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Thursday, October 22, 2015Volume CXVI, No. 6

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Susan Eisenhower discusses life and

legacy pg. 2

Weird News,pg. 2

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Microsoft seeks to unseat

Macbook,pg. 5

Women’s soccer eyes

the CC Crown, pg. 8

Halloween and cultural

appropriation, pg. 7

This Week’s

Top Stories

I n y e t a n o t h -e r t r a g i c g u n - r e l a t e d dea th , t h ree -yea r -o ld Eian Santiago died after being shot accidentally wh i l e p l ay ing wi th a gun. His grandfather, Is-rael LaSalle, was down-stairs when the incident occurred. The boys were a p p a r e n t l y p l a y i n g a game of “cops and rob-bers” with the gun. The boys’ fa ther , Michael Santiago, allegedly pur-chased the gun illegally from a gang member and kept it “for protection.” Sant iago was a t work and the boys’ mother was at the store at the t ime o f t he i nc iden t . The boy’s father , Mi-chael Santiago, will be charged. Although trag-ic, gun-related deaths of children such as these are statistically uncom-mon.

National

V i c e P r e s i d e n t Joe Biden has ed i ted his previous version of the ra id which ki l led Osama bin Laden. He p r o v i d e s a d i f f e r e n t account f rom tha t o f H i l l a r y C l i n t o n . A l -though initially he had said he told the Presi-dent not to pursue the raid, he now maintains tha t a l though he was originally against the raid, he then said the President should go and also “follow his own in-stincts.” Apparently at the time there were only two people who were definitely in support of the plan: the director of the CIA and the secre-tary of defense. Biden addi t ional ly c lar i f ied that he was one of four people , including the Pres iden t , in the ad -ministration who knew that bin Laden was in Abbottabad, Pakistan in August of 2010. Several other members of the administration did not know until much later, including Hillary Clin-ton who did not know until March 2011 based on her account.

International

This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Kayla Britt with information from CNN (www.cnn.com) and Project Syndicate (www.project-syndicate.org)

“My silence will kill me” - Opal Tometi By Kayla Britt

News editorStudents, faculty and

other members of the campus communi ty f looded Mara Auditorium the evening of Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m. to hear Opal Tometi, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter move-ment, speak about the move-ment and its significance.

T o m e t i i s t h e t e n t h speaker to be invited to cam-pus as par t of the annual Derrick K. Gondwe Memorial Lecture series, which began in 2006 to honor the first black tenured professor at Gettys-burg College.

A leader, activist and public speaker, Tometi is the child of Nigerian immigrants, and she has advocated for both racial justice and im-migrant rights for years. As such, i t is f i t t ing that she began her speech by showing “Welcome to America,” a rap song by Lecrae which depicts the reality of the American experience f rom different perspectives.

Tometi grew up in Phoe-nix, Arizona, which is con-

On Oct. 8, Gettysburg College hosted the tenth annual Gondwe lecturer, Opal Tometi, who is the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Her lecture was well-recieved and highlighted key issues surrounding racial injustice in America.

By Nora tidey

staff writer

From Oct. 16-18, Gettys-burg College welcomed countless alumni back to campus for Home-coming weekend. On Friday, Oct. 16 the annual Psychology colloquium was held from 3:30-5:00 in Bowen Auditorium. Abi-gail Levrini gave this year’s talk entitled “Beyond Distraction: Ex-ploring the Lesser Known Symp-toms, Outcomes, and Treatment World of Adult ADHD.” Earlier in the day, Levrini attended a lun-cheon for Psychology majors and spoke about how her progression from Gettysburg to where she is now, giving advice to current

students on how to successfully continue their endeavors in the field of Psychology. Levrini grad-uated from Gettysburg College in 2002 and received her PhD from Florida State University. While at Gettysburg, Levrini majored in Psychology and minored in Span-ish, sang in a cappella group Four Scores, played on the women’s soccer team, served as a research assistant, and graduated magna cum laude. Professor D’Agostino was Levrini’s advisor and the two spoke fondly of each other; Profes-sor D’Agostino introduced her talk and Levrini thanked him for all of his help throughout her college career. Levrini now has a private

sidered by some to be ground zero for the anti-immigrant movement. An immigrant’s status is important, as de-portation and contention are harsh realities for those who are undocumented. As Tometi herself is the child of Nige-rian immigrants, she has seen family members who have struggled with their undocu-mented statuses.

She bel ieves that a l -though blacks’ culture and contributions are embraced by mainstream America, blacks’ critiques and concerns are oftentimes not embraced so seamlessly. In the wake of the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquit-tal of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman tried for his murder, Tometi created the Black Lives Mat-ter movement to advocate for the rights of black Americans and to bring awareness to is-sues plaguing the black com-munity.

Tometi describes hear-ing about the verdic t and feeling a sense of apathy. She thought of her brother, who

Annual psychology collouqium discusses ADHD Alumna Dr. Abigail Levrini seeks to promote understanding of the disorder

was about the same age as Trayvon Martin, and wonder-ing “could that be him?” She had received countless texts and emails from friends and loved ones who were crushed by the verdict and knew some-thing had to change. Ashley Fernandez, a senior at Gettys-burg, identified with Tometi’s sense of purpose: “Her work is fueled by the love she has of her younger brother. My activist work is also fueled by the love and fear I have of my younger brother and all my friends who can at any point become a target, hashtag and another dead body.”

Tomet i r ea l i zed tha t many people are fixated on in te rpersona l i s sues as i t pertains to race, but she is streamlining her focus on the bigger picture. It is systemic bias, she believes, which has a much greater impact.

She spoke about power dynamics, and how the sys-tem has “a disproportionate impact on black bodies.” She believes that the roots of be-lief systems enable the fruits of poverty and police brutality

practice, PsychEd Connections, and two American Psychological Association published books. She currently resides with her husband and two children in Florida, and is actually a second-generation Get-tysburg Psychology homecoming colloquium speaker as her father gave the colloquium several years ago.

The objective of Levri-ni’s presentation was to increase understanding of and increase empathy for those with ADHD, which stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. She ad-dressed the misconceptions and inaccurate media portrayals of ADHD, describing how both can

be harmful to people with ADHD and to the public’s understanding of ADHD. Levrini asserted that media depictions can reinforce people’s negative self-images, but she kept her talk light with several playful examples of popu-lar characters that exhibit certain symptoms of ADHD. She used Homer Simpson as an example of ineffective prioritizing, Winnie the Pooh as forgetfulness, and Dug the Dog from Up as disctractablity. Treatment techniques for ADHD were another topic in Levrini’s presentation and she discussed some of the unique methods she uses with her clients: for example, a motivation system of automatic

withdrawals from a client’s bank account when they do not accom-plish what they need to in time. The money withdrawn goes auto-matically to an organization that they do not support, thus creating motivation to get certain tasks ac-complished.

If you are interested in learning more about the world of adult ADHD and/or Dr. Levrini’s work, the website for her private practice is www.psychedconnec-tions.com. Her two books are titled, “Succeeding with Adult ADHD” and “ADHD Coaching: A Guide for Mental Health Profes-sionals.”

to flourish. Tometi believes that America’s history has left a rippling effect of a legacy which is still impacting us to this day, and that laws and policies are upholding this legacy. Although she spoke about legislation, policy and history, she did so in an un-derstandable manner. Jerome Clarke ’17 appreciated her straightforward approach: “I honestly expected her to be more academic, but in retro-spect, I really appreciate her interpersonal tone and pathos. I believe she definitely hu-manized Black Lives Matter for folks in the audience.”

Unfortunately, it is this very system that creates siz-able barriers to dissent and to change. There is a common belief that we live in a post-racial era, and that because a black man holds the high-est office in the country the struggle for justice is over. The notion of color blind-ness is a myth. “Not naming it does not allow us to address the issue in the first place,” said Tometi. Despite the pain that stems from the shame

of American history, the so-lution is not to cover it up. “That is not tolerable,” she emphasized.

Therefore , the Black Lives Matter movement is a demand for transformation, for structural change. It is not just a social media campaign, not just an organization, not just a social movement and not just a philosophy; it is all of the above. Tometi ad-vocates for a non-vio lent approach to resistance, simi-lar to the strategies used by Gandhi and other remarkable leaders.

After her lecture, To-meti also took several ques-tions from the audience. Some questions asked covered the topics of her choice of the words “Black Lives Matter” for the name of the move-ment, what she believes the best method is of achieving the movement’s goals, and the impact of the recent defacing of one of the posters advertis-ing the lecture. She answered every question with candor, in a manner that truly resonated with the audience. She spoke of the defacing of the poster as a symbolic act that equated with the erasing of the black experience and pointed to leadership from queer and trans people of color who are marginalized and can shed light on the issues that they face.

Tometi’s lecture was well-received by the packed audience. Many loved the quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. she used to end her speech. “Something that stood out to me was her quote about the arc and how it will bend to justice– but not by itself,” said sophomore Daniella Sny-der. and much respect was shown during the talk.”

Tometi received a stand-ing ovation when she con-cluded her speech: “I have received death threats, phone calls and letters. I am very aware that there are people that want to silence me. But I also know that my silence, my silence will kill me too.”

Black Lives Matter founder discusses racism, injustice for Gondwe Memorial Lecture

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By Kayla Britt

News editor

Guess Who’s the Real Police?On Oct. 16, a man in Florida who was impersonating a law

enforcement officer was arrested by an actual police officer. The man, whose name is Joshua Lynam, had red and white flashing lights on his truck. His impersonation act was not quite successful, because the officer asked Lynam to provide identification, which he was unable to do. He was released from jail on a $1,000 bond.

Worst Wedding Crasher Ever?A stranger crashed a wedding in Santa Barbara, California

at the Carriage Museum on Oct. 17. The police suspect he may have been on drugs. Although he was evicted, he attacked two officers who approached him, punching one in the face and biting his shoulder. He also bit the police dog. After he is released from the hospital, he will be arrested.

Weird News of the Week

This week’s “Weird News” was compiled by Kayla Brittwith information from huffingtonpost.com.

October 13-October 19

October 13

Larceny: Theft of a bicycle from Smyser bike rack at 7:00 p.m.

October 15

Drug abuse: Posession of marijuana at 10:49 p.m. at Stine Hall.

October 16

Liquor laws: Underage consumption at 10:55 p.m. at Lambda

Chi Alpha.

October 18

Liquor laws: Underage consumption at 1:35 a.m. at Lambda Chi

Alpha, at 2:09 a.m. at West Lincoln Avenue, and at 2:12 a.m. at

Rice Hall.

October 19

Vandalism: Damage to building at 6:54 a.m. at College

Apartments.

Assault: A male student pushed/shoved another student to floor

during a registered social event.

Campus Crime Log

By Kayla Britt

News editor

Susan Eisenhower is an accomplished woman who lights up the room with her natural char isma, e legant demeanor and intellectual curiosity. She is a woman of many talents: she is the au thor o f severa l books , including “Breaking Free,” “Mrs. Ike” and “Partners in Space”; she is the Chairman of Leadership and Public Pol-icy Programs and Chairman Emeritus of the Eisenhower Institute and an expert on foreign policy, specifically energy-related policy.

Foreign policy has been the pr imary focus of her career, as energy is a global sector, and oil and gas both have significant geopolitical impacts.

Al though pol icy has been the main focus of her ca-reer, she has enjoyed publish-ing the most. Her smile wid-ens as she discusses writing and the beauty of language; she particularly enjoys read-ing Russian novels and books about writers. “My favorite book is yet to be written,” she says.

She describes herself as “bringing the practical world to the academic campus” through her work with the Eisenhower Institute, which was established to carry out a strategic approach to inter-national and domestic policy.

Eisenhower speaks to students about the impor-tance of determining what can be done po l i cy -wise within logistical, economic and political constraints. She often uses World War II as a prime example of excellent nego t i a t ion and p rob lem

so lv ing to mee t s t ra teg ic goals.

“I help my students see what they are looking at in a different way,” she explains. Her volume of life experience and knowledge is an invalu-able resource for students.

E i senhower says the most unique thing she has done in her life was going inside the third fence at a top-secret weapons facility in Russia. She focused ex-tensively on improving U.S.-Russian re la t ions towards the end of the Cold War. She found, however, there are fun-damental differences between the two nation’s policies and goals, which lead to strained relations.

She bel ieves that the U.S. could improve its man-agement of complicated dip-lomatic situations by study-ing Russia’s approach. One major issue in diplomacy, she believes, is that there is no common language.

“Russian and U.S. mu-sicians can perform together but not converse,” she says. “Politicians do not have a common language.” Working on diplomatic issues requires time to form bonds and break cultural barriers.

M s . E i s e n h o w e r h a s fond memories of her grand-father, President Dwight D. Eisenhower. She says she was fortunate enough to know him well.

“ D u r i n g e l e m e n t a r y school I spent a lot of time with him and visited often as a teenager. He was a big part of my life.” She finds visiting Gettysburg to be enjoyable, as she sees some individuals she knew from elementary school and familiar touchstones she

Susan Eisenhower opens up about her life and legacy

knew while growing up. Pres-ident Eisenhower was also a source of inspiration for her interest in international policy.

“ G r a n d d a d u s e d t h e farm to invite international visitors, so I had a large dose of exposure at a young age,” she says.

Society often puts an emphasis on leadership. At Gettysburg College we even have an entire center dedi-cated to leadership: the Garth-wait Leadership Center. But Ms. Eisenhower believes the word “leadership” is over-rated.

“There are people in ‘leadership positions’ who have the title, but do not nec-essarily want to do the work,” she explains. There is more to being a leader than what it is implied in the name.

“All the great leaders had guts, courage and deci-siveness. It takes a lot to stick your head out without know-ing the outcome.” However, she appreciates that Gettys-burg is placing an emphasis on deve lop ing leadersh ip skills and hopes that some stu-dents will become the kinds of leaders who lead for change.

Her advice for college students and recent graduates is to “be open.”

“More important than knowledge is emotional and intellectual openness and be-ing willing to pursue knowl-edge,” said Mr. Eisenhower. One of her favorite quotes, which she shared at the end of the interview, is, “If you do not know where you are going, any road will get you there,” attributed to George Harrison, lead guitarist of the Beatles.

By Vera eKhator

CoNtriButiNg writer

O n F r i d a y , O c t . 1 7 , Gettysburg hosted the Se-nior Class Kick-Off event. Eighty-four percent of the 2015 graduating class gave b a c k t o t h e s c h o o l . T h i s y e a r ’ s g r a d u a t i n g c l a s s , 2016, is the largest in Get-tysburg history and the goal is to have 90% of the 2016 class give back to the school.

On the Friday before homecoming weekend, the top floor of The Attic was radiantly l i t for the occa-sion, which aims to provide an opportunity for seniors to network with alumni and discuss how they can give back. Two seniors casually DJ’d the night’s music, play-ing songs by artists ranging from Justin Bieber to Bill Withers.

A few minutes after the event’s start time the room was already filled with the first crowd of seniors and alumni. At the forefront of the room were tables covered neatly with orange and blue tablecloths. At the back of

the room was the bar where attendees could grab a drink.

Also, at the bar were laminated orange cards read-i n g , “ I l o v e G B u r g C o l -lege because…” and “I Give because…” and dry erase markers that allowed guests to write down their thoughts.

Before long the room was filled with the excited hum of conversat ion. One alum was overheard com-menting, “I want to see how the [first-years] are doing. Are they a big class?” An-other alum hugged a senior in greeting.

Soon enough, most of the t ab les were occup ied with alumni and seniors, the res t engaged in an imated conversation around the bar.

T h e e v e n t p l a n n e r , Joshua Ginder, took the ini-tiative to help the bartenders tend to the guests. As they waited for their drinks, the guests filled out the orange cards and posed for pictures. Behind the bar, some guests were engaged in a game of pool.

There was not a single

Susan Eisenhower is a foreign policy expert, Chairman Emeritus of the Eisenhower Institute, and an author of several books. She is also the granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

person in the room who is not engaged in some activity or conversation.

T h e t r u e s u c c e s s o f the night was seen in the g u e s t r e t e n t i o n ; b y 9 : 3 5 p.m., 25 minutes until clos-ing, the room was just as boisterous as it was at the start of the event. The DJs p layed “Come on Ei leen” and recieved an enthusiastic response rivaled only by that of “Sweet Caroline”; guests sung and swayed while some beckoned to friends across the room.

When senior Kathryn Fodale was asked about the highlight of her evening she s ta ted that i t was “seeing people in person I haven’t seen in a while.”

It seems that most, if not all, of the guests would agree wi th that sent iment because even after closing some still lingered behind to chat, reluctant to leave.

If the turn out of this year’s event is any indication of those who plan to give back, then the 2016 class will likely meet their goal.

BURGeoning prospects at the senior class kick-off

Student Senate Bullet Points• $594 was allotted to Photo Club• $1,608 was allotted to Cheers• $3,484.18 was allotted to Biosphere• $570 was allotted to LASA• $1,105 was allotted to 26th PCG• The Center for Career Development will be holding information sessions for Winter Break opportunities at the following times: Tuesday, October 20 from 12:15-1:00pm and next Tuesday (10/27) from 4:15-5:00pm in Science Center 200

Students are welcome to attend the weekly meetings of the Student Senate

Mondays at 7 p.m. in CUB 260.

Senate UpdateOctober 19, 2015By BrooKe gutsChiCK

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“Pray for the People Who Feed You” Voices of Pauper Children in the Industrial Age

Paintings, photographs and literary illustrations examine the intersections between depictions and realities of children in poverty from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States and Europe. Also on display are historical artifacts and books from the Gettysburg

area that reveal Pennsylvania’s efforts towards reform during the age of industrialization.

Schmucker Art GalleryFinal Days!! Oct. 24, 2015 last day.

(Un)Governed SpacesArtist Gregory Thielker collaborated with anthoropologist Noah Coburn to create a complex portrait of Afghanistan today. Featuring a thirty-five foot long panoramic painting of Shomali Plain north of Kabuh as well as smaller paintings, photographs, text, and video, the exhibition takes stock of the present political and social upheaval in Afghanistan. Thielker and Coburn look back to the history of conflict and forward to the legacy of the US intervention. (Un)governed Spaces focuses on the region surrounding the US military base at Bagram, where the collaborators conducted on-site research for the last three years and examimined the rich history of military occupation from Alexander the Great to the Soviet Occupation, the Taliban, and finally, the current US military. In the panorama installation, dramatic mountains and lush fields contrast with barbed wire and concrete of the base, creating a representation of the

fractured political and social lives of the people near Bagram.

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Tickets are only available in person at the Majestic Box office located at 25 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325 or by calling 717-337-8200

Majestic TheaterSaturday Oct. 24, 2015

On Wednesday, Sept. 16, I curiously attended the reception for Professor Mark Warwick’s most recent showcase, titled “Sketches in Aix”, in The West Gallery. I had spotted a poster for the event a few days earlier and immediately took notice. Having recently returned from a semester abroad in Aix-en-Provence myself, the exhibit could not have come at a more appropriate time. As I resumed my studies here at Gettysburg College for the fall semester, I realized that I was longing for the time I had spent wandering around the south of France this past spring. Similar to Professor Warwick, I studied at the Marchutz School of Fine Arts while I was in Aix. Keeping this is mind, I stepped into Professor Warwick’s gallery that Wednesday afternoon in hopes of catching a glimpse of the city that I had grown so fond of during my abroad experience. “Sketches in Aix” featured eleven captivating sketches. I i m m e d i a t e l y recognized many of the locations depicted: le Cours Mirabeau, the city’s most popular street, is lined

with cafés and, on the weekends, market stands that sell a variety of paintings, clothing, and olive-scented soaps. At the end of the Cours Mirabeau is the Fontaine de la Rotonde, one of Aix’s most famous attractions. A i x - e n - P r o v e n c e is populated with dozens of fountains; it always excited me when I stumbled across one that I had not seen before. As I gazed at the trees that Professor Warwick depicted, I remembered how different the trees in France seemed from the ones that I was used to at home. Observing these sketches allowed me to think more critically about my experience studying art in the city that Professor Warwick had so beautifully captured. While in France, my classmates and I spent hours upon hours painting the landscape. I recall how my professors at Marchutz constantly encouraged me to focus on the entirety of the image- the “whole.” I had a tendency to obsess over details and, in doing so, lose sight of the image that I sought to capture. “As you look out into the landscape”, my professors would explain, “Certain things jump forward. Other things fall backwards. The whole emerges when you paint what you see.” I struggled to understand

this at first, but Professor Warwick’s sketches have allowed me to fully appreciate what my professors were talking about. I was struck by how Professor Warwick left portions of the page blank in every piece, yet I very quickly observed how the white informed the various tones of grey. Certain forms jumped forward. Other forms fell into the background. Yet each piece possessed an indisputable sense of unity. The whole had been depicted, and I was transported. I also realized how the notion of the whole related to my abroad experience overall. When I think back to my time in France, certain memories stick out while others have fallen out of my mind. Some of the details have become irrelevant, yet my experience is no less valid or complete. When I consider the moments that have stuck with me, I can assuredly say that they constitute my experience. I like to think of my semester abroad as a whole, much like the sketches. U l t i m a t e l y , i t i s impossible to truly relay an experience that demands to be lived. That being said, I can confident ly conclude that “Sketches in Aix” illustrated how I remember my time in Aix-en-Provence.

By emma shaw

CoNtriButiNg writer

One of the library’s newest resources is Transparent Language. Transparent provides language-learning materials for more than 95 languages from beginner to intermediate levels. Use it to improve your language skills for class, or learn a new language for fun! Studying abroad next semester? Become familiar with basic phrases to help you with introductions, eating out, and

travel.

In order to access this resource, you will need to create an account with Transparent Language. The account MUST be created on campus to authenticate, but afterwards you can access it remotely. Create your account today, and enjoy exploring a new language. Find Transparent on the library

A-Z list of databases or in MUSCAT.

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By ZaCh warNer CoNtriButiNg writer

The Perkins Loan pro-gram initiated by Congress in 1958 expired on Sept. 30, when the Senate declined to pass the Higher Education Act extension bill from the House of Representatives. It was the oldest student aid program in the country.

Perkins Loans are of-fered to undergraduate and graduate students from low-income families to help cov-er the cost of post-secondary education. Many of the stu-dents who benefit from the program would not be able to a t tend co l lege wi thout these loans.

Par t i c ipa t ing co l leg -es and universities receive funds directly from the fed-eral and have some discre-tion regarding who receives Perkins Loans and how much they receive because the in-stitution is required to match one-third of the funding pro-vided by the fed.

The system operates as a revolving fund by offering new loans as old loans are repaid. This system works because repayment periods must be less than 10 years, interest rates are fixed at 5 percent, and undergraduate students cannot borrow more than $4,000 per year.

According to data from the Federal Education Bud-get Project, a non-partisan

source o f in fo rmat ion on federal education funding, 206 Gettysburg College stu-d e n t s r e c e i v e d a s u m o f $348,700 in 2013 to help pay for educational expenses.

Although, students who received a Perkins Loan dur-ing or before the 2014-2015 school year have been grand-fathered into the program so long as they do not change major or transfer to another college.

No new loans will be made under this program.

In fiscal year 2014 the fed made about half a million Perkins Loans at the average value of $1,700.

This financial support i s c ruc i a l f o r many low-income students to continue their education. $1.17 billion may seem like a hefty chunk of change, but it is a small percent compared to the total volume of new federal stu-dent loans disbursed in 2014 (valued at over $150 billion).

Ben Miller, an educa-tion expert at the Center for American Progress, argues that expensive institutions tended to benefit more from t h e p r o g r a m b e c a u s e t h e l o a n ’ s d i s b u r s e m e n t f o r -mula is partially based on the price of tuit ion. How-ever, he simply proposes that the program receives a new formula.

Not only will the pro-gram’s expiration have criti-

cal effects on the students most in need of financial aid, it will also cut deep into the bottom line of thousands of small colleges and universi-ties across the country.

I f Congress does not renew the program, colleges across the na t ion may be obligated to return billions of dol lars to the Dept . of Education.

During the first week of October, the House voted unanimously for a one-year extension of the program. However, Sen. Lamar Alex-ander [R-TN] (chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Commit-tee) blocked the Senate vote on the grounds that “Reau-thorizing the Perkins Loan will cost $5 billion over 10 years,’’ which he believes would be better spent on ad-ditional Pell Grants.

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] stated that the most l i ke ly chance o f r enewa l w o u l d b e t o i n c l u d e t h e Pe rk ins Loan p rogram in the next federal budget due Dec. 11.

If you care about the Perkins Loan Program, or educational equity, contact your representatives and let them know tha t you sup-port the nearly 40 thousand Pennsylvania students who benefit from this program.

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By silVia ChoN

CoNtriButiNg writer

Many dedicated Apple users would agree that the M a c b o o k ’ s c u t t i n g e d g e technology and user-friend-ly in t e r f ace wou ld a l low fo r a h igh r ank ing when in compet i t ion with Del l , Hewlett-Packard and other Microsoft-based computers.

Howeve r , t he r e w i l l soon be a new laptop on the market that has the potential to win over Mac users.

On Oct. 26, Microsoft will release its first laptop: the Surface Book.

Microsoft has thus far released a few generations of Surface Pro tablets, and sa les have accoun ted fo r $888 million in revenue for Microsoft’s last quarter.

Though this pales in comparison to Apple’s iPad sales, many are under the i m p r e s s i o n t h a t t h e n e w

Surface Book has the power to outcompete the Apple’s Macbook sales.

Weigh ing i n a t 3 . 34 pounds, the Surface Book sports a 13.5-inch display, a glass trackpad with five-point multi-touch, and looks a bit like a Macbook Pro.

Though the design is somewhat similar, a closer look sugges ts much more about its capabilities.

This high-end laptop-tablet hybrid has a detach-a b l e b a c k l i t k e y b o a r d , a dynamic fulcrum hinge for monitor angle manipulation, and a 12-hour battery life.

The laptop is powered by In te l ’ s 6 th genera t ion Core i7 p roces so r and i s said to be two times faster than the Macbook Pro. In addition, it comes with up to 16GB of RAM and 1 terabyte of storage space.

The Surface Book i s

being advertised by Micro-soft as a very strong com-petitor in the laptop market.

And , based on some first-look reviews, it sounds like Apple should not take this competition lightly.

The only issue is that it will be difficult to convince loyal Apple consumers that Microsoft has more to offer.

Not only will Apple us-ers probably be reluctant to make the switch, but the Sur-face Book also comes with quite the price tag, which may keep many PC users on the fence with regard to making an investment.

The base model price of $1,499 will certainly burn a hole in the buyer’s pocket.

Nevertheless, only time will tell if Microsoft really has the better technological fruit.

The Macbook may finally meet its match with the highly anticipated Surface Book from Microsoft. The laptop tablet hybrid weighs 3.34 lbs and has a 13.5-inch display; additionally, it boasts a 12-hour battery life and up to 1 terabyte of storage space.

Exponential price increase in AIDS drug sparks outrage

STRIVR app answers student

requests anywhere, anytime

By tom stasiuNas

CoNtriButiNg writer

F i r s t , t h e r e w a s MySpace. Next, Facebook dominated the socia l me-dia sphere for nearly half a decade.

It was not long before various platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and Vine were all introduced into the mix.

All were designed with the idea that people would connect with one another.

However, many would argue that these platforms fail in that regard, and in-stead promote interactions without purpose.

Lehigh s tudent Zach Gray may have the solution to this issue in the form of a new social media platform called STRIVR.

Platforms such as these have been t rend ing away from profiles and large cus-tomized walls, and instead to instant updates and quips. Gray created the app with

the idea that i t would be-c o m e w h a t s o c i a l m e d i a was always intended to be: purposeful.

Users of the app sign onto an account, and access a forum where people give and receive help.

No longer do folks have to call or text ten different friends to find someone will-ing to help them with what-ever they need done.

T h e n e e d c o u l d b e something as simple as need-ing a ride to the grocery store or deciding which show to watch next on their Netflix queue.

The app s t r e aml ine s the process and allows users to have a choice, whether posts go either to the entire STRIVR community, or to a chosen “friend” group, hand-picked via Facebook.

The forum is ongoing and archived, meaning users are able to go back and see responses other users have gotten for similar questions. T h e a p p i s a l s o t a i l o r e d

to filter requests based on criteria such as category or proximity.

While the “real-world” advan tages a r e appa ren t , this new platform will likely mos t benef i t co l lege s tu -dents. STRIVR aims to filter out much of the hassle in badgering multiple friends over the phone or via text.

D u e t o t h e f a c t t h a t students are so often follow-ing very different schedules on campus, it can be a real chore to find someone who is free and willing to help at the exact time someone is in need.

T h e p r o d u c t i s s t i l l rather new, having only been released in 2014.

However, STRIVR has the potential to explode onto the social media scene and serve a useful purpose, espe-cially in the realm of college campuses across the country.

STRIVR is “social media with purpose,” the latest addition to the platofrm of apps designed for those seeking the little things- a coffee run, a forgotten computer charger, a ride home, etc.

By taylor raNdell CoNtriButiNg writer

Martin Shkreli, the CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, has recently sparked outrage he bought the rights to a drug called Daraprim and raised the price by 5000%.. This has moral implication for the business of science.

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Over the past two months, outrage and controversy have been associated with Martin Shkreli, as a pharmaceutical company he owns raised the cost of a life saving drug by 5,000% overnight.

Turing Pharmaceuticals bought the exclusive rights to Daraprim (generically known as pyrimethamine), a drug used to treat patients with weakened immune systems, and raised its price from $13.50 per pill to an astounding $750 per pill.

Daraprim fights against toxoplasmosis, a parasitic dis-ease thought to be carried by approximately 60 million people in the United States. Individuals suffering from AIDS, undergoing chemotherapy, who are pregnant, or generally experiencing lowered immune function are highly sus-ceptible to toxoplasmosis infec-tion, and currently about 2,000 Americans use Daraprim to treat toxoplasmosis annually.

Since the price increase in August, a joint letter from the Infectious Diseases Society of

America (IDSA) and the HIV Medicine Association stated that hospitals and pharmacies are no longer able to stock Daraprim due the drastic increase in price. The cost of treatment for one year is estimated to be anywhere from $336,000- $634,500, depending on the weight of the patient. This same statement described the price increase as “unjustifiable for the medically vulnerable patient population.”

Defendants of the raise in cost note that health insurance will continue to cover Daraprim at this higher rate, and Turing Pharmaceuticals has said that it has plans to donate the drug to those who cannot afford it or cre-ate payment-assistant programs.

However, this does not address the strain this may cause on society at large, as insurance companies are likely to make up the difference by raising their rates, and Medicare and Medicaid fund this drug, and thus must find a way to support this new increase in price.

The patent on Daraprim has timed out of its “manufactur-ing exclusivity,” meaning other companies can create generic

versions of the drug. However, be-cause this drug affects a relatively small number of people, other companies may decide the drug is not lucrative enough to become involved, meaning Daraprim will likely remain without competition.

Although Shkreli has de-fended this price increase, stating that the increase in price allows for the company to make a profit and support funding for more intensive research on toxoplasmosis, as of late September the company has reluctantly agreed to lower the price of the drug (to a yet to be determined amount) in response to the overwhelming criticism from the public. Shkreli told ABC News “We’ve agreed to lower the prices on Daraprim to a point that is more affordable and is able to allow the company to make a profit, but a very small profit.”

Although the raise in the price of Darprim was entirely legal, the public is concerned with the moral implications of such a strictly business driven decision in the pharmaceutical world, a concern that is sure to be retained despite the eventual forced reduc-tion in price.

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Librarians take to the street in annual Halloween parade

By meggaN smith musselmaN liBrary

ColumNistStart your Halloween

celebration early by support-ing Musse lman Libra ry’s Book Cart Drill Team at the Gettysburg Halloween Parade in town on Oct. 27th at 7:30 p.m.

The Book Car t Dr i l l Team, nicknamed Gett Down With Your Funky Shelf, will show off their moves as par-t ic ipants march down the parade route.

Book cart dril l teams generally consist of library employees who perform cho-reographed rou t ines wi th their – what else? – book carts!

If you have never seen a book cart drill team perform,

this is your chance to see an award-winning team in person and take part in a beloved town tradition.

The team has previously performed in three Halloween parades, with two first-place finishes and one third-place finish.

In last year’s parade, Musselman Library’s BCDT took first place in the Danc-ing Group category perform-ing their routine to “Ghost Busters” while dressed as skeletons.

The team has also per-formed in two World Cham-pionships, winning both a Bronze and S i lve r Book-cart.

A documentary about the BCDT was created by two Get-tysburg College students (both Class of 2011) back in 2008.

The no-nonsense guide to dieting in college

By ari sNaeVarssoN

health & wellNess Col-umNist

It is my belief that every single college student with the mental capacities to do so should be eating a healthy diet on campus.

W e s h o u l d k e e p i n mind, though, that “healthy” develops a whole new mean-ing when placed in the con-text of campus life. The deep-rooted notion that one’s diet must either consist of pizza, hamburgers, and Nutella or egg whites, celery, and broc-coli would be comical if not so tragic.

I tend to target an audi-ence that is into strength or physique sports or who sim-ply want to get bigger/leaner/stronger/more athletic, so a lot of this advice is intended for that group of people.

Nonetheless, nearly all of this applies to anyone who is concerned with taking care of his or her body. And if you do not consider yourself someone who subscribes to that group, I intend to use this section to completely engrave the point that healthy eating is the single most important investment you will make on campus.

Unhealthy dietary hab-its have become nothing more than the makings of a joke on most college campuses. With all the regular stresses college brings, the thought of having to add in another one (especially with this ridicu-lous idea of what it means to eat healthy) is too much for most students.

Before I begin to break down the surprising ease of dieting in college, I want to use this section to drive home the point that eating healthy is a long-term invest-

It is available for checkout in the library’s collection, as well as linked in The Cupola for online viewing at http://cupola.gettysburg.edu/stu-dent_scholarship/101/.

The Get tysburg Hal-loween annual parade features marching bands, floats, perfor-mance groups and costumed characters.

The parade begins on Lefever Street, then north onto Baltimore Street, into Lincoln Square, east on York Street, south on Liberty, and disband back at Lefever Street.

The town square is a great place to view the pa-rade, but make sure to get there early because it gets crowded!

The rain date for the pa-rade is Oct. 28th.

ment. Saving money on a l l

sorts of health care costs that can now be used on things you enjoy, along with minimiz-ing or avoiding entirely the dreaded “college plagues” are only a couple examples of how tremendously helpful it is to care about what is put in your body.

We should talk about college stresses. I would lose count if I tried to recall all the times my subtle hints to begin going to the gym or eating healthier were met with “I do not have time, because I have too much on my plate already.” The incompetence of the phrase alone, in a soci-ety where childhood obesity is an epidemic, makes my blood boil.

The honest truth is, if your polka club is more im-portant to you than preventing a host of chronic diseases, just stop reading this, and go read some polka blog. The best way to put all of this into per-spective is to stop lying and saying, “I do not have time”, and start truthfully saying, “It is not a priority”. If you are allowed only a few things to prioritize in your life, your health absolutely must be one of them.

What is more, adopting heal thy eat ing habits wil l reduce college stresses bet-ter than virtually anything else.

Your brain will function more efficiently, you will feel fresher and happier, you will look better, and I can guaran-tee you the will power asso-ciated with making healthier choices will carry over into a multitude of aspects of your college experience (and be-yond).

Speaking specifically

to anybody who aims to lose weight, gain muscle, or in-crease athlet ic ism, this is an all but unavoidable fac-tor.

The bottom line is that as long as you ignore dietary protocols, your progress in fit-ness is going to be laughably suboptimal.

An actual diet that works as efficiently as possible will not, contrary to popular belief, include a seven-day detox or a magic smoothie you must drink each morning or an “eat this, not that” mentality. A serious diet that allows you to meet your health, fitness, and weight loss/gain goals is one that fits into your life (not the other way around) and is sustainable.

To be su re , “d ie t ing hard” by eat ing only lean meats and veggies for every meal unt i l you eventual ly cave, which you will , and remember how good the occa-sional pizza or donut is, is the antithesis of sustainability. This black-or-white approach to dieting is why we see such astronomically high numbers of individuals who regain all the weight lost, and often even more, during their diet.

Likewise , a d ie t that disal lows you from going out to eat with friends on the weekends or letting go a bit on vacation is a prime example of trying to fit your life into your diet, and that is a dangerous path to go down.

In the next segment, I will go over some general rules of thumb and meal plan advice. Once all of that is out of the way, we can begin to discuss how to compartmen-talize nutrition, so we can turn this monster of a topic into a manageable, comprehensive guide.

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BOLD ideas: young alumni support the next generation

By KeNdall wright

CoNtriButiNg writer

Las t week marked BOLD’s annual Giv ing Week, during which hun-dreds of recent Gettysburg graduates pitched in to sup-port their alma mater.

BOLD (Burgians of the Last Decade) is an or-ganization of young alumni dedicated to fundraising, career services and volun-teer work.

In addition to support-ing the college financially, BOLD members frequently return to campus to help with events such as Found-

er’s Day and the Twilight Walk.

BOLD is also active beyond the campus. Mem-bers hold happy hours in cities across the country where local alumni can net-work with other Gettysburg grads.

S h a n n o n C a l l a h a n (‘15) of the BOLD Council knows firsthand how impor-tant networking can be; she found a position with her current employer thanks to a fellow alum who passed her resume along.

Over the course of Giving Week 320 alumni

contributed a grand total of over $16,000 towards the college.

While BOLD knows that young graduates gener-ally do not have the financial means to make large con-tributions, they stress that every dollar counts. “It’s not how much you give,” Callahan says, “it’s that you give. That’s what matters most.”

To learn more about BOLD, contact estringe@get tysburg .edu or v i s i t the BOLD blog at https://boldgettysburg.wordpress.com/

What to expect when you’re expecting your parents

By Jamie welCh staff writer

Gettysburg College’s annual Family Weekend is this weekend, and a whole host of events are planned to give families a taste of what it is like to be a student at Gettysburg College and to provide a fun and relaxing environment for families to have fun with their favorite college students.

Family Weekend is a time when parents can ex-perience many facets of life at Gettysburg College from academic opportunities to exhibits to athletic events to music performances to open houses—and the list goes on.

In addition, this year the college invites parents to participate in The Journey to Great, a fun adventure during which you will learn about the five priorities of “Gettysbur-great: The Campaign for Our College”.

To participate in this program, all you have to do is pick up your passport at Registration (10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 8:00 a.m. - noon on Saturday), and attend certain events marked on the full schedule, available at http://www.gettysburg.edu/family_weekend/schedule.dot.

Once there, place a sticker (available at many

events and at Registration) in your passport. Then, once you have completed your travels, tear out the page in the back of the passport with your contact information and place it in the Journey to Great passport box in the CUB Lobby by 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. During the Student Showcase at 8 p.m. on Saturday, three winners will be drawn for Family Weekend gift baskets.

Featured events through-out the weekend include ac-ademic lectures hosted by various departments, the Civil War tour hosted by a Gettys-burg graduate and civil war historian, and various socials around campus.

Events not to miss in-clude the Family Weekend Campus Social from 5-8 p.m. Friday in The Attic at which adult beverages and a variety of snacks will be served.

Come and enjoy accom-plished entertainer “Stevie Keys,” who will play the piano and sing all of your favorites from the 60’s through today’s hits. Peek through his 1000+ song list and request your favorites.

Also, on Friday will be Family Feud in the CUB Ballroom at 9 p.m. The game will feature cash prizes!

Saturday’s highlights include Fall Fest from 2-5 p.m. on Memorial Field which will feature an inflatable obstacle

course, and a special event in the CUB Ballroom in the evening.

The special event in the Ballroom starts at 8 p.m. and will feature a variety of student dance and a cappella groups, such as, Dance Ensemble, BOMB Squad, Four Scores, Upscale, and Drop the Octave, that will be giving awesome showcase performances.

After the Student Show-case, the Family Weekend headliner will take the stage. The headliner this year is Blessing Offor, an artist from Brooklyn with musical influ-ences ranging from the world of pop, soul and R&B.

Blessing has that ability to blow people away when they simply hear him sing and play the piano. Now that his abilities have stretched into songwriting on both the piano and guitar, his talent has not gone unnoticed.

Last fall, he was a con-testant on Season 7 of The Voice, and appeared over several episodes. He made all 4 judges’ seats turn dur-ing his audition, covering Grover Washington Jr. with Bill Withers’ “Just The Two Of Us.”

For a copy of the full Family Weekend schedule, visit http://www.gettysburg.edu/family_weekend/sched-ule.dot.

Photo courtesy of Musselman Library

Part 1: Why is this important?

A preview of this year’s Family Weekend

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propriation.Throughout my child-

hood, I was told America was a great big melting pot, and then the melting pot meta-phor got changed to a stew where a l l the ingred ien ts have their own unique flavor but the sum of all the flavors is greater than the individual ingredients. Regardless of the metaphor used, i t was presented to me as a really good thing. Throughout my childhood and into my young adulthood I really thought it was, and this is where my privilege comes into play.

As a result of my privi-leged status, I have been led to believe that the incorpora-tion of aspects of different cultures into a larger culture is a good thing. If done cor-rectly, this can be cultural exchange but the cultures in question have to be equally valued and respected.

Cultural appropriation is, at its core, about a lack of respect for a marginalized cul ture . There are cer tain cultures that are marginal-ized within our society and therefore any aspect of their culture that the mainstream adopts is not incorporated through cultural exchange but rather through cultur-al appropriation. The kind of respect required during cu l tu ra l exchange en ta i l s unders tanding the his tory behind a hair style, genre of music, type of art or article of clothing.

This is where the in-dividual comes into play. We all have the ability to stop this pattern of cultural appropriation on an indi-vidual level because while our intentions may be well meaning the effect of our actions are in the eye of the beholder.

So, in anticipation of Halloween I would like to ask every community mem-ber of Gettysburg College to think critically about their costume choices. Please be respectful of others and the power each and every one of you possesses. While you are contemplating your Hal-loween costumes I wanted to leave you with some final thoughts.

F i r s t , p a r o d i e s a r e rarely respectful. Imperson-ating someone for comedic relief, unless the individual is a comedian, is not fun-ny. Second, dressing up as someone you admire or your favorite book character is great if done respectfully and not in parody. Third, do not alter your skin color for purposes other than ap-pearing ghoulish, ghostly or like a vampire. Do not do it.

L a s t l y , c o s t u m e s should not implicate a situ-a t ion where another l iv-ing creature was injured; emotionally, physically or psychologically. The pain of another human being or animal is never acceptable.

By melaNie emersoN

CoNtriButiNg writerA s H a l l o w e e n a p -

proaches, I am anxious about the decisions my fellow Get-tysburgians will make con-cerning their own Halloween costumes.

During my three years here at Gettysburg College I have seen openly rac is t costumes. I have also seen cos tumes tha t deep ly o f -fended someone else, but , at the time, I did not under-stand why. These costumes, whi le widely accepted by our mainstream culture, were problematic and offensive because of cultural appro-priation.

Before I delve into this topic I wanted to make a few disclaimers; I am a white, P r o t e s t a n t , c i s - g e n d e r e d woman in a he te rosexua l relationship. I actively ac-knowledge that I have certain p r iv i l eges t ha t o the r s do not. During my time here at Gettysburg College, I have been exploring and coming to understand just what this means. Grappling with one’s identity and privilege(s) is a difficult process.

A s H a l l o w e e n a p -proaches, I think it is im-portant to contemplate what privilege means to each of us in concerns to costumes and cultural appropriation. I have to be hones t w i th you; I myself have difficulty conceptualizing cultural ap-

syntactical and punctuation er-rors flourish across this digital horizon.

This is what a present-day five-year old knows about writing. Instead of the medium of scholars, he perceives words as the caption of a meme or the rant of an adolescent on Face-book. With perceptions like this, it is easy to understand why he would claim that “It’s just a word!”

What happens when these millennial children grow up? Will the next generation be full of anarchists, or will they develop an appreciation for the spoken and written word? Imagine a world without prom-ises, laws or treaties because people do not value written or spoken contracts. This is a world that does not place value in words.

T h i s t r e n d m u s t b e stopped in order to save the world from anarchy. Social media sites must be cleansed of writing errors, and the use of certain-four-letter words must be reduced to prevent the destruction of society. This will not be an easy task.

There are approximately two billion active social media accounts in the world. The world economy could not sup-port enough English majors to act as editors for social media. That leaves one option: an educated populous. If everyone took an extra twenty seconds to fix the errors in their posts, a

huge societal calamity could be avoided. If someone believes that their post does not deserve an extra twenty seconds to proofread, then perhaps the post was not worth writing. After the social media sites are cleansed, children will easily be able to realize the value of the written word.

The issue of certain four-letter words is more difficult. The difficulty lies in instructing children when it is appropri-ate to swear. Cursing is not something that should not be commonplace. When used frequently, swearwords lose their potency, and then there is nowhere to escalade to when the situation requires it.

If one swears when drop-ping a fork, what would one say if he were shot in the leg? To give some words meaning, people must spare them until needed. If society can be more delicate with their profanities, children may realize the value of the spoken word.

Again, this will be no easy task. Every man, woman and child will have to do his or her part. A societal shift must occur before any real change can happen, and society is hard to shove around.

Nevertheless, if this plan succeeds, one day, a chaperone will be able to scold a five-year old without hearing a response that prophesies the doom of civilization.

By Josh wagNer

CoNtriButiNg writerWhile volunteering with

a local charity this summer, I helped chaperone a large group of small children to the Carnegie Science Center. On that trip, one of the boys I was chaperoning swore, so I told him, “It’s not nice to swear.” He then replied, “It’s just a word!” The little guy then repeated his entire repertoire of fun-four-letter words.

Tha t boy’s obse rva -tion startled me. At first I sat reeling, trying to process the thought that all of the moral values that had been ingrained in me were mistaken. Howev-er, after a minute of thought, I reminded myself that there are no such things as “just words.”

“Just words” implies that all literature, thoughts, ideas, laws, promises and lies do not matter. This is anarchy. I often wonder if that boy understood the implications of what he said. Where does a five-year-old boy come up with a thought like this?

Like most great things, he probably learned this con-cept on the internet. Imagine a five-year old looking at a social media site. Millions of people constantly updating statuses and posting whatever they feel. Words are flowing all over the place. These words are not carefully crafted together as in an essay. Grammatical,

The proliferation of bad grammar and language has caused children, and people in general, to forget the power of words and treat them as if they have no power. This is anarchy!

More than just a costume: the reality of cultural appropriation

You begin to realize that you are never too old for your parents, and spending a week-end with them after not seeing them for about two months is a really great feeling. They get to see how you live, meet your professors and your friends.

Besides meeting all the new people you now know, we are able to get all the things we could want, because even though you’re “all grown up” your parents still want to spoil you.

While they are here, we get the two things we need most: money and food. Be-sides spending time with your family, going to the football game and catching up on all the things that have been go-ing on in your life, these two necessities are very important. I mean VERY important. We college students always need a late night snack.

Whether i t i s Mac n Cheese, ramen noodles, or a bag of chips. Although these aren’t the healthiest , they gets the job done. Money is also important. As our parents know, we spend our money

on some dumb things that we think are a good idea in the moment. Before the weekend ends, a few extra bucks is al-ways nice.

But besides the food, money and catching up on each others lives, we can’t forget that our parents are excited too. This weekend is more for them than it is for us. They ob-viously hope we are doing well academically and making good friends, but they also want to know what they are paying for. This weekend gives them a sneak peek of what goes on behind the scenes. They are going to want to spend every minute with you, and even though they know it’s not likely.

So here is some advice…we should all try and get most of our work done before they arrive, tell your friends you will see them later, and don’t look at your phone while they are here. We should all be excited about parents week-end, and we should make our parents feel welcome when they arrive!

By deaN deluCia

staff writerFamily weekend is prob-

ably one of the best times of the year. I mean besides Thanksgiving or Christmas break or spring break. Parents weekend is one the best week-ends while you are in school. Before you go off to school, you are ready to grow up and leave the town your f rom (well, at least most of us). You want change and you want to prove to everyone that you can be on your own.

But before you know it, you start to miss a little bit of home and you wish you could go home for a few days. Which leads us to reading days, where some of us are fortunate enough to go home and some of us just chose not to. But if you didn’t get a chance to see your parents, this weekend is the time. Now that we are two months into school and we are all adapted, our parents now come to us. This weekend brings a piece of home to you in your new environment.

Family Weekend briefly brings the warmth of home life to Gettysburg

A societal shift: from potty training to potty mouths

Opin ion Ha ikus : when three lines is all you need

Buzzfeed recently published a video of Native Americans looking at and trying on steryotypical “Indian” costumes - this young Native American woman was shocked and eventually burst into laughter when she was given this costume, called “Tribal Temptation,” to wear.

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Source: Ellie Skrzat

Democratic DebateHillary, Bernie

And 3 others with no chanceWhen will Webb drop out?

Jim Webb Drops OutWe hardly knew you

RIP, Jim Webb’s campaignNo one is surprised

Bernie Sanders and ChinaBern praises China

For paid maternity leave(30 cents an hour) oops

Haiku MistakeI made a mistake

In my Bernie S. haikuDid you notice it?

Quarry LivingIt’s so frickin cold

Oh wait, now it’s so hotDecide, apartment!

HoverboardsIt’s 2015

Marty McFly lied to usWhere’s my hoverboard?

The Gym at 5 p.m.Who are all you people?

Get off my ellipticalEveryone go home

No OutletsMy laptop is dead

I’m sitting in the CommonsI can’t charge it. Dumb.

People Who Use the Coke Machines for Water

These are for sodaGet your water somewhere

else(The water machine)

Gettysburg Sidewalks

Hurrying to classAll sidewalks are indirect

Cut across the grass

Instagram in FallRed and golden leaves

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Page 8 ♦ Thursday, October 22, 2015SPORTS

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for the Bullets this season, as they have limited oppo-nents to 5 goals scored in 13 games.

In addition, they have outshot opponents 96 to 40, and outscored them 15-5.

After the tough loss to the undefea ted defending champion Swarthmore, these

By william leCoNey

CoNtirButiNg writer

The Gettysburg wom-en’s soccer team is coming to the f inal s t retch of the 2015 regular season . The t e a m i s h o p i n g t o s t a n d strong in their final games of the season, allowing them to enter the Centennial Confer-ence in good standing.

The Bul le ts have re -cently had two straight wins against Dickinson and Bryn Mawr.

Head coach Matt Gar-re t t has been happy wi th their recent performance.

“We bounced back well from our loss at Swarthmore with a good and needed win at Dickinson,” said Garrett. “We played well from the back and kept the bal l in midfield without having a real cutting edge in the final third, which has been a com-mon occurrence this season,” said coach Garrett.

I n t h e 1 - 0 w i n o v e r Dickinson, senior forward Lauren Schapiro scored the game-winning goal to propel the Bullets to victory.

Schapiro scored again in the 2-0 win against Bryn Mawr, earning her Centen-nial Conference player of the week honors. Junior forward Hannah Theurer also scored in the game agains t Bryn Mawr and senior goalkeeper Eliza Gray recorded shutouts in both games.

Strong defensive play has been a recurring theme

Lady Bullets hope to end season on a high noteWomen’s soccer looks to qualify for Centennial Conference championship

The women’s soccer team has advanced to the number seven spot in the NSCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Region Poll.

games agasint Dickinson and Bryn Mawr were very impor-tant for the Bullets.

They performed well, and as a resul t put them-selves in a good position for a successful f inish in this years season.

T h e f i n a l s t r e t c h o f the season will be very im-

portant for the Bullets, who will be looking to qualify for the Centennial Conference Championship for the sixth consecutive year.

H e a d C o a c h G a r r e t t knows the stakes are high. “All our season goals are still possible if we can com-bine our great ball posses-

sion, speed of play, defen-sive organization, and tech-nical ability in to creating and scoring more goals then we can have a great end of season and postseason,” said coach Garrett.

The Bullets will need to finish in the top five in the Conference to qualify for the championship. If they finish in the top three they will re-ceive a first round bye.

Since all three remain-ing games are Conference matchups, they will be all-impor tan t in de te rmin ing where Gettysburg will fin-ish.

The Bullets are enter-ing the end of the season as number four in the Cente-nial Conference standings, a l ready put t ing them in a position to qualify if they stand strong.

The Bullets will face rivals Muhlenberg, Frank-lin and Marshall and Johns Hopkins to finish the season.

Johns Hopkins will be Gettysburg’s strongest op-p o n e n t a s t h e y c u r r e n t l y sit ahead of Gettysburg in the Centennial Conference standings.

The last two games of the season wil l be played on the Bullets home turf on Oct. 27 and Oct. 31 against F rank l in & Marsha l l and Johns Hopkins, respectively.

Be sure to come out and root for the women’s soccer team as they finish out their season!

Athlete of the Week

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M

By JaKe VerNer staff writer

This week’s Bul-let Shot Athlete of the Week hono r goes t o men’s soccer player, ju-nior Henry Smith. Smith currently leads the soc-cer team in points (17) and a s s i s t s (11 ) and remains second in goals to sophomore Patrick Santini with six goals. Smith has s tar ted al l 13 games for the Bul-lets and recently t ied a school record wi th three assists in the game against Haverford.

Smith remains a key asset to the Bul-lets week after week. From midfield, Smith has propelled the team to an impressive over-all record of 8-4-1 and 2-4-0 in the Centennial Conference.

He i s ex t remely strong with the ball at his feet as he is able to beat defenders and main ta in possess ion . His knack for finding the open man has led t h e B u l l e t s t o m a n y pivotal goals.

So far, Smith has no tched a t l eas t one point in all but three matches this season and has several multipoint games under his belt.

This week Smith has shown h i s sk i l l s yet again as he scored the Bullets only goal in a tough match against Dickinson just 10 min-utes into the game.

After a tough few games against Swarth-more and Dickinson, Smi th and the squad will look to get back on track as Centennial Conference play winds down. With Smith on the field, though, the Bullets should not have any worries or fears.

For Smith’s quick footwork, scoring abili-ties, and leadership on the field, he has earned himself the honor of be-ing this week’s “Bullet of the Week.”

Bullet Shot:Athlete of

theWeek

Junior Henry Smith, courtesy of GCC&M.

Kicker’s Korner: Inside the Huddleproviding the Bullets with effective field position that has assisted the Gettysburg offense in their success.

With Muhlenberg un-willing to take any chances, they eliminated Gettysburg’s r e t u r n g a m e . T h e B u l l e t s s t rugg led in s topp ing the constant pressure and blitz the Mules threw their way.

Senior quarterback Sam McDermott finished with 24-of-45, 219 yards, two inter-ceptions, and one touchdown. With the Mules invading the backfield, the senior captain struggled to f ind the r ight rhythm that has steered his team in the right direction for most of the season. Taking a couple hard hits and sacks, McDermott continued to play hard and tried to make the big plays that could bring his team back in the game.

Muhlenberg’s defense not only put pressure on the quarterback, but stunted the Bu l l e t ’ s runn ing game a s well. Stand out senior tail-back Kyle Wigley walked away f rom the game wi th a season low 38 yards and one touchdown. Gettysburg could not render an effective attack to counter the Mules’ solid defense.

With Muhlenberg lead-ing 32-7 in the third quarter, McDermott would find senior Travis Andrews for a 10-yard

By Jared mCCully

staff writer

The Bullets experienced a misfire this past weekend, as the Muhlenberg College Mules (4-2) bested Gettys-burg 41-13 during the Bul-lets’ homecoming game.

W i t h a n i m p r e s s i v e pick-s ix intercept ion from Muhlenberg’s Kyle Wilczyn-ski, the Mules set the tone early; they were not going to allow Gettysburg to have an easy victory in their Centen-n ia l Confe rence matchup . This opening drive turnover was one of several mistakes that cost the Bullets to be pushed back to an overal l record of 5-1.

Despi te the offense’s t roub les th rough much o f t he game , t he Ge t ty sburg defense held their ground for a vast majority of the first half, holding Muhlenberg’s offense to only two scores in the entire half.

Senior linebacker Kodie McNamara led the team with a dozen tackles and a second half interception that stopped the Mules in the red zone.

Gettysburg lost an ef-fect ive par t of thei r game when the Mules continuously kicked the ball away from freshmen returner Matt Mc-Fadden. McFadden has been a game changer multiple times t h i s s e a s o n , c o n s i s t e n t l y

touchdown pass. A l though Ge t ty sbu rg

continued to play hard, the effort was not enough to rally against the Mule’s relentless attack. Fundamental mistakes and drive killing turnovers left the Bullets in too deep of a hole.

Despite the disappoint-ing loss , the Bu l l e t s s t i l l remain in the hunt for the Centennial Conference and

S a t u r d a y ’ s m a t c h a g a i n s t Johns Hopkins Univers i ty could give Get tysburg the v i c t o r y t h a t c a n s e p a r a t e them f rom the res t o f the pack. Hopkins will prove to be a challenging opponent, as they are currently undefeated and ranked ninth overall in DIII football for the nation.

I f h e a d c o a c h B a r r y Streeter can pull off a win this upcoming Saturday at

Shi rk F ie ld a t Musse lman Stadium, the Bullets not only will be boosted to the number one spot in the conference, but could also be in conten-tion for a spot in the national playoffs.

If there is s a game to watch this weekend, it will be the Bullets football team at Musselman Stadium. Kickoff will begin at 1 p.m.

The Muhlenberg Mules ended Gettysburg’s winning streak with a devastating 41-13 loss on homecoming weekend.

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M

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Friday, Oct. 23:Field Hockey vs Muhlenberg- 3:30 p.m.Men’s and Women’s Cross Country at Lebanon Valley Invitational- 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 24:Volleyball vs Muhlenberg- 1:00 p.m.Football vs Johns Hopkins- 1:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer at Muhlenberg- 2:00 p.m.Volleyball at Moravian- 3:00 p.m.Men’s Soccer at Washington College- 4:00 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 26:Field Hockey vs Bryn Mawr- 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 27:Women’s Soccer vs Franklin & Marshall- 7:00 p.m.

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