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Blasts from the past
This week in 1897, the weekly “Town Notes” section of the paper reported a fire that had broken out in a stable of Henry Brinkerhoff on Baltimore St. right before 5pm. However, the firemen were “excellent and intelligent” and quickly had the fire under control. The fire also spread to the neighboring barn of William Martin, however that was also put out. This week in 1942, a second year of a new wartime tradition is discussed in the Gettysburgian. The “Keep ‘Em Smiling” program was created to send letters to Gettysburg students and alumni who were off fighting in the war. This program was chaired by Edward K. Stipe, chairman of the Service Contact Committee of the Student Christian Association. Students in fraternities sent letters to those who were part of their fraternities, while other students wrote to the ones who were not part of them. Stipe said they hoped to send two letters per week to the servicemen These were mailed for free, thanks to the efforts of the program, as not to deter students from writing letters. This program made a sincere effort to keep fellow alumni smiling, even in the hardest of conditions. This week in 1992, Kristen Schwarze, a ’93 special education major, took a hundredday Semester at Sea. The Gettysburgian reported she visited Venezuela, Brazil, Kenya, India, Taiwan, and other places. Schwarze had to take historical, cultural, and language classes in preparation for this trip. She learned about the domestic issues of each area she visited, and at each place, she had a unique experience. In Venezuela, she faced a country in political turmoil with a coup to overthrow the president on the day she left. She learned about the racial tension in Cape Town, South Africa. She went into the safari and saw elephants, gazelles, and other animals. In Malaysia, she was met with cultural diversity and friendly people. In Hong Kong, she was surprised by the high tech and packed city. In the end, Schwarze said the trip changed her because it allowed her to “get a taste of everything.” This week in 2007, a new fitness center was in the works. The Gettysburgian reported it was an extension of the Bream-Wright Hauser Athletic Center. It cost approximately $25 million and the center would be 55,000 square feet. The main feature of the fitness center was the new natatorium, as the pool was fifty years old. They were not sure what to do with the fitness center in Plank Gym. However, the updates were all necessary, especially with the healthy lifestyle that seemed to be trending. These archived “blasts from the past” were compiled by staff writer Shannon Zeltmann thanks to Special Collections in Musselman Library.
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Max Glover ‘21 with textbooks in Musselman Library (Photo Gauri Mangala / The Gettysburgian) B y G auri M angala in the educational materials dogs. for Gettysburg students. The headline of S taff W riter J a y H a u s e r a 2015 NBC News article Accordingly, Musselman ‘19 spent $391.43 for a s a y s i t a l l : “ C o l l e g e Library’s 2017 OA Week, single course’s materials T e x t b o o k P r i c e s H a v e taking place Oct. 23-27, during his first semester at Risen 1041 Percent Since will orient more towards how students can advocate 1977.” Gettysburg College. A s w i t h m a n y for change. “I had a class Open Access where we read classical other industries, there text of philosophy. But only have been many mergers provides readers with free sections of each text. But and acquisitions in the access to published research, we had to buy the books. p u b l i s h i n g i n d u s t r y . while still remaining within No one ever tried to bring in This has led to a small the confines of copyright open source online copies monopolized industry of and license restriction. of them and the professor large, powerful publishing Open Access advocates did not provide them. companies, with few t h a t e d u c a t i o n a n d Instead we spent a lot of opponents to consider. knowledge are a right, not money on like twentyish Because of this, companies a privilege, and works to books and only used parts can set extremely high provide information for all, p r i c e s w i t h o u t h a v i n g regardless of class. of them.” In fact, a 2016 to worry about being J a n e l l e a n a l y s i s c o n d u c t e d b y outcompeted. Since their Wertzberger, Assistant C o l l e g e B o a r d f o u n d main market is students, D e a n a n d D i r e c t o r o f that the price of books w h o a r e c o m p e l l e d Scholarly Communications, and supplies for a full- c o n s u m e r s , p u b l i s h i n g and Chris Barnes, Scholarly time student at a private companies need not worry Communications Librarian, nonprofit 4-year college, about having appealing are leading OA Week in l i k e G e t t y s b u r g , w a s prices: students will have to o r d e r t o u n c o v e r w h a t $11,890. Add in the cost put up with whatever price students are really paying for textbooks and teach of tuition, room and board, they set. and living, and suddenly M u s s e l m a n students what they can do it is clear why college Library has expressed deep to change that. “ I t h i n k , students so often are finding interest in making Open nutrition in ramen noodles Access (OA) and its many sometimes, that faculty and microwaveable hot components a real partner assume that everybody gets -Continued on page four-
Huffington Post Global Editorial Director Howard Fineman will be the 2018 Commencement Speaker (Press Photo) B y S arah K irkpatrick n o m i n e e s a r e p e o p l e whose contributions S taff W riter G e t t y s b u r g are outstanding in a College has announced v a r i e t y o f c a t e g o r i e s , that it will host Howard including artists, scholars, Fineman as the 2018 h u m a n i t a r i a n s , a n d commencement speaker. members of the corporate Fineman, who serves as and business community or Global Editorial Director the public sector.” While the typical for the Huffington Post c o n s u l t ation process and has a long-standing includes conversations relationship with the with senior class officers, college, has published this year’s process differed, books about political as Fineman had already history, has appeared on TV been asked to speak in shows such as “Morning 2017, but, because he was Joe,” and has interviewed every significant American unable to attend, offered to presidential candidate since speak in 2018 instead. 1984. With his extensive A c c o r d i n g l y , background in politics, the announcement of the F i n e m a n h a s a l r e a d y speaker came far earlier appeared on campus three t h a n u s u a l ; l a s t y e a r , times in the last ten years. t h e c o l l e g e a n n o u n c e d “Commencement J o h n e t t a B e t s c h C o l e , speakers are often chosen retiring Director of the from a list of honorary S m i t h s o n i a n N a t i o n a l degree nominees solicited Museum of African Art, as f r o m t h e C o l l e g e the commencement speaker community and approved in April. Although Fineman by the Board of Trustees,” has spoken on campus in explained Gettysburg the past, the College College President Janet -Continued on next pageMorgan Riggs. “These
Riggs charges panel to draft statement on freedom of expression B y B enjamin P ontz M anaging N ews E ditor Five months after suggesting that Gettysburg College needed an “affirmative statement related to freedom of expression” in an email to the campus community, President Janet Morgan Riggs has appointed a committee of seven to develop such a statement. The committee, chaired by Associate Provost for Faculty Development & Dean of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Programs Jennifer Bloomquist, met last week with the faculty as well as the Board of Trustees to begin gathering input from stakeholders on what should be included in such a statement, which Bloomquist emphasizes will be an institutional philosophy, not policy. Throughout the remainder of the month,
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the committee will gather input from student groups, including Student Senate, with the goal of releasing a draft statement for campus review by the end of the semester. Ultimately, the Board of Trustees and faculty will vote to ratify the statement, which Riggs hopes will happen early in the spring semester. This process comes after the Young Americans for Freedom invited Robert Spencer, Director of Jihad Watch and a FOX News contributor, to speak on the “political ramifications of Islamic fundamentalism” last May, which generated a torrent of discussion over what limits the college can and should impose on freedom of expression. The college hosted a counter-speaker, Todd Green, an associate professor of religion at Luther College, and students held a solidarity
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rally concurrently with Spencer’s lecture. In August, Riggs defended the college’s treatment of the situation in an interview on The Gettysburgian‘s podcast, “On Target,” noting that the college followed guidelines for handling controversial speakers released subsequently by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Asked directly whether, in hindsight, she would have approached the situation the same way, she said, “I would — and there may be some on campus that are appalled by that statement, but I know there are others who thought that was the right thing to do… I do value freedom of expression, and I think we have to value that on a college campus.” Riggs charged the new committee: “(1) To lead campus discussions about
freedom of expression, with the goal of educating our campus community on this topic as well as soliciting input for an institutional philosophy regarding freedom of expression. (2) To develop a statement of institutional philosophy that will provide context and guidance for decisionmaking and for the development and revision of related policies.” The members, all appointed by Riggs, are: - Bloomquist, chair - Ivanova Reyes, Assistant Professor of Economics and member of the Faculty Council - Hakim Williams, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies - Jeff Foster, Associate Vice President of College Life and member of the Student Life Committee - Patrick McKenna ’20, Chair of the Student Senate Policy Committee and
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Senate Parliamentarian - Jeff Oak, Trustee and Chair of the Trustee Academic Affairs Committee - Jim Banks, Trustee and Chair of the Trustee College Life Committee. Michael Mancuso ’19, Chair of the Student Senate Opinions Committee, objects to the composition of the committee, asserting that students are not appropriately represented since McKenna was not appointed through Senate. Also, he is concerned that, because the committee met first with faculty and the Board of Trustees, student consultation is a formality. “ T h e administration has a history of making decisions and asking Student Senate about it afterwards. I hope this time is different.” Mancuso said. “Also, their rationale for choosing Pat McKenna is flawed. While
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College to review emergency communications after recent incidents
Around 7:58 p.m. last Wednesday evening, the power went out at Gettysburg College. At 8:30 p.m., the college sent its first campuswide communication, an email from the Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) indicating that the college’s IT network would go down shortly (it has only 45 minutes of operating capability after a power outage) and further updates would be sent via text message. Shortly after 9:00 p.m., the college did shut down the IT network, and, about 10 minutes later, the lights came back on. Life at Gettysburg began to return to normal. In total, the power was out for about 90 minutes, but during that time, many students were locked out of buildings (including residence halls) that use an electronic card swipe system for access, Musselman Library and the Jaeger Center closed, and the college’s website, Wi-Fi network, and email server were inaccessible. “Not every power outage is an emergency,” said Bill Lafferty, Director of Public Safety. He characterized the event as a relatively minor power outage and referred to prior incidents in which the power was out for much longer in which the college took more sweeping
action. The previous week, the campus community received a public safety notice via email late in the evening on October 4 indicating that local police were in pursuit of a suspect who “is believed to be in possession of a gun.” The email advised students not to “walk alone on or off campus, especially after dark” and to “walk in groups” if necessary to be outside, which is standard language for such public safety notices. The email did not, however, advise students to “shelter in place,” which was a warning given verbally by DPS dispatchers when students and The Gettysburgian called for more information. Lafferty said that no official decision was made to advise students to shelter in place, and that dispatchers should not have given such advice since that directive was not made. Ultimately, the suspect turned out not to have had a gun, and the pursuit moved away from campus. Because DPS is not a sworn police department and has no law enforcement jurisdiction, it cannot access encrypted police radio, and it relies on information local authorities choose to provide. As such, judgment calls are required in order to protect student safety, Lafferty said. Lafferty conceded that, in the case of the power outage, when many students
were required to leave buildings on campus such as the library and the fitness center with nowhere to go if their residence halls were inaccessible, “It’s certainly contradictory to what we would like,” to have students roaming campus after dark particularly with limited streetlights. Natalie Hinton, Director of User Services at Musselman Library, said that she made the best decision she could based on the information that was available. The library has limited emergency lighting, and, particularly when people are not on the main floor, she has safety concerns keeping the building open. As such, she made the decision to close and reopen the subsequent morning. In the future, Lafferty said he would have conversations with managers of large buildings on campus about whether it is possible to hold people in such areas rather than send them elsewhere. Facilities Services had begun to re-key residence halls requiring card access so that students could gain entrance via their room keys when power was restored. Overall, Lafferty said that DPS will likely handle future situations in a similar way, but he emphasized that all processes are continually reviewed for possible improvements.
W h a t a r e the criteria for sending an emergency communication? According to the Clery Act, colleges must issue a “timely warning” when a Clery Crime (murder and non-negligent manslaughter, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, arson, hate crimes, and motor vehicle theft) is committed on campus or in the “Clery Geography” around campus and the incident poses what Lafferty called an “immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees.” Gettysburg College also issues public safety bulletins. According to the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report, “A Public Safety bulletin may be sent to the campus community for general crime prevention purposes, to inform the community of crimes and/ or incidents that are not generally time sensitive or considered to be an on-going threat, but important to be aware of, and/or to inform the campus of incidents occurring on, around, or even off campus that do not meet the requirements or specifications for distribution of a [timely warning].” The college also reports all incidents in the daily crime and fire log, which is printed every two weeks in The Gettysburgian.
B y S arah H inck and M iranda F eeley S taff W riters The focal point of this week’s Student Senate meeting was undeniably the six club budget proposals that amounted to roughly $12,000 of the $91,511 that the Senate is granted each year to spend on new initiatives. Having previously overspent its New Initiatives Budget by $23,000 during the 20162017 school year, Senate Treasurer Sarah Berkowitz has urged Senate to take a cautious approach to this year’s budget allocation process. Berkowitz said that she aims to keep the Senate informed regarding how much money has been allocated and spent by presenting these totals at the Student Senate
meetings, which she hopes will make students more aware and conscious of financial decisions that are being made. If Senate does overspend its budget for new initiatives, it can use money that is in a rollover account of unspent funds from prior years. “It’s there so if we do allot the entire New Initiatives fund, we can still provide our clubs with money,” said Senate President Luke Frigon. “It’s a safety net, of sorts.” At Monday’s meeting, Senate considered five of the six budget requests on the table and approved four of the five in their entirety: Latin American Student Association was allocated $2,155.13 towards six events this semester. Model United
Nations was allocated $4,405.74 towards upcoming conferences. Pre-Vet Club was allocated $1,405.54, $70 less than it requested as Senate declined to approve funding for a club fundraiser. Fly Fishing was allocated $1,138.50 to purchase fishing rods and support upcoming events. This request drew questions about how necessary the rods were to the club and if the club had done everything in its power to secure the lowest price possible, but, in the end, it was approved in full. Black Student Union was allocated $1,737.75 towards two events and transportation for a fundraiser. 26th Pennsylvania College Guard, which had requested $1,440 towards a reenactment at Cedar Creek
it attended last weekend, had its budget request tabled due to the Senate meeting running over its allotted time. Extensive debate occurred over whether Senate should fund club fundraisers. Senator Nick Arbaugh suggested that if clubs wanted money from Senate to fundraise, Senate should then receive some form of reimbursement. Meanwhile, club representative Hailey Dedrick said that she thought senators could use a training session surrounding the new protocols for approving budgets. In addition to budget requests, at the end of the meeting, Senate recognized the Brown Nipple Collective to support women of color on campus.
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Pat is certainly interested in matters of policy and is undoubtedly competent, it cannot be said that he is representative of students as a whole.” McKenna declined to comment for this article. Mancuso said he plans to introduce a formal opinion questioning the process in place that he hopes will be on the agenda at Monday’s Senate meeting. Bloomquist said that the sequence of consultation reflects only time constraints beyond her committee’s control and that the committee is eager to hear student input. “It’s not merely a formality to talk to student groups—it’s just that the working group was under the time constraints imposed by the calendars for the faculty and board of trustees meetings,” she said, noting that the Board of Trustees meets only three times each year. “We’re hoping to meet with as many campus constituencies as possible, so I encourage your readers to contribute to the discussion if they can.” She said campus community members can submit input through a web form that is linked in the online version of this article. Zachary Sobeck ’20, Co-President of College Republicans, hopes the committee does not deviate too far from the status quo, noting that Riggs has indicated that the college would handle future controversial speakers similarly to how they approached the Spencer situation. He said, “Overall,
I would say that freedom of expression is not an area where more restrictions are necessary.” Andrew Dalton ’19, Vice President of College Democrats, declined to comment for this article. Although the primary purpose of the committee is not to develop new college policy, policies will be revisited after the statement is adopted. “We already have some relevant policies, so the first step would be to review the policies we have to see if they need revisions or additions, given the new philosophy statement,” said Riggs. “New policies would be developed by the appropriate groups.” The current policy governing freedom of expression, which was approved by the Student Life Committee in April 2016, quotes a passage from former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis’ opinion in Whitney v. California (1927) that states, “If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence,” and provides limits on the time, manner and place of public expressions of opinion, but it does not offer such concrete limits on the content of speech. “The [new statement of] philosophy is not intended to rework past policies,” said Bloomquist, “just to provide some overarching guiding principles that reflect our institutional values.”
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selected him as this year’s commencement speaker because of his strong ties to campus. “He has been generous in sharing the knowledge and expertise he has gained from his long career with our students,” said Riggs. “Despite the fact that he has been on our campus over the years, most of the Class of 2018 has not had the opportunity to hear him speak.” Commencement speakers at Gettysburg College are not compensated. For his part, Fineman said his address will likely explore some of the broad themes discussed in his 2008 book,
The Thirteen American Arguments. “[W]e move forward not only despite but because of our differences,” Fineman told The Gettysburgian. “Gettysburg is a potent symbol of both the challenge and the hope in another time of deep if obviously not as dramatically bloody division. Also I will tell some jokes and offer lame advice.” L a t e r , h e contradicted the lame advice component on Twitter. “I’m giving the commencement address at @gettysburg next May. It’s a great college. I promise to avoid lame advice.”
DPS Crime Log
October 3, 2017 (Tuesday) • Trespass: Defiant trespassing / subject on campus after being barred from campus at 209 North Washington Street; Closed: DPS investigated/ Campus host informed of subject barring notice
Compiled by Brianna Bruccoleri, Staff Writer Constitution Apartments; Closed: Referred to SRR • Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of marijuana/ All Other Offenses: Possession of drug paraphernalia at 209 North Washington Street; Closed: Referred to SRR
October 4, 2017 (Wednesday) • No crime to report
October 10, 2017 (Tuesday) • No crime to report
October 5, 2017 (Thursday) • Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of marijuana/ All Other Offenses: Possession of drug paraphernalia/ Liquor Laws: Underage possession and Underage consumption at College Apartments; Closed: Referred to Student Rights and Responsibilites (SRR) • Vandalism: Damage to buildings, over $50 less than $200 at Baughman Hall; Closed: referred to SRR; crime occurred on October 4, 2017
October 11, 2017 (Wednesday) • Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of marijuana/ All Other Offenses: Possession of drug paraphernalia at College Apartments; Closed: Referred to SRR
October 6, 2017 (Friday)—October 8, 2017 (Sunday) • No crime to report October 9, 2017 (Monday) • Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of marijuana at
October 12, 2017 (Thursday) • Drug Abuse Violations: Possession of marijuana/ All Other Offenses: Possession of drug paraphernalia/ Liquor Laws: Underage possession, Underage consumption, and False Identification Card at Patrick Hall; Closed: Referred to SRR • Liquor Laws: Underage consumption and Underage possession at Hanson Hall; Closed: Referred to SRR October 13, 2017 (Friday)
• Liquor Laws: Underage possession at Musselman Hall; Closed: Referred to SRR October 14, 2017 (Saturday) • Liquor Laws: Underage consumption and Public drunkenness at Campus Exterior—Sidewalk East of Brua Hall Closed: John Kolpak ‘20 of Gettysburg College cited by GPD for Public drunkenness; Referred to SRR • Larceny: Theft from buildings—Personal and building keys reported stolen at Lambda Chi Alpha; crime occurred on October 13, 2017 Open: Under investigation by DPS; Referred to GPD • Liquor Laws: Underage consumption and Underage possession at Hanson Hall; Closed: Referred to SRR October 15, 2017 (Sunday) • Liquor Laws: Underage consumption at Campus Exterior: Sidewalk west of Brua Hall; Open: Pending citation by GPD October 16, 2017 (Monday) • No crime to report
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Breakfast: The least important meal of the day If you have ever wondered how exactly fat loss works, look no further
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B y A ri S naevarsson F eatures E ditor “Part of a complete breakfast!” Every commercial for sugary, high -GI cereal or frozen pastries uses the saying religiously, showing the advertised product on a table alongside the obligatory glass of orange juice and a fruit. Standard advice for taking a test is to make sure you have a nice big breakfast that morning. We routinely blame feelings of tiredness or apathy throughout the day on not having had breakfast that morning. But what if this meal was really not that important? Today I will be
asserting to you that breakfast is bar none the least important meal of the day. If you are someone who is never really too hungry for it in the mornings, my advice without hesitation is this: skip it. If you are someone who enjoys breakfast but is looking to cut back a bit, definitely see if you can push that first meal off until later in the day. But why is this? Surely you do not want your blood glucose to drop or your body to start breaking down your muscles for protein, right? Rest assured, not only will neither of these outcomes take place, you will in
fact likely notice some positive benefits from skipping it. Your body is primed to thrive with no food First of all, we need to consider the environments our ancient ancestors lived in. As you may know, evolutionary changes in the brain occur on a super long-term timeline, and so even the span of ten thousand years is not enough to elicit any real adaptations. So, for all intents and purposes, we have the same brain as our cavemen and cavewomen and ancestors. That brain had absolutely no guarantee that food would be waiting for consumption
in the morning. In fact, having a standardly timed “breakfast” would be a very rare occasion. On most days, hunters would wake up and begin their days hunting until late in the day, when they finally got the chance to eat. And it goes without saying the women and children would have to wait for this food as well. For this reason, we wake up naturally alert. Sure, the initial groggy feeling may mask that, but once we alleviate the overnight dehydration (grab a glass of cold water) and get our minds in the right place (I recommend morning meditation), it really does become mind over matter. Hormones like epinephrine/ norepinephrine, glucagon, growth hormone, and cortisol spike right around 4:00 a.m., helping the liver break down its stored glycogen and release glucose to the blood. We have more than enough glucose to get us through most of the day, and even if we theoretically were to prolong the fast even further, we can quickly turn to stored fat for energy, and then eventually to ketones. But if we are only talking about skipping breakfast, that is a relative breeze. The body has plenty of glucose in supply to keep us going. Muscle protein is doing
just fine A common c o n c e r n a b o u t purposefully skipping meals is that our body will eat into lean mass to take body proteins and break them down for glucose. This is really nothing short of ridiculous. First, we know it would make no evolutionary sense that the body would jump into so-called “starvation mode” because we went a few hours without eating, as the aforementioned depiction of huntergatherer life hopefully pointed out. Second, studies routinely show this not only does not happen, we actually see preservation of lean mass on alternate-day fasting (ADF) regimens. A review in 2011 done at the University of Illinois at Chicago concluded that less lean mass is lost in intermittent fasting approaches (generally, ADF) as in traditional caloric restriction.
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Insulin sensitivity awaits you While admittedly anecdotal, the theoretical explanation for this is physiologically sound. When we are constantly eating throughout the day, assuming there is some carbohydrate or protein in those meals, we are constantly spiking insulin. This becomes even more of a problem if we are adding snacks in throughout the
day. So an intermittent fasting (read: breakfastskipping) approach is poised to re-sensitize our muscle and fat cells to incoming insulin. When insulin is not constantly being spiked, no insulin resistance can rear its ugly head. Another great way to elicit more insulin sensitivity would be to train fasted. If you were to push your first meal of the day off until 2:00 p.m., for example, you could train (resistance training or cardio) around 11:00 a.m. The carbohydrates in that 2:00 p.m. meal would be preferentially stored as muscle glycogen, to replenish what you have depleted in that training session, to the degree that you did deplete it (low-intensity cardio for 30 minutes is going to do very little to deplete muscle glycogen). Takeaways If you are an absolutely die-hard breakfast fan, do not feel obligated to skip it. However, if it is not a meal you are huge about in the first place, definitely feel free to go without it. Assess how you feel and progress from there. Many people, myself included, find that morning hunger pangs go away if you just ride those waves out, and then I feel more alert throughout the day. Give it a try!
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Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College my desk, a move I figured B y J ohn Z ak C ontributing W riter would demonstrate to my first A s I a w o k e t o professor that I was eager to my alarm at 7:45 a.m. on hit the ground running. I then Monday, August 28th, I began to wonder to myself knew this was it. My first if this class would possibly day of college. I had no be too difficult for me; if I’d idea what to expect as I become disillusioned with hopped out of my bed to my coursework and college attend my first class at 9:00 as a whole. It helped that the a.m. I had showered, gotten class I was in was primarily dressed, made a cup of made up of first-years just coffee in a Yeti cup, and like me, helping reassure walked to Weidensall Hall myself that my classmates (which I made sure I knew probably were thinking the the location of the previous same things I was. As those feelings of day). uncertainty began to sweep I felt a mixture of over me, my professor excitement and uncertainty as walked into my classroom. I walked towards Weidensall, He introduced himself as anticipating what would Professor Hadley and said happen in my 20th Century hello to the class. I was now World class. I was excited excited for class to begin, as to begin my career as a I would get a sense of what Gettysburg College student and was looking forward 20th Century World was to enriching my mind with going to be like. Before Professor the wealth of material I’d Hadley started introducing comprehend by the end the syllabus and getting into of my time as a student. our first lecture, he let it be I did, however, known that he himself was feel a sense of naiveté, as I an alumnus of Gettysburg really had little idea of what to expect once I walked College. This was another through those imposing and sense of reassurance for historic doors of Weidensall. me as I figured he must I walked up the stairs to the know the exact same feeling, third floor and went into for he himself took classes classroom 301. I took a in the same rooms that I notebook and pen out of my will. This allowed me to backpack and placed it on get a unique sense of the nature of Gettysburg College
and reminded me of the reasons why Gettysburg was my top choice. The feeling of community and small group learning that made Gettysburg College so attractive to me, also must have drawn my professor to come back and teach here. When Professor Hadley got into my very first college lecture on the 19th Century Industrial Revolution, my interest in history came to serve me, as I suddenly found myself raising my hand and actively participating in the class discussion on the first day. As we began to go further in with the lecture, I began to feel more at ease with the flow of class and more confident in my ability to manage college and the intellectual rigors it entails. When the 50-minute mark of class ended and we were dismissed, I felt so much better about the upcoming semester and was looking forward to learning new things. I especially enjoyed learning in what was my first college class of 20th Century World. Just as I began to have doubts about my college prospects, I found myself pleasantly surprised.
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Working as a nutrition coach, my current clients often complain about nighttime hunger. After a long day of work and ostensibly
healthy eating, at night they feel relaxed and just want to indulge. This leads to the inevitable snack, which in and of itself is not a bad thing at all. However, if this becomes a habitual problem (i.e. one snack becomes two becomes five), you may want to try having a protein shake each night. Not only will this help you get in some much needed protein, but protein’s satiating effects can calm those cravings.
Honor Commission, the Mercury and Musselman Library, and student representatives will guide you through these processes and introduce you to the various functions their organizations serve. Feel free to bring your research questions and a friend! First Year students who participate will receive CYC credit.
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Streeter discusses police force, Confederate monuments in “On Target” interview
Organization, and served on the Central Pennsylvania Transportation Board. This fall, Streeter will be up for his first (and last, as he revealed during the interview) time on the ballot for the mayor position, and he is currently running unopposed. He granted a wide-ranging interview including subjects such as criminal justice reform, the relationship between the Gettysburg Borough and the college, DACA, and monuments in Gettysburg. Criminal Justice and the Gettysburg Borough Police A primary responsibility of Gettysburg’s mayor is to oversee the local police department. Streeter noted
that the local police department was in “pretty bad shape” when he first took over and was facing three lawsuits. However, Streeter said that he and Joe Dougherty, Chief of Police, work together very well, and they have revised policies and installed new leadership over the past year. Streeter believes the borough is “well on [its] way to having a very good police department.” One of the lawsuits brought against the police department stemmed from an incident in which the tasering of a man was captured on body camera footage. That case reached a $225,000 settlement earlier this year. Pontz asked if the officers still wear these
cameras, to which Streeter responded that “it was part of a trial program, and… the sole officer who volunteered to be a part of the trial, happened to be involved in the taser incident. Since then, they were immediately withdrawn, and have not been reissued.” Further, the body cameras will not be reissued, unless the Adams County District Attorney writes a policy regarding their use. That said, Streeter said, “I really favor the body cameras…it holds the police accountable [and] provides them a story for what happened.” Streeter was also asked about how Gettysburg Borough fits into the national conversation on criminal justice reform, and his own goals with the police department. He responded that the Gettysburg department has an excellent ride-along program, which promotes community relations and shows the people of Gettysburg the stress involved in daily police duties, and hosts “Coffee with a Cop,” where Gettysburg citizens can sit down with a police officer. “Community relations is the primary direction the police should go.” Streeter said, noting that the 21st century calls for a “new kind of police officer” that can handle the social aspects of being involved in criminal justice as well as the physical. Relationship between Gettysburg College and the Borough of Gettysburg Welch asked
course “Writing Through Literature,” has successfully created a curriculum with a zero-dollar cost. “The anthology that I had been using,” Clarke explained, “which was fairly expensive, came out with a new version, and I didn’t like the choices so much. I saw Janelle Wertzberger and she said ‘have you ever thought about open access?’’ Clarke explored open access texts for his course and found that there were many incredible options that did not cost a dime. By utilizing Project Gutenberg, a hub for Open Access, Clarke found works by authors including James Joyce, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf. “English is not necessarily the most expensive field of study,” Clarke asserted. “But it can still get pretty pricey. And the amount of good material out there that is free is kind of
staggering. It is just on you to pull some organizational scheme or syllabus from it.” Clarke is not the only one who has made use of Open Access. Josef Brandauer, Associate Professor of Health Sciences has begun to utilize open access resources in his statistics class. Remembering his own struggles paying for textbooks in college, Brandauer wanted to ease the burden on his students as much as possible. “When I do announce that the online version of my statistics textbook is free, and they can order a hardcopy from Amazon at a minimal cost, there is generally a sense of relief,” Brandauer remarked. He noted that while he never experienced a student who asked him to look into cheaper options, he would welcome that conversation.
Darren Glass, Professor of Mathematics and Sciences, has also made good use of the Open Access statistics textbook. “In an upper level math course a few years ago, I was looking for textbooks, and there was a textbook that I absolutely loved. It’s one of the standards in the field and it cost 130 dollars. I happened across another textbook that was free, and I didn’t love it quite as much, but at the same time, I was thinking, how can I ask students to spend 130 dollars on something that is not that much better than something that is free?” Glass posited. “It is important to be aware of the hidden costs of going to college. I think it is important for faculty to be aware of that.” The concept of free education is extremely idealistic. Janelle Wertzberger is aware of this and does not expect for every
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In the sixth episode of The Gettysburgian‘s podcast, “On Target,” Gettysburg Borough Mayor Ted Streeter sat down with editors, Benjamin Pontz and Jamie Welch, to discuss his role in local government. Streeter was appointed mayor in June of 2016 when his predecessor, William Troxell, retired from the position due to health issues. Prior to his role as mayor, Streeter served on the Borough Council for fourteen years, eight of which were spent as president. He has also acted as chair of the Gettysburg Municipal Authority, chair of the Adams County Transportation
Streeter about the evolution of the relationship between Gettysburg College and the borough of Gettysburg. “There has always been a good relationship with the College,” Streeter said. He also stated that the College is much more involved than people think, as Gettysburg College is the largest taxpayer, even though it is not required to keep its properties on the tax roll. He joked that there are occasionally some “rowdy college kids,” but that the College has always had a good relationship with the borough, and under President Janet Morgan Riggs’ leadership, the relationship has only flourished, with no major disputes that he can recall. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Welch then asked Streeter about whether the borough has any plans to offer support to persons residing in the area who are currently protected under the DACA program, which the Trump administration has signaled will end in March, at least in its current form. S t r e e t e r emphasized that he strives to keep the Office of the Mayor apolitical, preferring not to take stances on too many issues to avoid upsetting any constituencies and keep himself receptive to the needs of the people. He went on to say that there are no plans to support DACA recipients or declare Gettysburg a “sanctuary city” as far as he
knows, though he ultimately deferred to Borough Council, noting that Gettysburg operates under a “weak mayor system” that vests most power in the council. He was not aware of any plans Borough Council has to support DACA recipients. Confederate Monuments With respect to Confederate monuments in Gettysburg Borough, specifically a memorial in Unity Park, one of the few that is actually in the borough as opposed to the National Park, Streeter said he “understands those who oppose Confederate monuments…but…you can’t deny that Robert E. Lee was here…it is a fact of history, and to suppress that fact … really probably harms the national psyche more than it helps it.” Goals in the Next Term “[There is] still some work to do with the police department,” Streeter said, but other than that he plans “to meet the crises as they come.” Involvement in Local Government Asked about the importance of young people getting involved in local government, Streeter responded, “Democracy depends on everyone being involved…many of the problems we face now on the national and state level come from lack of citizen involvement.” Streeter hopes that the present administration will cause people “to realize the necessity of being involved in government.”
course at Gettysburg to be able to reduce its costs to almost nothing as Clarke, Brandauer, and Glass have done. “We are under no delusion that every course could be taught with a zero-dollar course material fee,” Wertzberger assured. “That’s not realistic. But we do suspect that courses that have 300-dollar textbooks maybe could use a closer look and that there might be an alternative to that. And it there’s not, maybe the professor would want to make one.” OA Week urges students be more engaged in advocating for change. “If a student is interested in influencing the materials that are assigned in classes, I think they can begin a conversation with their professors about the materials that were chosen and whether the cost of those materials was taken
into account,” Wertzberger suggested. Barnes continued, “Some of the most successful Open Access movements on campus have been student led, have been from students getting together and saying ‘let’s make every faculty member read and sign this pledge that they have looked for alternative options and have very intentionally chosen the books that they have chosen because those really are the best books.’ If professors hear from the students, it is much more powerful than hearing it from the library.” Among other activities, during Open Access week, students will be invited to contribute to a wall of post-it notes in the library that will show the amount of money individual students at Gettysburg spend on textbooks relative to their peers.
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the book, and that that’s that. And we know from the research that we read, that many students don’t get the book,” explained Wertzberger. “They get a different edition, or they rent it and they can’t write in it. Or the online copy is cheaper than the print copy. There’s all these barriers that actually impact students’ success in the class. There’s some research that shows that if books are too expensive students will drop a class or even change majors because the cost of materials in a discipline is too high to afford.” Many professors at Gettysburg have already started making changes to their curriculums to include more open access material and lessen the cost of course materials. Ian Clarke, who teaches a first-year writing
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Pesticides found in honey samples across the globe B y E mma G runer S taff W riter The use of pesticides to promote the growth of agricultural products is a common practice. Despite the environmental concerns associated with pesticides, they are generally considered the most efficient method to maximize crop quality and yield. Still, the extent and depth to which pesticides have permeated our global society may come as a shock – according to a recent study, threequarters of the world’s honey contains some level of neonicotinoid (neonic) pesticides. The study, led by Edward Mitchell of Switzerland’s Univer sity of Neuchâtel, is the first attempt to quantify neonic presence in honey on a global scale. Between 2012 and 2016, Mitchell’s team collected honey samples from 198 sites on six continents in a citizen-science experiment, testing for five of the most commonly used neonics. The results demonstrated that 75% of the samples worldwide contained a measurable amount of neonic. Furthermore, 45% of samples contained two or more types of neonics, while 10% contained four or five. Continent-wise, North American honey was the most contaminated, with 86% of samples demonstrating neonic presence, followed by Asia and Europe, with 80% and 79% contamination, respectively. South American honey was the “purest”, with only 57% of samples showing neonic presence. The results were published in the journal Science on October 6. How dire are these
results? Humans need not worry about their own health. The average “contaminated” honey sample only showed a neonic concentration of 1.8 nanograms per 1 gram of honey – well below the level deemed safe for human consumption. However, the threat is more severe for bees, who in past studies have displayed negative effects at neonic concentrations of just 0.10 ng/g. These negative effects can include reduced brain function (particularly memory), reduced immunity, and reduced winter survival chances. The effect of neonics are thought to be especially severe for the queen, which could decrease reproduction and slow overall colony growth. This recent study suggests that between one-third and one-half of the world’s honey contains neonic levels that are harmful to bees. The results of the study, while not exactly encouraging, are also not surprising, given how frequently pesticides are used in both industrialized agriculture and home gardens. As Mitchell says, “It’s not a surprise, in a sense, that we find neonicotinoids in honey. Anybody could have guessed that. What’s original is using the same pro tocol. We now have a worldwide map of the situation.” Indeed, most scientists are more concerned about the extent of the contamination than its mere presence. Neonicotinoids were found everywhere from the West African coast to remote Pacific islands; this ubiquitous presence suggests that the bees have been, and will continue to be, ex-
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posed to the neonics constantly over generations.
Considering how heavily bees and other insects depend on their own honey for food, this could eventually turn into a serious problem. Researcher Amro Zayed, of Toronto’s York University, presents a human analogy, claiming that “It’s one thing to go out to a restaurant and get a bad meal, but if you have your fridge at home contaminated with insecticides, that’s an entirely different method of exposure.” What can be done about this situation? Most scientists agree that farmers should begin seriously considering alternative pest control measures. Neonics present a threat to not only bees, but other insects as well, such as moths, butterflies, and earthworms. Furthermore, many common pests are already developing immunity to neonics, suggesting that their use is not only becoming dangerous but also obsolete. At the very least, farmers are encouraged to reduce their pesticide use to situations that present an urgent threat; currently, neonics are typically used as a preventative, being sprayed on crops whether or not protection is needed. Yet most scientists also agree that more research is needed on the subject. While this study provided a solid starting ground, many researchers are interested in studying the effects of long-term, small-dose exposure more closely, as well as the relationship between the amount of pesticides farmers use and the amount that turns up in honey. Until more answers are found, there is no immediate reason to panic. According to Chris Coulson, of Halifax’s Dalhousie University, “There is going to be long-term exposure, potentially, to neonics, but that doesn’t say anything about the risk. Just because it’s there doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a problem.”
Sceptical Chymists hosts Dr. Katherine Willets
By Aphra Murray MS&T Editor Sceptical Chymists sponsored the visit of Temple professor Dr. Katherine “Kallie” Willets. On October 5, 2017, Willets came to speak about her continuing research on gold nanoparticles and future publication material. Willets works with gold nanoparticles - “nano” meaning that they have at least one dimension smaller than the wavelength of light. Primarily, the Willets lab looks at research imaging the nanoparticle and biomolecule interface, as well as also beginning projects using gold nanoparticles as small electrodes in activating reactions. This research involves fluorescent tagging of strands of DNA, which are then coated
around the nanoparticle. Then, imaging is done of the fluorescent DNA in order to gain a better understanding of the interaction between it and the surface of the nanoparticles. The overall goal of this research is to advance imaging techniques of biomolecular interfaces, as well as provide insight into the potential applications of gold nanoparticles. This includes, but is not limited to, bio-targeting through drug delivery and imagine of cancers. A lot of the work that Willets covered was interesting to students, as Gettysburg College’s Dr. Luke Thompson’s lab also conducts most of their research on various projects studying gold nanoparticles. The visit, which lasted across the span of
two days, also included a dinner between Willets and the Thompson lab. Students who attended the dinner were able to ask Willets specific questions about her work, explain what the research they were conducting and general questions about graduate school. Sceptical Chymists will also be looking to bring another speaker from Temple later in the semester, Ann Valentine. Valentine has a personal connection with Gettysburg College, as she worked closely with Dr. Kate Buettner during her time at Temple. She also met with students in the X-SIG program over the summer at the regional American Society of Chemistry (ACS) conference.
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The dark, furry underbelly of Yungaburra By Kyle Woodley Contributing Writer What is dark brown, the size of a house cat, and runs the sleepy town of Yungaburra, Australia? Not long ago, Yungaburra’s Peterson Creek was overrun with tall grasses and weeds. Then in 1998, the community banded together in an effort to reforest the creek, making it more acces sible to the public. They could only imagine what effects it would have on the creatures lurking in the water, allowing a group of nocturnal egglaying creatures to grow in notoriety and influence. Runoff from surrounding farmland and increased foot traffic resulted in more nutrients in the waterway and therefore greater foraging prospects, allowing them to further flourish. This gave the beasts in the depths the vitality needed to become a factor in the town’s economic rise. The strange thing though, is that these organisms are not fish, reptiles, nor any other animals that may come to mind. They are in fact platypuses! Monotremes! An ancient relic of a mammal! Today the slow-flowing, murky creek is a perfect habitat for platypuses and the quaint town is booming, as more and more people come to see this phenomenon. What makes these creatures so intriguing, giving them such a position of importance? Perhaps it is because they are so shy, mysterious, and elusive. Just to get a glimpse of their whimsically webbed feet and their fatty tail is a lucky day, especially since they are most active at night. Platypuses spend most of their night foraging for insects and crayfish, locating prey using electro sensors in their rubbery bills. Platypuses dig burrows into the creekbank to sleep within during the day and to lay their eggs. Males will fiercely guard these territories from other males using
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venomous spurs on their ankles. To add to their mystique, these creatures are endemic to Australia, only found in the land down under. It’s hard to say how many of these majestic beings Peters on Creek can support. That is why our study abroad group took it upon ourselves to find out just how many platypuses actually inhabit this body of water. On two consecutive mornings at 6:45, with synchronized watches, we shuffled in pairs to locations evenly spaced along the west side of the creek, hopeful of uncovering the clandestine behavior of the platypuses. We recorded all of the platypuses travelling, climbing, foraging, and playing in a 650m strip of the creek for one hour, before they returned to their burrows for the day. After intense observation, we found that platypuses spend more time underwater than above water when foraging. This indicates that they are spending more time searching for food than processing it. Hans Kruuk, a published zoologist, discovered that platypuses in a New South Wales waterway spent more time underwater than the Yungaburra platypuses did, suggesting that Peterson Creek is a relatively abundant food source for platypuses. We also decided on a minimum number of platypuses in the creek after much deliberation. The first day had at least nine platypuses and the second day had at least three. This difference could be attributed to platypuses that returned to their dens early, travelled to different areas of the creek, or sampling errors, such as unsynchronized watches. Additionally, different individuals may be more active on different days and we could not account for this in the limited sampling time. A study by Angie Brown, a former student in our program, found that the same area of Pe-
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terson Creek was home to five to seven individuals. An increase in the number of platypuses over the years could indicate either improved food sources or lower water levels in other areas, pushing more individuals into our viewing section of the creek. Michael Milone, a researcher at James Cook University, studied the habitat use of platypuses in northeastern Queensland and spotted 44 platypuses over 69 hours. Our group sighted 58 platypus over 2 hours. The fact that we spotted more platypuses over a shorter amount of time could be because we had 18 people looking for platypuses at once, but could also reflect varying amounts of platypuses in different waterways in North Queensland. Rare animals, like the platypus, are arguably the biggest draw to the land down under. With fewer and fewer wild spaces for these creatures to go, restored areas like Peterson Creek become invaluable refuges . The part the platypus plays in Yungaburra reflects the larger role of wildlife in Australia. Peterson Creek platypus-spotting beckons the curious traveler to a small town and their money to the town coffer. The result? Community pride and commitment to maintenance of this focal attraction. That appreciation of their town’s natural wonders is what started the grassroots reforestation effort of 1998, and what will sustain that area in the future. In the same way, the Australian public as a whole must take ownership of local wildlife and the natural areas that support them. There is no better way for people to develop a meaningful relationship with nature, which is essential not only for its survival, but also the prosperity of the people themselves. They may not realize it, but the wildlife runs this country with the same influence that the platypus holds over the welfare of the
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F e a t u r e d f i l m s i n Review: Now Hear This! Gettysburg B y J ennifer C logg
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“Victoria & Abdul” 1 hour, 52 minutes – PG-13 Academy Award winner Judi Dench stars as Queen Victoria in the extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim in the later years of her rule. Friday - Saturday (10/20 - 10/21) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM Sunday (10/22) - 2:15 PM Monday (10/23) - 4:15 PM Tuesday - Thursday (10/24 - 10/26) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM “Battle of the Sexes” 2 hours, 1 minute – PG-13 Emma Stone and Steve Carell star in the true story of the 1973 battle between the sexes-by tennis champions Billie Jean King and ex-champ and Bobby Riggs. Stars Emma Stone & Steve Carell. Friday - Saturday (10/20 - 10/21) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sunday (10/22) - 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday (10/23 - 10/26) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Gateway Theater Showtimes FRIDAY OCTOBER 6TH THRU WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11TH **BARGAIN TUESDAYS – ALL SEATS $5 – ADDITIONAL FEE FOR 3D**
KIRK CAMERON’S REVIVE US 2 TUESDAY OCTOBER 24TH 8PM
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RIFFTRAX: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25TH 7:30PM
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GEOSTORM 2D 7:25
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GEOSTORM 3D 10:00
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SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME (1:15) (4:15) 7:15 9:55
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HAPPY DEATH DAY (1:45) (4:45) 7:40 9:55
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Contributing Writer The room is abuzz. Everyone is chatting. The chatter is subdued, but clearly brimming with silent excitement for the upcoming hour of performances. Tess Fernald walks out on stage, and the room instantly falls silent. Before I continue, I should mention that classical music does not usually strike my fancy, but what followed was not a performance of classical pieces; it was a wave of emotion that grabbed the audience, w r a p p ed t h em u p , a n d stole their hearts in the form of classical songs. For the next hour, I listened to the wonder of music created by Tess Fernald, Jenna Pavis, Samuel VanFossen, and Rose Martus. Tess Fernald and Rose Martus played flute, while Jenna Pavis rocked out on alto sax and Samuel VanFossen sang a heartwrenching opera piece. For the following hour,
my incredibly busy week fell away. I had no cares except for the beautiful music being performed before me and was shocked at how quickly an hour of performances flew by. What most people don’t know is that these wonderful performances, a way to relax and unwind from a busy week, are held every Friday from 3-4pm in Schmucker. The performers are all of those majoring in music, or who are registered for private study of music through the Conservatory. Anyone who attends Gettysburg is allowed to come and watch the performances. I most enjoyed watching each performer get into their pieces in their own unique ways. The three women rocked in tempo to their pieces, leaned deep into the music, and clearly got lost in the intensity of the numbers; Samuel VanFossen, on the other hand, looked far out over the eyes of the crowds, lost in the emotion of the
operatic piece. On the front page of the program was a translation of the words that he sang, which talked of a beautiful love long dreamt of but out of the singer’s reach. I’ve never heard an opera singer in person before, so one can imagine it was quite shocking and awesome as a first experience. All of the performers are the best of the best, the most talented in their areas, so it was a great honor to hear them all perform. I highly recommend taking your next nonbusy Friday afternoon off, just for an hour, to hear some of the best music there is. It will settle your heart, relax your mind, and satisfy your soul. We live in an age where everything has to be technology-based, and has to equal instant, temporary gratification. Take an hour to reap the benefits of something that will satisfy you internally for much longer than the hour that the performances last.
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BLADE RUNNER 2049 IN 2D R I.D. REQUIRED (1:00) (4:20) 7:40 THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US (1:20) (4:20) 7:20 9:50
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MY LITTLE PONY (1:40) (4:40)
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AMERICAN MADE R (1:20) (4:20) 7:10 9:45 *NO SHOWS AFTER 6PM ON TUES. KINGSMEN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE R I.D. REQUIRED (1:00) (4:00) 7:00 10:00 IT R I.D. REQUIRED 7:05 9:55 *NO SHOWS AFTER 6PM ON WEDS.
Sunderman Spotlight: Kelly Reymann B y M ichelle G rosser
Contributing Writer What is your major? Bachelor of Music Education
What is your instrument? Voice: Mezzo Soprano
What has been the most important part of your conservatory experience? All of the ensembles I have been in because they are where I have met the most people and had the most meaningful musical experiences. I have had the opportunity to participate in all four choirs at one point or another over my time here, Concert Choir, College Choir, Camerata, and Audeamus.
How will your time here have an influence on your career in music? My time here has
helped me to develop my musicianship as a performer and an educator. I have gotten the background knowledge that will help me be successful in my field through field work as well as classroom time. I have been exposed to new methods and been able to practice with my peers and professors, who are the people I have learned the most from.
collaborating with piano, clarinet, and cello. My favorite part of my recital is the diversity of the composers and poets. But especially that half of my composers are women. My goal when planning my recital was to have as many women composers and with half of the program being written by women I am happy to say that I have achieved that goal.
W h a t a r e your plans for after graduation? I plan to move home and hopefully teach Elementary General Music.
What is your advice for future conservatory students? Meet as many people as you can. Perform as much as you can. Be involved in as much as you can. But not all at the same time. There will be plenty of time over your four years to experience everything at least one time. Don’t try to do it all at once, or you will burn yourself out. But most of all make the most of your time here and have fun.
Tell me about your recital. My recital has a couple of different themes, including nature, children, women composers, four different languages, and a combination of solo and chamber works. I will be singing songs in English, Spanish, German and French, and I will be
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Contributing Writer After the recent flood of sexual assault allegations against him, Harvey Weinstein has had an epic fall from grace – he was fired from his company, he was expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and his wife filed for divorce. He has also been condemned by many famous voices on Twitter, with female celebrities coming forward to share their stories of sexual abuse or mistreatment in Hollywood. Actress Rose McGowan, one of Weinstein’s most vocal dissenters, was suspended from Twitter for allegedly breaking the site’s rules after her condemnation of Weinstein. Many celebrities tweeted out in support of her, including Jessica Chastain and Alyssa Milano. Jamie Lee Curtis tweeted, “You allow Twitter freedom to our president but you silence a woman speaking out about sexual harassment?” On her Twitter account, McGowan also openly criticized actor Ben Affleck. After Affleck spoke out against Weinstein, McGowan accused him of having known about Weinstein’s abusive behavior for years. While the veracity of McGowan’s claims can’t be proven, Affleck was recently accused of inappropriately groping actress Hilarie Burton on “Total Request Live” in 2003. Affleck apologized, but some
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have said it was too little, too late, considering the incident occurred over fourteen years ago. Other celebrities had their own stories of how Weinstein behaved inappropriately towards them. Kate Beckinsale opened up about an uncomfortable meeting she had with Weinstein at the age of 17, in which he was wearing only a bathrobe – years later, he asked her if he had “tried anything” that night. Ashley Judd cited a similar experience, but added that Weinstein also asked her if she wanted to watch him shower. “I said no, a lot of ways, a lot of times, and he always came back at me with some new ask.” Judd told The New York Times. G w y n e t h Paltrow and Angelina Jolie revealed that they w ere b o th h ar as s ed by Weinstein in hotel rooms when they were younger, but that they said nothing because they feared they would not be believed. Now that these allegations have come to light, celebrities who previously worked with Weinstein have condemned their former colleague. Ryan Gosling stated on Twitter that he is disappointed in himself “for being so oblivious to these devastating experiences of sexual harassment and abuse,” saying that Weinstein is emblematic of Hollywood’s systematic problems. Celebrities have spoken out against the sexism in Hollywood that they say Weinstein represents, and have compared him to President Donald Trump. Trump has also been alleged of sexual
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assault in the past, and he previously bragged about his mistreatment of women in the now infamous “Access Hollywood” tape. Emma Thompson said that she had never heard of allegations against Weinstein before, but that she wasn’t surprised. “This has been part of our world, women’s world, since time immemorial. So what we need to start talking about is the crisis in masculinity, the crisis of extreme masculinity, which is this sort of behavior, and the fact that it is not okay, but it also is represented by the most powerful man in the world at the moment.” However, not everyone has condemned Weinstein. In a now deleted Instagram video, Lindsay Lohan showed her support for the disgraced executive. “He’s never harmed me or did anything to me. We’ve done several movies together. I think everyone needs to stop. I think it’s wrong. So, stand up.” Director Woody Allen – who has been accused of sexual assault himself – received criticism when he said that he felt “sad” for everyone involved in the scandal, including Weinstein. Allen later clarified to Variety that “When I said that I felt sad for Harvey Weinstein, I thought it was clear that the meaning was because he is a sad, sick man.” The reality is that sexual assault victims may feel like they have no one to turn to in the wake of their abuse. In a society which treats female survivors with skepticism, many of them feel like no one will believe them.
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Liberal By Nick Arbaugh Guest Columnist There is no sadder state of affairs than when a student must defend liberal values from the encroachment of a college that purports to be dedicated to their preservation. We students, who have come from many a background to learn, debate, and share ideas, should be committed to freely do so without fear of institutional retaliation. Yet, of course, we are not. The pervasive and destructive condemnation of free speech and free thought that permeates the academia of American society has not spared Gettysburg College. In fact, I’m sure we all have friends who have deigned certain ideas too offensive, certain topics too unapproachable, and certain speech too unconscionable. Upon making their decisions and drawing their lines, they boldly declare that the First Amendment of the United States should not apply to such sensitive topics, or rather they go horrifically further and say that the Founding Fathers erred in their rugged defense of the freedom of speech. Ironically, the same free speech that they so condemn allows them to spread such a dangerous thought. And society is better for it. Nothing is more refreshing to the spirit of a Republic than debate about the value of liberal ideals, and nothing is more satisfying than when those who stand against freedom of speech are roundly rebuked. Such open debate allows us to challenge our preconceived notions, introduce peers to previously unheard viewpoints, and strengthen our moral character. Yet, a danger does truly exist. When bureaucracy, overzealous academia, and hypersensitivity come together to form an unholy trinity behind the scenes of everyday life, freedom of speech and debate can genuinely be threatened. This is no less true at Gettysburg College than it is at other, even public, institutions around the country. When our academic institutions have been so corrupted by the “virtues” of thought and speech policing that the Administration takes further steps to codify said “virtues”, it is our unquestionable duty as students of the liberal arts and as citizens of the Republic to object to them. I labor to say that our Liberal Arts College has once again, in their zealous pursuit to placate the vocal few, proven that Gettysburg College is only nominally liberal. With the planned construction and publication of a statement of “institutional philosophy” by a committee of seven persons, the defilement of the values of the enlightenment lamentably continues. The real danger lies in the connotation of the statement. On the surface it will be a document that lays out the administration’s attitude toward free speech at Gettysburg, once more speciously committing the College to the apical American value outlined in our First Amendment. However, what happens if the Administration decides that this statement will serve
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as the sole litmus test for all speakers or speech that occurs on campus? T h i s college would hurdle ever quicker to becoming the ideological echo chamber that the academic aristocracy and some of our more shortsighted peers desire. Groups that hold minority viewpoints, who need no introduction in this editorial, will have every viewpoint or comment they express compared to the omniscient code and found wanting. Just as similar codes have failed students in the past, it will fail them once again. The speakers this college invites will mime each other, students who hold the minority viewpoint will live in ever present fear of offending their more sensitive or activist colleagues, and Gettysburg College will no longer have resemblance to a real liberal arts institution. To those that say I am but a prophet of Armageddon I ask you: If we’ve reached the juncture where we further codify the rules for expression after every year uncomfortable ideas are aired on campus, is it really so far-fetched that we take the natural next step? Is it so hard to foresee the arduous journey towards Newspeak that this college is on finally coming to its conclusion? If not in our tenures as students, perhaps in our successors’? While the Committee of Seven’s motives may be wellintentioned, the further mutilation of one of the most vital portions of American identity by a board with the sole intention of affirming the people-pleasing, hyperprogressive mistakes of the past is too significant an error to overlook. What level of egotism does it require on the part of the administration to claim a deeper knowledge of the values of liberal arts than the curators of those values, exempli gratia our Founding Fathers? The conceited vanity that is necessary to task a body with unilaterally declaring unanimous values for a diverse student body is that which can only be developed by an ideologically homogenous academia upper echelon. Of course, I do not mean to insult any of the individual members of the committee, for I’m familiar with a few of them and they aren’t bad people. And as of now, what little the Committee has reported to The Gettysburgian gives the appearance of being almost in favor of free speech. However, I would caution students to be wary of trusting an administration who in the past has only begrudgingly acknowledged student rights to expression, who has tightened the noose of censorship around the necks of the student body at a hastening rate, and who showed their duplicitous nature with liberal values perfectly in their comments and actions during last year’s Robert Spencer fracas. I won’t retell that saga here, those curious can make their own judgements based off of what the Gettysburgian wrote about it. That aside, the mere concept of the committee and the job it is charged with is one archetypal of the academic hubris that plagues
By Brittany Russell American universities. The argument can Columnist The October of course be made that since the Student Senate will surprise this year came in likely be consulted and given the form of two exposés input, then this document of with stories about film values represents the student icon Harvey Weinstein body. That argument would s e x u a l l y a s s a u l t i n g unquestionably be wrong. If w o m e n . I k n o w I s a i d the United States Congress let’s kill 2016, but I want had passed a statement of t o r e v i s i t t h e O c t o b e r values defining acceptable surprise from last year, as speech in the United States, well as some allegations it would naturally be roundly that came up last year that have ceased to be part of criticized as un-American. This situation is t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n . T h i s no different. Furthermore, b r i n g s m e t o m y m a i n to presume that the Student point:If you are currently Senate is a representative c r i t i c i z i n g H a r v e y body of the Gettysburg W e i n s t e i n a n d s a y i n g community is strikingly t h e D e m o c r a t s h a v e a mendacious. s e x u a l a s s a i l a n t a n d a Notwithstanding that a rapist as a funder, you are fair portion of senators have an enormous hypocrite been appointed rather than because you elected one elected, the body is more of into the White House. A a bank than a representative report from BBC News government. Having been i n 2 0 1 6 d i s c u s s e s 1 3 impeded from developing different women saying the robust character that a Donald Trump grabbed government requires by the them, kissed them, groped heavy-handedness of the them, and invited them to administration, the body his hotel room. The claims are has been content to serve as a mere distributor of funds d i s t u r b i n g , d i s g u s t i n g , and horrifying. to clubs. A s a S e n a t o r Furthering that picture myself, any claim that the of a slimy old man was rubber stamp of the Senate is a 2005 tape with Billy a legitimate endorsement of policy is at best politically dishonest. Furthermore, let us not forget that the protection of freedom of speech was By Brittany Russell never intended to exist at the majority’s pleasure. Columnist Rather, it is at the majority’s R e c e n t displeasure that the freedom c o n t r o v e r s y h a s b e e n of speech provides the most stirred up regarding the service. campus’ free speech A s A m e r i c a n policy, and I’d like to conservative William F. e x e r c i s e m y r i g h t t o Buckley said, “We are f r e e s p e e c h a n d s a y a so concerned to flatter few words regarding the the majority that we lose new panel and a recent sight of how very often it e d i t o r i a l , “ L i b e r a l is necessary, in order to Values,” published by a preserve the freedom for columnist, Nick Arbaugh. the minority, let alone for I take initial the individual, to face that issue with the fact that majority down.” If only the he is dubbing the college ideological minorities that a u t h o r i t a r i a n , a n d I Buckley is discussing fit w a r n e v e r y o n e n o t t o into the small box that the u s e t h a t w o r d l i g h t l y . Administration is trying to A u t h o r i t a r i a n s i m p l y protect. is not something the Make no mistake, I c o l l e g e w o u l d g o f o r , know that the Administration and is hyperbolic, fear is not compelled to provide mongering nonsense. us with anything resembling George Orwell the broad freedom of speech is not writing the free found in the rest of the s p e e c h s t a t e m e n t , a n d United States. They can at “1984” is not coming to this very moment publish a Gettysburg College any list of thoughts, words, and time soon. No one will people that they think serve let that happen, because no educational purpose that's unreasonable. and banish them from our I agree with College and it would be Arbaugh in this point: the entirely legal. college is well within its Yet I’d argue that right to try and determine while they may not be h o w t o b a l a n c e f r e e legally compelled, there s p e e c h a n d p r o t e c t i n g exists a moral compulsion. m i n o r i t y s t u d e n t s w h o T h e F o u n d i n g F a t h e r s are at risk due to some knew plainly that censoring of the ideas being shared, speech was wrong. Our such as those shared by ancestors have for hundreds Robert Spencer. of years reached the same I also find this conclusions time and time statement hypocritical, again. And while this may since I bet if I presented be the ideological stalwart A r b a u g h w i t h J e r r y within me, I believe that Falwell’s rules and dress we all know deep down in c o d e s h i n d e r i n g f r e e our hearts that curtailing speech found at Liberty f r e e d o m o f s p e e c h i s University, he would take wrong. no issue, and if I showed T o p a r a p h r a s e him NFL players taking Benjamin Franklin: whoever a k n e e , h e w o u l d t a k e would overthrow our liberty issue. must begin by subduing He fears tyranny, the freeness of our speech. but I believe we’re being Unfortunately, my peers, subjected to tyranny at our college administration this very moment with a has taken upon itself the president who was voted role of those who subdue. in by a minority group And so I implore Gettysburg that was overrepresented C o l l e g e ; t h e s t u d e n t s , in the Electoral College. faculty, and alumni: do That’s a separate n o t l e t u s b e c o m e a n issue for a separate cliché island of misconstrued and opinion piece about the authoritarian “tolerance” in E l e c t o r a l C o l l e g e , b u t
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Bush where he said, “I’m automatically attracted to beautiful [women]—I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything ... Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.” The Access Hollywood tape sent ripples through the news cycle… and earned a mere disappointed tweet from Republican officials, following a one way ticket to the White House and the p r es id en cy . D emocr ats are handling it far better, with four senators donating Weinstein’s contributions to charities that support victims of domestic violence, according to the New York Times. Women should be believed about these reports. It is incredibly likely that these are not false. Around 2-10% of sexual assault allegations are false. These women have everything to lose by coming forward – careers, reputations,
money, everything. They are extremely brave to come forward with these stories and let their names get dragged through the mu d b y av id f an s w h o refuse to believe the truth and who believe that these women are lying. The backlash they receive is disgusting and sad. Trump is no different than Harvey Weinstein. Trump may be in the White House, but he is still the same slimy old man who hates women. Make Trump part of this conversation. Make every man with sexual assault allegations against them part of the conversation. Encourage women to come forward and support them, not put them through more hell. They went through a traumatic and frightening experience. Believe them. Take action. Bring down the careers of those disgusting men willing to assault and degrade women in this way, and who believe it’s just “locker room talk” or that it was “the culture then.” It isn’t.
tyranny of m i n o r i t y tyranny manifests itself in unique ways – he just happens to agree with the tyrant in charge (more on minority tyranny later). When he argues the slippery slope point like others have before him, everyone draws a line. You stop when you stop. It’s like getting ice cream from a Servo soft serve machine – you can sit there and let all of the ice cream in the machine into your bowl and that’s your prerogative, but no one is going to do that. They’ll stop when they’ve had enough. The reason we are even discussing this free speech policy is because a small minority of students wants to make incendiary statements with little to no consequences. That bothers me more. If I say something that is socially inappropriate, I hope to be held accountable and told that's inappropriate. We did not allow the small minority who wanted to yell "fire!" In a crowded theatre dictate that we should continue to allow someone to do that. People do find reasonable limits to free speech, and accept them. Eventually, Robert Spencer's statements will be held to a standard that states it is not acceptable, somewhere probably up there with blatantly racist rhetoric, but it just happens to be trendy at the moment because of the Racist-Enabler-InChief. However, at the moment we are being held hostage by a vocal, unpopular, minority that is trying to overrepresent itself as a majority. They're making it sound like the ACLU is going to come knocking if we say "stop being racist and xenophobic. That's not welcome on this campus."
I think the new free speech policy should definitely protect free speech, but it needs to properly hold students accountable for the use of free speech that is incendiary and not popular. It also should present standard benchmarks that show you can't use this policy for hate speech. I mean this for all clubs and political groups- from YAF to College Democrats to GACC. I have expressed it as such in the committee’s survey that is linked on The Gettysburgian’s website. It does need to be applied equally and should use the same platform as a speaker other groups want to use (for example, one thing that did bother me ab out th e handling of Robert Spencer was that Dr. Todd Green was placed in a smaller venue than Spencer). I will admit I’m not sure how to properly hold them accountable, and my initial thought is through speaker and club funding, which may or may not be the most popular opinion. However, I hope the panel will come up with a solution for that purpose. I have said it before in this very paper that I value free speech, but I value kindness more. I agree you have the right to speak, but I have the right to tell you to leave me alone and stop enabling racists. I don’t fear censorship in the sense that Arbaugh is discussing in his piece. I fear tyranny of the minority more, and I don’t agree with allowing a small club, feeling powerful because of a recent electoral victory, dictate that free speech can be used to dehumanize members of the student body with no consequences.
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Bullet Gettysburg volleyball falls in tri-match Shot: Lady Bullets ranked fifth in Centennial Conference Athlete of the Week
Senior Patrick Santini By Alex Petrecca Contributing Writer The Gettysburg men’s soccer team is off to a strong start this season. The 11-2 Bullets rank 21st in the nation and 4th in the region. They also rank first in the Centennial Conference with a 5-1 conference record. With four other teams in the conference ranked regionally, leading the conference leaves the bullets primed for a long postseason run. Heading the charge for the Bullets on offense has been senior captain Patrick Santini. In only 13 games on the season Santini has scored 18 goals, five more than any other goal scorer. He also leads in points scored with 38 total, 12 more than his nearest competition. By emily sheehan & Always a threat elizabeth hilrfank on the offensive end Staff Writer & Sports with his conferenceeditor leading 64 shots, Santini is always the most dangerous offensive threat on the field. He has also been an extremely clutch performer for the Bullets as he has eight gamewinning goals during the season. Santini has been recognized for his valuable goal-scoring prowess with four Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week awards. The senior from Greenwich, Connecticut has been virtually unstoppable in close games in the conference with four out of five of the team’s game-winning goals in conference match-ups. As the Bullets reach the end of their regular season and head towards postseason play, they will continue to rely on Santini for scoring. With a strong defense and other offensive threats, the Bullets will look to make a deep postseason run both in conference and in the NCAA tournament.
B y G abi E glinton S taff W riter The Gettysburg College volleyball team suffered two losses Saturday in a tri-match against host Muhlenberg College and Clarkson University. In the Centennial Conference match-up against the third place Muhlenberg Mules, Gettysburg, ranked fifth in the conference, fell 3-0. The Lady Bullets began the noontime match with a series of service and attack errors. The Bullets had 18 errors to the Mules’ 8. Gettysburg struggled to overcome the carefully placed hits forced by their opponents’ strong front line. Gettysburg took the lead in the initial set with an 8-3 run, but the Mules responded with an 8-3 run of their own that would be the first of eight ties in the set. The Mules would go on to lead the second and third sets of the match. A few key players responded well under pressure. Most notably, first-year hitter Allie Stranick played in the back row and provided 15 digs. Stranick has earned two Centennial Conference Player of the Week titles in her debut season. She ranks second in the conference for kills per set at 3.44 and third for total kills at 265.
Sophomore Kasey Higgins ranks seventh in the Centennial Conference with a hitting percentage of .274 (Photo David Sinclair/David Sinclair Photography) S o p h o m o r e n u m b e r w a s a s e a s o n b o a s t 2 5 7 c a r e e r d i g s , their goals made at the K a s e y H i g g i n s s t r u c k h i g h f o r B l a i r , a n d , placing her as the tenth beginning of the season. down 10 kills, and first c o m b i n e d w i t h t h e 2 2 conference leader in the “We need to y e a r F a i t h A d a m s w a s from Saturday’s earlier f i e l d . S h e a l s o p l a c e s make sure that we don’t f o r m i d a b l e a t t h e n e t g a m e , h e l p e d B l a i r fifth in the conference b e c o m e c o m p l a c e n t w i t h t w o b l o c k s a n d maintain her position as with an average of 4.67 a t a n y p o i n t o f t h e multiple strategic kills. fifth in the Centennial digs per set. season,” said Head T w o h o u r s Conference for assists T h e v o l l e y b a l l Coach Leah Bernier in l a t e r , G e t t y s b u r g at 9.04. t e a m s t a r t e d o f f t h e i r a pre-season interview attempted to rally for B l a i r r e c e n t l y season strong, with 12 with Gettysburg College the match against non- a c h i e v e d a c a r e e r wins prior to its first fall Athletics. “Again, with c o n f e r e n c e o p p o n e n t , m i l e s t o n e i n t h e t o M c D a n i e l C o l l e g e a larger roster, I believe C l a r k s o n U n i v e r s i t y , s p o r t , e a r n i n g h e r S eptember 2 0th. S ince h a v i n g c o m p e t i t i o n but failed, losing 2-3. 3,000th career dig at then, the Bullets have e v e r y d a y w i l l b e a The Bullets started off t h e G e t t y s b u r g v s . e x p e r i e n c e d o n l y 3 b i g f a c t o r i n m a k i n g strong, winning the first H a v e r f o r d C o l l e g e a d d i t i o n a l l o s s e s - - sure we continue to get two sets, but fell by a m a t c h u p . B l a i r i s o n e t h i s t r i - m a t c h a n d a better as we get closer narrow margin in each of only five Gettysburg g a m e a g a i n s t F r a n k l i n to playoffs.” of the following three. V o l l e y b a l l p l a y e r s t o & M a r s h a l l l a s t The volleyball S e v e r a l earn this milestone. She Wednesday. team will work to utilize p l a y e r s t u r n e d i n is also only one of four The Bullets only the vast roster when it s t r o n g i n d i v i d u a l p l a y e r s t o e v e r h a v e have five games left in f a c e s t h r e e t e a m s t h i s performances. both 3,000 career digs t h e s e a s o n b e f o r e t h e w e e k e n d . T h e B u l l e t s S e n i o r s e t t e r and 1,000 assists. Centennial Conference play at Messiah College Stephanie Blair Coming from the c h a m p i o n s h i p s b e g i n Friday at 6p.m. before p r o v i d e d 4 8 a s s i s t s back, senior Katherine November 1. With two f a c i n g o f f a g a i n s t t o a s e r i e s o f f o r c e f u l G i l b e r t a d d e d 2 5 d i g s of the five games being S w a r t h m o r e C o l l e g e attacks by the Bullets’ to her repertoire. This is a g a i n s t c o n f e r e n c e and Scranton University front row, including 17 her third year starting as t e a m s , t h e B u l l e t s Saturday at Swarthmore kills by Stranick. This libero, and her statistics will need to remember beginning at 12p.m.
Women’s soccer wins two on the road
Bullets improve to top three in Centennial Conference By Peter Zhang Staff Writer The Gettysburg College women’s soccer team currently stands in 3rd place in the Centennial Conference behind Johns Hopkins and McDaniel. The Bullets have a 71.4% winning rate with a 7-4-2 record overall and 5-2 Centennial Conference record. Most recently, Gettysburg has had two wins on the road -- first against rival Franklin & Marshall and second against conference opponent Muhlenberg College. The first game, against Franklin & Marshall, was a strong offensive outing for the Bullets. Senior Krissy Bradley scored the first goal of the game, with assists by juniors Samantha Esposito and Virginia Sanford. Franklin & Marshall tied things up in the 52nd minute with a goal by Isabella Raspa, but senior Shannon Brady scored a goal with 2:16 left to give the Bullets the win. Senior Maddie Heaney fed Brady the ball for her sixth career goal and third career game-winner. Competing in the pouring rain, Gettysburg outshot the Diplomats 15-6, which provided an offensive advantage. First-year goalie Kerry Sammon collected a pair of saves to keep F&M off the board late in the game. The real nail-biter game came in Gettysburg’s second game of the week
against Muhlenberg. The game went into a second overtime and sophomore Charlotte Cenatiempo scored the game winner with just 1:12 left. With one minute left on the clock, sophomore Brooke Priddy took the corner kick to the front pole, and it surprisingly went through the back defenders’ leg. Cenatiempo quickly followed up and scored the precious goal for Gettysburg. The Bullets outshot Muhlenberg 17-11 and had a 6-3 advantage on corner kicks. Both teams had plenty of shots on goal throughout regulation time and the first overtime. Gettysburg had two shots on goal in the second overtime, one from junior
Lauren Miesemer and the final game winner. Miesemer finished with six shots and four shots on goal, but could not find the back of the net. Heaney and senior Jessica Cuttone also had three shots a piece on offense for the Bullets. Sammon again had a strong game for Gettysburg. She had six saves and got her fourth career and season shutout. She has been consistently strong in goal for Gettysburg and has only allowed 15 goals the whole season, with opponents’ goals per game average being held to 1.15. Cenatiempo’s heroics earned her the honor of Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week. With her golden goal and
the Bullet’s big win over two conference opponents in a row, Gettysburg moved into third in the conference standings. If the team continue the way they performed both on the defensive and offensive side in the next four games, they could be playing their first playoff game November 1st. This will be especially important against conference rival Dickinson College in their final regular season game. Dickinson is just one game behind the Bullets in the conference standings. The hype for the women’s soccer team is at a season high, with the thirdplace ranking marking an exciting time in the season for the Lady Bullets. Gettysburg
is hoping to maintain their current standing and reach the Centennial Conference playoffs again. They will also look to make another run at the NCAA tournament in November. “Our girls are capable of winning every game, and we aim to take the team all the way to the NCAA tournament,” said head coach Matt Garrett. Gettysburg will have a number of conference games coming up, including against the undefeated Johns Hopkins and fourth place Dickinson in the next few weeks. Their next game will be against non-conference opponent Susquehanna at home on Wednesday afternoon at 4p.m.
Senior Shannon Brady scored the game winner late against Franklin & Marshall (Photo David Sinclair/David Sinclair Photography)
This weekend in Gettysburg College fall sports: Friday, October 20: Men’s Cross Country at Lebanon Valley Invitational-4:30p.m. Women’s Cross Country at Lebanon Valley Invitational-4:30p.m. Football at Johns Hopkins University-7:30p.m. Saturday, October 21: Volleyball at Swarthmore College-12:00p.m. Field Hockey at Swarthmore College-1:00p.m. Volleyball vs. University of Scranton at Swarthmore College-2:00p.m. Men’s Soccer at Swarthmore College-4:00p.m. Women’s Soccer at Swarthmore College-7:00p.m.
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