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Blasts from the past This week in 1928, one of the professors went on his sabbatical and went on a trip around the world. Dr. Sanders, a philosophy professor, went to the west coast, stopping at National Parks like Yosemite and the Grand Canyons. He and his wife then went to San Francisco and took a boat to Hawaii. From there, they went to Japan. During their boat ride, a typhoon passed where the ship was sailing, which the crew was barely able to have time to avoid it because of a telegram they received. When Dr. Sanders was finished in Japan, he went to China, the Philippines, India, Turkey, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Greece, and Italy. Now you know one thing professors do during their sabbatical! This week in 1938, the swimming pool in Weidensall Hall was opened after some improvements. Part of the wall had been added to make the pool more sanitary and there was now more equipment available such as rafts. They also considered creating co-ed swimming hours in the pool. That year, they had two life guards for the year. This week in 1978, Schmucker Library did its annual orientation for first-year students. The idea to have an orientation was first discussed in 1970, as the library staff felt like it would help the first-years learn their way around the library and some resources the library offered. In 1972, they had the first orientation, but this first program had many critics from around campus. The library created a new program for the class of 1982 that was not mandatory. This program received better responses than the original. This week in 1998, Elie Wiesel, a famous human rights advocate who survived the Holocaust and wrote dozens of books about his experiences, delivered a speech entitled ‘Against Indifference’ in the Chapel. Wiesel received the 1997 Eisenhower Leadership Prize from Gettysburg College and the Eisenhower World Affair Institute. Wiesel emphasized the silence of the world during the Holocaust, and was asked what people can do today to prevent another Holocaust, which Wiesel responded, “The key word is memory. If we remember what people can do to others, we can prevent it. I fight for human rights, and memory is a basic human right.” These archived “blasts from the past” were compiled by staff writer Shannon Zeltmann utilizing Special Collections in Musselman Library.
Friday, September 21, 2018
September 21, 2018
College Union B u i l d i n g Grand Opening
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College closes DUI investigation without charges B y B enjamin P ontz E ditor -I n -C hief
Students use the photo booth at the CUB grand opening. (Photo Mary Frasier/The Gettysburgian) President of Student night, the Bullet Hole offered B y P hoebe D oscher a dinner special, a s’mores Senate Nick Arbaugh ‘20 S taff W riter bar was provided, students was pleased with the event’s Students gathered hopped on inflatables in the success: "I thought the event around the fire, listening to Ballroom, and the movie went swimmingly. It was a live music performed by 3 “Ocean’s Eight” played in great utilization of a great Shades of Blue and enjoying the Junction. space, and I'm happy that ice cream from Half Pint Marisa Balanda Senate was able to help to celebrate the Grand ‘ 2 1 , S e c r e t a r y o f t h e make it happen. My only Opening of the College event’s co-sponsor Student critique is that the it needed Union Building (CUB) Senate scooped ice cream some Phil Collins (either the night of Saturday, late Saturday night on the Genesis or his solo stuff) or September 15th. CUB patio and voiced her maybe Rush or something. S p o n s o r e d b y thoughts on the event: “We In all seriousness though, it S t u d e n t S e n a t e , t h e [Student Senate] are looking was a terrific way to christen Interfraternity Council, and forward to how this building the CUB." Panhellenic Council, this will touch the community.” Students are now opening included activities Among the night’s a b l e t o u s e t h e n e w l y to get students excited about a c t i v i t i e s , g a m e n i g h t r e n o v a t e d C U B w h i c h utilizing the newly finalized with big yard games was n o w i n c l u d e s t h e n e w addition to the CUB at available to students, as Bullet Hole and space for the heart of Gettysburg’s well as a photo booth with the Garthwait Leadership campus. festive blue and orange hats Center and the Center for Throughout the and other accessories. Career Development.
12 clubs face derecognition after missing first three Senate meetings B y G auri M angala N ews E ditor Monday, Sept. 17’s meeting of Student Senate marked the first meeting of the semester in which the organization had a full quorum after the executive board officially installed the Class of 2022 officers and senators-at-large. Class of 2022 Officers: -President: Andrew Adam -Vice President: Lauren Dardick -Senators: Courtney Cholewa, Daegan Wilcox, Jarek McCuff and Nishat Tasnim Senators-at-Large: -Erick Cabrera ’21 -Nadine Snyder ’21 -Garrett Goodwin ’21 -Rock Swartz ’22 -Giacomo Coppola ’22 -Shane Carley ’22 -Lauren Dardick ’22 Senate President Nick Arbaugh ’20 also announced that Ivana Lopez Espinosa ’19 had been appointed as a senator for the Class of 2019. Arbaugh then notified the body that white mold was found
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in Hanson basement, resulting in a collective groan in the room from students that remembered the mold fiasco of the previous semester. Arbaugh had club representatives split into their seven affinity groups (Cultural, Social, Political, Religious, Service, Art & Music, Academic) to discuss possible candidates for their leaders, who will be given full voting power once appointed. Senate was presented with two budgets: -Comic Book Club: $4,000 for a guest speaker at ‘LinCon’ on Nov. 3; full amount allotted -China Club: $100 reimbursement for food at club meeting; $0 allotted Parliamentarian Abby Hauer ’21 presented the new constitutional amendment proposals surrounding the installment of affinity group leaders and the combining of Senate committees, including Safety and Sustainability, and Public Relations and
Information Technology. Senator Grace Wenzel motioned to table the proposals for next week’s meeting and the motioned pass unanimously. Shortly after the meeting, Secretary Marisa Balanda ’21 sent out an email to all club representatives stating that 12 organizations had missed the first three meetings of Student Senate and are expected to attend an attendance hearing in front of the executive board on Friday, Sept. 21 at which they will face derecognition. The clubs are as follows: -Beekeeping Club -Economics Research Club -Entrepreneurs Club -Film Society -Muslim Student Association -Nerd Nation -Phoenix Rising -Refugee Action Committee -Rotaract -Ski Club -Smart Women’s Securities -Vegan/Vegetarian Club
Gettysburg College administrators have closed their investigation into a vehicle crash that occurred on campus last October with no conduct proceedings against the fraternity at which the driver of the car, who was 19 at the time, said he consumed alcohol before the accident. According to a Gettysburg Borough Police report obtained through an open records request under Pennsylvania's Rightto-Know Law, a 19-year old college sophomore to whom we'll refer in this story as Jonathan (his first name) overturned an Acura MDX at the "T" intersection of West Lincoln Avenue and a road leading to the Quarry Pavilion shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. According to a subsequent blood test, Jonathan had a blood alcohol content of 0.201, more than twice the legal limit for someone of age and ten times the legal limit for someone under 21. At the scene of the accident, Jonathan told police that he had consumed alcohol at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity house, which is also on West Lincoln Avenue. At the time of the incident, Jonathan had recently completed the pledging process to join SAE. After an investigation by Gettysburg Borough Police, Jonathan was charged with three counts of driving under the influence as well as violating the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code's requirement that one drives at a "safe speed," and for purchasing an alcoholic beverage as a minor. Jonathan is currently in Pennsylvania's A c c e l e r a t e d R e h a b i l i t a t i v e Disposition (ARD) program for the first four charges, which will result in their expungement from his criminal record upon completion of the program, and the fifth charge was severed and dismissed. His driver's license was suspended for three months, and he is required to pay $2,599.15 in court costs. J o n a t h a n declined to speak to The Gettysburgian on the record about the incident. Gettysburg's conduct policy states that students will receive
nine points for drinking and driving and/or being charged with DUI by the police. At ten total points, students are required to take a leave of absence from the school and may face additional proceedings before the Student Conduct Review Board. Due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), student conduct records are protected from public disclosure, but campus directory information shows that Jonathan was off campus last spring and returned to classes this semester. College Investigation A f t e r t h e police concluded its investigation, the college conducted its own investigation to determine if violations of college policy occurred. Director of Student Activities & Greek Life Jonathan Allen said that, because of a memorandum of understanding between the college and Gettysburg Borough Police, the college's Department of Public Safety (DPS) had to wait until the conclusion of the police investigation before conducting its own, which inhibited its ability to determine who was responsible for furnishing the alcohol to Jonathan and thus whether the fraternity bore responsibility for serving alcohol to underage students, which would violate both college policy and Greek Life judicial guidelines. "It came down to the inability for DPS to have a proper investigation," Allen said, "and the inability of the police to find enough evidence to charge someone with serving." The college began the formal stages of its official inquiry after receiving the police report around the beginning of the calendar year 2018. After the initial investigation, the college decided not to pursue conduct charges; over the summer, Allen held follow-up conversations with several members of the chapter’s current and former leadership. At this point, he said the college considers the investigation closed as it did not find sufficient evidence to bring conduct proceedings against the chapter or any individuals for serving alcohol to someone who was underage. -Continued on next page-
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Conversation with Queer Assembly coordinator Anna Perry B y J ulia C hin S taff W riter On Aug. 31, Gettysburg College held its first Queer Assembly. On that Friday night after the first week of classes, everyone seemed grateful to have a break to just relax and get to know one another better. Standing, sitting, and snacking, an assortment of students of all identities came to the event. Discussion around the circle included friendly introductions and jokes, but there also was a significant amount of s ym p a thy s har ed as queer students spoke of some of the negative experiences that have affected their daily lives on Gettysburg’s campus. After everyone broke into their own social circles, I got to sit down with Anna Perry ‘21, the studentprogram coordinator who provided the impetus for this event. They explained that their reason for hosting the queer assembly began when they were an orientation ambassador for the Mosaic program (a pre-orientation designed to help underrepresented students transition into college). As an ambassador, they had five mentees, but said that they were close with all of about 30 students who attended the orientation. Perry recounted their conversation that ensued upon seeing some of these students saddened on the first day of regular firstyear orientation, after the students asked them if queer people on this campus were treated
differently. “It was the first day of orientation,” Perry said. “They had just come from their icebreakers, and they were people of color, they were queer, they were first-generation, you know? They were vulnerable. And they came to me, and they were like, ‘People stare at us when we walk by, they get quiet.’ I sat with them in Servo today for dinner, and all the tables around us were looking at us. Staring at us just because we are different.” After these students agreed with Perry that they were already beginning to feel separated from nonqueer students, Perry decided to take action, saying, “I was just really heartbroken about it cause we had just had this amazing orientation where there was this great community building. We were all so close. We were all talking about our identity, and it was really beautiful. And it’s still not enough because this campus still doesn’t want us here. And so I was like, ‘I need to do something because this can’t keep going on.’ I went to the director of the LGBTQA+ center and was like, ‘Can I just hold an event as soon as possible just where queer kids can be themselves and you know just be respected for who they are?’” “So it was inspired by that event,” Perry continued, “but it’s serving a purpose that I’ve been trying to fulfill for a long time, which is that the queer community
Anna Perry (Photo Mary Frasier/The Gettysburgian) on this campus is really campus think that if you discordant. It’s in crisis. g o t o o u t e r s p a c e [ t h e T i f f a n y L a n e [ f o r m e r student club designated director of the Office of a s a s a f e s p a c e f o r LGBTQA Advocacy and students of all identities], Education] left, so there in many years past since is no queer liaison in this its inception, it’s been college. She was there seen as a primarily white for us, which I didn’t space and a primarily even know as a freshman. very political space. And I d i d n ’ t k n o w w h o t o so people feel like they go to, so I didn’t go to c a n ’ t b e q u e e r o n t h i s a n y o n e . I a s s i m i l a t e d , campus because there’s and that was miserable only way to be queer on for me. I was so unhappy, this campus, which is like and I know that there are a white lesbian or, you g o i n g t o b e f r e s h m e n know, something along who are going to feel that those lines. I think that pressure to assimilate, people don’t realize how and I want to give them many closeted people are another option. I want at this school. There are t h e m t o f e e l l i k e t h e y so many of us here but don’t have to assimilate. coming out: that’s a task! I just need to start doing You’re taking on a lot. something.” You’re not just saying Perry shared that ‘I hope people what they felt was one of accept me for who I am,’ the student body’s main you’re saying ‘I’m taking stereotypes regarding on the responsibility the queer community: of educating everyone “I think people on this a r o u n d m e ’ b e c a u s e
the college isn’t taking the initiative to do that. So those are some stereotypes that I see on this college, and it’s sad, but I see why they’re being made because I think people have been trying, but we need to do better to make these spaces inclusive for everyone.” On a larger scale, Anna spoke of adversities that the queer community faces off campus and the sense of isolation present when they return to their hometown during the college’s academic breaks: “I don’t have a community to go to that validates me. I think this is one of the biggest problems with queer kids: they don’t have that automatic community, and that’s why events like this are so important to simply validate their existence. Everywhere
we go, we’re told that we don’t exist, that we’re disgusting, that we should die.” Finally, I asked Anna if there was anything they would like to say to Gettysburg College community on a whole. They had this to say in response: “If you have every felt like you couldn’t be completely honest about who you are or how you feel, I’ve been there, and you don’t have to lie about that. There are people here that want to help you, and I’m sorry that you’re in an environment where it’s hard to be honest about your life, but literally just come to me, and I will be here for you and respect your experience.”
College unable to conduct 'proper investigation' into DUI, closes inquiry without charges against fraternity -Continued from previous page-
"Because the police did not charge anyone or make any mention to us of possible serving, we used that and the inability for DPS to conduct a proper investigation and decided not to move forward with charging," Allen said. While legal proceedings must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, college judicial proceedings utilize a "preponderance of the evidence" standard that requires a conclusion that it is more likely than not a policy violation occurred to find an individual or organization responsible. Asked about the differing evidentiary standards, Allen simply reiterated that the "decision was made not to move forward with the conduct process." He said he was not involved in making that decision and was not able to state who made it, but said it came from "upper administration in College Life." (At the time of the incident, Allen was Assistant Director of Student Activities & Greek Life; he was promoted to Director at the end of the 201718 academic year when Joe Gurreri, the former director, moved to a
position as a Major Gifts Officer.) Despite not being involved in making it, Allen said, "I stand by the decision that was made." SAE's Safeguards
Michael DeFeo '19, who is currently SAE's president and was vice president last fall, said that he does not know whether alcohol was served to Jonathan that evening as he was asleep at the time of the incident. D e F e o emphasized that SAE has four sober monitors whose job is to "patrol the event and make sure things are healthy and safe and that no one is getting out of hand or doing anything dangerous" on duty during each of its social events as well as two TIPStrained alcohol servers who are responsible to serve alcohol only to individuals with wristbands indicating that they are over 21 years of age. However, those individuals' duty ends at the conclusion of the event, which was prior to the incident on Oct. 29. "We can't necessarily control every individual decision that a person makes long after
the safeguards are gone," DeFeo said, noting that the sober monitors who were on duty would have concluded their responsibilities at around 2:00 a.m. while the incident occurred shortly before 2:30 a.m. "We try to limit people's options to hurt themselves." D e F e o acknowledged that the system is not perfect and can break down if someone under 21 steals a wristband, if someone with a wristband gets a drink for someone under 21, if the servers have a "lapse in concentration," or if underage students – knowing they cannot drink at the event – engage in excessive drinking before the event and arrive intoxicated. Because he was not president at the time of the incident and thus was not involved in followup conversations, DeFeo said he does not know whether any of those situations occurred. As of the time of the incident, SAE was on deferred social probation for two separate incidents in which those procedures did not work: on Sept. 19, 2017, the chapter pled responsible for violating the sober monitor policy the previous weekend as one of its members who was supposed to
be serving in that role admitted to drinking while on duty and not being present at the function, which led to the chapter being placed on deferred social probation through Nov. 16; and, on Oct. 15, the chapter was found responsible for a violation of the wristbanding policy after several students who were underage were found to have wristbands indicating they were of age to drink, which resulted in a oneweek extension of the chapter's deferred social probation through Nov. 23. The preceding spring, the chapter was found responsible for serving an underage individual alcohol, which resulted in five weeks of deferred social probation. While deferred social probation has no tangible repercussions, it means that if a chapter is found responsible for a related violation during the period of deferred probation, social probation – which prohibits the chapter from hosting social events – is automatically imposed for a pre-stipulated period of time. That did not occur in this case as the Interfraternity Council Judicial Board determined that the wristbanding violation was not related to the
sober monitor violation, so, instead of imposing social probation, it simply extended the deferred probation by a week. SAE's Response
After learning of the DUI incident, DeFeo said the chapter met the following day to discuss how it could provide support to Jonathan as well as what it could do to safeguard against a similar situation in the future. Ultimately, in addition to dismissing Jonathan as a member of the fraternity, the chapter settled on requiring each member to relinquish his car keys to the chapter risk manager on Friday evening for them to be locked away until Saturday morning and then again on Saturday evening to be returned Sunday morning. DeFeo said that the idea came from one of the chapter's members and that it was adopted without pushback as the members acknowledged the gravity of what had occurred. Alluding to the key confiscation procedure, Allen said that he is "comfortable" with the organization's response. For his part, DeFeo said he is "very
confident" the procedure would prevent a similar incident in the future. "This was a serious event, and everyone understood that," DeFeo said. "And if it were to happen again, it could be far worse." News Editor Gauri Mangala contributed to this report. Editor's Note: The last name of the student involved in the DUI incident has been withheld to minimize the potential harm to that student associated with permanent publication of information surrounding the incident. After I met with him, I made the decision to publish his first name only in an effort to balance the need for a transparent and accurate presentation of the facts with the long-term personal considerations associated with digital permanence. I consulted with several senior members of The Gettysburgian's editorial board as well as staff advisors, but, ultimately, the final decision rested with me, as editor-inchief. Questions or concerns may be sent to editors@gettysburgian. com. (-B. Pontz)
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B y N icole D e J acimo C ontributing W riter Last Thursday, Gauri Mangala and Ben Pontz, News Editor and Editor-in-Chief of The Gettysburgian, respectively, sat down with Presidential Search Committee Chair Charlie Scott on the newspaper’s podcast On Target to discuss the status of Gettysburg’s search for President Janet Morgan Riggs’ successor, a daunting task given her long and distinguished tenure at the college. P r e s i d e n t Riggs announced her retirement last spring, which will take effect next spring after 11 years of presidential service and more than 30 years of affiliation with the college as a student, faculty member, administrator, and finally president. S h o r t l y thereafter, Scott was appointed the head of the search committee, appropriate given his decade-long affiliation with the Alumni Board of Directors, the final four years of which he served as its chair and representative on the College Board of Trustees, and subsequent service as Vice Chair of the Board. Scott looked for
diversity and a gender balance as he looked over the recommendations to form the Presidential Search Committee (PSC). The team now consists of 13 members: seven from the Board of Trustees, one student, three faculty members, one support staff member, and one administrator. T h i s f a l l marks the beginning of the search phase as applications are sent in, and Gettysburg actively seeks out applicants who “were unaware of their interest,” Scott quipped. Going into the winter, the committee will begin the interviewing stage of the process in which it will meet with 15 to 20 applicants of those who generally meet their criteria. Finally, nearing spring, the committee will narrow a set of “finalists” and ultimately make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees. Throughout the process, Scott made it clear that all the campus community still has a say in the Presidential Search and can send in questions and comments online. W i t h t h e community’s input, Scott and his team have determined a few themes they hope a candidate can fulfill, including:
H a v e t h e confidence and strength to not only lead but also learn and ask for advice from others Create strong relationships and partnerships outside the college with other colleges and educational institutions Can understand and build on the college’s brand and make it an elite nationally known school Turn Gettysburg into a campus with enough diversity, so that the college does not have to strive for it, but will simply live in a diverse community naturally Partner with others to work on financial sustainability and have a strong senior leadership staff This person can come from any background, not just academia or more specifically an alumnus of Gettysburg College, Scott said. What Scott stressed the most is, regardless of this person’s background, they must be able to “listen, learn and u nderstand the culture of higher education and at Gettysburg” to adapt to the Gettysburg community before wanting to mandate change.
B y G auri M angala N ews E ditor Monday, Sept. 10’s meeting of Student Senate flew by in half an hour. Without the ability to vote on budgets or policy changes before having quorum, which will begin when the firstyear senators are added, the agenda was light for the body. Treasurer Haley Gluhanich ’19 announced that the estimated cost of the water bottle fillers was overestimated and the extra money will go towards putting machines in Stevens,
Patrick, and Musselman Hall. President Nick Arbaugh ’20 updated the room on the Presidential Search, and expressed his dismay over the lack of attendance at the last student forum. He went on to announce the committee chair appointments: -Sustainability:Nadine Snyder -Student Safety:Alex Xie -Public Relations :Kurtis Grey -CLAC:Elijah Fernandez -IT:Grace Wenzel -Diversity:Josh Gonzalez
-Opinions:Kayla Julio -Academic:Katherine Cramer -Career Liaison:Garrett Goodwin Arbaugh also encouraged senators to sign up to volunteer for the CUB Grand Opening, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15. Student Senate elections for first-year senators will take place over the next week. The next Student Senate meeting will take place Sept. 17.
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Student Senate flies College holds 2018 t h r o u g h m e e t i n g Homecoming Weekend
September 3, 2018 (Monday)
B y G auri M angala N ews E ditor This weekend, from Sept. 21 to 23, Gettysburg College will be holding its annual Homecoming Weekend for alumni to come back and celebrate their alma mater. This year will celebrate the five year anniversary for the graduating class of 2013. Alumni from 1951 all the way to 2018 will be back on campus taking part in the vast amount of events held over the weekend. However, this homecoming will be a
bit different, as it will be celebrating the legacy of President Janet Morgan Riggs ’77. “The biggest piece of this year is celebrating the successful conclusion of the fundraising campaign [that] just wrapped u p th r ee mo n th s ag o , ” said Joe Lynch ’85, the Executive Director of Alumni Relations. The campaign celebration will be held on Saturday evening under the tent on Memorial Field. The event is set to have about 400 attendees from
all over the world who donated to the campaign. For current students on campus there are also opportunities to interact with alumni. There will be many open houses and networking opportunities for alumni to connect with the current student body over their shared alma mater. Lynch remarked, “I love seeing people coming back and enjoying the campus they spent four years on, particularly people who span such a wide range of college history.”
DPS Crime Log
● Liquor Laws: False Identification Card at Musselman Hall; Closed - Referred to SRR ● Fraud/Identity Theft at Patrick Hall; Closed Referred to Gettysburg Borough Police (GPD)
● Liquor Laws: Underage Consumption at Paul Hall; ● Liquor Law Violation/Underage Consumption Closed - Referred to SRR Disorderly Conduct/Urinating in Public on West Water Street at Monument Alley; Closed: September 9, 2018 (Sunday) Citation Pending by Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Referred to SRR ● Hate Crime/Other Assaults - Not Aggravated: ● Larceny: All Other Larceny at College Apartments Intimidation Trespass: Defiant Bias Related: Race; Bike Rack; Closed: No identifiable; Suspect Referred Closed - Referred to SRR to GPD ● Liquor Laws: Underage Consumption at Paul Hall; September 11, 2018 (Tuesday) Closed: Pending Citation by GPD and Referred to SRR ● All Other Offenses: Harassment: Telephone at Paxton Hall; Closed - Referred to GPD September 15, 2018 (Saturday)
September 5, 2018 (Wednesday)
September 12, 2018 (Wednesday)
● Assault: Aggravated - Hands, Fists, Feet Etc./ Liquor Laws: Underage Consumption at PublicClery: West Water Street; Closed - Referred to Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) September 4, 2018 (Tuesday)
● Assault: Other Assaults - Not Aggravated: Harassment: Stalking at Campus: Exterior: Outside: Grass Area South of Musselman Hall; Closed Referred to SRR September 7, 2018 (Friday) ● All Other Offenses: Harassment-Stalking at Paul Hall; Closed: Referred to Title IX Office ● All Other Offenses: Harassment at Paul Hall; Closed: No Suspects or Witnesses September 8, 2018 (Saturday)
● Sex Offense/Fondling Liquor Laws/Underage Consumption All Other Offenses: Harassment at ● Larceny/Theft of Consumable Goods at Dining Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Closed: Referred to GPD Center; Open- Under Investigation by Department ● All Other Offenses: Harassment: Telephone at of Public Safety (DPS) Huber Hall; Closed - No Identifiable Suspect ● Drug Abuse Violations: Possession with Intent to Deliver: Marijuana Possession of Paraphernalia September 16, 2018 (Sunday) Liquor Laws: Underage Possession of Alcohol at 223 Carlisle Street; Closed - Referred to SRR and GPD ● Liquor Laws: Underage Consumption at Patrick Hall; Closed - Pending Citation by GPD/Referred September 13, 2018 (Thursday) to SRR ● Larceny: Theft from Coin Operated Device/ ● Drug Abuse Violations: Possession: Marijuana at Vandalism at Musselman Hall; Closed - No Suspects College Avenue; Closed: Referred to GPD or Witnesses September 14, 2018 (Friday)
Compiled by Kaley Michael, Staff Writer
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Homecoming Weekend 2018 Events Listing
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Musselman Library Exhibits Musselman Library 9:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Legacy Admissions Experience Multiple Locations 9:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. Special Collections Open House Special Collections, 4th Floor Musselman Library 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Schmucker Art Gallery Exhibits Schmucker Art Gallery
The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825 On display September 4 through December 9, 2018 Face to Face: Carl Beam and Andy Warhol On display September 4 through November 10, 2018 Curated by Keira Koch ‘19 Noon– 8:00 p.m. Registration & Welcome Center Lobby, College Union Building (CUB/ SUB) 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. YES WE CAN: A Panel Highlighting Intersectional Women in STEM Bowen Auditorium, McCreary Hall, Room 115 3:00 p.m. Friends of Mathematics Tea Glatfelter Hall, Room 204
6:00– 8:00 p.m. 11:45 a.m. Shabbat Service and Dinner 5th Reunion Photo Hillel House, corner of Carlisle and Steps of Pennsylvania Hall Stevens streets Rain Location: Bream Gym 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Class of 2018 First Reunion & Senior Class Gift Campaign Kickoff The Attic 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. 5th Reunion Friday Social Science Center Lobby
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
12:00 – 2:30 p.m. 5th Reunion Picnic Lunch Lawn and Jaeger Center Patio between the Jaeger Center and The Attic Rain Location: The Attic 1:00 p.m. Football vs. McDaniel Musselman Stadium 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Lambda Chi Alpha Alumni Cookout Chapter House
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast Lobby, College Union Building (CUB/ 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. SUB) Garthwait Leadership Center Open House College Union Building, Room 202 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Registration & Welcome Center Lobby, College Union Building 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Center for Career Engagement Open (CUB/SUB) House College Union Building, Room 204 8:00 a.m. Bike Ride with Professor Josef Brandauer 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and Craig Lair Please meet on South side of Penn Hall Office of Multicultural Engagement Open House and Alumni Dedication Mosaic House, 102 West Water Street 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Women’s Lacrosse Alumnae Informal 3:00– 5:00 p.m. Networking Opportunity LGBTQ+ Community Reception Bream Wright Hauser, Room 100 QHouse, 239 Carlisle Street 10:00 a.m. 3:00– 5:00 p.m. Alumni Baseball Game FIJI Open House Kirchhoff Field Chapter House 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Special Collections Open House Special Collections, 4th Floor Musselman APO Iota Omicron Alumni Social Glatfelter Lodge Library
10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Schmucker Art Gallery Exhibits P s y c h o l o g y A n n u a l H o m e c o m i n g Schmucker Art Gallery Colloquium Bowen Auditorium, McCreary The Plains of Mars: Hall, Room 115 European War Prints, 1500-1825 Featured speaker: James M. Taylor, PhD O n d i s p l a y S e p t e m b e r 4 t h r o u g h Gettysburg December 9, 2018 College Class of 2009 Face to Face: Carl Beam and Andy 4:00 p.m. Warhol Benefactors Wall Ceremony On display September 4 through Benefactors Wall November 10, 2018 Curated by Keira Koch ‘19 5:00 p.m. Friday at 5 10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. The Junction and Bullet Hole, College Chemistry Reception inHonor of Bill Union Building Parker & Joe Grzybowski Science Center Lobby 5:00 p.m. Visionary Gettysburgian & Benefactors 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Circle Dinner – Women’s Lacrosse Alumnae warm-ups By Invitation Clark Field Paul Recital Hall 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. FIJI House Corporation Meeting Homecoming Networking Social/FASH/ Chapter House Study Abroad Reunion The Dive, Jaeger Center 11:30 a.m. Women’s Lacrosse Alumnae Game 5:30 p.m. Clark Field Hall of Athletic Honor Reception, Inductions, Dinner 11:30 a.m.– 1:30 p.m. College Union Building Ballroom All Campus Lunch Dining Center
4:00 – 5:30 p.m., remarks at 4:30 p.m. Musselman Library Student Employee Social Library Apse, Main Floor 6:00 p.m. Campaign Celebration –By Invitation Memorial Field 8:00 p.m. Class of 2013 Pub Tour Various locations 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. All -Campus Party The Attic Host provider
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23 10:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m. Special Collections Open House Musselman Library 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Musselman Library Exhibits Open Musselman Library
10:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. Herron Fund Donor Appreciation Brunch The Atrium 5:00 p.m. Homecoming Mass Christ Chapel
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Abe Parker performed at the Junction for the first Coffeehouse Series event of the semester (Photo Mary Frasier/The Gettysburgian) B y L izzie H obbs C ontributing W riter
N e s t l e d between Commons and the Bullet Hole, the newly renovated space known as the Junction has been furnished with comfortable chairs and tables, outlets galore, and a brand new stage for live performances. On Thursday, Sept. 6, the stage was broken-in by singer-songwriter Abe Parker, as part of the Campus Activity Board’s (CAB) new Coffeehouse Series. P a r k e r described his style as a “John Mayer/Ed Sheeran vibe,” which added a cozy, coffee shop-esque feeling to the Junction. His music provided a playlist of sorts for students studying in the Junction that evening, opening with an original love song titled “Dance With Me.” After his performance of such an upbeat and romantic song, he quickly transitioned into another original song, “Happy Ever After Fail,” which he explained was his answer to the music industry producing, “no good songs for single people.” As Parker
continued to play, more Gettysburg students filed into the space, with applause coming even from students in Bullet after the end of each song. T h e CAB-sponsored Coffeehouse Series is in collaboration with the Mug Club, a new opportunity for students on campus. Mugs that have been handmade by a local ceramic artist will go on sale during the first week of October, and for $30 each, members of the Mug Club will receive a handmade mug, $0.75 off all drinks at the Commons, and a free specialty drink created for each Coffeehouse Series performance. After CAB introduced the newly-created Mug Club during a brief intermission, Abe Parker returned once more to the stage for the second half of his performance. He opened with an original song called “Maggie McGee,” in which he described what his life would be like if he were a girl, concluding that, “My name would be Maggie McGee, and I’d work at a pizza shop.” Parker then launched into a string of acoustic covers,
including Nat King Cole’s “LOVE” and “Blackbird” by the Beatles, followed by an original song, “Cali,” which he wrote about his friendship with a homeless man whom he helped begin the process of rehabilitation. The man, named Cali, got in touch with Parker a year ago to let him know that his life had turned around for the better and that he is now serving as a youth pastor. Parker ended his set with a cover of Bill Withers’ “Lean on Me,” which was greeted by applause, and said goodnight to the audience. Esmeralda Orndorff ‘22, said she “really enjoyed the performance” and would “definitely come to another,” also noting that it introduced her to a “new place to study” that she otherwise wouldn’t have known about. Her tablemates, Grace Gallagher ‘22 and Haley Bechtel ‘22, shared similar sentiments, with Gallagher adding that the performance was a “nice break” from a hectic first couple weeks of classes.
Students and community members alike came out to Waldo’s on Friday, September 7 to experience Nicaraguan food and art. The event was put on by Project Gettysburg-León (PGL) to help raise money for their Children’s Education Project in Nicaragua. Waldo’s filled with people eager for a taste of Nicaraguan culture, and the lively chatter created a warm and friendly atmosphere despite the inclement weather. Lizzie Hobbs ‘21 described Waldo’s as a “really unique space in as small a town as Gettysburg” and “a great place to be around creative people.” The main dish was a tortilla on which you could add a variety of fillings, and the desserts included doughnuts and a savory candy called Pulparindo. Two special drinks were added to the menu in honor of the event: a hibiscus soda and an arroz con piña, a pineappleinspired drink. Although the food was delicious, the main part of the evening revolved around the art. The walls of Waldo’s were covered in bright photographs depicting typical Nicaraguan culture as well as colorful paintings done by both Nicaraguan and local artists. One of the artists from Nicaragua
was Marlon Moreno who came to the United States through a grant and is studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Moreno is one of the lucky ones as many of his fellow Nicaraguan artists were prevented from coming to the United States because of the civil unrest plaguing his country. “This is getting big,” Moreno stated, explaining that the United Nations just held a meeting to discuss the problems in Nicaragua. The leading organizer of the event, Littlestown School Area English teacher Jessica Woodard, has been to Nicaragua twice. She stated that the problems in Nicaragua stem from President Daniel Ortega, who has been making radical economic changes leading to peaceful protests. Since the protests started this past spring, Ortega has responded aggressively, taking over three hundred innocent lives. Because of this, schools have been closed since April and children have no place to learn. Jill Rakowicz, a local art teacher who went to Nicaragua in 2015, helped teach Nicaraguan children art at their nonprofit school, Xuchialt. She stressed how their crisis is “damaging to the economy as tourism is a main source of income.” With the streets not safe
enough for children, many tourists will decide they no longer want to come. In an effort to help, PGL organized this event to raise money to provide a safe place for Nicaraguan children to go and learn. All of the art is being sold at Waldo’s until October 1 as well as at Salsa on the Square on September 28. “I love the people of Nicaragua, the country, and friends I’ve made there with other artists,” Woodard said when describing what motivated her to plan this event. Through her actions, she was able to spread word to the town and students on campus. This event demonstrates how people hear about events in town through posters and word-ofmouth, helping to spread awareness about important issues. Izzy Fiore ‘21, who attended the Waldo’s event, said, “I like to support other CPS events that are going on.” Student desire to get involved and be a part of something is a defining characteristic of the Gettysburg College community. The Waldo’s fundraiser for Nicaragua was about more than eating great food and admiring beautiful art; it was about how a culture and a community have come together to support an important cause.
Do you exercise your freedom to read? B y L auren B radford M usselman L ibrary
Have you read the ‘Harry Potter’ Series by J.K. Rowling or ‘The Hunger Games’ Trilogy? What about ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak or ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury? These books and many others have been challenged and even banned in schools, libraries, and bookstores across the world by people who have objected to them. But did you know that more than half of all challenged books contain diverse
content? By banning these books, hundreds of stories are being silenced. What would we be missing if their voices were never heard? To find out more about books that have been challenged or banned, visit the library’s two Banned Books Week displays this coming week from September 24 to the 28! Browse through the cart on the main floor and exercise your right to read by checking out a book that has been banned or challenged across the country. Make sure you try your hand at guessing
which famous ‘banned book’ has snippets of its text sealed in a jar. All correct guesses will be entered into a drawing for a $25 bookstore gift card! Then head down to the ground floor for an interactive activity board to test out your ‘banned book’ knowledge and let us know which ‘banned book’ has impacted you most. If you want to know more about fighting censorship and what books were challenged and banned this year, visit the American Library Association website or ask a librarian!
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International Food Festival combines culture and cusisine B y P hoebe D oscher S taff W riter
As part of the College Activities Board (CAB) and Dining Services’ yearly traditions, Servo was decked out with festive decorations and filled with cuisine from around the world on Friday, September 14 for the International Food Festival. This year’s event was hosted inside the Dining Center, as opposed to the typical street fair setting on Lincoln Avenue, due to weather concerns. Regardless, students spent 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. enjoying the various multi-cultural offerings on Servo’s menu. Abigail Winston ‘19 attended the Food Festival for the first time this year and was
not disappointed by this campus tradition: “It’s really fun! I can’t get enough food. I just wish it were outside.” Students took this opportunity to fill their plates to the brim with various cuisines, and some even went back for second or third helpings. Fan favorites of the night included the sushi, steamed bun, and acai bowl. Besides food from countries around the world, including Japan, Korea, and the Caribbean, one section of Servo was dedicated to a popcorn station with spices, sponsored by McCormick Spices. Many students, including Zach De Besche ‘22, were pleased with the amount and quality of worldly food options available.
“I’ve never been more excited about all the different things,” Besche said. “I didn’t skip anything, and I usually would.” Servo was filled with decorations celebrating international food in honor of this event, including balloons, tablecloths, and various signs with quotes about international cuisine or sayings in multiple languages. The Food Festival was easily accessible to Gettysburg’s students, as they were able to use a meal swipe or pay $13 for unlimited food. In addition to the food, CAB planned activities including live performance, a Henna artist, and international music throughout the night.
Inclement weather moved the International Food Festival indoors, but there was still a wide variety of cuisine available (Photo Samantha Hann/The Gettysburgian)
Bob Ross alive at paint night
Students enjoyed a CAB-spoonsored evening of painting, mocktails, and cheese inspired by Bob Ross (Photo Mary Frasier/The Gettysburgian) B y S am S hourds Danielle Sicotte ‘22, The spirit of Bob Ross who commented that she was very much alive, C ontributing W riter
On Friday, September 7, a downpour ensued as 60 plus Gettysburgians gathered outside the Attic for a famous Gettysburg College Paint Night. Participants were promised “painting materials, mocktails and cheese” while they painted along with beloved American painter, Bob Ross. The Campus Activities Board (CAB) planned the event with two seatings, one from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and another from 9 to 10:30 p.m., accommodating 60 painters each. Prospective painters arrived up to 40 minutes early to ensure their place at a canvas. One such painter was
was “feeling excited” and “looking forward to relaxing with Bob Ross.” Upon entering the venue, participants were greeted by CAB members serving sparkling grape juice, various cheeses, crackers, and grapes at the bar. The atmosphere was filled with eager painters and Bob Ross enthusiasts sporting Bob Ross socks, shirts, and occasionally his full-on signature hair and beard. Within minutes, everyone was seated and ready to paint. And paint, they did! Throughout the 27 minute session, the painters caressed their canvases, beat the devil out of their brushes, and painted various happy little clouds and trees.
and the painters were brought together by a shared appreciation for Ross’s talent and inherent relaxing nature. O v e r a l l , spirits were high as Gettysburgians left the Attic with their paintings of Mountain Ridge Lake. Maura McCarney ‘21 came out of the event with “a newfound love for Bob Ross,” saying, “I love to do painting nights like that, so I had a great time!” Others, while contemplating throwing their work into puddles, decided that the piece of artwork they created represented the journey, and remembered that, as Bob Ross said, “We don’t make mistakes. We have happy accidents.”
New Faculty Spotlight: Problem of the Week: Cookies Aristides Dimitriou B y A udrey W hite C ontributing W riter
The English department at Gettysburg College welcomes Professor Aristides Dimitriou all the way from UC Berkeley. This semester, he is teaching English 350B: Transitional and Hemispheric American Studies -- an important topic for Dimitriou. His is an inspirational story: Dimitriou put himself through school in his hometown of Miami while working fulltime. Not necessarily the typical career path, he went “from factory worker to cook to musician to graphic designer to school teacher.” In order to go from a factory worker to a college professor, Dimitriou knew he had to work hard and that struggle was inevitable. That’s why, at Gettysburg, he wants to be there for students: “[It’s] what helped me survive when I was going through it, identifying key faculty.” Now that he has
obtained his PhD, he is not stopping there and is currently working on a book related to his dissertation. He hopes to incorporate other voices from the American periphery that are not always heard. P r o f e s s o r Dimitriou is no exception to the mantra of doing what you love and loving what you do, surrounding himself with multiethnic literature of U.S. postcolonialism as well as Caribbean literature. He describes his approach as an “emphasis on curiosity, less on recreation,” as these topics genuinely interest him both personally and professionally. The need to be happy with his career is partly what drew him to English. “We all get socialized by those closest,” he said. “Literature gives us a second opportunity to receive that from a source outside of which we are asked to conform.” P r o f e s s o r Dimitriou certainly
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Professor Aristides Dimitriou joins the English department (Photo Mary Frasier/The Gettysburgian).
seems excited about his future at Gettysburg College, especially with the school being a liberal arts college. He hopes to “establish close relationships with colleagues and students in a setting that is smaller.” Dimitriou is part of the college’s first cohort of Mellon Faculty Fellows, who “possess the experience, knowledge and skills to support underrepresented students,” Vice Provost Jack Ryan said. The fellowship funds one year of teaching a one course per semester load in a similar format to what some institutions
might have in a postdoctoral fellowship. After the first year, Mellon Faculty Fellows assume a tenure-track assistant professorship and begin the standard tenure cycle and faculty governance rotation of all Gettysburg College faculty members. After only a few weeks of classes, Dimitriou is more than impressed by the types of students he has met and taught at Gettysburg. What he likes most so far are the people. “Everybody is warm and friendly,” he said. “The students are really smart, have been bringing their all and thinking critically.”
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problemsolving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a panel of faculty judges, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest. THE RULES: The contest is open to all Gettysburg College students. Up to three people may work together on a submission. Make sure your name is on your submission and that any sources are properly cited! Send solutions to P r o f e s s o r Dimitriou comes from a working-class immigrant family and was a first-generation college student. He looks forward to “teaching and mentoring students from non-traditional backgrounds together with more traditional
bkennedy@gettysburg. edu or put solutions in the marked envelope in the hallway outside Glatfelter 215. This problem was posted on Friday, September 21 and solutions are due on Friday September 28 by 5:00 p.m THE PROBLEM: N people are getting together for a party; each is going to bring cookies. Person number one bakes 11 cookies. By coincidence, person number two bakes 12 cookies, person number three bakes 13 cookies, . . . , and person number N bakes 10 + N cookies. At the start of the party, the N people put all the cookies they baked into a pile. They discover that it is possible to divide the cookies so that all N people get the same (whole) number of cookies. What can you say about the number N of people at the party? Explain.
students [who] want to succeed in the face of adversity.” As he begins the rest of his journey at Gettysburg College, he leaves us with an appeal “to learn to never be crippled by fear. Never allow fear to eliminate your opportunities.”
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Melissa Wright of Mink’s Miracle Medicine spills the beans on ‘Pyramid Theories’ B y C harlie S ternberg Staff Writer On Saturday Sept. 29, Mink’s Miracle Medicine will be performing at Gary Owen Irish Pub in Gettysburg in support of their new album, Pyramid Theories, so I spoke with Melissa Wright of the band to learn a little bit about her and the music. Write shared a lot with me from the new direction of the band and what to expect from the new album, to ancient aliens and the Pyramids in Egypt. First, I asked Wright about the band’s new direction. When Mink’s Miracle Medicine was formed by Melissa Wright and her friend Daniel Zezeski back in 2013, the group strived to create “minimalism in country music.” Back then, the group represented an alternative to the mainstream popdominated country music; they stripped down country music to its basic essentials. Their new singles off the upcoming album, however, are noticeably more dense in instrumentation and feature more contemporary sounds. I asked Wright how the band has evolved over the last five years since those more simplistic early days. She explained how the minimalist aesthetic of the group early on was started out of necessity. The group was travelling a lot and the band only had two people, so they made music within the limitations they had. Since then, Wright has
developed more of a desire to experiment with new sounds and instruments. While she still likes to stay songfocused, their new music features more bass, piano, and keyboard. Next, I asked Wright how the creative process behind Pyramid Theories was different than the process behind their debut album House of Candles. While it took four years to get their first album out, their second album is coming out just about a year after the first one. Wright said that she ended up writing a lot of songs that didn’t fit the first album, some of which became material for Pyramid Theories. She also claimed to be in a much better place in her life now than she was when she wrote the songs for the first record. The process of putting an album together in a year was not easy, and she said the band might take more time for their next album. I wondered if the band was ever afraid of falling into a sophomore slump and failing to top themselves. Wright said, “yes and no”. She explained that the group takes an esoteric approach to writing music. “Everything is an expression of us living. We can’t let what other people think affect us because we’re just articulating our own feelings and experiences.” They try not to let any pressure bring them down. What can people expect Pyramid Theories to be like? Wright admitted that there is no cohesive theme to the overall album, but they
approached everything with a focus on songwriting and telling good stories. Daniel Zezeski also wrote and sings on one of the songs, which is a first for the group, because Wright usually handles all of the songwriting and singing. The title track of the album is already available to listen to online, so I had to ask Wright about the lyrics, which make reference to aliens and ancient roman architecture. Wright laughed and told me, “Yes, I was watching a lot of ‘Ancient Aliens’ and National Geographic documentaries about ancient cultures in Egypt and around the world.” She explained to me a theory which claims that the pyramids were built as a giant tesla cell powered by the nile, which was used to generate electricity. Wright is fascinated by these theories of ancient technology, but she assured me that this is the only song about this subject on the album. Finally, I asked Melissa Wright what Mink’s Miracle Medicine has planned for the future. Wright is looking forward to an animated stopmotion music video for “Pyramid Theories” that the band is currently working on. Although they have no specific plans for the future besides continuing to make music and perform, Wright told me that the band just wants to keep experimenting and having fun. Guess what? I got a fever! And the only prescription... is more Mink’s Miracle Medicine!
American classics like The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, or To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. There are books from countries all around the world, from Europe to Africa to Asia, including Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, or Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. There are books originally targeted at children (like Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White or The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis) or at young adults (like Looking for Alaska by John Green or The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton), or beloved fantasy epics like The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. Tolkein, the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, or the Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin. There are even a few controversial choices, love-them-or-hate-them books like the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer or Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James – which certainly will not be winning any awards for its literary merits, yet has made its author rich and successful all the same. The books on this list span continents and centuries. Some have been adapted into movies or television series. Some of them became instant best-sellers, while others never earned their authors’ fame while they were alive, or were even critically panned at first. Yet all
of them have resonated strongly enough with the American public to cement their status as famous works of fiction. In order to find out which of these books is the most loved by American readers, now through October 18 Americans can vote for which book on the list they think deserves the title of the Great American Read. PBS will also be airing several specials dedicated to the books on the list. In addition to the launch special which aired in May, starting Tuesday, September 11, PBS will be airing specials dedicated to various bookish topics, including “Heroes”, “Villains and Monsters”, “What We Do For Love”, “Other Worlds” and more, focusing on the most interesting characters, romances, worldbuilding and plotlines from the top 100. If you would like to vote for your favorite novel, voting is now open via the Great American Read website. You can also vote by creating an original post on Facebook or Twitter, using one of the official hashtags which can be found at pbs. org/the-great-americanread/. After the premiere of the first special on September 11, a toll-free phone number will also be introduced for each book on the list. On the official site you can also find the complete Top 100 list to see how many of America’s favorite novels you’ve read.
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Contributing Writer M a r v e l ’ s Avengers Infinity War is the culmination of ten years of story telling and nine cinematic franchises. Marvel began crafting its cinematic universe in 2008 with Iron Man and has only continued to grow. Over the years, audiences have been introduced to characters such as Captain America, Thor, Dr. Strange, and many more. Now, after ten years of anticipation, all of Marvel’s iconic characters get to share the big screen in Avengers Infinity War. Every Marvel movie since Iron Man has been leading up to Avengers Infinity War. Through the films, audiences have not only been introduced to new characters, but also very powerful artifacts called infinity stones. There are six infinity stones scattered around the universe: space, time, mind, soul, power, and reality. The main villain of the film, Thanos, wants to find all of the infinity stones so he can destroy half of all existing life
in the universe. It is now up to the Avengers to assemble once again to defeat Thanos. While the buildup to Avengers Infinity War over the past ten years was worth the wait, the movie does suffer from overcrowding. The idea of having ten years of movie characters come together in one epic movie might sound like a good idea on paper, but it is an incredibly hard task to execute well on screen. While I believe that the Russo brothers, who directed the film, did the best possible job with Avengers Infinity War, there are a few too many characters and subplots. That being said, the Russo brothers do a great job of giving every character a chance to shine. Additionally, all of the subplots throughout the film are very well executed, but they may be difficult for someone who is not familiar with the Marvel Universe to follow. One of the best parts of Avengers Infinity War is the villain, Thanos. The best type of villain is one that has clear evil goals but truly
believes that he is right. Thanos’ main objective in Avengers Infinity War is to collect all of the infinity stones and wipe out half of all life in the universe, which is clearly an evil goal. However, the writers do such a great job of convincing the audience that Thanos believes he is doing the right thing and that, from a certain point of view, he is the real hero of the film. Another great aspect of the film is the interaction between all of the characters. The relationships and dynamics that we have seen since the first Avengers continue to grow, and we also witness new relationships develop between characters that we have come to know and love, such as Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Avengers Infinity War is the culmination of ten years of story telling. While not perfect the film, it does provide some exciting opportunities for character interaction and a great villain. Ranking: 9/10
Staff Writer Everyone has heard about the concept of the “Great American Novel”: a book that encapsulates the spirit and culture of the United States, while also possessing great literary merit. But what is it that makes a book a great American read? Is it the prose, the storytelling, the characters, or a combination of the three? Does a book have to be impeccably written in order to be considered great, or is an intriguing premise enough even if the execution leaves something to be desired? This is what PBS is trying to figure out with their new eight-part series, The Great American Read. They conducted a representative survey with YouGov asking Americans for their mostloved novel. For a title to be considered, it had to be fiction, books published in a series would count only as one entry, and all of the books had to have been originally published in English (though the author did not have to be American). The result was a diverse top 100 list of the books considered most beloved by Americans. On the final list, each author was additionally limited to only one title in the name of fairness. This top 100 contains a wide variety of authors, time periods, styles and genres, including renowned
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The problem with rushing: Friends are the family we choose By Marisa Balanda Guest Columnist
In Harper Lee’s classic American novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem Finch declares that “Atticus says you can choose your friends, but you sho’ can’t choose your family, an’ they’re still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge ‘em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don’t.” This literary quote has been paraphrased and/or shortened by many over the years so that people who are disillusioned or disappointed with certain relatives can have a profound cliché to justify their righteous embarrassment caused by another family member. I have been thinking about To Kill a Mockingbird quite often over this past week. I never intended to participate in Greek Life as a college student. It was never even a consideration during my college search. I just had no interest in it. That apathy – combined with Gettysburg College’s policy that first-year students may not rush – made my life less stressful. Until last April. Most people grow and change during their four years of college. Still, there were beliefs so deeply ingrained in me, so much a part of my personality and identity that I could not imagine having a change of heart. But as the end of the academic year loomed, the new friends I had made invited me to join them in the prerush opportunities in which they planned to participate. So, I went. I figured if college is truly about finding oneself, then I should be open to new opportunities. I quickly decided that it was not something I was going to pursue. Perhaps I could not see past the approaching summer, so it was easy for me to make that decision. Fast-forward to this past August. As I prepared to return to school, I began to wonder if I should participate in recruitment at the beginning of the new year. In theory, some of the benefits of being in a sorority appealed to me. I see the merit in the charity work that some organizations do on college campuses across the country. I have witnessed seemingly fabulous friendships forged among some young women who have gushed about their sorority experiences. I decided to register and see for myself. As an only child, the notion of having “sisters” at my “home-
away-from-home” was enticing. But at the end of the first night, after spending eight hours engaged in perfunctory conversations with upperclassmen who may have known which girls they wanted to invite even before they even met all of the recruits, I began to have misgivings. The next morning, however, I received four callbacks, so I decided to continue with the process. A “callback” has always been associated with a performance in my mind, so I struggled with the idea of showcasing my worthiness. But these feelings of uneasiness developed because of my personality. These reservations were not caused by any individual, any group, or any organization at large. It was the process that caused me to question my involvement. As soon as I walked into the “holding tank” of other girls who had received their scheduled screenings for day two, additional doubts entered my thoughts. It was when I saw three different girls crying that I finally stopped wavering with my own personal confusion. I decided that joining Greek life was not something for me. These girls were crying because they were not invited back for the second round with a desired sorority. This seemed m ore obvious than the unspoken caste system of high school cliques. Why was I allowing myself to be interviewed to be a friend? Wasn’t this supposed to occur naturally and organically over shared interests and beliefs? I was torn. The idea of sisterhood among good girlfriends is something that most women value. How could it be so artificial? I did not want girls who were deciding if they wanted to be my “sisters” dictating what to wear and when to wear it. I could not accept the idea that I may be told with whom I could sit with in the library. I kept “reseeing” the recruitment rules regarding attire regulations and limitations on accessories and conversation topics for this initial exercise. This reminded me of a pageant, and we – the participants – were nervously waiting with our hands clasped in shared anticipation to find out if we made the cut to be named a finalist. I withdrew immediately and rather abruptly just minutes before the next round was set to begin. I realized that a clinical showcase over the course of three days
was not the manner in which I would be able to find a group of best friends. Though my decision to withdraw was a deeply personal one with no animosity or bitterness, I am still left with a feeling of sadness. As the weekend ended, I could not help but notice the juxtaposition of opposing emotions of those who completed the bid process. Shrieks of delight were heard among many. However, for some, there were only tears of discouragement and disappointment. This observation troubled me. How did an institution which proclaims to celebrate the bonds of sisterhood also cause feelings of exclusion within the span of a single weekend? I thought of Jem again. “You can choose your friends, but you sho’ can’t choose your family…” It seems like sororities reverse that philosophy. They choose their family regardless of whether they know them as friends. Now, I will be the first to acknowledge that we will not always get that which we desire. Disappointment is a part of life. And no one likes that feeling, of course, but this type of letdown just seemed wrong to me in some way. It seemed unnecessary – for me. I learned that I did not want to “audition” for the role of a friend or a sister. I actually want to become a true and loyal friend to someone who eventually may feel as though we are sisters. It is true that we learn so much about ourselves as we navigate through our individual life journeys. I am happy for the girls who are pleased with the bids they received. I offer compassion to the girls who feel dissatisfied by the outcome. I wish all of the pledges good luck as they continue the process. And I hope that all girls – members of the Greek system or not – will permit themselves to develop positive and healthy relationships that have the potential to evolve into lasting friendships. As I process my thoughts after this emotional experience, I consider one simple but particularly profound realization from To Kill a Mockingbird: As Scout acknowledges that she may have misjudged others who are actually nice, Atticus reinforces his familiar Don’tJudge-A-Book-By-ItsCover advice one final time by confirming, “Most people are (nice), Scout, once you finally see them.”
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Facts are stubborn things By Christopher Condon
Columnist Sexual assault is one of the scourges of the global social order. One out of every five women and one out of every 71 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes; the statistics regarding children are even more gut-wrenching, with one out of four girls and one out of six boys sexually abused before reaching the age of 18. Whatever our opinions on politics or other matters, it is a near unanimous sentiment that sexual crimes are among the most heinous and unforgivable, and that those who commit them should be severely punished and ostracized by their fellow human beings. This is just and fair, and to deny this would be a slap in the face to the dignity of the human race and an insult to the legal and social traditions we have worked to build for centuries. Everyone who is a victim of sexual abuse is entitled to their day in court, to be heard and understood by society as victims. Justice is blind to all but pure fact, and swiftly deals out punishment in defense of righteous truth. However, with these facts being acknowledged, now we must ask ourselves a different question: what happens if someone who alleges sexual assault isn’t telling the truth? The reaction of many to this question will be immediate hostility, and perhaps rightfully so. “Why would a woman lie about being raped? What could she possibly gain from telling people she was taken advantage of?” These are perfectly valid and poignant questions to ask when considering all sexual assault allegations. However, we must beware that sometimes facts and details in these cases can become obscured by circumstances and emotion, and efforts should be made to uncover all the facts of the matter before coming to judgement. Such is the case of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, who was nominated by President Trump to fill the seat of retired Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court of the United States. Recently, rumors surfaced that someone had accused Judge Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting them in high school, drunkenly forcing himself upon them during a party. The accuser was later learned to be Christine Ford, who alleged in a letter sent to Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein months ago that a 17 year old Kavanaugh and classmate Mark Judge
had forced her into a room, locked the door, and piled on top of her, subsequently removing themselves which provided her with an opportunity to escape the room. This allegation by Ford has led to a tempest of shouts from both sides calling for all manner of actions, with some Democratic senators calling for the withdrawal of Kavanaugh’s nomination to the High Court and many Republicans accusing Senator Feinstein and her colleagues of a partisan character assassination. After cancelling a final Judiciary Committee vote on Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination that had been scheduled for September 20th, Chairman Chuck Grassley saw fit to hold a hearing on the matter on September 24th. Ms. Ford was offered the opportunity to appear and plead her case before the committee, with her lawyer soon sending word that she would not be willing to do so. Furthermore, she demanded an FBI investigation into her accusation before she would give any testimony before the committee, raising eyebrows among the Republican members of the Senate. The FBI soon responded that since the accusations leveled against Judge Kavanaugh would not constitute a federal crime, and since the accuser provided nothing but circumstantial evidence, they would only be able to investigate the matter under direct orders from the White House. Ms. Ford has also mentioned that there are no witnesses to corroborate her allegations but Mark Judge, the aforementioned classmate of Judge Kavanaugh, who has denied the claims from the start. Judge Kavanaugh, it should be mentioned, has also denied the occurrence of the events Ms. Ford describes, stating that he is willing to testify before the Judiciary Committee at any time to defend himself. When all the current knowledge of the case is taken into account, it boils down to a textbook case of he said, she said. With no evidence and only murky testimony from the involved parties, it may be an option in other cases to throw our hands up and conclude that nothing can be done. With a nomination to the Supreme Court hanging in the balance, however, there is no room for inaction. On one hand, it would be a slap in the face of all sexual assault victims to simply ignore Ford’s claims and proceed with the confirmation. On the other, it would make a mockery of the entire U.S. governmental
system if a qualified and experienced jurist was denied a seat on the High Court due to one uncorroborated, unproven allegation. Now the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee must ask themselves: what can be done about this? Ms. Ford must have her proverbial day in court, and her claims must be treated with the care that any others would. However, like any other accused person in the United States, should Brett Kavanaugh not be entitled to his day in court as well? As someone who has dedicated his entire life to the careful application of the law, it would be disrespectful to deprive Judge Kavanaugh of the opportunity to plead his own case. As a man whose character has been commended by countless clerks, colleagues, and friends, it is completely illogical to assert that his nomination should be rescinded and his name tossed onto the ash heap of history so readily. The committee has now provided both with an opportunity to tell their side of the story. It would be a shame if this hearing was not utilized by each side in order to shed light on the truth, and some have the expectation that it will simply be yet another opportunity for partisan grandstanding and battles in the culture war. However, such a hearing is truly an opportunity to get to the bottom of the allegations, and to ask questions regarding the manner in which they were discovered. For instance, Republican senators could ask a pertinent question to the Democratic members: why wait? This allegation had been made known to the office of Senator Feinstein months prior to Judge Kavanaugh’s original hearings, so why wait until mere days before the final committee vote to release them? If they had been made public when received, Ms. Ford’s case would likely be far stronger, with less of a tinge of pure political gamesmanship. If Ms. Ford does not seize the opportunity to state her case and the Democratic members of the Senate cannot answer for their mishandling of these allegations, the case against Kavanaugh will remain unproven and unsubstantiated. If more testimony and evidence is obtained to buttress Ms. Ford’s claims, there is no doubt that Judge Kavanaugh’s fitness for service should have doubt cast upon it. Either way, the Senate Judiciary committee has an interesting week ahead.
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Women’s golf takes down F&M, McDaniel Bullet Shot:
Mike McKnight (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College Athletics) By John Zak Staff Writer With the first three games of the 2018 football season under his belt, senior defensive back and team captain Mike McKnight has stood out so far in his last season. McKnight, from West Chester, Pennsylvania, has amassed impressive numbers not only this season so far, but in his Bullet career. During the four years he has played, McKnight has recorded 127 tackles, 12 tackles for a loss, and 10 interceptions in 26 career games. In addition, McKnight recorded a career-high 51 solo tackles during the 2017 season. This season, he has been building on his success from last year. In last weekend’s game against Dickinson, he recorded a seasonhigh nine solo tackles, with two of them going for a loss. McKnight’s one interception so far this season was during the season opener against Bridgewater, in which he also recorded give tackles. McKnight also recovered a fumble this year against Ursinus in the second game of the season to go along with four tackles. With these numbers, McKnight has proven himself an important asset to the Bullets defense and with the season still young, he is poised to contribute more to the Bullets success in his senior year. McKnight will get that chance this weekend as the Gettysburg College Football team will play McDaniel at Shirk Field on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Bullet Shot is a weekly feature in The Gettysburgian’s sports section that features a studentathlete who has distinguished himself or herself as a pivotal member of their team. Throughout the season, the feature highlights members each of the college’s teams.
Senior Gillian Marini tees off during the tri-match against McDaniel and F&M Photo T h e B u l l e t s amps up. By Garrett Glaeser struggled early on, finishing The team practices Contributing Writer fifth out of seven at the roughly three times a week The Bullets’ McDaniel Invitational on at Hanover Country Club, Women’s Golf Team Sept. 8 and third out of three either on the range or out has returned to winning at the Gettysburg Tri-Match playing nine holes. form this fall, finishing “It’s easy to first at this past weekend’s on Sept. 14. Three of the team’s balance schoolwork with McDaniel Fall Tri-Match top players are studying practice and events,” said against Franklin & Marshall abroad this semester, giving D’Amica. and McDaniel. The team also S e n i o r G i l l i a n players who normally don’t Marini captured her first get to see competitive enjoys breakfast and dinner career individual title, action a real challenge. together before practices carding a 90 to secure the “Its great to see some other and events, helping one win by three strokes. She players get a confidence another on the course and was aided by the lone first- boost and real experience,” in academic life. When the weather year on the team, Cameron said Marini. Cameron D’Amica, keeps them inside, the team D’Amica, who placed third, a first-year who has placed uses a TrackMan system and senior Virginia Martin well at all of the Bullets to maintain their skills. A who came in fourth. fall events, attributes some TrackMan uses advanced The Bullets’ are no strangers to winning, having of team’s continual success software to track a players’ e a r n e d t h e C e n t e n n i a l to playing teams that aren’t swing data and simulate ball Conference Championship as talented. However, flight. “It tests us on last spring for the eighth according to Marini, come springtime, the competition accuracy shots like we consecutive year and making it back to Nationals. and intensity on the course encounter on the course,”
courtesy of Gettysburg College Athletics) said D’Amica. knows the drill: to keep D ’ A m i c a s a i d the tradition of winning the team’s coach, Susan Centennial crowns. They K o n s t a l i d , h a s b e e n have a goal to “sweep the e m p h a s i z i n g m e n t a l leaderboard” this spring and toughness, something she have all five competitors said her high school coach place in the top five. didn’t cover. Marini and “18 holes is a long her fellow seniors are time mentally on the golf looking to go out on top course, so coach gives us with the squad’s ninth things to think about to consecutive conference make sure we’re prepared,” championship and another said D’Amica. trip to Nationals, “We T h a t m e n t a l were lucky and honored toughness combined with to be in environment with dedicated practice and raw professional intensity, she talent has created a tradition remarked. of winning for the Bullets in Before the fall conference. season ends, the Bullets “I think there’s have one final event on definitely an intimidation Sept. 30 at the Links at factor when we play, and Gettysburg. I feel like other teams are often out to get us,” said Marini. As a unit, the team
Women’s soccer beats York, falls to Washington College
First-year Kelly Gaudian fights off a Washington College defender (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College Athletics) By Brody Tennant Staff Writer The Gettysburg College Women’s Soccer team has had a strong start to their 2018 season, with a record of 3-2-1 so far. Last week, the Bullets were able to secure a 1-0 victory against York, but dropped the second game of the week to Washington college. Head coach Matt Garrett has been happy with how the team has performed early in the season. “We excelled in
our opening weekend and showed great possession, movement, and drive; and need to find a way to replicate that every game,” said Garrett. First-year Erika Muskus was able to score the game winning goal, which was also her first career college goal, in the 63rd minute to put the team on top. The York goalkeeper attempted to clear the ball, but first-year Molly O’Shea intercepted it inside the box and passed it to Muskus, who easily scored.
First-year Madelyn Cunningham also saw her first career college start and shutout, picking up 6 saves. Coach Garrett has also been excited about the impact that first years have had on the team. “A great deal of the freshmen have made a big impact and we have had 5-6 starting freshmen every game, with Erika Muskus and Molly O’Shea making a massive impact,” said Garrett. The Bullets had excellent ball movement during the game, especially
in the second half. Most of the half saw the ball in York territory with many looks at an open goal. The Bullets were able to outshoot the Spartans 9-3 in the second half after tying with 6 shots each in the first half. Gettysburg also saw strong defensive play from their back row in the second half. In their next game, Gettysburg saw the beginning of Centennial Conference play in a matchup with Washington. However, they dropped the game 3-2, which is the first time in program history that the Shorewomen have defeated the Bullets. Washington came out strong, scoring a goal at the 9:10 marker, and then scored a second goal with only 22 seconds left in the half to head into halftime with a 2-0 lead. The Bullets easily outshot the Shorewomen 10-4 in the first half, and nearly tied the match at the 20th minute as senior Lauren Miesemer shot a free quick that was slightly too high. In the 52nd minute, Miesemer passed the ball to Muskus who quickly shot it into the left of the net to get the Bullets on
the board. The team kept on fighting and managed to tie the game 24 minutes later. Senior Alexa Bushey took advantage of a free kick opportunity and gave first-year Kelly Gaudian a chance to head the ball into the back of the net, which was her first career goal. However, in the 82nd minute, Washington’s Erin O’Reilly scored a quick goal that proved to be all the team needed. Gettysburg was able to outshoot Washington 20-7 and had a 3-2 advantage in corner kicks. In addition, sophomore goalkeeper Kerry Sammon played the full 90 minutes and collected two saves during the game. Moving forward, coach Garrett had a positive outlook for the team. “We have a very young and talented team but need to be ready to play every game more [consistently]. The potential is huge for this group this year and in the future years,” said Garrett. Gettysburg will look to shrug off the loss and rebound against Ursinus at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22.
This Weekend in Gettysburg College Sports Saturday, September 22 Football vs. McDaniel- 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Ursinus- 5 p.m. Volleyball at Ursinus- 1 p.m. Field Hockey at Ursinus- 12 p.m. Men’s and Women’s Cross Country at Dickinson Long-Short Invitational- 10 a.m. Sunday, September 23 Men’s Soccer at Johns Hopkins- 1 p.m.
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