another factor that may be affecting your sleeping patterns is food. Consuming large amounts of foods right before bed may make falling asleep difficult and uncomfortable. You m ay e x p e r i e n c e h e a r tb u r n when you lie down after a large meal due to the acidic stomach contents moving up into your chest. Also, trying to go to sleep right after a large meal may disrupt the digestive process. If you find yourself hungry around bedtime, try limiting yourself to a 150 calorie snack that contains tryptophan, an amino acid that aids in serotonin production, another sleep-inducing hormone. Some options are turkey or nuts. Add some whole grain crackers to help the body better absorb the tryptophan. Alcohol can hinder your ability to stay asleep. Be sure to limit intake before bedtime and alternate each glass of alcohol with
one glass of water. You may think scrolling through social media may help you ease into bed at the end of the day, but this is one of the worst things you can do to try to relax before bed. The smartphones, computers and televisions we have become addicted to emit blue light, which decreases our melatonin production. Melatonin is a sleepinducing hormone, so when its levels are threatened, it is more difficult for us to drift off to sleep. Try putting away your electronics at least thirty minutes before hitting the hay and instead try reading or meditating. Creating a pre-sleep routine can help you unwind and get you to sleep faster and longer. It is important to remember that sleeping is something that we should not take for granted, and we cannot underestimate its powerful health benefits. Make it your top priority to create a proper sleeping schedule in order to maintain your health and wellbeing.
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Fit to be Tied “Spring Surprises” B y E lliott H irsch C artoon C olumnist
Campus Activities Board offers opportunities for students on the weekend B y A bby R olland C ampus A ctivities B oard C orrespondent The Campus Activities Board (CAB) has started the second half of the semester quickly, with many awesome events happening and even more in the works. Last weekend, over fifty people came to watch the movie Into the Woods in the Majestic Theatre on Friday, and many also came to see the same movie in the Junction the following night. The snacks, which in-
cluded Smart Food popcorn, frosted animal crackers, cookies, and veggies were wildly popular and disappeared quickly into eager hands. CAB has exciting events this weekend as well! On Thursday, there will be Women’s History Trivia in the Attic from 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. Co-sponsored with AAUW, it will help celebrate Women’s History Month. On Friday at 9 p.m., performer Levi Stephens will serenade the crowd in the Junction for the last coffeehouse of the semester. On Saturday, there will be
a Mid Mad from 11 p.m. – 1 a.m.! There will be street sign making, so if you have not made one yet, come do it then! In terms of other updates, CAB is proud to announce the theme of Springfest – Burgstock (a unique spin on Woodstock)!! If you have any ideas for a t-shirt design, email them to Janine Barr at barrja03 by Sunday, March 29 at noon. CAB looks forward to announcing the Springfest artist on April 10 during a big spring fling event in the Attic! Hope to see you at all of the awesome events CAB
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“I try not to take myself too seriously.” Photo Courtsey of Daniella Snyder
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College Authors Reception Greek Spotlight of the Week: Christiana Fattorini ‘15 honors scholarly works B y J amie W elch S taff W riter Musselman Library celebrated the scholarly works of Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and students on Friday at the 17th Annual College Authors Reception. The library also showcases their work online in the Gettysburg College institutional repository (The Cupola) and in book displays on the library’s main floor. Submissions received by December 31 of last year were honored at the reception. Publications submitted after that date will be recognized at the following year’s reception. This year, the library honored 99 Gettysburg College authors, including 17 students, who created 143 scholarly works in 2014. President Janet Morgan Riggs gave a few remarks at the event, thanking the librarians for all the work they do to support student scholarship and for planning the College Authors Reception, which “they do with such panache every year.” President Riggs also honored a member of the campus community who is no longer with us who served as a driving force behind the annual reception-Gale Baker. Gale worked to plan the reception since its start in 1998. “She did everything to be sure all of your published work was ready to be displayed, all
the way to ironing tablecloths at the last minute to be sure everything looked nice for all of us,” President Riggs said. “She was a wonderful person…and I think it’s appropriate that we remember her today and honor her by dedicating this reception to her memory.” President Riggs then recognized the incredible amount of works that are available in full text, free of charge on The Cupola this year. “Last year, 53% of publications were openly available and anyone can access them, and among this year’s publications, 63% are openly available.” President Riggs also talked about the global reach of the effort to move college publications online. The Cupola has had visitors from 145 countries around the world. President Riggs highlighted the work of Professor Chuck Kann, whose educational resource book on integrated circuits was the first openly available open educational resource published by Gettysburg College. His openly available lab manual has been downloaded by over 1,500 people. Professor Randy Wilson, a professor of Environmental Studies who coauthored a paper with four students last year that consisted of a customer survey of three farmers markets in the Gettysburg area, spoke briefly about the value of undergraduate
research. He started out by saying that most of the faculty came to a liberal arts setting because they have “a deep commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students,” and that they wanted to work at an institution that valued these things. “But at the same time, we wanted to maintain an active program in research and publication and offer opportunities for students to research.” Wilson said that Gettysburg College is the perfect place to balance these two ideals. He thanked all the students who helped him with his research, and recoognized all of the support that the Provosts’ Office gave him to help him conduct his research and present it to the academic community. “If I had to rely solely on external funding [to conduct research], that would greatly limit opportunities for students to be involved,” he said. He praised Gettysburg College for encouraging faculty to coauthor academic publications with undergraduates, and said that Gettysburg College is ahead of the curve; at many big institutions, it is rare for undergraduates to coauthor papers. He closed his remarks by thanking everyone who works to make research happen at Gettysburg College, and encouraged everyone to be thankful that they are a part of such a fantastic educational institution.
B y C hristiana F attorini G uest W riter Three years ago, I made one of the best decisions of my life and decided to “go Greek.” I wanted to be a member of a Greek Organization because, as a first year, it seemed like a great way to get to know people. I was also very interested in how I could use it as a form of networking for jobs and internships, and I was interested in the various opportunities for leadership.
Since joining, I have learned much about those in my organization and also so much about myself. From getting to know over 100 girls to being President last year, I have developed skills that I will use for the rest of my life. Alpha Delta Pi has become a tremendous part of my experience here at Gettysburg and with graduation approaching, it is encouraging to know that many of my sisters will be my friends for life. This past summer, I
left the Gettysburg bubble and traveled to Arusha, Tanzania, where I interned at Saint Elizabeth Hospital. I did everything there including paperwork, giving shots, and delivering babies. Living in a developing country for six weeks made me see the world a little bit differently. Coming back to Gettysburg was very difficult, but my experience in Tanzania has sparked an interest in Global Health, which I plan on pursuing a career in after graduation.
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Christiana Fattorini ‘15, member of Alpha Delta Pi.
Interfraternity Council President on Oklahoma University’s SAE incident Photo Courtsey of Jamie Welch
Professors Cilf Pre sser (left) and Todd Neller (right) of the Department of Computer Science were among those honored at the 17th Annual College Authors Reception. Their paper was co-authored by two Gettysburg College students.
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By Nolan Lynch IFC President The recent events at Oklahoma University and their Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter have been nothing short of egregious. As the Interfraternity Council (IFC) President at Gettysburg College, the issues raised by the OU SAE situation are something we have fought fiercely to avoid. Almost all of our Fraternity presidents have agreed to take the IDI test in order to foster a greater sense of inclusivity on campus. It is something we have struggled with historically in the past, and something we have committed to improving before we leave. Yet the more we dive into the subject, the more trainings we undertake, [and] the more of an impact we as fraternities try to make, the more resistance we see. It is important to remember that fraternities draw their members from the general population of an institution; in our case, it quickly became obvious that a lack of diversity in fraternities was a symptom of the larger campus community, rather than the disease itself. In no way does that give fraternities a reason to allow this kind of behavior; it goes against the values of every single Greek organization. Holding the chapters responsible for their actions and the actions of their brothers is justice, but how is that going to improve the situation? Does that solution move people forward?
Where is the healing? Everyone loses in that situation, no one walks away with a greater understanding, no one gets better. The OU SAE chapter deserves to be kicked off of campus, but it is important to realize that, while that may be an appropriate short term measure, it masks a long term problem. Fraternities, for their part, need to redefine what it means to be “exclusive.” For many members, this exclusivity means creating a divide between the Chapter and the rest of campus through pledging, creating a mythology around it. It leads to this idea of “earned entitlem en t” w h i c h t y p i f ie s t h e stereotypical “frat bro.” If we look at the values of our organizations, however, we find that exclusive means something quite different. The exclusivity of fraternities, historically, is defined by exemplifying your values, by earning your letters every single day. Model moral courage is the strength of character to make the right decision in the face of adversity for the sake of the communal good, serving as an example to others. That is the innate mission statement of every single Greek organization in existence. Their exclusivity is their excellence in Academics, Athletics, and Extra-cur ricular activities. By that measure, not very many fraternities are exclusive, as SAE shows us. We at Gettysburg have redefined this exclusivity by making a focal
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point of our Inclusivity and Diversity Initiative as “engaging difference.” Greek organizations historically are monolithic. The WASP population has been the patron of Greek organizations since their inception. R a t h e r t h a n e x c l usivity [meaning] gaining entrance to our country club, exclusivity has become a legitimate interest in different points of view. Rather than accepting the status quo and conventional wisdom, we welcome divergent thoughts and concepts. Rather than allowing “traditions” to continue for the sake of “tradition,” we challenge ourselves to have the model moral courage necessary to do the right thing. Greek organizations must be excellent, because they occupy a place of such influence on most campuses. Far too often Greek life is treated as the cause of the problem, rather than a symptom of the problem. Fraternities now have the opportunity to be the solution. It is up to us make a positive impact in every interaction we have. If we just have the moral fortitude to persist, we will be able to overcome the rogue chapters. We must hold chapters accountable for their brothers. National organizations should be involved as well, but ultimately this must be a campus-by-campus healing process. Administrators have a hard job, as diversity and inclusivity are hard issues to tackle, but fraternities are the manifestations of those problems, not the cause.
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Red v. Blue
A weekly column where Gettysburg’s College Republicans and Democrats debate topics in the news. This week College Democrats discuss:
Abortion and sex trafficking
source: NARAL flickr Democratic Representative Louise Slaughter (New York) speaking at a NARAL Pro-Choice America Rally in 2011 on women’s health and the Republican “war on women.”
By Isabel Gibson-Penrose College Democrats
One thing I have never understood is the strange Republican assertion that women care about more than just reproductive rights. “Women are not single issue voters, and we’re not a special interest group,” Carly Fiorina, former HP executive and rumored presidential candidate, stated at the Conservative Political Action Conference this past February. “No one would expect that all men agree or care about only one issue, but somehow Democrats think all women do or should.” The one issue Fiorina is referring to is, of course, reproductive health. Men do not need to care about “only one issue” because there is no issue that impacts their lives like reproductive rights impacts the lives of women. I care deeply about many political issues, but at the end of the day Republicans all over the country are trying to limit my reproductive rights. This fact constantly weighs on my mind. They cut funding for my birth control, they limit my access to abortion services, and they tell me to smile about it because the federal government need not be involved in such issues. “I think that it’s actually insulting to claim that women can’t make decisions on their own, that they need a centralized government to make those decisions for them,” Republican Representative Mia Love said earlier this month, without a hint of irony. How can you possibly spout garbage like that and not realize your party is the one trying to make decisions for women? I think it’s insulting to try and make your efforts to take away women’s rights seem as if you are doing women a favor. You can decide for yourself, the Republican Party says soothingly. Unless you decide to get an abortion, then you can’t. Republican women who say they are happy about abortion restriction are not saying every woman is happy with such laws. Instead they are saying their lives are not personally impacted by these laws, and they don’t care about the thousands of women who suffer because of them. When the Republican
Party took control of the Senate in January their first move was to try and push a 20-week ban on abortion (deceptively named the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act) into law. The party that so firmly totes that they are not waging a war on women—and the first thing they do when they get more power is launch an attack on reproductive rights. PCUCPA passed in the House two years ago, and was expected to pass with flying colors in the newly Republican Senate. In a move both fortunate and surprising, the Senate vote was canceled in mid-January, largely due to Republicans who felt the bill’s exception for women who have been raped is too narrow. But have no fear, antichoicers! Democratic Representative Louise Slaughter explains, “It seems the Majority [the Republicans in Congress] has an endless supply of bills attacking women’s health. Can’t pass this one? Grab another! Can’t pass that one? Grab the next one! Their insis tence on attacking women’s health seemingly knows no bounds.” The most recent launch in the Republican war on women employs more guerilla tactics than ever. It comes in the form of an anti-human trafficking bill known as the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (JVTA). This bill would impose huge and welldeserved fines on anyone found guilty of crimes related to sex trafficking. These fines would then go towards various anti-trafficking activities, including a fund to help the actual victims. At first glance the JVTA (with sponsors from both sides of the aisle and virtually no opposition) was a great step forward for a Congress that is getting so little done. Unfortunately, just before the vote, it became apparent Congress is moving backward. One provision, which was missed by the Democrats in initial readings of the bill, dictates that no amount of funding may be allotted to abortion services. Republicans argue that this is okay, because victims of human trafficking qualify as rape victims and would therefore be an exception. I don’t buy it. If victims of human trafficking would all easily
be granted abortion services under the status of “rape victim,” such a provision would be wholly unnecessary. No, Republicans will not make access to abortion reasonable. Not even for victims of human trafficking. Both parties are at fault here: the Democrats for not reading the 68-page bill closely enough to notice this provision months ago, and the Republicans for using human trafficking legislation as an excuse to once again try and limit women’s rights. Yes, it is embarrassing that the Democrats missed this language. Yes, they should have read the bill in full. No, this slip-up does not justify sneaking anti-choice provisions into a bill meant to help victims of human trafficking. Democrats have been filibustering this bill since the anti-choice section was discovered, and Republicans are taking full advantage of this with unsavory headlines like “Democrats support human trafficking!” “It’s a shame that they’re playing political games over a bill that has universal support,” said Republican Senator Cory Gardner. What is really a shame is the fact that Republicans cannot let one bill pass without trying to limit women’s rights. Meanwhile, in a move that defines shamelessness, Republicans have started making calls to women voters letting them know Democrats are holding up a bill preventing human trafficking. Political games indeed. Here’s the thing: the anti-abortion language could easily be removed from this legislation without impacting the anti-human trafficking parts. Allowing the bill in its current form to pass actually harms the people that the human trafficking legislation is supposed to help. There are certainly victims of human trafficking who would be in need of abortion services, and making that process one bit harder for brave women who have been through so much already is horrific. Cut the crap, cut the anti-choice language, and let’s see Congress pass a bill that can actually make life better for women. Read next week’s paper for a response from College Republicans. Interested in College Democrats? E-mail Conor Brooks at brooco01.
To the Sticking Place SAE racist chants in OK unforgivable
By Stephany Harrington Staff Writer
I have never really believed in the phrase, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Recently, some words have especially hurt people. The University of Oklahoma chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was brought to the media’s attention after using racial slurs and singing a song about lynching. In the song they declared that “there will never be a n----- in SAE.” After a video of this racist chant was publicized and distributed online, there was widespread outrage from the campus as well as a vast negative public response. Rightfully so, the chapter of SAE was disbanded and two students were expelled from the University. I was pleased to hear that the administration had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of behavior. Although some defend the students’ actions as expressing their rights to free speech, this is much different. This kind of speech is hateful and malicious. Even if there was no intention to actually hurt any black students or potential members of the fraternity, this racist
rhetoric is extremely harmful. Who is to say that it would not eventually escalate to future violent acts? I do not believe that what these boys sang were just words. You can’t escape consequences for threatening to hang black men from a tree by claiming it is your First Amendment right. That language is simply unacceptable in today’s society. The race issue for the Oklahoma SAE chapter is extremely serious, especially in the wake of the national race problems the United States experienced over the last year. I do not understand how people could ever defend these boys’ actions, because this is not some joke. For some people it is a matter of life and death. The President of the University of Oklahoma responded to these actions with outrage and immediately disbanded the fraternity. He required the fraternity members’ eviction from the house and also removed the letters from the façade. By severing all ties with the SAE chapter, President Boren affirmed that the actions of those boys were not true representations of the Oklahoma community. He even stated that he wanted his own response to the bigotry of the fraternity members to
be an example to the entire nation. Boren’s consequences for that SAE chapter were firm and unyielding. That kind of response is exactly what more colleges and universities should look to for guidance. Whether it be sexual assault, drug use, or bigotry, administrations need to show that these behaviors are intolerable and offensive. Although I do not wish for similar instances to occur, I hope that if or when they do, college presidents respond like Boren did. The racist songs and remarks made by the Oklahoma SAE brothers cannot be excused by the First Amendment or by the influence of hip hop. There is no other explanation than a culture of hatred that has been taught over time. During this new wave of a civil rights movement, the Oklahoma issue is just another example of American racial intolerance. Perhaps it is clear that only through drastic actions and disbandment can change really happen. Hopefully this will help people realize that they cannot get away with racism. Words have consequences— they can break people too.
Teachers must work to find student’s hidden talents By Brenton Slotoroff Staff Writer
If you have had nothing but great teachers in your life, you can stop reading this article. Chances are that you’re still reading. It is impossible to go through life and have only great teachers. From coaches, to bosses, to educators and the like, we have all been in a situation where we are forced to learn from someone who “sucks” or “has no real idea what they’re even saying.” Trust me, I’ve been there too. As a competitive athlete my entire life I have had not only my fair share of awful coaches, but I have had just an equal share of coaches who lost focus in what the most important task is in their job. A good coach and teacher allows for you to understand what kind of talent you have and then help leverage that talent so you can achieve what you never thought was possible for yourself. Furthermore, teachers of all kinds have an extraordinary opportunity to make a positive impact and impression on young people. A good teacher can allow for a student to see his or her potential and to feel that passion as he or she strives to fulfill it. A common flaw of bad teachers is that they lack emotional intelligence. They lack the empathy and patience
needed outside of their personal motives to identify students who may require more attention. Instead of looking at a failing student with despair and confusion, maybe they should question their opacity and uncover what it is that may be boiling under the surface. For me, it took a phenomenal middle school principal and his passion for leadership development to push me to realize my own leadership potential, something that I fervently chase and continue to grow and develop even today. He has said that “no one comes back here and thanks us for making them good test-takers.” He is right. At 21, I still have contact with my middle school principal, and I always make sure to thank him for setting my foundation and making me the person I am today. He knows every student’s name, and to be honest probably knows most of their interests too. This is because he gets out and walks the halls, sits in on classes, participates in basketball practices, admires the school band and much more. He cares not just about the school but about the well-being of the students, staff, and faculty. He embodies everything it means to be a leader and an amazing teacher. However, some teachers are bored, fed up, or both.
Years and years of not getting through or not feeling like you have been heard can do a lot to your psyche. The repetition can quickly become frustrating, but we can always learn something from them. We can learn how not to treat people or teams, how not to motivate people and how not to carry ourselves. We can gain a better appreciation and gratitude for the good teachers. Good teachers allow for us to see that others do care about our development and well-being both inside and outside of the classroom. Furthermore, a good teacher allows for you to connect to a subject, a piece of literature, or a purpose. The best teachers, I have found, taught me so much more about things not even directly related to their area of expertise. I think it is important to reflect on the good teachers we have had in life. I think it is important to reflect on the bad ones we have had too because they have also taught us much, not just about ourselves but about the power of just one person’s impact on others. As Gina Barreca, Professor of English at UConn said, “you can learn a great deal from those who don’t have your best interest at heart. It’s often your enemies and not your allies who teach you how to stand up for yourself.”
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Bullet Shot: Athlete of
Athlete of the Week the Week
Senior Melissa Tighe, courtesy of GCC&M. B y B ethany H oltz S taff W riter The Gettysburg softball team is putting the sparkle on the diamond, going 10-2 to start the 2015 season. The sharpest Bullet in a Gettysburg dugout full of powerful ammo, at this early stage, is senior outfielder Melissa Tighe. Tighe, a bona fide 5-tool player, is stealing bases and the hearts of Bullet’s fans. At Thursday’s nonconference double-header against Shenandoah University, Tighe swiped 3 bases in the nightcap to rack up an impressive 63 career steals, and leapfrog Gettysburg Hall of Athletic Honor member Mandy Wilson for sole possession of the school record. When asked about the record Tighe remarked, “I was obviously really excited to break the record.” Tighe isn’t just a threat on the base path, she is also a dangerous leadoff hitter. On opening day of the Fastpitch Dreams Classic, Tighe legged out an insidethe-park home run to lead Gettysburg past Penn State Berks 3-2. This Thursday Tighe led the night’s hitters, swatting 2-for-4 and plating 3 runs. Like a true team player she heaps praise on teammates rather than herself. “Our offensive is leading the conference in most categories and our pitching staff has been throwing great games. We have the perfect balance of experienced veterans and freshman who are mixing in really well to the team.” Tighe is a coach’s dream and an opposing team’s nightmare. Her hitting, base running, and team-player atti tude more than qualify her to be this week’s “Bullet of the Week.”
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Men’s swimming ranked 12th in NCAA championship Seniors Jason Potter, Mike Harmon and Ashton Leyens competed in the NCAA swim championship By Claire Healey Staff Writer Seniors Jason Potter, Mike Harmon and Ashton Leyens created the perfect storm for the Gettysburg men’s swim team 4 years ago. Each brought their individual talent, but together they built a hard-working team that would send relays and individual swimmers to NCAA championships for the first time since 1998. Potter said of these seniors that, “we always train really hard and push each other to reach the goals we’ve set in the beginning of the season.” Clearly this strategy has worked tremendously well for these three men. Over the past weekend, these three men competed in their final NCAA championship swim meet, and in no way did they disappoint. Potter began the outstanding meet for the Bullets on day one in the 50-yard freestyle. He tied the highest ever finish by a Bullet at NCAAs by being the national runner up with a 19.97, which would set a new school record. After coming up as the bronze medalist the year before, Potter became the first Bullet to earn All-American honors in all four years at Gettysburg. Day two of the NCAA championship brought just as much excitement for Gettysburg as day one. The 200-freestyle relay had the
Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M
Senior Ashton Leyens finished second in the 400-freestyle relay, breaking the Gettysburg school record.
highest ever finish by a Gettysburg relay at NCAAs with second place. As one of the best relays in Gettysburg history, the team led for most of the race, until the final leg where Kenyon was just barely able to out-touch Gettysburg by a mere threehundredths of second with Kenyon’s anchor clocking a 19.92 split. Gettysburg was able to
prove itself as a dominant team on one of the biggest national stages. For such a small school to come second in a relay such as the 200-freestyle is an incredible feat for these men. The team has pushed incredibly hard to get to this place and as Potter described, “I knew from my freshman year we could place this high at NCAA’s because I don’t like
to lose and this just shows that we can compete with the best in the country and outswim them.” The most exciting race of the meet for Gettysburg came on the final day. The morning ended with the Bullets seeded first in the 400-freestyle relay. Potter led off with an incredible 44.03, which would re-set his school and Centennial
Conference records. Harmon and Dougherty followed, each keeping Gettysburg in contention for first, but it all came down to the final leg. With just another 50-yards to swim, lanes 3, 4, 5 and 6 were all swimming side by side. Coming out of the last turn, Gettysburg looked 4th, but Ashton Leyens put up a 44.08 to rally back. In one of the most exciting relay finishes, Gettysburg came up just 8-hundreths of a second short of tying for first place with Chicago and TCNJ. This is the fourth year in a row the Gettysburg 400-freestyle relay has earned All-American honors. The team finished twelfth out of fifty-four point scoring teams. This score ties the highest ever finish by Gettysburg at NCAA’s with only the 1998 team placing that high. Together these three swimmers pushed Gettysburg swimming to a new level, they set and reset countless records, and most of all they worked harder than anybody could have imagined getting where they wanted. Jason Potter, Mike Harmon, and Ashton Leyens finished completed three of the greatest swimming careers Gettysburg will ever see this weekend, in their typical fashion: on top of the podium.
Men’s track wins first place in five events Gettysburg’s track team places second in the annual Little Three Meet at Dickinson College B y E lizabeth H ilfrank S taff W riter This past Saturday the Gettysburg track and field team competed in the Little Three Meet at Dickinson College. The competition is one of the longest withstanding traditions of its kind as Gettysburg College, Franklin & Marshall College and Dickinson College start the track season with a battle against each other. Both the men and women who are a part of Gettysburg’s track team competed exceptionally well, placing second on both sides. It was a very close competition for the men who fell to Franklin & Marshall College by only two points and beat Dickinson College by twelve points. Gettysburg finished first place in five of its competitions. Junior Travis Andrews, senior Aden Twer, sophomore Collin Bergey, and senior Malcom Belin won first place in the 4x100-meter relay. Also, Andrews ranked first in the long jump, sophomore Danny Thompson ranked first in the high jump, first-year Drew Harding ranked first in the pole vault, and junior Andre Hinds ranked first in the discus. Not only did Hinds win the discus, but he also tied
the school record and broke the meet record in the event. A throw of 156-3 inches beat the former 2007 meet record, also held by a Bullet, by 1.2 inches. Continuing with this success, the 4x800 meter relay team comprised of sophomore Nate Wojcik, junior Trevor Walter, senior Jeff Horvath, and senior Ryan Rausch, took second place with a time of 8:10.38. This ranked them as number 10 in the history of Gettysburg’s 4x800 men’s meter relay. Head Coach Aubrey Shenk stated, “The coaching staff was highly impressed with the competitiveness, enthusiasm, and teammate support that both our squads displayed.” Record-breaking times were also noted on the women’s side, as the lady Bullets took first in seven events. Junior Katie Cavanaugh broke the meet record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.54, 0.75 faster than the previous record. Cavanaugh also placed first in the 100-meter dash and her personal best of 12.82 earned her the eighth fastest time in Gettysburg’s history. Junior Katie McCoubrie also had great start to the season with wins in both the long jump and triple jump.
Meanwhile, first-year Sarah Congdon won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:09.09, ranking herself in 9th place in school history. The relay teams had much to do with the success of the day as well, with wins in both the 4x100-meter relay by Cavanaugh, Congdon, first-year Alex Wykoff, McCoubrie and 4x400-meter relay by Congdon, Wykoff, sophomore Amanda Asaro, McCoubrie. The women finished 21 and a half points behind Dickinson and beat Franklin & Marshall by 28 points. In the preseason poll released by the Centennial Conference, the women are predicted to be 4th at the conference championships in May. Coach Shenk believes that “the men’s and women’s team performances in the Little Three Meet are indicators of lots of good things to come during the outdoor segment of the season.” Both sides of the track and field team had a great first meet of the season and have successfully demonstrated their talent to the Centennial Conference. The team continues its season this Saturday at the Susquehanna Invitational at 10:00am.
Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M
At the Little Three Meet at Dickinson College, junior Andre Hinds tied Gettysburg’s Glenn Cain’s 10-year old school record in the discus.
This weekend in Gettysburg College spring sports: Saturday, March 28: Women’s golf at McDaniel invitational- 8:30 a.m. Men’s track at Susquehanna- 10:00 a.m. Women’s track at Susquehanna- 10:00 a.m. Men’s tennis at Muhlenberg- 10:00 a.m. Baseball vs Ursinus (DH)- 12:30 p.m. Women’s Golf at Franklin & Marshall Invitational- 12:30 p.m. Softball at Swarthmore (DH) - 1:00 p.m. Men’s lacrosse at Muhlenberg- 1:00 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg- 1:00 p.m. Women’s tennis at Muhlenberg- 3:00 p.m. Men’s golf at McDaniel Invitational- TBA Baseball vs Ursinus (DH)- 3:00 p.m. Sunday, March 29: Women’s golf at McDaniel Invitational- 8:30 a.m. Men’s golf at McDaniel Invitational TBA
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