The Gettysburgian - November 16, 2018

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Volume CXXI, No. 7

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Friday, November 16, 2018

November 16, 2018

Blasts from the past

A crowd gathers for the dedication of the Vietnam Memorial outside of the College Union Building (Photo Mary Frasier/The Gettysburgian)

Remembering Vietnam College dedicates new memorial at CUB to fallen veterans B y C ameron D’A mica C ontributing W riter

Gettysburg College students, alumni, faculty, and their families gathered in Mara Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. to dedicate the new Vietnam memorial to the fourteen Gettysburg alumni who gave their lives in the Vietnam War. The memorial is located on the CUB patio in the form of a granite slab that reads, “In honor of the Gettysburg College Alumni who died while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America during 1965-1973 period of the Vietnam War.”

The ceremony began with the playing of Last Post.

Thomas W. McCracken (‘66) (Lieutenant, USN) welcomed all to the ceremony and introduced the Gettysburg ROTC Color Guard that presented the colors led by Tyrus A. Legenski (‘20).

The entire crowd sang the National Anthem in unison and then recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

President Janet Morgan Riggs ‘77 gave the dedicatory remarks during the ceremony, sincerely thanking the families and loved ones of the fourteen men who gave their lives in the Vietnam War for being a part of the dedication.

“We gather to honor fourteen Gettysburgians who made the ultimate sacrifice,” said Riggs.

Riggs reminded

the audience of the bravery of these men and hopes that the memorial will help to heal and comfort the community, while serving as an important reminder to current Gettysburg students.

She also voiced hopes that the placement of the memorial, intentionally on the busy CUB patio, will make students more aware of those fourteen men who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Riggs concluded with a poem

by Charles M. Province titled “It is the Soldier.” The final words of the poem left the room in silence: “It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, Who serves beneath the flag, And whose coffin is draped by the flag, Who allows the protester to burn the flag.”

Susan Colestock Hill (‘67) gave the final remarks, in which she explained her wishes that the memorial leaves a lasting mark of the “service and sacrifice” of these fourteen men who gave their lives. She explained the process of inserting the granite memorial into the wall of the CUB in May 2018 and how the process symbolized the heavy weight and grief of the war being carefully guided by family, friends, and the community.

After Susan Colestock Hill’s speech, the ROTC Color Guards participated in the retirement of the colors, and the entire assembly adjourned

to the site of the memorial.

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen A. Tracy (‘66) read the memorial roll call of the fourteen Gettysburg alumni who gave their lives in the Vietnam War.

Captain Ronald F. Thomson ‘60 USMC

Corporal Edgar B. Burchell III ‘62 USMC

Captain Joseph P. Murphy ‘63 USMC

Lieutenant Junior Grade John M. Colestock ‘65 USN

Ensign James M. Ewing ‘65 USN

Ensign Andrew L. Muns ‘65 USN

First Lieutenant George A. Callan ‘66 USA

Captain Robert L. Morris ‘66 USAF

First Lieutenant Charles H. Richardson ‘66 USAF

First Lieutenant J. Andrew Marsh ‘67 USAF

Specialist 4 Stephen H. Warner ‘68 USA

Captain Daniel W. Whipps ‘69 USAF

First Lieutenant Stephen H. Doane ‘70 USA, Medal of Honor

Captain Millard R. Valerius USA, ROTC Instructor ‘62-‘64

A wreath was placed at the memorial site

by Riggs, Susan Colestock Hill, and Colonel Edward G. Southworth. The audience was silent and respectful as Echoing Taps was played after the extremely moving dedication ceremony.

meetings. Anyone who has not been attending these meetings regularly will be notified about hearings.

Three committee meeting absences result in a hearing.

The Beekeeping Club has been derecognized from Student Senate due to excessive absences.

Parliamentarian Abby Hauer ’21 presented a proposed constitutional amendment that states that clubs/organizations that do not fill out the form distributed by the Office of Student Affairs and Greek

Life (OSAGL) will not be recognized under Student Senate. The proposed am en d m en t al s o s t at es that organizations that have been de-recognized under Senate may not seek re-recognition until the semester following their respective de-recognitions.

The amendment was tabled and will be discussed again at the next Senate meeting following Thanksgiving break.

The following were allotted money towards food and decorations for the College’s annual Burg

Accessibility concerns on campus

B y P hoebe D oscher S taff W riter

Gettysburg College students are often seen around campus in wheelchairs, crutches, and other devices to aid their accessibility due to physical ailments. Students with mobility restrictions can range from athletes who are injured on the sports field to those nursing longtime injuries or conditions.

Regardless of the length or severity of the student’s disability, the G e t t ys bur g c om m un i t y consistently works to improve campus accessibility options and provide them with necessary accommodations.

However, some feel the college still has room for improvement when it comes to easy accessibility for those physically immobilized.

The campus has a decentralized approach to providing students with accommodations meaning the campus lacks a sector of staff dedicated solely to disability services, but individual areas of the school including Academic Advising, Residential Life, and Human Resources, will individually accommodate to students’ needs in their personal areas of expertise.

Dean Julie Ramsey commented on Gettysburg’s “unique” decentralized approach to disabilities on campus: “There’s not just one place where-- this-- is the Disability Office, so you know you’re supposed to go there.

[Students] have to think: OK, I’m having an issue with my housing so I need to go talk to Residence Life. Or I’m having an issue with my classes so I need to go talk to Academic Advising. I’m having issues with my recovery, I need to go to the Health Center.”

According to Jamie Yates, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing on campus, “Academic Advising arranges academic accommodations to students upon request. This includes relocating classes, providing alternative seating in classrooms and labs, and various accommodations for students with learning disabilities. This office works closely with the Office of Residential and First Year Programs to implement housing accommodations

when needed as well.” Without a center devoted to disabilities, however, some problems may arise for students who are unaware of whom to refer to with their accessibility issues, or whether or not they can be solved.

Michelle O’Malley ‘21, for instance, has been on crutches on campus due to an injury. She thinks that “there are definitely some instances where the college could make things a little easier for the handicapped or people with temporary injuries.”

In addition, O’Malley was unaware that she could move her class to the first floor, an accommodation provided by Academic Advising, until “a professor noticed [her] crunching up the stairs in McKnight and told [her].”

Beyond this decentralized approach to disabilities, there are also grievances regarding the lack of elevators and overall nonupdated buildings on campus.

O’Malley, whose dorm room and two classes are on upper floors of buildings without elevators, also mentioned that the lack of elevators poses a hardship for her and other handicapped students: “It [is] a bit difficult to get up the stairs with crutches. I think the installation of elevators in more buildings would definitely make a difference for students here and the college should definitely consider it because by making it more accessible to both handicapped students and visitors, the school would benefit as a whole.”

Many of the residence halls on campus, O’Malley’s included, do not have elevators. Stine Hall and Huber Hall, in fact, are two of the first year residence halls that are accessible for those with physical mobility restrictions. Even so, Huber is more accessible than Stine, since it has an elevator and is fully accessible on multiple floors to those handicapped.

College admissions is able to bring tours through these buildings if someone in the group has a physical disability.

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Student Senate discusses resurgence of mold B y J oe M aguschak S taff W riter

Student Senate’s most recent meeting on Monday, November 12 – the last meeting before the Thanksgiving holiday – was an agenda-following, rather unnuanced gathering that addressed several concerns of the student body.

Secretary Marisa Balanda ’21 began the meeting by stating that several Senators and Affinity Group Leaders have become lax in their attendance of committee

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This week, we are looking at some Thanksgiving activities students have been doing on campus and during their break. We hope everyone has a good break and can spend some time away from their textbooks!

This week in 1898, The Gettysburgian announced what some students would be do on Thanksgiving.

Two students would be representing the college’s literary societies of the time in an Inter Collegiate Oratorical Union convention in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day, while five students would be going home and one to his sister’s.

Two would be in Washington, and the Senior Mustache Club would be meeting right before the holiday.

This week in 1938, the college put in place a oneday vacation for Thanksgiving.

Students in 1938 only received Thanksgiving Day off, instead of the three-day vacation that the college traditionally had for 13 years. Between 1915 and 1925, the vacation was one day.

The college decided to change it because the over the break the students had “shown a definite laxity,” so they wanted to decrease this. At least we have three days off today!

T h i s week in 1988, the Gettysburgian had a list of things called, “Wouldn’t it be nice if…” The list had five different things in total, ranging from work not piling up to do over Thanksgiving Break to the semester being over now to getting midterms back before Thanksgiving.

While these might not apply to all, I am sure everyone still feels a few of these things before Thanksgiving break!

This week in 2008, the annual Servo Thanksgiving took place for two hours and 1,900 students were served. Servo prepared 224 turkeys, over 1,500 pounds of potatoes, over 1,300 pounds of stuffing, and of course, 240 pumpkin pies. With how popular Servo Thanksgiving is, preparations for the dinner start several weeks in advance.

These archived “blasts from the past” were compiled by copyeditor Shannon Zeltmann using Special Collections in Musselman Library.

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During the student concerns section of the meeting, Abby Hauer spoke of a reemergence of mold. Over the summer, the meeting place of Gettysburg’s co-ed service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega (APO), in the Chapel basement became contaminated with mold.

Many pieces of furniture and items collected over the years were destroyed

and thrown out. Hauer maintained that the college did not check on the meeting place over the summer and only offered APO a few pieces of furniture to make up for what it had lost. She also stated that facilities’ communication during this process was extremely poor.

Senate Policy Committee’s next meeting, which will convene after Thanksgiving break on Monday, Nov. 26, will involve a discussion on potential changes to the structure of Student Senate.

Looking to connect to an audience of Gettysburg students, faculty, staff and administrators? This space is available for announcements, advertisements, birthday wishes, and more. Steep discounts are available to members of the campus community. Contact us for more details: editors@gettysburgian.com

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Friday, November 16, 2018

Decision 2018: Students participate in Midterm Election as turnout doubles 2014 totals in campus precinct B y B enjamin P ontz E ditor -I n -C hief

When it was all said and done, just over 880 voters cast ballots in Gettysburg’s second precinct in the College Union Building (CUB) Ballroom Tuesday.

According to records kept

by Andrew Dalton ’19, President of Gettysburg College Democrats, based on his club’s poll watchers, 426 of those voters were college students, representing 77 percent turnout among registered student voters at the college.

An overall turnout percentage for the precinct was not immediately available, but the gross totals more than doubled the last midterm election. In 2014, 411 voters cast ballots in the second precinct, representing 21 percent turnout.

In addition to those students who voted in Gettysburg, some students decided to vote by absentee ballot.

One was Rebecca Holden ’19, who cited important races in her home state of Florida as why she decided to vote at home.

“I felt it was in my best interest and in the interest of my state to continue voting there while I am away at school,” she said. “I am excited about the close races in Florida this midterm. At the same time, I worked with my local party and local candidates this summer, and I was very excited to vote for them!”

Throughout the day, members of Gettysburg College Democrats were stationed in the CUB lobby to distribute stickers to students who had voted, serve as poll watchers, and engage in lastminute mobilization efforts to get students and other Adams County residents to the polls.

Just before noon, College Democrats President Andrew Dalton ’19 said, “There is clearly a lot of energy and enthusiasm on campus this year. It is at least as crowded as it was in 2016, if not more.”

Later in the day, his assessment continued to ring true.

“Energy and excitement for this is more than anything I’ve seen before even in presidential elections,” he said, citing one

First-time voters Katie Cona ’21 and Kyra Pfeiffer ’21 were excited to receive “I Voted!” stickers (Photo Mary Frasier/The Gettysburgian) point at which the line to vote extended all the way to the old Commons area from the doors to the ballroom.

90 percent turnout among students registered as Democrats may well have fueled that energy.

Earlier in the semester, College Democrats ran a voter registration drive with the goal of registering 300 new voters, a goal Dalton believes the group met when those students who registered online are included.

In total, Dalton said that 553 of Gettysburg College’s approximately 2645 currently-enrolled students are registered to vote in Gettysburg, a figure that does not include those registered to vote at home.

College Republicans focused their Election Day efforts more internally.

Their president, Zachary Sobeck ’20, said that the club met with a representative from the Scott Wagner gubernatorial campaign and that some members attended an Adams County Republican Committee event at which Wagner spoke.

He also said that students who attended their

“It made me feel like I played a part in democracy,” she said. “I feel liberated.”

meetings “were encouraged at all meetings to vote in the mid-term elections, and we discussed with freshman students the various methods by which they could vote such as absentee ballots or registering to vote here on campus.”

Four races were on the ballot for those who voted in Gettysburg.

First-Time Voters

Pennsylvania Governor

The 2018 election brought out a number of firsttime voters. One was Jacob Berowitz ’22, who hails from Massachusetts but decided to vote in Pennsylvania where he thought his vote would have a bigger impact.

“Pennsylvania is a swing state,” Berowitz, who also volunteered with College Democrats’ outreach efforts, said. “After I vote, I’m going to be one of those annoying people who knocks on people’s doors.”

He later clarified that he ended up distributing doughnuts at the polls instead.

Katie Cona ’21 observed that voting was a fairly easy process.

“It’s like a standardized test, but with less options!” she quipped.

Kyra Pfeiffer ’21 said that voting was an empowering feeling.

Results in Adams County

I n c u m b e n t Democrat Tom Wolf defeated a challenge from former State Senator Scott Wagner, a Republican who, like Wolf, hails from York. Statewide, Wolf led 58 percent to 41 percent with 98 percent of precincts reporting; he won Gettysburg’s second precinct 78 percent to 19 percent.

United States Senator from Pennsylvania

I n c u m b e n t Democrat Bob Casey defeated a challenge from U.S. Representative Lou Barletta, a Republican who came to national notoriety in 2006 when, as Mayor of Hazleton, he imposed major restrictions on illegal immigration that were struck down in federal court. Statewide, Casey led 56 percent to 43 percent with 98 percent of precincts reporting;

Reyes discusses identity politics C a m p u s B y T aylor -J o R usso S taff W riter

On Monday, Nov. 12, Daisy Reyes, a sociologist, delivered a compelling discussion on how college shapes identity politics, specifically for Latinx people in Bowen Auditorium. She drew upon her research from the observational study she performed and wrote about in her book, Learning to Be Latino: How Colleges Shape Identity Politics.

Her interest in the topic was fostered from her Latina background, as well as her experience being alienated at her public college campus in which she was a minority.

Reyes explained the reason for this alienation is Latinx children attend predominantly Hispanic schools making transitions to public schools and colleges more difficult.

This challenge is then compensated by joining Hispanic organizations as a search for comfort, familiarity, and like “home”.

Reyes conducted a study across three different college campuses: a liberal

arts college, a public university, and a research institution. She was interested in seeing how across different types of campuses and organizations offered how perception of Hispanic culture and conformity were affected and changed.

She noted that with the public university with no housing, Latino/a organizations were not collaborative with each other and focus more on country of origin rather than being overall Hispanic.

At the liberal arts college, organizations were collaborative but had racial micro-aggressions due to encouragement of sharing the budget between groups. The liberal arts college preferred Hispanic over specificity because it meant inclusion.

At the research institution, students felt “anonymous” where they had no advisors, no sense of community, therefore the organization became their sense of community. On this campus, organizations were divided and competitive due to

limited office spaces available for the organizations. They felt “Hispanic” was useful, but they had to explain or qualify their Latinx expression within the term.

The findings showed that across different college campuses and resources, expressions of cultures can and were changed.

The differences shaped deliberation, protest, and conflict across the campuses.

The aspects shaped how students viewed their future in the world, country, and in politics; specifically, it shaped their view on whether they would be opportunistic or oppressed.

Finally, Reyes proposed the potential solution should be to make sure centers and resources are set up across all college campuses for every culture in order to foster community and inclusion. She noted that if the resources, centers, and organizations are already in place, then there need not be a long search and effort to make a college campus feel like home.

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route is crafted around every student’s personal interests and needs-- and in Sweezey’s opinion, students with physical disabilities are not restricted from a full college experience, nor do their ailments impact the admissions process as a whole.

The college has an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Committee, chaired by Jane North, Executive Vice President in the President’s Office, which consists of college staff in various offices, including Chief Diversity Officer Jeanne Arnold. The roadblocks students face while maneuvering campus on crutches or in a wheelchair continue to be overcome as the school is updated and renovated.

For instance, the ramp at Musselman Library was updated to be compliant with ADA. Further, residence halls including Constitution, Apple, Huber, Musselman, and Haaland recently underwent similar construction in order to comply with ADA standards.

he won Gettysburg’s second precinct voted for Qually 77 precinct 75 percent to 21 percent to 23 percent.

“I am proud of percent. the race we ran,” Qually U n i t e d S t a t e s said on Facebook after the Representative for election. “We knew the challenges when we started Pennsylvania’s 13th this race eighteen months District ago. We knew the registration

In an open seat numbers, the fundraising after the Pennsylvania disadvantages, and the Supreme Court imposed a realities of this district. That new map for congressional didn’t stop us though – we districts, ruling that the old knocked 7,000 doors, raised map was unconstitutionally over $100,000, and poured gerrymandered, John Joyce, our hearts into this run.” a Republican physician from Blair County, defeated Brent Ottaway, a Democratic professor from Blair County 70 percent to 30 percent.

Ottaway won Gettysburg’s second precinct 76 percent to 24 percent.

Pennsylvania State Representative for the For more on College 91st District I n c u m b e n t Republican Dan Moul defeated Adams County Commissioner Marty Qually, a Democrat 63 percent to 37 percent. Qually’s campaign was adamantly supported

by College Democrats at Gettysburg, who canvassed in support. Gettysburg’s second

Democrats’ turnout efforts, listen to next week’s episode of On Target, featuring an interview with Andrew Dalton http://gettysburgian. com/podcast

a c c e s s i b i l i t y Additional construction projects include the College Union Building, Dining Hall, and, Admissions. Rnovations have also been made to the Office for Multicultural Engagement and Center for Religious and Spiritual Life.

Overall, Sweezey is optimistic about the constant changes and improvements to the campus that will overtime comply with more ADA standards and create an easier experience for those with disabilities. She thinks the college “has made really great strides” when it comes to renovations and updates that would accommodate for those who are disabled.

Regardless of the future renovations, the current state of the campus still poses problems for students with disabilities, even beyond buildings themselves.

Megan Reimer ‘22 has been physically disabled this semester; she injured her ankle and has had to use crutches and later a scooter to help get around campus.

She commented on the state of the sidewalks:

“I noticed that some of the sidewalks on campus especially around east quad and Servo were very difficult to traverse. They are uneven and I felt like I was going to fall.”

Reimer, whose classes and dorm room, like O’Malley, had to be switched to the first floor echoed O’Malley’s difficulties with access to buildings on campus: “While I was able to work it out, it was quite the hassle. Most of the buildings on campus are either first floor accessible or fully accessible. McKnight is neither. I also would urge the college to make more of the dorms at least first floor accessible.”

The college, although dedicated to inclusion and providing accommodations to those disabled on campus, has accessibility problems yet to be completely resolved in order to provide ease and access to all floors of all buildings on campus.

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Student Senate elects new clubs liaison, diversity chair B y J oe M aguschak S taff W riter

Student Senate held its weekly meeting this past Monday, November 5. Both a new Clubs Liaison and Chair of the Diversity Committee were announced, followed by concerns of Senate’s new Greek Life Committee.

At the beginning of the meeting, President Nick Arbaugh ’20 made it known that Student Senate is still accepting applications for those interested in the Greek Life Committee. Senate wants diverse views on Greek life to better the college community and bridge the gap between members and nonmembers of Greek life.

It was also announced that Hannah Dalzell ’20 has been appointed as the new Chair of the Diversity Committee.

Dalzell plans to make it a priority of hers to attend as many culturally diverse club/organization meetings on campus as possible.

Parliamentarian Abby Hauer ’21 then took to the stand to address an adjustment of an amendment to Student Senate’s Constitution.

This amendment deals with clubs’ attendance at Senate meetings.

Gettysburg Environmental Concerns Organization requested funding from Student Senate for a field trip to the Baltimore Aquarium.

The club felt as though the trip would be an educational experience, open to and benefiting the entire campus community. The request originally received a vote of 5-2 ‘no’ from the Budget Management Committee but was then brought before the entire Senate. Some members of Senate were concerned that the aquarium would not tailor to some specific STEM majors, therefore being a waste of Senate’s funding.

Others argued that it would be educational and helpful for students with all types of interests. It was stated that the goal of the trip is to explore and allow students to find what interests them the most. GECO was allotted the full amounted

requested, $690.00.

The following clubs were allotted money to put towards food for Burg Burst:

Asian Student Alliance – $600.00; Black Student Union – $544.74; Gettysburg African Students Association – $500.00; Latin American Students Association – $548.82.

The International Club was given $400.00 towards its Diwali, a Hindu festival of lights, celebration. This upcoming event, cosponsored by both the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life and the International Student Center, will include the decorating of mandalas and a speaker from the Business Department.

A forum to elect the new Clubs Liaison to Student Senate was hosted by Alexa Secrest ’20 of the Gettysburg News Network, a Student Senate recognized organization. The candidates were Courtney Cholewa ‘22, Jackie Crowley ’20 (abroad video submission), Ethan Murphy ’20 (abroad video submission) and Grace Wenzel ‘21. Wenzel won the election via secret ballot and will take over as Clubs Liaison in the spring semester in 2019.

Students have been requesting that Bullet Hole open before 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Some people have expressed concern about the new Greek Life Committee. They do not want it to disrespect Greek life as a whole and create a barrier between Greek life and the rest of the College. Arbaugh then made it clear that the goal of this committee is to foster dialogue among groups of students to see the social dynamics on campus from different points of views.

The Student Safety and Sustainability Committee has e-mailed Bullet Hole with its concerns about sustainability and ways to improve and become more environmentally friendly. No one has gotten back to the committee in nearly two weeks, which Arbaugh says is “unacceptable.”

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Faculty Meeting News and Notes: November 1, 2018 B y B enjamin P ontz E ditor -I n -C hief

The faculty held a business meeting Thursday afternoon in Mara Auditorium at which the primary agenda item was discussing a motion to adopt a policy that would address instructors teaching and grading their children and other relatives.

Meier: APPC Recommends Prohibiting Faculty from Grading Relatives

Dr. Brian Meier, Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Academic Policy & Program Committee (APPC), presented to the faculty a motion from APPC that would prohibit members of the faculty from grading work produced by their children or other relatives and would recommend that faculty not teach their students in courses for credit.

According to the motion’s rationale, “These situations create potential conflicts of interest and are likely to impact the children/other relatives as well as other students in the course. In some cases, it may not be possible for an Instructor to avoid having a relative as a student in class, for example, if an Instructor teaches the only section of a course required for a student’s major. In such cases the new policy indicates that the Instructor should discuss the conflict with the Department Chair, Registrar, and divisional Dean, and plan for another person to grade the student’s work in the class.”

The motion states that if a course instructor much teach a course for credit in which their child or other relative is enrolled, another member of the faculty from the department or program in question must grade that student’s work.

Faculty Raise Opposition

Members of the faculty who spoke at the meeting largely opposed the motion.

“We ought to have an ethics of not having

favoritism,” said Dr. Susan Russell, Adams Professor in Theatre Arts, in casting doubt on the necessity of such a policy.

Several other faculty members questioned how frequently situations have arisen in which instructors have taught their relatives.

Meier said that he knew it had occurred “multiple times” within the last year but did not have an exact figure.

“I don’t think we know if there was a problem [in these particular instances],” he said. “I’m surprised to hear that we don’t think there is a problem.”

After the meeting, Meier added, “It seems that APPC misunderstood the feelings people have about this issue.”

W h i l e h e acknowledged the motion did not foresee cases where only one faculty member might be qualified to evaluate student work, he said he still believes in the principle at stake.

“Personally, I still believe in the spirit of the motion and I think we should avoid these conflicts of interest whenever possible in order to avoid perceptions of unfairness in the classroom,” he said.

Dr. Daniel McCall, also a Professor of Psychology who sits on APPC, said at the meeting that faculty grading their children creates at least a perceived issue for other students in the class.

“My concern is the perception of other students,” he said.

Meier echoed that concern after the meeting.

“Many of us on APPC were concerned about the perception of other students in the class in these situations. We thought that some students might have negative feelings about the student and/or Instructor because they might worry about the possibility of favoritism,” he said. “There surely will be cases in which an Instructor needs to teach a child or other relative and I’m sure most of us have no problem with these cases. If I was in that situation, I would explain it to the class on the first day of the semester. I would want to make it clear that I have a child or other relative in class and I

DPS Crime Log

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would want to tell students how I plan to minimize subjective evaluations. I think the other students would likely feel better about the situation when an Instructor is upfront about it.”

While there was not a plan to take official action on the motion at this meeting, Meier said that, in light of the feedback received, APPC would consider possible revisions to address concerns raised before moving forward with a vote at a future faculty meeting. He added that it is still unclear what the whole of the faculty feels on the issue since only about 10 of the 102 faculty members present spoke.

“It is difficult to interpret whether the majority of faculty oppose it or whether a vocal minority (who spoke) oppose it,” he said. “It will be hard to know how the faculty in general feel about the motion until a vote occurs.

Regardless of whether we proceed with the motion, I think the discussion today was helpful for raising awareness about this and other potential conflicts of interest that may arise in the classroom.”

Remarks by Provost Chris Zappe

Zappe updated the faculty on two curricular development explorations currently in progress on campus.

A group of more than 30 faculty members have joined conversation around the development of an interdisciplinary program in data science/ analytics that could take the form of a new minor or potentially even a major. The next step is to develop student learning outcomes to guide the creation of new courses; 13 departments and programs are represented on the working group charged with that task.

The management department is continuing to work on plans to develop a major in business that would be interdisciplinary in nature and available only as a second major (similar to the current public policy program).

While Zappe emphasized that “there is no mandate, there is no directive, this is something we can consider

as a faculty,” plans have moved forward since President Janet Morgan Riggs’ announcement in August that such a major was being considered; the management department is inviting other faculty members from across campus to meet and discuss what form the major could take.

Remarks by President Janet Morgan Riggs

Riggs followed up on a presentation from the Student Enrollment and Retention Committee (SERC) at the faculty’s roundtable meeting in October in which Dr. Monica Ogra, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Chair of SERC, presented projections of demographic shifts for college students over the next decade in “Generation Z” and invited faculty participation in helping the college plan for those changes. Riggs said that she heard a “variety of reactions” after the presentation including some who thought the presentation was “not heavy handed enough” in laying out the potentially bleak picture for the higher education landscape as a whole and its ramifications for Gettysburg as well as from others who left the meeting concerned that jobs will be cut if enrollment declines coincide with the overall decline of the college-going population.

“The message to take away from that meeting,” Riggs said, “is the facts. The demographic situation will be dire only if we do nothing. We do not plan to do nothing.”

She highlighted marketing initiatives and efforts by the admissions office to increase the college’s national recognition as well as ongoing administrative efforts to develop both new curricular programs to meet the demand of collegebound students such as the Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Initiative as well as new co-curricular programs to help students gain a competitive edge after college such as the Garthwait Leadership Center and the Center for Career Engagement.

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Our Vietnam veterans: A Blue Angel, an objector, a Medal of Honor receptient

Gettysburg College’s new Vietnam Memorial honors 13 alumni and one staff member. From left to right, these veterans are Captain Ronald Folk Thomson, Corporal Edgar Brower Burchell, Specialist Stephen Henry Warner, Captain Daniel W. Whipps, Captain Robert L. Morris, Lieutenant John M. Colestock, First Lieutenant Stephen H. Doane (end of top row), First Lieutenant Charles H. Richardson, Ensign Andrew Lee Muns, Lieutenant George Allan Callan, First Lieutenant J. Andrew Marsh, Ensign James Matthews Ewing, Captain Joseph Patrick Murphy, and Captain Millard Russell Valerius (end of bottom row) (Photos courtesy of the Gettysburg College Spectrum yearbooks, Fold3 Military Records, and Find a Grave) B y L izzie H obbs stateside and joined the June 4, 1966 at age 26. the 5TH Cavalry Regiment, Air Society, a leadership w a s a m e m b e r o f t h e famous aerial acrobatics H e i s c u r r e n t l y b u r i e d serving under the command organization created to 1965 graduating class of S taff W riter team “The Blue Angels.” a t A r l i n g t o n N a t i o n a l of the 101st Airborne. SP4 prepare young men to hold Gettysburg College. While

On Saturday, Nov. Tragically, during his first Cemetery in Virginia.

Warner was killed in action leadership positions within he was a student, Colestock 10, Gettysburg College week with the Blue Angels, S p e c i a l i s t 11 months into his tour, the United States Air Force was a member of Student held a dedication ceremony Thomson was killed in a Stephen Henry Warner on February 14, 1971, in after graduation. Captain Senate, Class Council, for the new Vietnam plane crash in Imperial, CA g r a d u a t e d w i t h t h e the Quang Tri region of Whipps was killed in a and captain of the soccer Memorial, which honors during a training exercise. Gettysburg College Class Vietnam. plane crash over northeast team. His sister, Susan Hill 13 alumni and one staff He is currently buried in his of 1968. During his time Before his death, S p a i n o n M a r c h 1 4 , (née Colestock), married a member who died while hometown of Hampstead, at Gettysburg (1964-1968), he bequeathed his records 1972, alongside another fellow Gettysburg alumnus, serving in the United States MD. W a r n e r w a s a m e m b e r of the war to Musselman G e t t y s b u r g a l u m n u s , Captain Robert L. Morris, Armed Forces during the

Corporal Edgar of the service fraternity, L i b r a r y , w h i c h k e e p s Captain Robert L. Morris. also killed in action during Vietnam War (1965-1973).

Brower Burchell was a Alpha Phi Omega, and the Stephen H. Warner Captain Robert the Vietnam conflict.

These honored veterans are member of the Gettysburg wrote regularly for The M e m o r i a l C o l l e c t i o n . L. Morris graduated from After graduation, as follows: College graduating class of Gettysburgian, eventually His accounts have been Gettysburg College with C o l e s t o c k j o i n e d t h e

Captain Ronald 1962 before enlisting in the becoming the editor of compiled into a book called the class of 1966. He was United States Navy as a Folk Thomson of the United States Marine Corps the features section. He Killed in Action: The life a member of the Arnold Air Naval Aviator. In 1969, United States Marine Corps on February 27, 1963 in was incredibly vocal in and times of SP4 Stephen Society, played baseball Colestock was attached graduated from Gettysburg New York City. Burchell his opposition to the war, H . W a r n e r , d r a f t e e , and basketball, and was to Oceana Naval Air Base College in 1960. While at served with Company C, serving on a committee journalist, and anti-war president of Tau Kappa in Virginia. On March 7, Gettysburg, Thomson was 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, of students opposed to the activist, written by Arthur E p s i l o n f r a t e r n i t y . O n 1969, Colestock and two a member of the soccer 3d Marine Division in the war, and using his platform J. Amchan.

March 14, 1972, Captain other men were killed in and basketball teams, as Quang Nom Province in at the newspaper to further Captain Daniel Morris was killed in a plane a two-jet collision over well as a brother in Tau Vietnam. spread his thoughts about W . W h i p p s g r a d u a t e d crash over northeast Spain, B o y d t o n , V i r g i n i a . H e Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

While on patrol, American involvement in from Gettysburg College with fellow Gettysburg was survived by his wife, Thomson, originally from a member of his platoon Vietnam. in 1969, enlisting in the alumnus Lieutenant Daniel Linda (another Gettysburg Hampstead, Maryland, accidentally detonated an After graduating, United States Air Force W h i p p s , ’ 6 9 . H e w a s alumnus), and their son. He enlisted on February explosive trap set by the W a r n e r c o n t i n u e d h i s shortly after on June 1, survived by his wife and is now buried in Evergreen 25, 1960 but was not enemy, which resulted in education at Yale Law 1 9 6 9 . D u r i n g h i s t i m e fellow Gettysburg alumnus, Cemetery in Gettysburg, commissioned into the the medical evacuation School but was drafted at Gettysburg College, Susan C. Colestock, ’67. Pennsylvania.

Marine Corps until o f f i v e M a r i n e s , a n d into the Army after his W h i p p s w a s a b r o t h e r H e i s c u r r e n t l y b u r i e d First Lieutenant December 19, 1960, months the deaths of two men. first year. He began his of Theta Chi fraternity, in Gettysburg National S t e p h e n H . D o a n e , a after his graduation.

Massachusetts native, Corporal Burchell died tour in Vietnam on March served as AFROTC Cadet Cemetery.

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Bringing light on Diwali Night

Students gather to celebrate the festival of lights (Photo Julia Chin/The Gettysburgian)

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On the evening of Nov. 9, flickering tea lights illuminated the path to Glatfelter Lodge, bright beams of guidance among the darkness.

Ins ide the cabin-es que building, however, was a different story.

In celebration of Diwali Night, the interior of Glat Lodge was a pop of multicolored shine, bopping Bollywood music, and a spread of toasty naan bread.

Tables were sprinkled with individual

bits of glitter and color: dark plum-colored flowers, metallic confetti, and translucent glass stones the color of the sea were among the aesthetic array.

A portrait of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, a sign of wealth and prosperity, sat upon the mantle dripping with rainbow string lights.

Sid Kavitha Madhavan ‘19 said, “This is the first time I’ve come to the event here in Gettysburg. There are a lot family vibes going on and a love of love. Being

here with your friends is amazing: I love it!”

People of all ages filled the room, and a fair amount of younger children glittered in festive Indian attire, providing an authentically familial atmosphere to the event.

One of the key coordinators of Diwali Night was Suzana Sarkar ‘21, the Vice President of International Club.

Dressed in traditional clothes of velvet black and blue with decorative gold comments, Sarkar was the epitome of

everything that Diwali is about: culture, radiance, and light.

“I missed Diwali back home because I’m here as an international student [from Nepal],” Sarkar said, “I was homesick, so this makes me feel like I’m celebrating back at home.”

She went on to point out the spread of source of delicious scents wafting through the air.

The bright red tablecloth was host to lots of ethnic food, including tandoori chicken, naan bread, and aloo tama, a Nepali soup typically prepared with bamboo shoots, potatoes, and a variety of spices.

In the place of its origin in India, Diwali is known as the Hindu festival of lights.

The religious festival celebrates the victory of good over evil, light over dark. The five days of celebration bring together family and friends for crafts, food, and culture.

H e r e i n Gettysburg, Diwali brought a bit of that light and radiant happiness that comes from celebrating with loved ones all the way over to America from Asia. Diwali Night did not disappoint.

Italian Hip-Hop Artist, Amir Issaa, performed on campus (Photo Sam Shourds/The Gettysburgian)

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Last Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Attic, students and faculty mingled with community members awaiting the performance of Italian Hip-Hop artist Amir Issaa.

T h e v i b e was relaxed and conversational as everyone sat at tables and around the bar.

Upon taking the stage, Issaa announced that the space was not a classroom, but a club, and prompted everyone to get on their feet and

gather around the stage.

Audience members tentatively made their way up to the space in front of the stage as the educational event turned into a party.

Soon after, the audience was captivated as Issaa rapped about the struggles he faced growing up with a father in prison and a mother who constantly worked to support her family.

He also rapped about Rome, his city, and instances of social injustice, prompting change where it’s needed.

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College briefly, before enlisting in the United States Army in 1967. Doane served in Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division in the Hau Nghia Province.

During an operation to rescue three soldiers trapped by enemy fire on March 15, 1969, Doane was wounded multiple times.

In order to ensure that his company could continue with the rescue operation, however, Doane pulled the pin on a hand grenade and dove into the enemy bunker. Although the action resulted in the loss of Doane’s life, it also guaranteed that his company was able to perform their duty without sustaining more casualties.

First Lieutenant Doane was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his sacrifice on October 20, 1969, the highest military decoration awarded for action against an enemy force.

First Lieutenant

Charles H. Richardson of Bergenfield, NJ was a graduate of the Gettysburg College class of 1966. He was a brother in Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and a member of the varsity basketball team.

He joined the United States Air Force serving as a member of the 9th Special Operations Squadron.

Richardson began his tour in Vietnam on March 18, 1968, operating out of Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base near Saigon, Vietnam. First Lieutenant Richardson was killed in action in Vietnam less than nine months later, when the aircraft he was piloting crashed in South Vietnam on October 8, 1968. He is now buried in George Washington Memorial Park in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Ensign Andrew Lee Muns, Gettysburg College Class of 1965, was a New Jersey native born on October 12, 1943. Whilst studying at Gettysburg College, Muns served on the Honor Commission and was a brother in Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Muns enlisted in the United States Navy in 1967 and was serving as the paymaster on the USS Cacapon in Subic Bay in the Philippines in 1968.

On January 17, 1968, over $8,000 were

stolen from the ship’s safe, and Muns disappeared.

Given his access to the safe, and his coinciding disappearance, he was deemed a deserter by authorities and dishonorably discharged.

After decades, Naval Investigative Services (at the urging of the family) reopened the case, and after reexamining the evidence, determined that Muns had been wrongfully convicted.

In fact, Muns had been the victim all along.

Thirty years after his disappearance, investigators determined that Ensign Muns had been murdered by one of his shipmates, who then stole the money. In the summer of 2001, a casket was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Muns’s honor.

His discharge status was changed to honorable, his desertion record was wiped, and he was given full military honors.

Lieutenant George Allan Callan was a member of the Gettysburg College Class of 1966. The New Jersey native began his service in Company C, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion on November 1, 1968. His unit was deployed to the Kon Tum region of Vietnam. Callan was killed in action by small arms fire on March 5, 1969 in the Kon Tum Province. He is now buried at Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey.

First Lieutenant J. Andrew Marsh of the United States Air Force was a member of the Gettysburg College Class of 1967. During his time at Gettysburg, Marsh was a member of Arnold Air Society, Student Senate, Marching and Concert Bands, and was a brother in Sigma Nu fraternity.

After graduating, Marsh joined the United States Air Force as a member of the 554th Reconnaissance Squadron.

On April 25, 1969, Marsh and seventeen additional airmen boarded their plane in Korat, Thailand to begin a scheduled tactical mission.

While en route to their final destination, the aircraft got caught in intense thunderstorms, which led to the disintegration of the wings and propellers.

The men onboard lost control of the vessel, and the resulting crash

led to the loss of all eighteen airmen, including Lieutenant Marsh. He is now buried at Alto Reste Burial Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Ensign James Matthews Ewing of Beaver, Pennsylvania was a member of the 1965 graduating class of Gettysburg College. While attending Gettysburg College, Ewing played in the band, was a member of the swimming team, and a brother in Kappa Delta Rho fraternity. He enlisted in the United States Navy on June 4, 1965 and was stationed at the United States Naval Base in Little Creek, Virginia.

On January 22, 1967, Ewing was involved in an automobile accident on the base of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Four hours later, the doctors at Womack Army Hospital pronounced him dead due to head trauma. On June 25, 1967, Ensign Ewing was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.

Captain Joseph Patrick Murphy of Connecticut graduated from Gettysburg College in 1963. During his time as a student, Murphy served as the president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, acted as one of the captains of the football team, and played on the lacrosse team. After graduating, Murphy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a Pilot, serving in the Quang Nom Province of South Vietnam. On March 24, 1967, Captain Murphy was involved in a plane crash at sea and died from the impact. He was 27 years old. He is now buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

Captain Millard Russell Valerius, originally from Grand Rapids Michigan, joined the United States Army at age 19. He served in the Korean War, after which he returned to his alma mater, Gettysburg College, and served as an Army ROTC instructor from 1962-1964. After serving as an instructor at the college, Valerius was deployed to the Bien Hoa region of Vietnam during the conflict. On May 28, 1965, Captain Valerius was killed in a helicopter collision over Bien Hoa. He is currently buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Between songs, he spoke about his past and being perceived as Egyptian because his father is Egyptian, despite the undeniable fact that he is Italian by his matrilineal blood and by heart.

Growing up in Rome, his mother did not have the means to buy him instruments so he began using everyday objects to keep the beat and made “poor music, but revolutionary music.

H o w e v e r , his less-than-perfect childhood did not stop Amir Issaa from becoming one of the

founders of Rome Zoo, a legendary group of Roman rap artists, releasing several albums, and even rapping on the soundtrack of awardwinning movie Scialla!, which landed him a nomination for the David di Donatello award in 2012.

Throughout his performance, Issaa made sure to emphasize that he refused to accept the life he had, and he refused to hone in on one aspect of his life in all of his songs. Instead, the rapper took inspiration from Naz, and later Kendrick Lamar, to create music with a deeper meaning than cars and money.

He aims to educate people about important issues in the world and how everyone can do their part to fix these issues. He also offers a broad repertoire of his own experiences to display these issues while expressing his values and where he came from.

Despite the language barrier between his Italian lyrics and the majority of the audience’s lack of ability to translate, Amir Issaa’s message of empowerment could be felt, and the energy he brought to the performance created an exciting and fun atmosphere.

Passionate comic fans and cosplayers attended LincCon, Gettysburg’s first comic convention (Photo Kyra Pfeiffer/The Gettysburgian)

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Art Sanchez, Holly Kritchen, and Monique Gore struck up an unusual partnership upon meeting at a showing of Black Panther at Gettysburg’s Gateway Theater earlier this year.

Sanchez and Kritchen, the current owners of Fourcorners Comics in Gettysburg, pursue a passion for comics and gaming in the community by attending showings of popular comicinspired movies at Gateway.

Little did they know that their involvement in the community and meeting with Gore that evening would later result in Gettysburg’s first comic convention and breakout event: LincCon 2018.

Sanchez and Kritchen worked with Gore and a team of planners and organizers to recruit highly esteemed comic artists and local businesses for LincCon.

The event took place in the College Union Building (CUB) Ballroom on November 3. The comic convention hosted vendors including Bombshell Comic Art, Waldo’s, Mark Morales,

Mike Hawthorn, John Kovaleski, and Fourcorners Comics. The event also featured several panels, magic competitions, a sensory break room, a live sketch by Mark Hawthorne, and a “Cosplay is Not Consent” campaign unique to Gettysburg’s comic-con experience.

The CUB was teeming with passionate cosplayers, comic book fans, and artists wielding their pens with passion and animatedly talking to their fans. This one of a kind experience offered visitors and volunteers an opportunity to indulge in comics of all kinds and meet the artists behind classic works.

Sanchez used his 25 years of experience in comiccollecting and reading to his advantage when reaching out to a multitude of artists that his partner, Kritchen, was happy to boast about.

One of these artists was Mark Morales—an ink artist behind the works of Avengers and Justice League comics. Bombshell Comic Artist Amanda Serrand also offered an impressive collection of upcycled comic collages original to

the industry. Serrand, from Aspers, Pennsylvania, was excited to see Gettysburg engage in this one-of-a-kind event, and eagerly spoke with visitors about the 400 pieces of art sold within her three years in business.

Additionally, Gettysburg art professor and comic-artist John Kovaleski was humbled to talk on his features in MAD Magazine, and the newest success of his comic strip Daddy Daze. He also spoke with pride on his work in the Art Department and Gettysburg College’s impact on his success.

The day-long event had an incredible turnout with over 20 vendors and many cosplayers who came from near and far—including Gettysburg College alumni Michael Baker ‘99.

The event ultimately brought not only alumni, students, and faculty together, but a band of Comic Fans from the Gettysburg community.

Sanchez and Kritchen could not be happier with the turnout of the event, and aim to let attendees and readers know one last important message: “There is a whole world to discover in comic books.”

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We stood backstage, holding hands in a circle and trembling with excitement.

After many hours of practice, Chi O Night Live had arrived.

Every fall, Chi Omega hosts a dance competition as their philanthropy event to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This year, the emcees announced, they raised over $5,000 to help children’s dreams come true.

New members of each fraternity present their talents at Chi O Night, drawing much admiration from the crowd. The new sorority members, on the other hand, present a dance number to be judged. I am a member of Tri Sigma, and the pressure was on to continue the winning streak of the past

two years.

For me, at least, this was a good kind of pressure; it nudged us new members into taking the dance seriously, which meant that everyone participating showed up to rehearsals and gave it their all.

Though rehearsals sometimes ran late and some of us had never danced in front of a crowd before, our fifteen-member group had so much fun putting together a dance that ended up being almost six minutes long. I used to take dance classes and had forgotten how much fun they were; though I had some experience, I was nevertheless amazed by the incredible job Maddy Casey ‘21 and Sarah Kotchey ‘21 did choreographing the entire thing. They also picked great songs, including “7/11” by Beyoncé and ABBA’s iconic

“Dancing Queen.”

Knowing how hard we had worked on our own dance, it was exciting to see the routines from the other sororities, who all had very impressive dances.

Thus, we were nervous as the event came to a close and the emcees prepared to announce the winners. Delta Gamma came in third, and Alpha Delta Pi got second. All of Tri Sigma held its breath as they made to announce the winner.

We had won! We burst into cheers, hugging each other in elation. We celebrated not only accomplishing a three-peat but the amazing new friendships we had forged in the process.

Evidently (to co-opt some lyrics from ABBA and DLow), our “dancing queens” are a “dream team.”

Tri Sigma sisters won the Chi O Night Live dance competition, raising money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in the process (Photo courtesy of Thea Toocheck)

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After Servo’s longawaited Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday, November 13, students are craving mashed potatoes, pumpkin-flavored everything, and a little slice of home more than ever.

Plans are being made to go home for the holidays, catch up with old friends, or even have dinner with some professors, who have graciously opened their homes to long-distance students. Not even the upcoming forecast for snow flurries can stop the great migration over the Thanksgiving week.

Yet with all this excitement, surely there must be a reason for what makes Thanksgiving so special, what makes each of us truly thankful for both the small things and the big things that make us smile a bit more each day.

In the pursuit of thankfulness, I asked a myriad of Gettysburg College students, faculty, and staff what they had to say in response to my inquiry. Here is what Gettysburg is thankful for:

Elizabeth Duquette: Associate Professor, English

“I’m always thankful for my dog. I feel incredibly lucky in my life, which is a little different from being thankful, but I am extraordinarily lucky to have

a job that I love that is creative and that is intellectually exhilarating. And so, I feel lucky more than thankful.

People pay me to read this stuff. How lucky is that?”

Erick Cabrera: Cinema and Media Studies, Political Science, and Philosophy ‘21

“I’m thankful for being the way I am.”

Benjamin Fruchtl: Music Education ‘20

“I’m thankful for the opportunity to be studying and learning what I love: teaching music. I am thankful for healthy relationships with friends and family, and I am thankful for the opportunity to grow in my faith.”

Regina Tyree: Dining Services

“I am thankful for the kids that come in and see me.”

Zachary de Besche: Music ‘22

“I’m thankful that I go to a school that is challenging me. I’m thankful that I’m still close enough to be able to come and see my sister in her play and also that I’ve found groups on campus like choir that feel like a family.”

Leigh Richard: Philosophy ‘19

“I’m incredibly thankful for all of my

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wonderful professors for helping me through this pretty tricky first half of senior year.”

Robert Natter: Director of Choral Activities & Associate Professor, Music

“The funnest thing I do every day is making art with students, making music with talented singers. It’s the best part of my job!”

Kayl Murdough: Computer Science ‘21

“I’m thankful for kind and encouraging faculty and staff, especially in the Computer Science department.”

Joyce Topper: Facilities Services

“Three things I’m thankful for: the insurance, the help with the tuition from my daughter’s college, and I’m thankful I have a job with the college. I feel that I have been treated right.”

Zachary Wesley: History & Anthropology ‘20

“I am thankful for all the friends I have, especially in DCF [Disciplemakers Christian Fellowship], and the great web of support and love that you see there. I am also thankful for all the great professors I’ve had and taken their classes.”

Sophia Bookas: Biology and Music ‘22

“I’m thankful for my dog Ginger, who is my biggest fan.”

Karla Rivera: Organization and Management Studies ‘19

“I am thankful for my older sister, Krissia. She is four years older and has always been like a role model to me.”

Paula Coscia: Dining Services

“I’m thankful for having a job at the college and getting to work with the students. I really enjoy it!”

Maci Mark: History ‘21

“I’m thankful that my family and friends back in California are safe from the fires.”

Mona Becker: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies

“I am thankful that we had a pretty good midterm election—took back the House—and that I get to travel.”

Brittney Sedgwick: Music Performance - Voice ‘21

“I’m thankful the sky is dark at night so I can see the stars.”

Marana Tso: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ‘20

“I’m thankful for lots of friends and support and peace.”

Dodging the Bullet: Thankful for Spelling Bee

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“Breathe,” I remind myself quietly and quickly before making my first entrance on the vast Majestic Theater stage.

One deep breath, and I hop onstage-shocked to be met with hundreds of unfamiliar faces-- but nevertheless ecstatic to tell the story I had been immersed in for months. These unfamiliar faces, however, are warm and welcoming and fill me with hope for the next four years of opportunities and experiences at Gettysburg College.

I entered my first year at Gettysburg much like entering the stage: very apprehensive and unaware of what to expect.

I doubted my ability to get involved in groups and clubs, like the school musical, without prior experience at the school. My fears, however, quickly disappeared when I finally immersed myself on campus and was given

incredible, transformative opportunities.

I had first heard about the fall MainStage musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee the summer before I arrived on campus this year. I immediately began preparing for my audition, eager to be a part of the theatre department in any capacity, although performing onstage has always been my niche.

I faced my fears of not being cast in a small production head-on and auditioned immediately when I got to campus.

Luckily, I was one of the nine people cast, and as a first year, whose odds I had assumed were lower, I was quite surprised. I quickly got to know my new castmates, director, and production team and made close friends and connections within the first few weeks of school.

Personally, the Spelling Bee process was transformative. Students, staff, and outside spectators only saw the finished product-- a result of two months of almost daily rehearsals

and rigorous exercises to prepare our characters, voices, and movements for the stage. I taught myself to embody a tenyear-old child and tapped into everyday feelings of stress to inform this extremely pressured character.

As a result of my rigorous training, I found myself learning new techniques and improving every day under the direction of Chris Kauffman and musical direction of Susan Hochmiller. These two mentors are extremely valuable resources to my Gettysburg experience: I will continue to study under Professor Kauffman, the chair of the Theatre Arts Department, my intended major, and study applied-voice with Dr. Hochmiller at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music.

Now that the show has closed, I often hear fellow students and staff on campus comment on Spelling Bee-- many have even approached me directly to express their congratulations on

the successful show. I am extremely humbled to receive this kind of recognition, especially as a first year on campus.

At the same time, I feel unofficially inducted as an active member of the Gettysburg College community.

For the time being, I will continue to experience “post-show depression:” mild grief while letting go of my character and the exceptionally fun experience of pretending to be in a spelling bee.

But at the same time, I feel euphoria envisioning the endless possibilities, theatre-related or otherwise, during my next four years on campus. This is only the beginning, and for that I am eternally grateful.

Editor’s Note: This article is part of the 2018 edition of our series “Dodging the Bullet: The First Year Journal,” in which The Gettysburgian‘s staff members from the Class of 2022 share stories, reflections, and perspective on their first year experience.

Served by faculty and staff, Servo Thanksgiving brought students together to eat turkey and other festive food (Photo courtesy of Cameron D’Amica)

Dodging the Bullet: Servo Thanksgiving B y C ameron D’A mica C ontributing W riter S e r v o Thanksgiving has a big reputation on the Gettysburg College campus, and the excitement began to build days before the actual event.

As a first year student, I kept wondering what Servo Thanksgiving actually was and why everyone looked forward to it. It definitely lived up to its reputation.

The first and coldest part of Servo’s annual Thanksgiving feast for students was the wait.

Lines started well before the actual meal started, and the line reached to the fountain

by Mara Auditorium.

I was amazed! The line was filled with eager groups of hungry students huddled with their friends, taking breaks from work and their daily activities to celebrate and be thankful.

I began to understand that waiting in line, even though it was cold, was all part of the experience.

Finally, it was my group’s turn to go in. We received our table number and hurriedly made our way into Servo, where we sat down at a table and those serving quickly brought mashed potatoes, stuffing, bread, corn, and gravy to us. I did not realize that our food would be brought to us.

It felt exactly like a Thanksgiving meal as friends passed dishes and drinks to one another in a frenzy.

Finally, a big turkey was delivered to our table, where everyone

was patiently waiting for arguably the most important part of the meal. Cutting the turkey ourselves was definitely a challenge but also the best part of the dinner. It took some instruction and help to finally pass the turkey around, but it was worth it.

The turkey, along with everything else on the table, was delicious. Servo could not have done a better job in organizing a seamless and tasty meal, bringing the campus together.

Sitting around the big table, surrounded by friends and good food, I felt truly thankful. I was thankful for Servo and Gettysburg, thankful my new friends, experiences, and opportunities at college, and thankful that I get to do it all over again on Thursday with my family!

S e r v o Thanksgiving was much more than an ordinary Tuesday dinner. I ate and laughed with friends and enjoyed a great meal, making me even more excited for what was to come.

I am happy to say that I can look forward to Thanksgiving on campus for three more years.

Editor’s Note: This article is part of the 2018 edition of our series “Dodging the Bullet: The First Year Journal,” in which The Gettysburgian‘s staff members from the Class of 2022 share stories, reflections, and perspective on their first year experience.

Editorial Staff The Gettysburgian Editor-in-Chief, Benjamin Pontz ‘20

News Editor, Gauri Mangala ‘21

Associate Editor, Alex Romano ‘20

Managing Opinions Editor, Josh Wagner ‘19

Sports Editor, Charlie Williamson ‘19

Arts & Entertainment Editor, Katherine Lentz ‘20

Lead Copyeditor, Lauren Hand ‘20

Copyeditors, Jessica Greenman ‘20 Phoebe Doscher ‘22 Joseph Maguschak ‘22 Emma Love ‘22

Director of Photography, Mary Frasier ‘21

Advisor, Tom Barstow

Features Editor, Maddie Neiman ‘21

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Review: ‘Friendship Music’ by Surfbort

Promotional photo via Surfbort

Jasmin Eddy (Photo provided)

Sunderman Spotlight: J a s m i n E d d y B y A lex P earson S taff W riter What is your major?

Music Education

What is your instrument?

Clarinet What has been the most important part of your conservatory experience?

Being part of a small Conservatory has given me so many incredible opportunities when it comes to interactions with professors, opportunities to participate in ensembles, and take on leadership roles.

I feel so lucky to have been able to do so much and tailor my undergrad experience to my interests and passions.

How will your time here have influence on your career in music?

Through the courses I’ve taken, I’ve been pushed to think critically about the world

around me. Applying that to music education, I hope that I can create musical spaces that are culturally sensitive and inclusive to all students.

I hope that I can help students grow musically and grow into well-rounded, inquisitive, and compassionate people that seek to change the world for the better.

What are your plans for after graduation?

I hope to get a job teaching instrumental music in New England. I’ll tackle graduate school once I get a few years of teaching under my belt.

Tell me about your recital.

I’m performing three pieces that I love, and I think that they are great examples of clarinet repertoire that show off all the aspects that I love about the clarinet. I’m performing a Khachaturian

trio with Logan Santiago and Dr. Crowne that has so many rich melodic lines are so idiomatic for the clarinet.

The unaccompanied piece I am performing is nine short movements that are in the style of classical Indian ragas.

The most last piece I am performing is a Muczynski piece called “Time Pieces” which shows off the technical and lyrical potential of the clarinet and the performer.

What is your advice for future conservatory students?

Pursue your interests outside of the conservatory.

Take classes in other fields that stretch you and make you grow in different ways. Take advantage of the fact that the conservatory is situated within a liberal arts school and let your other academic experiences enrich your musical growth.

Featured films in Gettysburg

Majestic Theater “Beautiful Boy” 2 hours – R A heartbreaking but inspiring story of a family’s experience with addiction, survival and recovery. Starring Steve Carrell and Timothée Chalamet.

Friday - Saturday (11/16 - 11/17) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sunday (11/18) - 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday - Tuesday (11/19 - 11/20) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM “Free Solo” 1 hour, 40 minutes – PG-13 A nail-biting documentary chronicling free solo climber Alex Honnold’s preparation to achieve his dream of free climbing the 3,000-foot El Capitan formation in Yosemite National Park.

Friday - Saturday (11/16 - 11/17) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM Sunday (11/18) - 2:15 PM and 5:15 PM Monday - Tuesday (11/19 - 11/20) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM THEATER CLOSED- Wednesday - Thursday Gateway Theater FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16TH THRU MONDAY NOVEMBER 19TH **NO SHOWS BEFORE 4PM ON THANKSGIVING** **BARGAIN TUESDAYS – ALL SEATS $5 – ADDITIONAL FEE FOR 3D**

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Surfbort, headed by Dani Miller and consisting of David Head, Alex Kilgore, and Sean Powell, are a relatively new punk band from Brooklyn, but listening to them play you might mistake them for some forgotten group from the hardcore era of the eighties.

Although Surfbort sounds vintage, the songs on their debut album, Friendship Music, are relevant to 2018, tackling topics from global warming and gentrification to Trump and the government.

I had the opportunity to see Surfbort live this past summer before their debut album was released and I was struck by the showmanship of lead-singer, Dani Miller.

Dressed as a bunny and proudly displaying unshaved legs and arms, she jolted the crowd with an electric energy. Swinging her arms as she danced around, she wore a maniacal grin on her face as she belted her lyrics with a sardonic biting edge. Miller felt like the embodiment of a cartoon character, akin to a dark Mickey Mouse. Her stage persona is larger than life: a wild playful exaggeration of American youth, cracking cynical jokes as the world goes to shit around them.

The songs are often dripping with irony, abrasive, and full of attitude and frustration.

Most importantly of all, it’s music that demands to be blasted at high volumes, probably by teens rebelling against authority, whether that be their parents or “the system.” The challenge for bands like Surfbort, who have reputations as great live

acts, is capturing the energy of their best performances where the audience and band are feeding off each other, and translating that into a studio recording that is subsequently compressed into an MP3 file without losing the magic along the way. On Friendship Music, the band only succeeds partly.

Clocking in at a succinct thirty minutes, Friendship Music struggles to stay interesting until the end. Miller tries her hardest to carry the songs with her defiant attitude and punky charm, but without the visual juxtaposition of her trademark wide-smile and tongue-in-cheek delivery as the whole package, it becomes abundantly clear that Surfbort only has a limited number of tricks up their sleeves and not as much to say as one would wish.

Before long, the guitar and bass lines become repetitive and start to blur together. Riffs aren’t exactly memorable and at times they are downright forgettable.

Every once and a while, the band slows down to pause from the hardcorepunk aesthetic and breathe with some more laid back heavy stoner vibes, but after the third time this happens, it gets tiresome and tedious. At points these sections become so slow and boring that they totally stomp any momentum that the better songs build up. Speaking of momentum killers, is it necessary to loop the same audio clip four times at the end of “White People?” It isn’t interesting the first time, but four times in a row feels like a cruel joke. In addition to this, the mixing is inconsistent. The

song “Les be in Love” sounds particularly poor and muddy, like all of the instruments were recorded on one microphone at the same time.

As for the subject matter of the songs, the list of topics reads like the headlines to the news these days, but not much more. I like the in-your-face wakeup call about pollution and global warming that is “Trashworld” and the hilariously over the top “45,” but too often I found myself wishing the band would have taken the time to dig a little deeper and say something a little more intelligent than another joke about how small Trump’s hands are.

The metaphors can feel trite and there isn’t anything that Surfbort has to say on Friendship Music that hasn’t already been said before.

At its worst points, songs lack any self-awareness and come across as parodies of that one edgy “woke” kid at the back of the classroom who smoked weed once and read some Foucault.

Surfbort is a band I wanted to love. I think Dani Miller is a fantastic front-woman, but Friendship Music does not feel remarkable or special in any way. It’s not awful by any means and I’ll admit I smiled more than once listening to the better songs like “High Anxiety” and “Trash World,” but after the initial charm wears off, the album doesn’t have enough steam to hold my attention or keep me engaged. What should feel like a party turns into a slog, and before Friendship Music was over, I found myself hankering for some Black Flag instead.

Winter book releases to look forward to B y J ackie M c M ahon S taff W riter

The cold months of winter are perfect for curling up indoors with a blanket, some coffee or cocoa, and a good book to read. If you’re looking for a new book to stimulate your mind and warm your soul this winter, look no further than these current and upcoming book releases that are worth the hype.

Becoming by Michelle Obama, out now: In this deeply personal memoir, the former First Lady chronicles her roots, meeting husband Barack Obama, life in the White House, and motherhood, including exclusive revelations about her past infertility struggles and the former First Couple’s time in marriage therapy.

(Unfortunately, she does also shoot down any chances of a 2020 presidential run.)

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – The Original Screenplay

by J.K. Rowling, coming November 16th: Coming out the same day as the second film in the Harry Potter prequel series Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, this original screenplay by J.K. Rowling is accompanied by original illustrations by Mina Lima.

This 1900s-set installment follows Newt Scamander, a young Albus Dumbledore, and their allies on their quest to vanquish the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. It also has an absolutely gorgeous cover that would look good on any bookshelf.

Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin, coming November 20th: Subtitled 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones, this companion to Martin’s best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series follows the creation of the Targaryen dynasty, chronicling the royal family from when Aegon the Conqueror first arrived in Westeros until the civil

war known as the Dance of Dragons. That’s almost 800 pages of House Targaryen madness, action and adventure to look forward to, but that still doesn’t let Martin off the hook for taking seven years (and counting) to write A Song of Ice and Fire’s next installment, The Winds of Winter. We’re still waiting George...

Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare, coming December 4th: Set in YA author’s Shadowhunters universe, this is the final book in the New York Times best-selling The Dark Artifices trilogy.

The Shadowhunters world follows part-mortal, partangel characters endowed with special powers to protect the human race from demons.

Though Queen of Air and Darkness will wrap up the current trilogy, another trilogy titled The Wicked Powers is planned to come out in the future.

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Analysis: Midterm Elections 2018 Midterms: A Constitutional s u c c e s s

By Liam Kerr Columnist

Governor Tom Wolf, (Photo courtesy of Governor Tom Wolf)

Blue wave hits Pennsylvania

By Andrew Dalton Columnist

Youth turnout was big last Tuesday, and that should scare Republicans as we look toward 2020. Here on campus, turnout among Democrats was 90%. For Republicans, it was around 50%. Both numbers are high for a midterm election year, but 90% is almost unheard of. Statewide, it was very heartening to see Pennsylvania reject Scott Wagner so forcefully in the governor’s race. Wagner adopted Trumpian tactics, especially late in the race.

He threatened to “stomp all over” Governor Tom Wolf’s face with golf spikes. Really classy, right? Well, he lost by 17 points. That is a bad sign for Donald Trump and the Pennsylvania Republican Party.

Looking at the results, Democrats carried

Erie County by about a 20-point margin. Trump won Erie County in 2016, and he will need it again to win Pennsylvania in 2020. But those votes seem to have disappeared, or flipped to the Democrats. This is bluecollar, working-class PA. It should have been Trump/ Wagner country, but the Democrats won there-and won it big. I think that working people can see through this President’s empty promises and divisive rhetoric. I think they are ready for someone who can deliver actual results--a leader in Washington who isn’t crippled by narcissism and incompetence. Overall, it was a great night for Democrats and we are proud of all the outstanding candidates who won--Bob Casey, Tom Wolf, John Fetterman, and hundreds of others all across the country.

Democrats gain ground in red states

By Eli Morton Columnist

Tuesday was a strong showing almost across the board for Democrats. Many pundits have rushed to the conclusion that because Democrats lost between two and three Senate seats, it was an underperformance.

However, this statement could not be further from the truth. Democrats won the House popular vote by about 8 points – a margin greater than the GOP’s dramatic 2010 wave and the Democrats’ rebuke of George W. Bush in 2006.

The party lost statewide in Texas by around 3

points – a feat unheard of since the early 1990s.

Democrats picked up a Senate seat in Nevada, where Democrats not named Harry Reid have struggled profoundly in midterm years, and one in Arizona, the onetime Republican stronghold, home of John McCain and Barry Goldwater.

Multiple governorships were flipped from Republican-controlled to Democratic-controlled, including those in Kansas and Wisconsin, which had both been incubators of Republican-proposed policies for the past decade. In short, Tuesday was a blue wave, regardless of the results yet to come in.

The election this past week perfectly demonstrated the ingenuity and precision with which the Founders designed the United States federal government. When all was said and done, the House of Representatives, apportioned according to state population sizes, belonged to the Democratic Party. The Senate, which represents each state equally, remained with the Republican Party. The writers of our Constitution surely would have examined the results of this historic election with delight knowing that their great experiment was enduring exactly as it was designed. Although State Legis latures no longer select the two delegates to the Senate, as was the case until the progressive Seventeenth Amendment reformed Senate elections to statewide popular votes, states are still rightfully entitled to an equal level of representation in the upper house of Congress.

Alarmingly, Democrats who weren’t happy enough with their victory in the House this week began targeting the basic design of the Federal Government, claiming the Senate to be unrepresentative of the populace. Demonstrating a considerable level of ignorance on constitutional principles,

these partisan antagonists seemingly misunderstand the very role of the Senate as an institution.

As per the Constitutional Convention’s ‘Connecticut Compromise,’ the fact that the Senate is not representative of the people is its entire function. Representation of the people is the responsibility of the House while representation of the states remains the exclusive domain of the Senate. In many institutional aspects of the federal government, the interests of national populace and the states are carefully weighed in policymaking. To anyone decrying what they identify as a disparity in the “Senate popular vote” and Tuesday’s Senate results, I would direct you to simply research the word “federal” in a dictionary. We label our government as one of a federal nature for a very clear reason, it is “a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.”

So please, celebrate the midterm elections as a clear symbol of original intent. The people spoke by electing a Democratic House. The states spoke by electing a Republican Senate. And we will now witness two years of the beautiful and uniquely American phenomenon that is split government.

Beto O’Rourke (File Photo)

Beto suffers narrow loss

By Emma Love

Guest Columnist

In deep-red Texas, Beto O’Rourke’s 48.3 percent was an impressive showing to Ted Cruz’s 50.9 percent in last Tuesday’s unexpectedly close Senate race. O’Rourke predictably polled well in metropolitan areas like Houston and Dallas, as well as a few surprise wins in battleground suburbs. Cruz was able to carry the state thanks to victories in rural counties in West Texas, East Texas, and the Panhandle. O’Rourke’s loss is nevertheless a testament to the growing influence of Democrats in

the historically Republicandominated state. While Texas is still safely in Republican hands, cracks are beginning to show that can eventually lead to the return of two-party rule.

O’Rourke’s high-energy grassroots campaign had captured the imagination of Democrats nationwide, with some pointing to him as the party’s strongest contender for a 2020 presidential bid. It remains to be seen whether the Democrats will choose O’Rourke’s unabashed progressivism over more moderate candidates as the best way to reach the White House.

Pink wave washes Midterms

By Brianna Bruccoleri Guest Columnist

Although the anticipated Blue Wave did not hit quite in the capacity that was expected, the overall diversity and progression of those elected to office is significant to take in to account. Society consistently notes the progression of women within politics, but a remarkable increase in data supports this claim for the 2018 Election even further.

Statistical pieces of importance are as follows:

1. More women than ever both ran and were elected to represent constituents in Congress.

2. In 2014, only 15 women were elected to Congress. In 2016, there were 85 elected. Now, in 2018, 100 women have been granted seats on Capitol Hill.

Out of these 100 women, 34 are first-time representatives.

3. A record number of women filed to run for office, and the amount of money raised by women for women was also an all-time high.

4. Republican voters shifted towards a more Democrat-leaning ballot according to midterm exit polls amongst married voters, independent women, and suburban voters— showing a decline in Trump’s support. However, due to the underwhelming Blue Wave, there is still evidence of a sufficient amount of support for Trump and his administration. Looking forward, in order for Trump to win the 2020 Presidential Election, he must appeal more strongly to suburban women.

The 2018 Midterm Elections prove that, thus far, this is not the case, and the 2020 Presidential Election may pose difficulty for Trump due to this demographic that finds limited appeal in his policies.

America did not face a Blue Wave; however, a Pink Wave did encompass the American political and social spheres. To add, the 2018 Midterm Elections have provided statistically evidence that Trump’s 2020 presidential bid may not be so safe afterall.

Break from politics: Stop ‘whilst’ while you still can

By Josh Wagner Opinions Editor

Usage of ‘whilst’ must stop.

The chiefly British term from the 14th century is used strictly as a conjunction and a relative adverb; however, it is more commonly used to communicate one’s pretentious nature.

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Then write about it!

If you want your opinion to be heard, send an article to the Opinions Section and reach our hundreds of print and thousands of online readers. Email editorials to Josh at wagnjo08@gettysburg.edu.

Slipping in a quick ‘whilst’ is a surefire way to display one’s mastery of the English language, unlike the rather banal and more versatile ‘while.’

Whip out a ‘whilst’ over Thanksgiving break, and your family and friends will be humbled by a truly superior intellect!

While ‘whilst’ may have been the conjunction of choice at the first Thanksgiving, its fifteen minutes of fame have expired. In existence since the 12th century and still going strong, the term ‘while’ eclipses the use of ‘whilst.’ In fact, the word ‘while’ is used 632.8 times out of every million words written while ‘whilst’ is used only 27.7 times per million according to the Oxford English Corpus (OEC).

Americans are

even less likely to use ‘whilst’ in a sentence, since only 6.9% of the word’s usage occurs in the United States. However, the United States is home to around two thirds of people who speak English as a first language. 44.4% of the use of ‘whilst’ comes from British English. We conclude that modern American usage is mainly to form a semblance of literacy.

One reason ‘while’ is used more often is that it has more uses. It can be a noun, a verb, a relative adverb, a conjunction, or a preposition. Meanwhile, ‘whilst’ can only serve as a conjunction or a relative adverb. That’s right—’whilst’ is like a specialized kitchen gadget from a televised ad channel. It has limited

use, and you don’t talk about it in public.

Upon consulting the vast compendium of human knowledge which is the online Urban Dictionary, we find that the use of ‘whilst’ is considered anachronistic and should be relegated to the past where it belongs.

Several colorful examples are provided to illustrate this point.

Whether you take writing cues from the cultural phenomenon Urban Dictionary, the statelier Oxford English Dictionary, or the omniscient Opinions Section of the Gettysburgian, the consensus is that ‘whilst’ must go. While writing, consider whether ‘whilst’ better conveys your point or if you are just bloating an already puffy ego.

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Bullet shot:

Joey LaMore (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College Athletics) B y G arrett G laeser S taff W riter Junior

defensive back Joey Lamore led the Bullets defense this past weekend against Franklin & Marshall with a career-high 10 tackles. However the Bullets lost the game 24-10 and finished the season 1-9 overall and 1-8 in the Centennial Conference.

Lamore, who tallied 35 tackles this season, 28 of which were solo, saved his best performance for last. He earned nearly 30% of his tackles for the whole season just in this one game against Frankling & Marshall.

Prior to Saturday’s game, Lamore’s best game was against McDaniel on September 22, when he had 7 tackles. Lamore ranks eighth on the team in tackles for this year, and third for defensive backs.

In addition, Lamore forced two fumbles this year, one against Dickinson on September 15 and another against Susquehanna on October 27. He is tied with Senior DE Logan Aikey for the most forced fumbles on the team.

In what has been largely a disappointing season for the football team, whose only win came on October 6 against Juanita, it is performances like Lamore’s on Saturday that serve as high points and hopefulness for next year.

The Bullets have not had a winning season since 2015 and only won seven games from 2016-18, posting a win percentage of .233 in that time period.

Heading into the off-season, Head Coach Kevin Burke will look towards Lamore as a senior leader next year alongside ILB Cole Keyes, who posted 67 total tackles this year, second on the team.

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The Gettysburg College Men’s Cross Country team competed at the NCAA Division 3 Mideast region Cross Country Championships this weekend against 52 other full teams, finishing in 21st.

The meet was hosted at Desales College and featured a hilly layout. The story of the day was the weather and course conditions.

The snow and rain prerace lead to a muddy course and an overall slower race for the field of 357 runners, as some of the best racers in the nation struggled to come within minutes of their best times.

“The conditions were terrible, cold, the course had what felt like an endless amount of hills, and previous rain made it slippery and muddy,” said senior Mike Miller.

Despite the conditions, Miller finished with an outstanding performance: 54th on the day in 27:27.

Another excellent performer for the Bullets was sophomore Dylan Mckeever, who led the Bullets for much of the race and finished in 27:38 for 65th. Mckeever was the 18th underclassmen finisher on the day and will be a runner to watch in the coming years for the team.

Senior Mike Miller raced to a 54th place finish (Photo courtesy of David Sinclair/Gettysburg College Athletics)

Junior Sam Sheldon, senior Alex Petrecca, and junior Aren Heitmann were the other three scorers for the Bullets. Sheldon powered through the line in 28:42 for 133rd, finishing off a strong season for the Bullets where he led the team on multiple occasions. Petrecca, although dealing with a back injury, crossed the line in 29:00 for 160th.

Heitmann followed a few seconds back in 29:04 for 164th.

The team’s displacers were senior Matt Robinson in 29:04 for 165th and Jonathan

Gronke in 29:12 for 170th.

“Because of how close we are as a team, I never feel alone when I’m competing,” said Miller. The strength of their pack has been a key aspect of the Bullets’ strong season. With five different members of the team being the lead runner during the year, the depth for the Bullets is evident.

“Running with the Bullets has been my greatest experience of college,” Miller said.

“Alex, Matt, and [I] are veteran members of the regional team, and it has

been an honor to race and excel with them in the sport.”

As the Bullets look back on a successful season, they also look forward to a new track season. All the Bullets will look to continue their success this season on the track.

“Our fitness should put us in a great position heading into indoor track,” said Mckeever. Miller added that everyone should be happy and proud of the season and what the Bullets achieved as a team this fall.

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Football comes up short in bid for Lincoln Trophy

Gettysburg’s 16 seniors were honored before the game (Photo courtesy of David Sinclair, Gettysburg College Athletics) o f f e n s e , s o p h o m o r e LaMore led the team B y E than S ilverstein quarterback Ryan Finlay with 10 tackles. Junior S taff W riter G e t t y s b u r g completed 10 passes for Cole Keyes also added 8

C o l l e g e f a i l e d t o t a k e 81 yards and a touchdown. tackles, 1 for a loss, and back the Lincoln Trophy First-year receiver Matt a sack.

On the backend, in a 34-10 loss to Franklin Lajoie and junior Kevin Benavente both hauled in s o p h o m ore Thomeir & Marshall College.

3 catches.

Richardson had 3 pass

Franklin &

O n t h e g r o u n d , breakups.

Senior Mike Marshall held Gettysburg McKnight finished with N i c k R e l l a r u s h e d f o r scoreless for more than 87 yards on 12 carries.

4 t a c k l e s a n d 2 p ass half the game, while Junior Andrew Howard breakups. holding the Bullets to 1 4 7 y a r d s o f o f f e n s e , also carried the ball 9 For special teams, Evan averaging just 2.2 yards times for 19 yards. Finlay Tannenbaum had 8 punts, also added 20 yards on 8 averaging 43.2 yards. He per play. put 2 inside the 20-yard

On the Bullet’s rushes.

Defensively, Joey line and had 2 punts over

50 yards.

It only took 18 seconds for Franklin & Marshall to put points on the board. In the first play of the game, the Diplomats scored off a 71-yard pass to put the Bullets down 7-0 early.

Gettysburg responded on the next drive with an 8-play, 75yard drive featuring a 42yard career long run from Rella. The drive ended with a pass to first-year Andrew Lusardi for his first career touchdown.

Franklin & Marshall scored on the next drive to go up 147. Firing back again, Gettysburg scored on the following drive off a 21-yard field goal from junior Justin Geisel.

Before the half ended, Franklin & Marshall ran in another touchdown and held Gettysburg, 21-10.

After a fast start, the second half slowed down. Gettysburg only drove past the 50-yard line once the rest of the game as Franklin & Marshall played lockdown defense.

After a scoreless 3rd quarter, Franklin & Marshall scored twice after forcing consecutive

3-and-outs to finish the game 34-10.

Franklin & Marshall has retained the Lincoln Trophy for three years now. The last time the Bullets won the trophy was in a 21-7 win in 2015.

This was the last game for 16 Gettysburg seniors.

“Those guys try to bring it every day [and] have a good attitude.

When it’s your senior year and the year isn’t going well, you can get [frustrated] and that never happened,” said Head Coach Kevin Burke.

Though after finishing 1-9, the season was not wasted.

“What I think we learned overall as a team is that there’s a razor-thin major between victory and defeat,” said Coach Burke. “I think our freshman class is the, if not one of the, best in the conference [and] I think we’re off to a great job recruiting. Everyone wants to be a construction worker. So we’re going to get our hands dirty.

We’re going to build it.

We got a really bright future coming along.”

This weekend in Gettysburg College Sports Saturday, November 17

Men’s and Women’s Swimming vs. Ursinus - 1:00 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. TBA - 2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs. Juniata - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 18 Wrestling vs. Scranton - 11:00 a.m.

Wrestling vs. Rowan College of Gloucester County - 12:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball vs. TBA - 12:00/2:00 p.m.

Wrestling vs. Penn State Mont Alto - 2:00 p.m.

To get the full fall 2018 athletic calendar Visit gettysburgsports.com