The Gettysburgian November 10, 2016

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Volume CXIX, No. 6

This Week’s Top Stories National In the early morning hours of Wednesday, Nov. 9, Donald Trump was declared victorious over Hillary Clinton in the presidential election. Trump scored an almost perfect run through the swing states, winning Ohio, North Carolina and Florida. Trump won with 289 electoral votes compared to 218 for Clinton. Speaking at a victory party in New York, Trump expressed gratitude to Clinton for her service to the country and called for unity among all people.

Set to become the 45th president of the United States, Trump will face the task of uniting a nation that has been drastically divided by what is being referred to as the ugliest campaign in modern history. He will be the first president to enter the White House with no political, diplomatic or military executive experience.

At the age of 70 he will also be the oldest president even sworn in for a first term. Clinton delivered a concession speech on Wednesday morning.

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O f f - c a m p u s h o u s i n g process to undergo changes

Living off-campus now comes with different eligibility requirements B y N ora T idey N ews E ditor

As the fall semester begins to wind down, housing options for the next academic year begin to enter students’ minds. While most students will live on campus since Gettysburg is a four-year residential college, some will decide they want to move off and experience what life is like when living away from the amenities of a college campus. Only seniors are eligible to be released from their fouryear residency obligation; being a rising senior is not the only eligibility requirement, however.

Keira Kant, Associate Dean of College Life, explains that some aspects of the selection process are changing and wants students to be aware of these changes so they can prepare accordingly if moving off-campus

appeals to them.

All Gettysburg students know that their GPA will ultimately impact their chances of getting their desired housing. The housing system for both oncampus and off-campus housing currently works as a lottery system in which each student receives a lottery number based on their GPA.

However, the off-campus lottery process will now differ slightly from the oncampus process. In the past, students needed to have a 2.5 GPA at the time of the application process to live offcampus. Now, students must have a cumulative 2.8 GPA at the time of application. Student must form a group of whom they are applying to live off-campus with before they begin the application process. Each group

will receive one lottery number determined by the average GPA of all the individuals in the group. Each person in the group still needs to meet the GPA eligibility requirement.

A n o t h e r important change is in how conduct impacts eligibility. Previously, students had to be in good standing the with college and have no more than four points at the time of application. Both of these components will still hold true, but in addition students can receive no additional points after being approved to live off-campus. If this occurs, their release can be retracted. Students also must never have been suspended in order to be eligible.

Kant explains that while some students may meet all of the eligibility requirements, there is still

a chance they will not be approved for release to live off-campus. The number of students that can live off-campus is determined each year by the college’s enrollment --because the college does not have enough beds for every single student, the enrollment determines how many will be able to move off once all of the college’s beds are filled.

Kant explains, “It’s the college’s responsibility to fill our beds, not landlords’ beds.”

In the past five years, the number of students approved to live off-campus has varied from 207 to 132. In recent years the number of students who have applied for off-campus housing has actually decreased. Kant suggests that perhaps that dwindling number is due to the conveniences and amenities available in on-

campus residence halls.

For example, being able to submit a simple work order with facilities to fix an issue in a room or apartment is just one of the luxuries not available in off-campus residences.

Kant also stresses how important student, family and faculty feedback is when making changes to any process on campus; housing can be a particularly passionate subject for some, so the college makes efforts to encompass feedback from numerous sources when it comes time for decisionmaking.

Two information sessions are offered in December for students who are studying abroad in the spring and three more sessions are held in the spring semester to give ample opportunity for students to find out everything they need to know.

One sexual assault per week Reports of sexual assault at Gettysburg have skyrocketed in recent years

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This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Nora Tidey with information from cnn. com.

Reports of rape based on data in the annual campus fire safety reports; with six reports of rape already this fall, that number seems likely to climb in 2016. Photo courtesy of the author.

It’s become like clockwork. Excepting last week, there has been one report of a sexual assault or case of intimate partner violence on the Gettysburg College campus each week since students arrived at the end of August. In September, Title IX coordinator Jennifer McCary stated simply on the college’s daily email digest, “This has to stop.”

Since then, four more incidents have been reported via the college’s timely warning system, part of compliance with the federal Jeanne Clery Act, which mandates disclosure of campus

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German officials say the country is now facing unprecedented terrorist threats as five key ISIS recruiters were arrested recently. The men who were arrested were allegedly involved in smuggling people out of Germany to join the terror group fighting in Syria. The five suspects are believed to have targeted and radicalized young Muslims in two northwestern states in Germany. Federal prosecutors report that the recruiters’ jobs were to teach Arabic and radical Islamic beliefs to those willing to go to Syria.

With more than 820 extremists having left Germany to join jihadist groups linked with ISIS in Syria and Iraq, German officials are concerned that there are other ISIS organizations and radicalized people in Germany awaiting orders from ISIS to strike.

Recruiting groups are focusing on two main avenues by which to attack Germany: establishing communication with extremists already in Germany to persuade them to strike and infiltrating non-European operatives into Germany.

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crime statistics. Six incidents of rape have been reported thus far this semester which is on pace to exceed the record of 14 reports set in 2014. One incident each of fondling, dating violence, stalking and domestic violence has also been reported.

Gettysburg’s director of public safety, Bill Lafferty, does not know whether the increase in reports means an increase in crimes occurring or an increase in reports of those crimes.

Either way, he is unnerved by the numbers.

“One is an alarming number,” Lafferty said. “It’s sad

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to know that our students ar e exper i enci ng t hes e issues.”

S i n c e t h e passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 2013, a “game changer,” according to Lafferty, colleges across the country, including Gettysburg, have been required to provide extensive bystander training to students and increase the number of responsible mandatory reporters.

Based on those factors, as well as national data suggesting sexual assault crimes are significantly underreported, Lafferty believes there are still

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unreported cases of sexual assault occurring on campus. Data from the recent Campus Climate Survey indicating that ten percent of students report experiencing unwanted sexual contact ostensibly corroborates Lafferty’s belief.

In 2015, the college had seven reports of rape, five of which Lafferty estimates were reported more than a year after the fact. In other words, no timely warning was triggered because there was no discrete or imminent threat.

With regards to timely warnings, the College’s general policy is to issue

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a timely warning when an incident occurred within the preceding two weeks.

Six timely warnings have been issued to date this semester. Notably, Lafferty says that most of this year’s reports have come from victims as opposed to third parties. “ V i c t i m s feeling comfortable to come forward is not a bad thing, and they are coming forward in a timely manner, which allows us to respond very differently in terms of the resources we provide,” said Lafferty.

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Increasing reports of campus sexual assault -Continued from previous page-

challenge in terms of avoiding publishing identifying information about the victims.

Specifically, the college avoids mentioning the residence hall in which an incident occurred because on a small campus of 2,550 students, it is highly likely that a victim will be inadvertently identified.

“Our goal is to let the campus community know that sexual assaults are occurring at Gettysburg because oftentimes students think they don’t happen here and they do,” said Lafferty, “and to provide them with information to create an awareness … to

reduce the likelihood of future victimization.”

This contrasts with the approach to releasing information about crimes against property. Specifically, a burglary occurred in Musselman Hall on Oct. 23; such information was released to the campus community in a timely warning.

Lafferty emphasizes the distinction between crimes against people and crimes against property.

“I don’t know that [the warning message] identified the victim.

Certainly if people in Musselman see a door that’s damaged they could see that that’s the victim, but we’re really

sensitive about crimes against persons, so we look at that differently.

Sexual violence is very different in terms of the trauma associated with it,” said Lafferty.

When DPS issues a timely warning, the goal is to inform students of their surroundings, provide information on how to prevent such crimes in the future and facilitate awareness and discussion of issues salient to the campus community. Particularly because most instances of sexual assault occur between students who know each other and when either the victim, the perpetrator or both are intoxicated, Lafferty does not think providing

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specific information about the location or other circumstances would further the goal of the warning.

Moving forward, the institution continues its efforts at prevention.

There is no silver bullet to eliminate such efforts, however, and the process will not end anytime soon.

“If there’s a silver bullet, I don’t know what it is,” said Lafferty. “I think education, awareness, accountability and responsibility are the way to go. The awareness piece is huge: intervention, risk reduction, all those things.”

The college recently secured a

$300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to further institutional efforts to prevent sexual assault.

GreenDot Training is another pivotal component to the institution’s efforts; increases in bystander reporting do seem to speak to the training’s impact.

Students are driving institutional efforts to combat sexual assault on campus as manifested through participation in college committees, student organizations such as Students Against Sexual Assault and in their daily interactions with peers.

As alarming as both the frequency and

nature of the reports has been this fall, Lafferty emphasizes his excitement with new initiatives and ongoing projects on campus and suggests that Gettysburg is ahead of many other institutions in grappling with these issues because Gettysburg is beginning to see more people comfortable reporting crimes.

“We know this is an issue nationally but we also recognize that it’s a problem on our campus,” Lafferty said. “My hope is that our students feel more comfortable reporting because they want the college administration to know that this is happening.”

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Aggravated assault: student punched another student - 209 N. Washington Street. GPD cited Justin Myers.

Larceny/theft of bicycles: Haaland Hall and the Jaeger Center

B y B rooke G utschick S tudent S enate S ecretary

•Jeanne Arnold and Professor Urcuyo presented results of the Campus Climate Survey •Two student feedback forums are being hosted on Sunday, November 13 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in Specialty Dining and Thursday, November 17 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the CUB Ballroom •The Senate drafted a completely revised Constitution. Students interested in reading the proposed updates can contact Niko Papoutsis (paponi01@gettysburg.edu)

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Liquor laws: several counts of underage consumption - Huber Hall, West Hall, on-campus residential facilities. GPD cited Chelsea Hopper.

Sex Offense: one count of fondling and two counts of rape on-campus residential facilities Burglary: forcible entrance and burglary - Musselman Hall Drug abuse: possession of drug paraphernalia - Musselman Hall

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Liquor laws: underage consumption and possession - Huber Hall

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Liquor laws: furnishing to minors, underage consumption and possession - Patrick Hall; underage possession - Hanson Hall Drug abuse: possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia - Hanson Hall Assault: simple assault/harrassment - Constitution lot

Lecture discusses culinary past and present Final installment in Year of Food lecture series bridges the gap between the historical and the culinary B y S arah K irkpatrick S taff W riter

Dr. Ken Albala is no ordinary history professor. He is a chef, an artist and an explorer, tracking down historical recipes in primary sources to bring them to life in modern times. He has catered penthouse dinners in San Francisco, taught a cooking class in Vienna, worked for a filmmaker and written and edited over 23 books about food.

Albala teaches at the University of the Pacific and directs a Food Studies MA program in San Francisco, but on Nov. 3 he arrived at Gettysburg College to give a lecture titled “The Family Meal in Popular Culture.” His speech was the third and final installment

in the college’s Year of Food Lecture series.

Albala, with characteristic humor, told the Gettysburg community his story about “how a historian comes to be cooking and why this is valuable,” a journey that culminated in making noodle soup every morning for the past two years. Through his work, he aims to establish culinary research as a legitimate branch of history.

A l b a l a ’ s unconventional career began with an interest in food. Trained as a Renaissance historian and able to read several European languages, he scoured historic texts to understand topics like the relationship between religion and food and the foods that people believed were

healthy in the past.

But he encountered one problem: It was impossible to tell what traditional foods actually tasted like by reading books about them. Most historians dismiss this detail, but to Albala taste is vital since it offers a commentary on traditional perspectives.

Albala saw only one possible solution: it was time to do some cooking.

Albala is not the only person to have ever tried replicating Renaissance era recipes.

But he is one of the few to prepare them in an authentic way.

For convenience, most chefs substitute common ingredients for rare spices and modern appliances like ovens and stoves for traditional cooking methods.

Almost invariably these efforts fail, ending with disappointing finished products and frustrated cooks. On the other hand, Albala follows historical cookbooks as accurately as possible.

“If you want to know what people liked in the past,” Albala explained, “you have to follow their instructions.”

Following these instructions can be harder than it sounds.

One of the professor’s first projects, roasting a chicken, involved making a homemade turnspit to simulate how the bird would have been prepared by Renaissance Europeans. Despite the extra work, Albala claimed that the chicken tasted incredible with a distinct hint of wood.

This experiment only heightened his curiosity.

Albala tried recipes that had been served to former popes, royal families, and Renaissance people.

With this research, he was able to successfully ferment his own pickles, make salami, bake traditional bread and produce his own cheese.

After years of cooking European foods, Albala’s journey took an interesting twist when he tried Ramen Noodles for the first time. Desperate for a quick breakfast on one of his trips, Albala tasted the noodles at a restaurant and discovered a new culinary passion: noodle soup. Today he experiments with unconventional taste combinations, interesting patterns and absurdist recipes.

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Some of his memorable creations include candy noodle soup, which was made entirely out of desserts; the world’s smallest noodles and an ironic soup that was filled with pieces of paper from the pages of its own recipe.

In his lecture, Albala convinced the audience that historic cooking is more than an eccentric hobby. It is a vital component of his career as a historian, allowing him to appreciate the difficult cooking methods and distinctive tastes found in traditional recipes.

Albala’s research gives him a chance to replicate culinary techniques, but also to create his own edible art. There is no way to predict where this culinary journey will lead him next.

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Featured films in WZBT: Gettysburg Gettysburg College’s Very Own Radio Majestic Theater

WZBT’s Top Weekly Adds and Albums “Artist”- “Disk” - “Label”

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WZBT Radio 200 | ‘Top New Releases’ | CMJ 1408 1 Crocodiles Dreamless Zoo Music 2 Hooton Tennis Club Big Box of Chocolates Heavenly Recordings/ PIAS 3 The Pretenders Alone BMG 4 The Blind Shake Celebrate Your Worth Goner 5 John K Samson Winter Wheat Anti

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The Dressmaker 1 hour, 59 minutes – R A glamorous woman (Kate Winslet) returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.

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Delfeayo Marsalis & Gettysburg Jazz Ensemble rock Family Weekend Brother of Wynton Marsalis performs at the Majestic with Gettysburg College students B y B en P ontz

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As parents from across the country and around the world descended on the Gettysburg College campus during parent’s weekend, a style of music with influences also from across the country and from around the world emanated from the historic Majestic Theater Friday evening, October 28.

The Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble was joined by the Camerata chamber singers and the Jazz Dispatch combo for a concert entitled “Fall Madness,” which featured trombone soloist Delfeayo Marsalis, a special guest who visited the Sunderman Conservatory and performed earlier in the afternoon at the conservatory’s weekly Now Hear This performance.

Marsalis, the brother of Wynton,

Branford and Jason Marsalis, and the son of Ellis Louis Marsalis, received recognition along with his family from the National Endowment for the Arts in 2011 as a Jazz Master, the nation’s highest jazz honor. He performed five tunes with the jazz ensemble: “Say When,” “Along Came Betty,” “Skylark,” “The Peaches Are Better Down The Road,” and “The Next Big Thing.”

C e r t a i n l y , it impacted student performers.

Marc Tessier ‘17, a music performance major, said, “Playing with Delfeayo was a phenomenal experience.

He was so knowledgeable, and also so willing to share his knowledge. He was very down to earth, which is very pleasant from someone of his stature.”

Not to be forgotten, Camerata performed two songs: jazz standards “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and

“When I Fall In Love.”

The pair fit together naturally according to director Dr. Rob Natter, director of choral music at the College.

“The first song never mentions love specifically,” he told the audience before elaborating that the second one is far more explicit; he thought they formed a nice pair.

The Sunderman Conservatory has several events throughout the remainder of the semester including, senior recitals from music majors Luke McCurry, Alex Schweizer, Brittany Barry, Meghan Riley, and Molly Clark, and performances from the Symphony Orchestra, Wind Symphony, and the Choral Program. A full schedule is available at the Sunderman Conservatory’s website: http://www.gettysburg. edu/academics/ conservatory/about/ performances/calendar/ calendar-of-events.dot

Sunday November 6 was the final showing of Gettysburg’s performances of the classic musical How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, with music and lyrics

by Frank Loesser. The show was produced by the Gettysburg College Theater Department and The Sunderman Conservatory of Music, at the beautiful Majestic Theatre.

The recently restored theater acted as a wonderful host to the production, especially due to the naturally good acoustics of the building.

The Sunday matinee was an entertaining and fun way to spend a bright and clear fall day here in Gettysburg, with many family members of the performers in attendance.

Based on the satirical self-help guide to success in the business world by Shepard Mead, the musical focuses on the comedic and often absurd rise of J. Pierrepont Finch from window washer to top level executive at World Wicket Company.

Along the way he makes some enemies, like the company boss’ nephew Bud Frump, and also makes some friends, like the secretary Rosemary.

Throughout the story, J. Pierrepont follows the advice of the self-help book, which often encourages him to get on his superior’s good side and constantly be on the lookout for opportunities related to promotion and advancement. After

moving quickly to the top of the company thought his own guile and talking skills, he is named vice-president of advertising. What happens next is even more absurd, but notably a romantic interest seems to develop between Finch and Rosemary. This is seemingly in conflict with the demands of the business world, since business men do not have time for romance or love. This love interest also serves to illustrate the double standards that existed in the American Workplace in the mid-20th century, as exemplified by the popular television show Mad Men.

With stage direction by Chris K a u f f m a n , t h e production showcased the how lighthearted and exciting musical theater can be. Starring Jason Spiegel as the young and eager J. Pierrepont Finch, the show also featured Abigail Winston as Rosemary, Stephen Christner as Biggley, Andrew Sullivan as Bratt, Haley Mowery as Hedy LaRue and Aaron Thompson as Bud Frump.

The supporting cast also included Heather McConnel, Andrew Cowan, Aubryanna Tayman, Catlin Glance, Jay Hauser, William Caterham, Robert Napoli and Thomas Juelke.

Particular standout performances to this wr iter include Andrew Sullivan as Bratt, with his excellent timing and delivering of his lines, and Andrew Cowan, who played two small but very important parts in the story as Twimble and

Womper, employing two vastly different accents for these parts.

The stage design evoked the vibrant and sometimes stressful setting of a business office building where everyone seems to be working too hard and trying to outdo one another. The scenes also included many settings for “water cooler talk” among the employees: waiting for the elevator, in the washroom, or on coffee break. The city backgrounds were sometimes so colorful as to seem cartoonish, but this also seemed to add to the sense of ridiculousness of many aspects of the story.

Scenes and settings were seamlessly changed thanks to the hard work of flyrail operators Zoe Philippou and Wes Jackson. The sound production was also excellent, with notes sounding crystal clear throughout the theater.

This was the first time I had seen How To Succeed in any form or production and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Not only was there a great story script to work off of, but the students involved in the production really seemed to give it a new and vibrant energy for a play that is over 50 years old.

While many references and cultural touchstones may seem a bit dated, the central themes are not, which is that love should be more important than anything else in life, and that it’s not about what you know in the professional world, it’s about who you know.

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The science behind voting

By Sam Siomko Staff Writer Election day may have come and gone, but it was not without controversy. For many of us, this was our first time voting in a presidential election.

And regardless of who you voted for, what is important is that you voted. However, voting is not a universal theme amongst Americans.

According to a study by the Pew Research Center, only about 54 percent of registered voters actually turn up to vote on election day. Other countries, including Belgium, and Sweden, have a 8085 percent voter turnout average--despite the fact that Americans seem to be much more invested in their country’s politics.

So what could be stopping American citizens from voting?

People, like other animals, function on a reward-based system. Your reward for going grocery shopping is that you will have food for the next week. Likewise, people will only vote if they have a perceived reward, as long as this reward outweighs the inconvenience.

Common complains about voting include things such as the difficulty of registering or the effort

required to get to a voting station. The reward, on the other hand, is more simple: voters receive a sense of satisfaction. This satisfaction can come in many forms, such as feeling like they made a difference or feeling like they are part of a group.

Regardless of the pros and cons of voting, turnout is also highly reliant on voter motivation.

The anticipation of a reward can be motivation in itself, meaning that people will sometimes vote because it makes them feel good.

However, a lack of motivation can come in the form of pressure from peers. A review from Stanford University claims that voters from communities that are heavily biased against their own political party tend to be less motivated. This is because voting seems futile to them, and thus they see no perceived reward since they have little influence.

There is also a behavioral aspect to voting, where people who exhibit more trust and patience are more likely to vote. This may stem from the fact that they are more willing to believe that politicians have the voter’s best interest in mind, or that they are

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more willing to put up with any of the inconveniences associated with voting.

There is also the need to be part of the herd, to put that “I Voted” sticker on your shirt and feel like you are part of something.

People who already feel like they belong to a group (race, gender, economic status, age, etc.) are more likely to vote in order to represent their group.

Those who do not identify as part of a group benefit from a feeling of belonging to a group of people who did vote, and they also avoid being judged for not voting.

So, maybe the skeptical voters were correct in thinking that their vote did not matter.

And maybe the voters who saw their candidate win have a renewed love for democracy. But voting is a group effort, and the actions of one person did not assure the outcome of the recent presidential election.

Voting relies on the combined effort of every eligible voter. So if you did not vote this time around, maybe consider heading to a voting booth next time.

But there is no rush -- you have four more years to make up your mind.

Climate change: scary phenomenon or fraud?

B y G raham A labdulla S taff W riter Global warming, a subject that for some is akin to politics or religion, has advocates and critics.

But why has this term remained instead of being replaced with climate change?

Global cooling has been observed during the Little Ice Age period beginning in the 16th century to 18th century before the Industrial Revolution which ended global cooling and began global warming.

What is climate change? What is global warming? Why is there a debate surrounding these topics?

Climate change is “a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.”

The definition of global warming is “a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons and

other pollutants.”

The definition of global warming connects with the definition of climate change. Global warming is climate change--the term I will be using throughout this article.

Advocates and critics of climate change disagree on three main points: the impact of human activities, whether action(s) should be taken against it and its effects on the environment and organisms.

Advocates assert that human activities have significantly impacted and even caused the current warming trend, that immediate and thorough action should be taken to prevent future rise in temperatures and that the rise in temperatures have had a significant negative effect on the environment and organisms.

Adversely, critics assert that human activities have had little to no effect on global temperatures, as the global temperatures are caused by natural cycles of temperature changes.

Therefore, there should not be action taken against it; similarly the effect on the environment and organisms are natural consequences.

What is their opin-

ion? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that a global temperature increase between 3.2° and 7.2°F will occur by the end of the twenty-first century.

In addition to the IPCC, seven different climate consensus studies including Naomi Oreskes, Peter Doran, William Anderegg, Bart Verheggen, Ed Maibach, J. Stuart Carlton and John Cook reported on the consensus that humans are responsible for climate change, was between 90 and 100%, with 97% being reported by four studies.

This scientific consensus combined experts in their respective fields of climatology, the same technique used for other issues in the areas of finance, politics and industry.

The questions for climate change are no different and require a scientific expert.

And, if that scientific expert disagrees with the rest of the scientific community, and their experiment can be reproduced millions of times and results in a statistically significant result, then the theory will change and science will adapt.

Altitude oxygen adjustment: a superpower in the making

By Emma Gruner Staff Writer It has been a known scientific fact for a long time that the human body possesses remarkable powers of adaptation.

Yet new studies continue to shed light on the speed and scope of these adaptations, revealing an ever-astounding level of intricacy to the human body.

One of the most recent studies, called AltitudeOmics, suggests that even short exposure to high elevations triggers long-lasting changes in the oxygen-holding capacity of red blood cells-a finding that could be literally life-saving.

Scientists have long known that the body was capable of adapting to the low-oxygen levels of high altitudes. While many people experience fatigue upon first arriving in high elevations, these effects will lessen or disappear with time.

In the past, the predominating explanation was that the body compensated for the oxygendeprived conditions by manufacturing new red blood cells, allowing oxygen to be transported more efficiently. However, the experiences of “high country weekend warriors,” like mountaineers and backpackers, have indicated that this explanation could not be entirely accurate.

Red blood cells take weeks to produce, and even ordinary people can usually start adapt-

ing within days. The recent “AltitudeOmics” study further discredits this theory, as it proves that the body can begin adapting overnight.

“AltitudeOmics” was headed by Robert Roach, the director of the Altitude Research Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. In the study, twenty young volunteers were sent to Mount Chacaltayah in Bolivia with the objective to run up a 3.2 kilometer hill.

The mountain’s volunteer camp sits at an elevation of 5,421 meters – roughly equivalent to the elevation of the Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal – and the atmosphere’s oxygencarrying capacity is only 53% of that at sea level.

That means less oxygen is available to breathe.

Immediately after arrival, the effects of oxygen deprivation were potent. According to part i c i p a n t L a u r e n E a r t hman, a freshman at the University of Oregon at Eugene, even climbing up a flight of stairs was “immensely more difficult” than what she was expecting.

Yet the participants felt much better even after the first day, and they were able to complete their 3.2 kilometer climb after just two weeks.

Furthermore, they were still able to complete the climb even after a one to two week absence — without requiring time after returning to reacclimate!

After the study was completed, the volunteers’ blood was analyzed by a team of biochemists, including Angelo D’Alessandro of the Altitude Research Center.

These scientists paid special attention to the volunteer’s hemoglobin – the protein of the red blood cell responsible for retaining oxygen – and found that, intriguingly, the proteins had adapted to bind to oxygen more tightly.

Since red blood cells live for approximately 120 days, the changes would last as long as the cells did.

The complexities of this metabolic process are still not entirely understood, but the findings – and their potential implications – have piqued the interests of scientists everywhere.

Essentially, this study proves that the body has the ability to kick its oxygen-carrying capacity into “high gear” – and that’s huge.

Knowing how to trigger this ability could prove useful to anyone like athletes lacking the time for extended altitude training or tourists suffering from altitude sickness to trauma victims that have experienced massive blood loss. Scientists may have only scratched the surface of this intriguing new “superpower,” but considering the implications, they will likely endeavor to dig deep.

AppTeezr Byte-size reviews of the latest apps

Project Cheshire Looking for a way to organize all your activities, plans with friends and homework assignments? Enter Project Cheshire, a new app created

by Microsoft that allows you to do just that. The app will be available on Android and iOS. Some t e c h r e v i e w e r s a r e c r i t i c a l o f P r o j e c t C h e s h i r e b ecause Microsoft already owns a perfectly good task manager app called Wunderlist. However, Project Cheshire will likely include new features that will set it apart. It is reported that the app includes a feature that suggests tasks to add to the to-do list.

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The “food reward hypothesis” Why bland diets may be better for weight loss, but not completely

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by A ri S naevarsson

F eatures E ditor

An interesting concept in the realm of nutrition science and diet therapy for overweight and obese individuals is what is known as the “food reward hypothesis.” This states that the reward and hedonic values of food drive us to seek out more food, thereby directly influencing both food intake and body fatness. In essence, good-tasting food makes your brain go, “Oh, that is a good thing. Let me get more of that,” and you proceed to do just that because resisting deep-seated biological drives evokes some of the most uncomfortable dissonance imaginable.

To me, this provides one of the bigger challenges to a reductionist “Calories in versus Calories out” (CiCo) understanding of diet. While the premise is sound that weight loss or

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gain boils down basically to an energy imbalance, imposed either via diet or exercise, this fact alone does not help people lose weight. If it did (and I will grant that part of the problem is that it is not taught widely or explained well), obesity would not be a global pandemic.

M e n n o Henselmans, the director of Bayesian Bodybuilding, put it best when he said (paraphrased), “Telling an overweight person to eat less is like telling a cigarette smoker to stop smoking.” This gets at the concept of obesity truly being an eating disorder, though it is not officially classified as one yet, and while I believe this wholeheartedly, it is too big of an issue to get into here. But the important takeaway is the need to get to the root of the problem. Part of that, as

I have covered in great depth in my discontinued series on “How to stop screwing up on your diet,” is psychological, and psychology is driven by biology (and evolutionary biology, at that).

I may delve into this at a later time, but for now, I think it suffices to say that this should be taken with a grain of salt. Yes, filling your diet with lots of overly processed sweets and fried foods is probably not a great way to promote lifelong maintenance. However, a little bit of moderation goes a long way when we talk about a diet setup you hope to maintain indefinitely.

Include some good foods, but opt for the minimally processed, nutrient-dense ones when possible. Will the occasional Oreo or five kill you? Not even.

Do you think before you print? musselman library

Of all of the benefits Gettysburg College provides to its students, “free, unlimited printing” is probably one of the most widely utilized. While printing is not literally free, the cost of printing is included in tuition, so students do not have to worry about paying per page to support their individual academic habits.

This freedom, however, has been noted by some to promote a culture of reckless printing. Since students are not directly paying to print, they are often unaware of just how much they are printing— and just how much they are wasting. This issue is particularly prominent in the library. Each day the library staff recycles hundreds of sheets of paper that get left at the printers.

This raises the question: if so much of what is printed goes to waste, do students really need to be printing so much?

The current printing climate at the college inspired Peer Research Mentor Naima Scott ’17 to take action. “I think that we as students don’t get a chance to really think about how much we print,” she said. Her first step was to create signage

Fall into healthy habits

It is finally here. The leaves are falling, the sun is setting and the air is changing. We are in the heart of fall and can begin to enjoy all of the special things this short season has to offer. Here are some ways you can make the most of this busy time of the year.

Take advantage of the fall flavors. Warming spices make a huge appearance during October and November.

Some popular ones include cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, turmeric and ginger.

These spices are key elements in some of our favorite fall foods, like pumpkin soup, banana bread and apple crisp. Ginger aids in digestion by relaxing the gastrointestinal tract, turmeric helps keep the immune system strong and cinnamon has antioxidant properties that help fight inflammation. So try to incorporate some of these spices into some of your regular food choices, like yogurt, oatmeal and

meat seasonings. They have strong flavors, so all you need is a pinch, which packs minimal calories with maximal benefits.

Enjoy fall foods.

This includes apples, pumpkins, carrots, spinach and sweet potatoes. These hearty foods will give you a warming, full feeling.

Apples have a ton of fiber to make a great snack, pumpkin is full of vitamin A to keep your eyes sharp and can be used in soups, smoothies and desserts; and spinach is an ironrich food that promotes blood circulation and energy metabolism. They are all in season, so they will be super tasty and pretty affordable.

Get outside. The air may be getting colder, but it is the perfect temperature to break a sweat. Find a new trail or park to explore. The beautiful scenery will make a brisk walk, light jog or hard run fly by.

Plus, everyone has to admit the satisfying feeling they get when crunching a ton of fallen

leaves under their shoes.

Get to bed early. We have officially reached daylight savings time.

The sun is setting early, and the days will only continue to get shorter.

Make sure you are getting enough sleep and taking advantage of the extra dark, night-time hours. The sun is also rising earlier now, so your internal clock may wake you up earlier than you are used to.

Get your flu shot. The last way you want to be spending the fall season is stuck in bed and all stuffed up. Go to the local CVS or even stop by the Health Center to get your flu shot for the year. The single best way to prevent the flu is to get the shot. Don’t wait until it is too late and you start to feel fatigue and aches.

It only takes about ten minutes, and can save you from nearly ten days of illness.

There is no telling how long the fall feelings and weather will last, so stick to some of these tips to fully appreciate and experience the autumn time.

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to put up near the printers in the library. These signs are used to track how much gets printed each week during the semester with the goal of not reaching the total number of pages printed last fall.

“It was my hope to create provocative images that brought attention to how much paper gets printed in the library along with tips on how to reduce this,” Naima explained.

Naima hopes that raising student awareness will inspire more conscientious

printing habits, minimizing a need for outside restrictions on printing.

“If we can think about how much we are printing or what we are printing we can create better, more sustainable printing habits.” By instilling such habits, Gettysburg College students could enjoy the benefits of unlimited printing while minimizing the environmental impact.

Take a moment and think before you print!

Interested in Writing for Features?

E-mail Ari at snaear01@gettysburg.edu

Habituation leads to change There is a pervasive idea that habit and lifestyle changes need to be big, hefty goals, or else they are not worth setting. The cliche axiom of “shoot for the moon, and even if you miss, you will land among the stars” comes to mind.

On the contrary, this is actually how we destine ourselves to fail in any endeavor we take on. Meaningful change is rarely the product of singular moments of epiphany in which we decide “enough is enough” and initiate some lifestyle overhaul. Change comes from habituation. That is it; not from building inspiring habits, building lots of habits or devising the most optimal organizational system.

It comes from repetition and then acclimation to the new, routine habits you have set.

Eat half a fruit a day This brings me to my tip for anyone looking to start making impactful changes in their diet: eat half a fruit a day.

This is not some esoteric Buddhist proverb; I am literally suggesting you eat half of a fruit each day. Why? Exclusivity versus inclusivity Firstly, one major problem with healthy eating goals is that people

develop an exclusive, rather than inclusive, mindset. The tendency is to think that our current diet is bad, and thus any healthful changes we can make must therefore involve quitting some bad habit(s).

Certainly, most of us have some lousy dietary habits we could afford to kick.

However, this is generally an unsustainable approach because it is a more advanced type of habit change that necessitates we fill in the void previously occupied by said bad habit with something else.

Moreover, it can lead to a dangerous mindset that is at best selfdefeating and at worst bordering on ascetic.

That is, the mindset that progress is a function of how well we can discipline and punish ourselves. By aiming to eat half of a fruit each day, you are setting out to actively establish a positive habit rather than quit a negative one.

Set goals that are too easy Secondly, another endemic problem is the propensity to shoot for unrealistic goals. And the reality is, most people shoot for unrealistic goals in their diet, even if the goal itself seems doable and straightforward in nature.

The best way to ensure that you will stick to this change is to opt for

what author Leo Babauta calls the minimum viable habit--the smallest degree of habit change possible that will still lead to success. I have been doing this myself with some habit changes as of late, and I can speak to the efficacy of it. Something powerful happens when you consistently complete a task you set out for yourself, as you start to develop what Jerry Seinfeld calls the “chain.” What happens is that you progress past the stage of fantasizing what it would be like to, for example, be someone who eats a really healthy diet and resists junk food, into the realm of realistic, observable habit formation. All of a sudden, you see that these elusive diet goals everyone laments and dismisses as “too hard” are entirely within your grasp!

This shift in paradigm is unfathomably more important to not only your journey in healthy living but your personal growth than is a starryeyed “wouldn’t it be nice”-type goal that is never actually brought to fruition. The best of intentions are useless without action.

Even if aiming to eat only half of a fruit each day sounds like way too easy of a goal, start with this. You can always increase it to one fruit once you have followed through for a week or so.

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A letter to the editors A l e t t e r t o t h e from members editors from a o f t h e f a c u l t y sophomore student Dear Editor: We are writing out of concern over the article published in The Gettysburgian on Thursday, October 13th. A number of us were surprised and disheartened to see the headlining story about a (now) former Gettysburg College student, Morgan Wong. The story reports her arrest in a drug related case. We understand these records are public, and we also understand that, at the time of publication in The Gettysburgian, the story and photo had already been featured in The Evening Sun, among other local newspapers. However, we disagree wholeheartedly with the way in which this story was presented in the College newspaper.

On the front page, prominently displayed in the center and above the fold, there is an outsized picture of Morgan, a mug shot where she is dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit and is holding an Adams County prisoner’s identification sign. We believe this is a distasteful, sensationalistic way to present this information and we want take a moment to remind you that this is a 19-year old fellow student who has not yet been convicted. The Gettysburgian is, first and foremost, the College’s newspaper. It has an ethical obligation to report the news while being tactful and respectful of current and former students. As a young woman, Ms. Wong still has a chance to redeem herself and she can make amends for her behavior.

She, like every other student at our college who has had the misfortune of

becoming entangled with the legal system, is innocent until proven guilty.

That said, a story such as the one you ran has a long life in cyberspace and will undoubtedly affect her negatively for many years to come. Because these pictures are public domain, the College can’t do anything about what other news outlets choose to publish electronically, but we shouldn’t capitulate to the same sensationalistic and reckless practices and we shouldn’t contribute to damaging a 19 year-old’s possibility of redeeming her future. Because your story is reported in the College paper, it goes a step further than the report in the local news. The Gettysburgian is the newspaper that represents the institution and, as such, it serves as an official voice of the College community. By fronting the story and positioning the oversized mug shot as obviously as you did, the paper sends a clear message of rejection and condemnation, not of her alleged crime, but of Morgan herself. Finally, we would be remiss if we didn’t point out the fact that there have been a number of other high-profile legal cases involving Gettysburg College students that were not reported on at all by the school paper. These cases (many of which concerned drug trafficking as well) have almost exclusively involved wealthy White defendants who have been kept out of the media spotlight. Although we realize that some of those other instances were not investigated as criminal cases, but were classified as adminis-

trative investigations (and legally there is apparently a difference), we believe that Morgan Wong, an AsianAmerican student, should have been afforded the same kind of protection by our college newspaper.

We understand that this responsibility lies not only with you, as citizen journalists of the college, but with The Gettysburgian’s management as well.

The way that the story was presented is certainly not the kind of reporting that we should embrace as a community. Stories concerning students such as this should be discussed thoroughly between the newspaper’s story-writers, editors and advisors to define the potential implications and long-lasting consequences to the student. We believe there is opportunity at The Gettysburgian to uphold journalistic integrity while at the same time being sensitive toward your peers.

Signed: Jennifer Bloomquist, Paula Trillo, István Urcuyo, Hakim Mohandas Williams, Lidia Anchisi, Nathalie Lebon, Veronique Delesalle, Felicia Else, Ruby Shy, Megan Sijapati, Chipo Dendere, Salma Monani, Bruce Larson, Yan Sun, McKinley Melton, Brad Lancaster, H. Curry, William Lane, Stephen Stern, Kathleen Iannello, Kathleen Cain, Dr. Susan F. Russell, Cassie Hays, Leo Yip, Gina Velasco, Stefanie Sobelle, Scott Hancock, Florence Jurney, Brendan CushingDaniels, Monica Ogra, Alvaro Kaempfer, Matthew Kittelberger, Nikki Shariat, Ryan Kerney and Jeanne Arnold

The College’s stance on Israeli occupation What by

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So I, like many of us do, spend a lot of time slogging up and down the library steps. I couldn’t help but notice the provocative photo gallery currently in the stairwell. We are, for better or worse, in many ways isolated from the world in our small college in southern Pennsylvania, so the images of graffiti covered concrete walls looming over frighted kids motivated me to take some time out of my day to do a bit of research on the Israeli occupation, and what I found was surprising.

Gettysburg College has already picked a side.

“Scholars for Peace in the Middle East” published a list of 250 universities and colleges who have rejected the academic boycott of Israel, a part of the greater BDS campaign against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. For those unfamiliar with BDS, it’s a global movement aimed at granting freedom, justice and equality for Palestinians by boycotting Israeli goods that benefit the occupation, divestment from Israeli institutions that support the occupation and sanctions against the Israeli government to pressure them to end the

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occupation. For those familiar with history, you’ll see that this is the same strategy that many in the international community used to help end the Apartheid government in South Africa. As part of this strategy, many in the BDS movement call upon colleges and universities to refuse to work with the academic institutions of Israel which provide both the technical ability and intellectual justifications for the Israeli government to continue its occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.

The College, in an official capacity, has rejected this boycott. According to Legal Insurrection, a conservative blog, the director of communications and media at Gettysburg College confirms that “Gettysburg College, a private liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, rejects the academic boycott of Israel passed by the American Studies Association” in an email sent to them in 2013.

This is surprising to me. For better or worse, the College tends to take a very moderate, apolitical stance on issues. Regardless of your personal feelings, the solution the College presented for the YAF “free speech” debacle was a middle-of-the-road as was possible. However, this blatant rejection of the academic boycott is far from

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neutral. Neutrality is not the same as rejection, and perhaps both students and faculty deserve answers as to who gave the go ahead on this.

I didn’t get an email about this. Did you? Rather than consulting or even informing the campus community, the college saw fit to communicate their stance on this issue to a conservative blog before they informed those affected by the decision.

Let’s not ignore the fact, either, that the BDS movement is a relatively moderate response to the realities of the Israeli Occupation. In spite of the movement’s criticism (launched by politicians such as Secretary Clinton), responding to the antiPalestinian violence with a refusal to help enable those actions is neither rash nor anti-semitic. It is simply a moral response felt (and feel) obligated to take.

Without a doubt, the Israeli Occupation will be remembered as one of the most divisive issues in modern history. And while in rainy Pennsylvania we may be far away from the walls being raised in Gaza, we must all decide for ourselves what side we’re on, and as a community what actions we should take. We shouldn’t let Penn Hall decide for us.

I am a proponent of free speech on college campuses, and that gives me the right to condemn what I believe to be a grossly inappropriate journalistic decision to run Gettysburg College sophomore Morgan Wong’s police mugshot on the front page of The Gettysburgian earlier this month. First let me state that I have neither met Ms. Wong nor had I ever heard her name before picking up a copy of the student newspaper this past week.

Jamie Welch’s story (or rather his paraphrased retelling of the original

Hanover Evening Sun article) is not news; it is in bad taste and demonstrates a lack of journalism ethics. A student newspaper should not be used to publicly humiliate a member of its community, no matter the circumstances. Unless Welch can see into the future, he is wrong to use his position of power to judge this student before she is even brought before a judge or jury. Where was Welch’s front-page coverage of the reported sexual assaults on campus this semester? What about the man who was driving around campus accosting

​Dear Reader: We are sorry if you or anyone you know was offended or upset by the article on Morgan Wong and large mugshot which appeared in the Oct. 13 print edition. Perhaps the mugshot that appeared on the cover was a bit too large, but we stand by our decision to run the article, place it above the fold and to have a photo of the student involved appear with it.

The photo was larger not because we wanted to send “a clear message of rejection and condemnation” of Wong as the letter from a group of faculty and staff asserts but rather was a way to fill space on a page in which we were short on content.

The larger decision to publish the article on Wong was made because it is major campus news; in fact it is the biggest news that has happened in a long time on campus. This drug bust was the largest quantity and variety of drugs and cash found on campus in modern campus history, with amounts of both even larger than the Main Line drug bust from the Spring 2014 semester.

It is common practice in journalism to report on crimes that are alleged to have occurred and arrests that have been made in order to inform the public. In fact, an article about this story with mugshot appeared days prior in the Evening Sun, as both Andrew Dalton and the group of College faculty and staff point out in their letters. We were very careful not to decide Ms. Wong’s guilt. The article only reports the facts as available to us and makes no judgements

whatsoever. Everything we published in the article is accurate and in the public record, and we believe the campus has a right to know this information.

The Gettysburgian regularly reports on major crimes that occur on campus. Sometimes we include the identity of the perpetrators and sometimes we do not, and that can seem like we are choosing to protect certain people while reporting on others.

But that’s not the case.

The difference between the Morgan Wong case and the Main Line case (one of the cases referred to in the faculty letter) is that no one involved in the Main Line case was charged by the police. Administrative investigations are covered under FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which prevents personally identifying information to be shared about students’ educational records. Thus, only nonpersonally identifying information can be shared about the students involved in incidents that do not result in charges from law enforcement.

With that being said, we do agree that more information is better than less. There are many crimes that occur on campus for which we do not have enough information to warrant a full story. In the past we have had a “DPS Crime Log” in the paper, but it was criticized and subsequently removed due to it not including all crimes and instead focusing on things like liquor law violations.

We are pleased to announce that, in the interest of the freedom of information and complete transparency,

young women? His name and photograph were not printed. Perhaps Welch could not resist the “shock value” of placing an emotional, innocent-looking student’s mugshot on the front page. Maybe he used the image in a cheap attempt to gain more readership. In any case, it is sad to see our student newspaper devolve into a tabloid.

As a member of the Gettysburg College community, I think we deserve better from our student newspaper.

Andrew Dalton Class of 2019

Letter from the Editors: A response to concerns about the Oct. 13 print edition

Photo courtesy of GCC&M

we have worked with the Department of Public Safety to bring back the DPS Crime Log, which appears in this week’s print and online editions. Each week, we will retrieve and publish the crimes listed in the Daily Crime and Fire Log for the past week, which lists all crimes and residential fires that occur in all college owned, controlled or recognized buildings and areas.

As another piece of this initiative being launched by the Gettysburgian, we will include any names which appear on the Daily Crime and Fire Log in our own version of the log. By Pennsylvania state law, names are required to be included in the Daily Crime and Fire Log following any arrest. In Pennsylvania, an arrest can be a citation (such as for as a liquor laws violation), a summons, or a custodial arrest (an arrest where the suspect is held by police in a jail or prison).

We hope that this new initiative will lead to a more informed campus and that it will help to quell concerns about perceived racism or bias in our reporting expressed

by Dalton, the group of employees that wrote to us and others.

We thank you for being loyal readers of The Gettysburgian and invite you to reach out to us if you have any additional questions. You can reach the Editors-in-Chief at editors@gettysburgian. com.

Sincerely, Jamie Welch and Annika Jensen Editors-in-Chief of The Gettysburgian

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Bullet Gettysburg sacrifices Little Brown Bucket Shot: Football falls 37-34 to Dickinson College in double OT Athlete of the Week

Sophomore Colin Kowalski By

andy milone staff writer

Sophomore Colin Kowalski took to the mat Saturday to assist the Gettysburg College wrestling team earn a seventh out of ten finish during its season opener at the Messiah College Invitational.

Kowalski finished his day as the runner-up in his weight class (157lbs), which was one of his best career finishes as a member of the Orange & Blue.

The sophomore wrestler dominated the early goings of the bracket with a commanding 6-0 win over Zachary Harrell of Wheaton College.

He then faced his biggest challenge of the day, Lycoming College’s Trevor Corl, but he maaged to hold a slim lead of 9-7 for the decision win.

By emily sheehan & Kowalski defeatelizabeth hilrfank ed two opponents, Staff Wmore riter & Sports one from Messiah and editor one again from Lycoming, before he had the final facedown for the title against Div. I Liberty University wrestler TK MeGonigal. Kowalski fought and maintained his composure, but he eventually gave way to MeGonigal’s strength in the 3-2 decision.

The sophomore earned his spot on the team as the top wrestler in the 157-weight class last season, and he has held onto this starting role even with the addition of a strong first-year class.

Kowalski looks to build on his success last season in preparation for the Centennial Conference championships. He finished as the runner-up in his weight class last season.

Kowalski then recorded two victories at last season’s NCAA Division III East Regional Championship.

This success from last season is seen to be infiltrating the 2016 2017 campaign and is why Colin Kowalski is The Gettysburgian’s Bullet Athlete of the Week.

By

elizabeth hilfrank

S ports editor

The Gettysburg College Football Team lost to Dickinson College 37-34 in overtime Saturday.

The loss returned the Little Brown Bucket to Dickinson’s campus.

This trophy has been part of the GettysburgDickinson rivalry since 1938, and Dickinson has gained ownership 24 times to Gettysburg’s 22. Gettysburg had possession of the bucket prior to Saturday’s meet up.

“Last Saturday’s game was the epitome of a rivalry game: a doubleovertime thriller,” said senior quarterback Danny Thompson. “It’s just a bummer that it didn’t go our way, and we couldn’t keep the bucket in Gettysburg.”

The game was back-and-forth from start to finish, as a winner was not chosen until double overtime.

The Dickinson Red Devils were the first to light the scoreboard for the teams’ 82nd meet-up.

Red Devils’ sophomore quarterback Billy Burger broke away for a 58yard run and completed the touchdown with two carries.

The Bullets retaliated with 6:11 left in the first quarter to earn three points from sophomore kicker’s Justin Geisel’s 28-yard field goal.

J u n i o r quarterback Justin Davidov started the second quarter strong for Gettysburg with a ten-play, 80-yard drive, bringing the Bullets to lead 10-7.

The Red Devils then earned a field goal for three points to tie the game, but Gettysburg would score twice more before halftime.

Both touchdowns were scored by the pairings of Thompson and his younger brother, junior wingback Ryan Thompson. D. Thompson launched a 37-yard pass for the first, while only having to toss in a two-yard throw for the second.

D. Thompson returned to the

quarterback position this season after spending some time in the widereceiver position.

“Overall, I think my final season at Gettysburg has been decent,” said Thompson.

“I think our team’s talent does not reflect our record. It’s surreal that there is one game left in my college career. But when all is said and done, I know that I have left it all on the field.”

The Bullets led 24-10 at the half.

Neither team would score in the third quarter.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Dickinson decided to make some strong offensive moves.

Burger dashed into the end zone at 13:48 to

increase the score to 2417.

By the time the three minute warning hit the timer, Dickinson had come to lead Gettysburg 27-24. Dickinson forced a pair of three-and-outs before Burger led a 20yard tussle to the end zone.

Centennial Conference Special Teams Athlete of the Week Stephen Walker, would launch a 23-yard field to add the extra points to the Red Devils’ score.

The Bullets would retaliate quickly, however, also by way of the kicker.

Geisel’s longest career field goal kick of 29-yards tied the game, and the Bullets and Red

Photo credit: Gettysburg College Athletics

The Gettysburg College football team ranks seventh in the Centennial Conference.

Devils would head into the first of two overtime sessions.

Again, Dickinson was the first to change the score in extra minutes.

Three carries and a 19yard pass to senior James Ward by Burger brought the Red Devils to 34 points.

D. Thompson retaliated with a touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Ty AbdulKamir and sent the game into another round of overtime.

After a failed offensive attempt on Gettysburg’s part, Dickinson kicker Stephen Walker scored the winning touchdown for the Red Devils with a 27-yard kick.

This game was the first time Gettysburg went into doubleovertime in six years.

“This past weekend we played a tough game, but unfortunately lost in double overtime,” said Abdul-Karim. “Be that as it may, we are still focused on the task ahead as we prepare to face another bitter rival.

Everyone is focused on finishing strong and sending our seniors out with a big win at home.”

Gettysburg will complete its regular season on its own Shirk Field against its other rival, Franklin and Marshall College, Saturday at 1p.m. in pursuit of the Lincoln Trophy.

Bullets wim towards a successful season

Women’s swimming defeats Washington College 134-128 By claire healey Staff Writer

The Gettysburg College women’s swim team improved to 2-0 overall for their 2016-2017 season. The lady Bullets defeated Washington College 134-128.

This was the first true test of the Bullets’ depth this season.

Following their victory over Bryn Mawr in their season opener, where they showed off their speed, Gettysburg was tested by Washington’s stars. Gettysburg won only four of 14 events of the day but managed eight runner-up and 12 third place finishes to out-score

the Shorewomen.

Taking charge for the Bullets was senior captain Caroline Moyer, who came away with three victories for Gettysburg.

Moyer won the 100-yard breastroke in 1:08.74 and 200-yard breaststroke in 2:30.85, respectively.

Moyer holds school records in the 100-breastroke, 200-breastroke, 200-medley relay and 400-medley relay.

Continuing her dominance, Moyer swam the breaststroke leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay with first-years Becca Maroney and Kate Crilly and junior Nicole Farina contributing as well.

“This year our depth has grown,” said Moyer. “Everyone on the team contributes to its success, and all of our swims this weekend aren’t a reflection of individuals but of the team. In addition, at this meet we did a great job of staying relaxed and just enjoying swimming fast.”

Farina also had a successful day with a solo victory in the 200yard butterfly. Senior Sydney Boswell came up big for Gettysburg in the butterfly events with two runner-up finishes in both the 200 and 100-yard butterfly, respectively.

Farina took third in the 100-yard butterfly to help

Photo courtesy of Khun Minn Ohn ‘19

Senior Sydney Boswell finished runner-up in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly Sat.

This weekend in Gettysburg College fall sports: Saturday, Nov. 12: Men’s Cross Country at NCAA Division III Mid-East Regional - 11:00a.m.

Women’s Cross Country vs. NCAA Division III Mid-East Regional - 12:00p.m.

Wrestling at Ursinus College Fall Brawl - 9:30 a.m.

Men’s Swimming vs. Messiah College & Susquehhana University - 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Swimming vs. Messiah College & Susquehanna University - 1:00 p.m.

Field Hockey at Bryn Mawr College - 1:00p.m.

Football vs. Franklin and Marshall College - 1:00p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13: Women’s Basketball exhibition at University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1:00 p.m.

Gettysburg’s depth in the stroke.

The Gettysburg first-years continued to make impressive debuts in their second meet as Bullets.

Karley Devine and Madeline Castle earned second place in the 500-yard and 1,000yard freestyle race. Devine would also take third in the 200-yard freestyle and as be part of the runner-up 400-yard freestyle relay of the day. Castle also earned a third place finish in the 500-freestyle.

Other lady Bullets who contributed to Gettysburg’s immense second place finishes included sophomores Paige Griesse in the 100 and 200-freestyle and Johnna Hock in the 200-individual medley and senior Maddie Tulp in the 200-backstroke.

Tulp also contributed a third place finish in the 100yard backstroke.

“I’m very happy with the way the ladies swam this weekend,” said Head Coach Mike Rawleigh.

“They’ve improved on their depth from last year and did a good job keeping up strong swims even when the meet got close.”

Rawleigh is in his 32nd season as head coach for Gettysburg College.

The lady Bullets

outscored the Shorewomen 28-10 after the fifth and sixth events, but Washington did not tread too far behind for long, coming in with top finishes for the final four events of the day.

The meet came down to the final 400-yard relays. While Washington earned first place, Gettysburg’s second and third place finishes brought the team to the top of the scoreboard.

The Gettysburg women were runners-up last season in the Centennial Conference championships behind Ursinus College.

The lady Bullets were once again predicted to finish as runners-up in a preseason poll, yet Gettysburg looks to improve on that finish and prediction through its consistency and depth.

“We’re really hoping to have a strong fall season to lead into a strong winter season,” said Moyer. “We have some really important dual meets and then our Gettysburg Invitational that will hopefully help our team develop even more.”

The lady Bullets will be back in action this weekend in a trimeet against Messiah College and Susquehanna University at the Bullets Pool.

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