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Volume CXVI, No. 21
This Week’s Top Stories
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Students shine at Fall Honors Day celebration Students, faculty and family gathered in the Chapel to recognize honorees Photo Credit: Gettysburg College
National One major issue voted on in Ohio was the decision not to legalize recreational marijuana. ResponsibleOhio is the group which was backing the initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Ohio; the reform would have allowed anyone over the age of 21 to hold up to an ounce of marijuana for personal use. In Houston, Texas, it is anticipated that voters could reject the “Houston Equal Rights Ordinance” which is designed to protect the rights of lesbian, gay and transgender people. Opponents of the law believe it would “allow troubled men to enter women’s public areas.” Supporters of the law find this viewpoint fear-based, and believe it is discriminatory.
The annual Fall Honors Day celebration took place on Oct. 23 in the Chapel. Students were honored for a diverse array of awards ranging from the Linnaean Awards to departmental honors. The event took place during Family Weekend, so parents could be there to witness the celebration of their children’s accomplishments.
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This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Kayla Britt with information from CNN (www.cnn.com) and Project Syndicate (www. project-syndicate.org)
On Friday, Oct. 23, students, staff, family and friends gathered in the Chapel to celebrate the accomplishments of numerous Gettysburgians at this year’s Fall Honors Day. The festivities began with a musical selection by violin duo Selah Kwak ‘16 and Logan Santiago ‘19 prior to an invocation by Chaplain Joseph Donnella II. President Janet Morgan Riggs welcome the students, faculty and family members In the spirit of Gettysburg and doing “Great Work,” President Riggs praised the students being awarded, explaining that
they “truly excel both in and out of the classroom.” Following President Riggs’ introduction, Provost Christopher Zappe introduced the celebration’s main speaker, who is an awardwinner herself: Professor Radost Rangelova of the Spanish and Latin American Studies departments. “Most importantly,” said Rangelova in her speech, entitled Meaningful Accomplishments, Meaningful Acts, “I thank my students, who inspire me.” She in turn inspired the crowd with a quote from Eduardo Galeano: “Al fin y al cabo, somos lo que hacemos para cambiar lo que comos:” This quote translates
to, “In the end, we are what we do in order to change who we are.” Following Professor Rangelova’s speech, Professor Bowman of the History department and Stephenson of the Physics department were awarded the “Dr. Ralph Cavaliere Endowed Teaching Award” and “Johnston Center for Creative Teaching and Learning Excellence in Teaching Award,” respectively. From there, the focus switched to the students with the introduction of Phi Beta Kappa inductees and Linnaean Award recipients, both prestigious accomplishments. “I am truly grateful
to have been chosen as one of this year’s recipients of the Linnaean Award,” said recipient Fergan Imbert ‘16. “Thank you to those who nominated me and to those who voted [….] Thank you to my family and friends for always supporting me and for always seeing in me what I sometimes fail to see in myself.” As well as these groups of distinguished attendees, their peers sat in attendance for a host of individual awards and those shared on a smaller scale. Ranging from mathematics and business to athletics and strength of character, these prizes rewarded students for a variety
of accomplishments, with an emphasis on those that may go unrecognized on a dayto-day basis. Following concluding remarks from President Riggs, the crowd joined Christopher Holben ’16 and Patrice Smith in two verses of the alma mater, “Rejoicing in the Gettysburg spirit.” Fall Honors day is an annual celebration, created to honor the achievements of students and faculty. A similar event will take place next semester on May 14, in 2016’s Spring Honors Day. This event will take place once students have finished all of their classes and final exams for the academic year.
Circle of Sisterhood: educate to emancipate
Greek community’s philanthropy aims to improve gender equality worldwide via education By Kayla Britt News Editor The Panhellenic Council is welcoming a new philanthropy, the Circle of Sisterhood, to the Gettysburg campus. Circle of Sisterhood’s philanthropic mission is to “end oppressive brutality against women internationally by uplifting them from poverty through education.” It supports other organizations which work directly with women in need across the world. The new philanthropy provides an opportunity for women of all sororities to come together through community engagement and volunteering to work towards
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In Iraq, Yazidivolunteers who have been forced out of their hometowns by ISIS are fighting to reclaim their land. ISIS forced Yazidi teenage girls and women into slavery and killed other men, women and children. Many were forced to relocate to Mount Sinjar. Only one village, Sharaf al-Din, has gone untouched. The Yazidi fighters have limited weaponry: a small collection of antique rockets, as well as some foreign aid in the form a European and an American soldier. There are an estimated 300 ISIS fighers inside Sinjar who the Yazidis must fight against, and the Yazidis also fear that they will encounter booby traps and landmines. The one village which remains, Sharaf al-Din, is being restored slowly, but was heavily under attack and was defended by AK-47s. The Yazidis have been oppressed and massacred for hundreds of years, and realize that this is a chance to reclaim what has been lost to them.
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ending global and domestic discrimination and inequality against women. The Greek community is celebrating and recognizing the addition of the Circle of Sisterhood by hosting the Circle of Sisterhood week, which takes place from Nov. 2 through Nov. 6. “I’m really looking forward to the Circle of Sisterhood philanthropy coming to campus as a way to get all of the different sororities at Gettysburg to work together to further a common cause,” said Alex Richmond ‘17, a Panhellenic representative and a sister of the sorority, Sigma Sigma Sigma. “Our Panhellenic commu-
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nity has always been really great at working to help each other with our own individual philanthropies, so it’s really exciting to see all the Greek women coming together for a cause we can all share.” On Nov. 2, there was an all-Panhellenic screening of a documentary detailing discrimination and civil rights abuses against women across the globe. The film features several women and girls who had endured horrific abuse, forced prostitution and extreme poverty and sheds light on the importance of addressing these issues and supporting the Circle philanthropic cause. “As I have done research on
my own about the issues surrounding women’s oppression it was a cause I really became passionate about. I was somewhat familiar with the topic prior to my introduction to this organization, but when I was introduced to Circle of Sisterhood, I knew this was something that we have to be a part of,” said Samantha Evangelista ’16, Panhellenic Council President and member of Delta Gamma sorority. From Nov. 3 through to Nov. 5, tables were set up in the College Union Building during the lunchtime hour to sell T-shirts and raffle tickets for an iPod mini and gift cards to the popular eatery Chipotle.
A friendly competition between the different Panhellenic organizations will encourage students to donate in hopes of winning the $500 prize for their organization. The proceeds for the competition will all go towards the Circle of Sisterhood philanthropy. “This is truly a collaborative effort and gives us an opportunity to bond and put our heads together to raise money for the cause,” said Casey Butrico ’16, a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. More information on the philanthropy can be found at www.circleofsisterhood.org.
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