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National Monday night marked the first of this year’s general election presidential debates. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated hotbutton topics at Hofstra University in front of what was expected to be a historic number of television viewers. The personal jabs from the candidates came early including, but certainly not limited to, Clinton’s attacks on Trump’s business roots and failure to release his tax returns and Trump’s attacks on Clinton’s private email server controversy. Moderator Lester Holt asked questions which fell into three broad categories of national security, achieving prosperity in America and the nation’s direction. Race relations became a big point of discussion when the candidates debated “stop and frisk” tactics as well as various crime rates in cities such as New York and Chicago for nearly ten minutes of the debate. According to a CNN/ORC poll of voters who tuned in to watch Monday’s debate, 62 percent deemed Clinton the winner while 27 percent thought Trump had the better night. Clinton was seen as having done a better job confronting concerns that voters might have about her, but the gap was smaller on which candidate appeared more authentic and sincere.
International Israel’s longest serving statesman Shimon Peres died on Wednesday, leaving the country mourning the last of the state’s founding fathers. Peres, 93, died two weeks after suffering a serious stroke that caused bleeding in his brain. His career spanned ten U.S. presidencies; he served in the Israeli parliament for over 47 years and was elected prime minister th r e e tim e s . W i t h s u c h an extensive career, Peres was present at almost every significant moment in Israel’s history. He was even present at the birth of the state of Israel and grew up with the young nation, attending a school advocating for the relocation of Jewish people and as a teenager joined the first generation of Zionists in politics. Peres built Israel’s defense industry from scratch in the 1950s and prioritized security above everything else. His decisions were often accompanied by controversy. Even with his focus on defense, though, Peres held a legacy as a man of peace and leaders from around the world have been coming together to remember that legacy.
This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Nora Tidey with information from abcnews.go.com and cnn.com.
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Pennsylvania Attorney General candidate makes his case
Democratic candidate Josh Shapiro speaks with The Gettysburgian about his platform By Ben Pontz staff writer
Although the race for the White House has certainly grabbed the limelight ahead of the upcoming November election, some of the most consequential races are further down the ballot. In Pennsylvania, one of those races is for Attorney General; Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican John Rafferty are vying to replace the recently ousted Kathleen Kane, a Democrat convicted of felony perjury charges who was forced to resign last month. The Gettysburgian had an opportunity to interview Mr. Shapiro, a county commissioner in Montgomery County; Mr. Rafferty, a state senator whose district includes parts of Chester, Berks and Montgomery Counties, did not respond to an interview request. Among the centerpieces of Shapiro’s platform is a six-point plan aimed to curb sexual assault on college campuses. He plans to use the outreach division of the Attorney
Shapiro walking the beat with a police officer in his hometown. Photo courtesy of Joe Grace General’s office to promote Gettysburg College’s Title would want to dig deeper education and a “culture IX coordinator Jennifer into the college’s efforts to o f c o n s e n t , ” w o r k t o McCary said that almost all of stop campus sexual assault, develop model guidelines these provisions are already he applauds the college for taking these steps. for campuses to respond in place at Gettysburg. “Since 2011, we “Obviously, the to sexual assault incidents, have been making significant power I have if someone enhance on-campus services changes and progress in rapes someone on campus, to victims, expedite forensic promoting prevention and we can arrest them. That analysis of medical tests helping people to understand is the ultimate power of a from sexual assault victims, consent,” McCary said. prosecutor,” he said. “My help colleges comply with A recent campus goal is to try to change federal laws and hold climate survey, though, the culture on campus and colleges criminally liable for f o u n d t e n p e r c e n t o f prevent these assaults from covering up sexual assault respondents reporting sexual occurring. We need to be crimes on their campuses for assaults. Shapiro responded more open and honest about reputation management. by saying that although he what’s going on on our N o t a b l y ,
campuses.” Another component of Shapiro’s campaign platform is a promise to impose stricter penalties on polluters including on “frackers,” companies that extract from Marcellus Shale particularly in the northern regions of Pennsylvania. Referring to a “constitutional right to clean air and pure water,” Shapiro is adamant that the Attorney General must act aggressively to protect not only the environment but the rights of Pennsylvanians under their state constitution as well. “For too long, Pennsylvania Attorney Generals have failed to aggressively go after polluters,” he said. “I can bring impact litigation against these entities when there’s evidence they’ve undermined this constitutional right. We need to increase coordination between AG and DEP, and I think we need tougher penalties so that polluters don’t just pay their fine and think that’s the cost of doing business. They need to understand that we’re -Continued on next page-
International Foodfest 2016: A delicious success Students enjoy a multicultural event as part of the Year of Food B y sarah kirkpatrick C ontributing W riter On Friday, September 23, Servo closed early, but there was no shortage of delicious smells wafting across campus by dinnertime. Dedicated staff members took to the streets for Gettysburg’s first International Foodfest, closing down West Lincoln Avenue to offer international food to anyone who swiped their Gettysburg student ID at the entrance. As part of the Year of Food, the International Foodfest allowed students to learn more about international food issues while enjoying a street fair, music and cultural activities. From 4:30p.m. to 7:00 p.m. that evening, campus seemed to transform into an exotic multicultural marketplace. Students stopped at food tents to enjoy favorites such as chicken curry, Iranian kofta kebabs, locally grown apples, coconut pudding, oysters and even tacos from Servo’s food truck. Many took the opportunity to be adventurous by trying foods they had never tasted before. “I had never eaten raw shellfish before I tried some at the Mediterranean booth,” first-year student Ben
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Students fill the street to try multicultural foods and activities. Fruchtl explained. “It was definitely different, but I enjoyed it.” After loading up on food, students made their way over to a separate internationallythemed seating area on the lawn outside Specialty Dining. Here, festivalgoers could relax and talk to friends while enjoying the ambiance of multicultural decorations. However, food was not the only exciting part of the festival. Live musical entertainment from Gettysburg’s Drop
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the Octave and Upscale a capella groups as well as a DJ ,and a limbo competition helped set the mood for an enjoyable evening. As part of Gettysburg’s Year of Food, the festival also featured an educational element. Students could look at posters to learn about sustainable agriculture, participate in geography trivia and put stickers on a world map to indicate the places they had traveled. Talented henna tattoo artists even came out
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to the festival to share their culture with the community. “The two girls who did my henna were really nice and their artwork was beautiful,” said Gettysburg student Kelly Curran. “It was definitely worth it.” Was the event as success? First-year Maverick Keagan thought so. “The selection of food was amazing. I felt like I had gone on a journey around the world after my meal,” he said. For Keagan, the highlights of the festival
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included the shrimp and the pomegranate tea. Others echoed his feelings. “I fully endorse Foodfest and think it should be continued in the future,” said Fruchtl. To the Gettysburg student body, Foodfest was more than just a fun Friday night event. It was a reminder of our community’s rich diversity and the reality that we are all connected by a common experience: eating.
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