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Weird News,pg. 2

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Women’s basketball beats

Washington, Johns Hopkins,

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Poetry column

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This Week’s

Top Stories

It has been report-ed that another N.F.L. star was posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopa-thy (CTE) - a d i sease of the brain which can impa i r cogn i t ion and m o v e m e n t . K e n S t a -bler was discovered to have the disease after Boston Universi ty re-searchers examined his body. They diagnosed him with Stage 3 CTE, which is fairly severe. Stabler had participated in a class-action lawsuit against the N.F.L. and is over the 100th former player to be diagnosed wi th the d i sease . His famly members, espe-cially his daughter, are particularly upset with the d iagnos i s and i t s i m p l i c a t i o n s . B o s t o n University has uncov-ered CTE in 90 of the 94 former football players it has examined.

National

Drone footage of the c i ty of Homs has revea led ex t reme de-vestation attributed to the Syr ian c iv i l war . The footage was shot by a Russian television station. Many buildings in Homs are essentially wreckage and the town is mostly deserted. The war began approximate-ly five years ago. Homs contains Syria’s biggest oi l ref inery, which is a major fighting point f o r t h e g o v e r n m e n t . Although there was an o f f i c i a l “ c e a s e f i r e ” declared by the U.N. in 2014, the fighting and devestation continues. Last month, over 100 people were wounded due to city bombings. A “60 Minu tes” cor -r e sponden t has com-pared the devestation to World War II.

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)

Students promote clubs at Spring Activities FairBy Julia Sippel Staff Writer

On Friday, Jan. 29, a var ie ty of c lubs came to-gether in the CUB ballroom to recruit new members at the Spring Activities Fair.

J e f f r e y L a u c k ‘ 1 8 , P r e s i d e n t o f D e m o c r a c y M a t t e r s c a l l e d t h e f a i r “great opportunity for both student and clubs, as it of-fers students a quick look at organizations they may want to join and serves as the primary recruiting tool for c lubs to br ing in new members.”

W i t h n e a r l y e v e r y campus group finding their spot a long the per imeter , transfer students, those who were abroad last semester and even just people look-ing to expand their horizons chatted with representatives f rom groups l ike Fencing Club , L ive Poe ts Soc ie ty and Slavic Club.

Gettysburg is home to a wide variety of clubs and organizations, ranging from academic , such a s hono r societies, cultural, like the Black S tudent Union and S lav ic c lub , t o po l i t i ca l , such as the Democracy Mat-ters club and arts and music organizations such as Drop the Octave and Dance En-semble.

Unlike the Fall equiva-

lent and those before, how-ever , many g roups found t h a t a t t e n d a n c e w a s l e s s t h a n t h e y h a d e x p e c t e d . “For the last two club fairs we were able to get at least 30-40 people to sign up but this t ime we got less than 10,” said Lauck.

“ W h i l e t h e r e w a s a relatively low turnout, I feel l ike that’s to be expected for the spring activities fair s ince most people have a set schedule by the second semester,” said Nicole Cv-jetnicanin ‘18.

“Her Campus Gettys-burg Col lege had a fa i r ly good turnout. A few people signed up for our alias and also entered their names for our prize pack drawing!”

Though there may not have been a huge crowd, the Activities Fair was nonethe-less a success, with students finding new clubs and ac-tivities to join.

With such a wide va-riety of organizations and c lubs he re a t Ge t ty sbu rg College, most students find at least one they feel com-fortable joining.

Miss the Fair but still want to jo in an organiza-tion? Check out the club list a t h t tp : / /www.get tysburg .edu/student_life/clubs/ and reach out for more infor-mation.

Fair offers students an opportunity for inolvement on-campus and in the community

One of the Her Campus Gettysburg College student members poses at a table during the Spring Activities Fair, which was held on Jan. 29. Members of many clubs across campus used the Fair as a way to recruit students who are interested in participating.

Photo Courtesy of Julia Sippel

Husband-and-wife Steve and Cokie Roberts are renowned journalists and political analysts who have been chosen to speak at Gettysburg’s 181st Commencement Ceremony in May. Both Steve and Cokie have been involved in journalism for decades and Cokie has won multiple awards and written New York Times bestsellers about the histories of women in America.

Journalists chosen as commencement speakersJournalist pair, Steven and Cokie Roberts, to speak at the 181st Commencement Ceremony

By Nora tidey

Staff Writer

Distinguished journalists and political analysts Steve and Cokie Roberts have been se-lected to speak at Gettysburg’s 181st Commencement in May.

The two are highly ac-complished in their own indi-vidual rights, but they are also accomplished as a couple with a shared weekly column in newspapers around the coun-try and two books authored together, as well as a happy marriage of nearly 50 years.

Steve has been a journal-

ist for over 45 years, covering some major events in Ameri-can history, and is currently a regular contributor on the ABC radio network as a political analyst and a host on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show. He is also a professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University.

Cokie is a political com-mentator for ABC News, a news analyst for NPR, and has published multiple books. She has written several histories on women in America, all of which were rated as New York

Photo Credit: GCC&M

Times bestsellers. Cokie has been in broadcasting for over 40 years and has won numerous prestigious awards, including three Emmys.

While the Roberts’ pro-fessional accomplishments are obvious examples of why their presence at Commencement will be so meaningful to the Class of 2016, their personal accomplishments provide just as much inspiration for col-lege students preparing to step off campus and into the rest of their lives.

As far as their college

experiences go, both had im-pactful opportunities that led them to their current careers.

Steve, a Harvard gradu-ate, worked for the university’s daily newspaper covering im-portant topics including student political unrest on issues such as the Civil Rights Movement and nuclear disarmament.

Af te r co l l ege , S teve found a mentor in the Wash-ington bureau chief of The New York Times and ended up working for the paper for 25 years.

Cokie, a Wellesley Col-

lege graduate, was active in student politics and often pre-sented in public forum, which led her to a successful career involving public speaking and debating (it is also how she met Steve).

She acquired her first job in television through connec-tion with an alumna who she worked with for a year and who then put her on air anchoring a program. Both had influential mentors during their college years who helped them build up to highly successful careers, certainly a useful piece of in-formation for college students seeking to prosper!

Another useful piece of wisdom the Roberts’ had to share was their advice for young voters in the upcoming presidential election. As politi-cal commentators and analysts, both agree that the character and temperament of any can-didate is important - perhaps more important than any posi-tions on policies or issues.

Steve encourages young voters to vote for someone who can handle challenges with careful, reasoned judgment and Cokie encourages young vot-ers to organize around issues they are impacted by, such as college affordability or student debt.

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Feels So Good Being Bad?Micheal Emrick of Baden, Pennsylvania was arrested on

Feb. 2 while wearing a T-shirt with a message that was rather fitting- “Really good at making bad decisions.” Clearly he has no self esteem issues. Officers first attempted to stop Emrick due to suspected theft, but he refused to leave his vehicle. Em-rick then proceeded to speed away from the officers and threw drug paraphernalia out of the windows. He has been arrested for various felonies, including aggravated assault, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment. Very bad, indeed.

“Bikini Granny” Strikes AgainAfter a video of her failing a field sobriety test in a bikini

back in April went viral, Patricial Ebel of Naples was ordered not to drink for a year. The probation officials believe now that she broke those orders. She was arrested on Jan. 5 when her BAC was .177, according to the New York Daily News. She appeared in court on Jan. 19- bikini-less, no less.

Weird News of the Week

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

-$920 was a l located to China Cul ture Club-Her Campus a t Get tysburg Col lege was recognized as a c lub-Students received a demo of LiveSafe , a campus safe ty app

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

Mondays at 7 p.m. in CUB 260.

Senate UpdateFeb. 1, 2016

By BrooKe GutSchicK

StudeNt SeNate Secretary

Introducing the speakers at the 181st CommencementSteve and Cokie Roberts are renowned professionals who highlight the importance of interpersonal connections

While the Roberts agree that personal accomplish-ments rank far above pro-fessional accomplishments, Steve names writing pieces that readers find “illuminat-ing and even inspiring” his proudest professional accom-plishment.

Cokie names her body of work in shedding light on the stories of “the other half of the human race” through her books on women in his-tory as her proudest profes-sional accomplishment.

She also imparts this advice on women who want to have both a family and a successful career, something

that still proves difficult for women even today: “Don’t overthink it. Just go for it and figure it out as you go along . . . if you keep your priorities straight and real-ize that your family trumps the job, you’ll be fine. You might be exhausted for a few years, but you’ll survive.”

Both agree that their long and happy marriage, two children and six grandchil-dren are their proudest ac-complishments of all. Steve says he enjoys driving his grandchildren to school in the mornings and coaching first base for their youngest grandchild’s Little League baseball team.

He also says that the

most important decision you will ever make in life is who you marry. “Fortunately I got that one exactly right,” he adds.

In the i r f ree t ime, Steve and Cokie enjoy their tradition of having long Sat-urday lunches together and spending as much t ime as possible with their grandchil-dren. However, Cokie says it is not often that she finds herself with free time.

“There’s always a writ-ing project on my plate, even when I’m not in the depths of writing a book. A friend will want a blurb for a book jacket or a college newspaper will want answers to questions.” Photo Credit: GCC&M

The 181st Commencement Ceremony will be held at Gettysburg College at 11 AM on May 15, 2016 on the Beachem Portico on the north side of Pennsylvania Hall.

Senior Mikaela Puth takes on the music industryPuth to work as road manager for her brother, who sang the opening of Wiz Khalifa’s song “See You Again”

Mikaela Puth is a senior sociology major here at Gettysburg. Her brother Charlie Puth is a recording artist. She will work full-time for his management company upon graduation.

courtSey of Gcc&MFor some students, fin-

ishing a college degree can be chal lenging enough on its own.

Mikae l a Pu th ’16 i s not only finishing her de-gree, but she is also moving across the country, starting a full-time job and helping her chart-topping recording artist brother Charlie Puth launch his debut album – Nine Track Mind – all at the same time.

“It is a very fast-paced lifestyle, but having a family member there really slows things down. It helps you ap-preciate what you are going through,” Puth said. “It helps us celebrate each of these milestones in a meaningful way.”

Puth will have a dual role with her brother’s man-agement team – working as an office assistant with Atom Factory, Inc., when they are in L.A. and as a road manager with Chazmanian Devil Tour-ing, Inc., when her brother is performing on the road. Both companies are responsible for different aspects of her brother’s career.

Through each of these roles, she is responsible for manag ing the day - to -day business of her brother’s ris-ing stardom, which includes everything from organizing his schedule to overseeing his finances.

“Th i s i s a lo t o f r e -sponsibil i ty for many dif-

fe ren t reasons , bu t I fee l prepared to take it on,” Puth s a i d . “ G e t t y s b u r g r e a l l y sets you up to thrive in a diligent work environment, so I know I ’ l l be ab le to handle it.”

The soc io logy major chose Gettysburg for a va-r ie ty o f reasons , l ike the small class sizes, emphasis on effective communication, mentorship from professors and, of course, the proxim-ity to her family’s home in New Jersey.

However, it was a class she took for fun that has had the greatest impact on her time here.

“Soc io logy 101 wi th Sandra Gill was life chang-ing,” Puth recalled. While she had originally planned on studying health sciences, i t was that class that con-vinced her to declare a ma-jor in sociology.

“I’ve taken several of her classes since and stop by her office pretty frequently. She’s rea l ly been a grea t mentor and role model for me.”

Not only did Prof. Gill prove an invaluable men-tor for Puth, but Gill also enjoyed the opportunity to teach her.

“Dur ing her years a t Gettysburg, I watched her develop s t rong leadership sk i l l s and become an un-usually articulate person,” Gill said.

In Gill’s class, students learn a variety of skills like project management, group work , e f f ec t i ve l i s t en ing a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d inclusive analysis – skil ls that Gill believes will guide Puth’s work on her brother’s management team.

“Mikaela listens close-ly, synthesizes ideas and ar-ticulates her voice clearly,” Gill continued. “Like many other Gettysburg students, Mikaela has the skills she needs to lead and manage.”

Puth’s close relation-s h i p w i t h G i l l – a n d t h e practical skills learned from each of her classes – was not uncommon.

“Overal l , the profes-so r s he re r ea l l y t ake t he t ime to ge t to know you, which enables the courses to have more of an impact,” Puth s ta ted . “The wri t ing component in each course, for example , i s ou ts tand-ing. You don’t realize just how impor tan t wr i t ing i s until you take some of the courses here. Applying that knowledge to my profes -sional goals has definitely given me an edge.”

All of these opportuni-ties helped her prepare for a marketing internship last summer with her brother’s management t eam, which lead to an offer of full-time employment shortly there-after.

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T h e n e w m o v i e “Spotlight,” showcases a recent horror in American history: Catholic priests m o l e s t i n g c h i l d r e n . H o w e v e r , i n s t e a d o f focusing on the tragedy itself, the movie centers upon the Spotlight team of the Boston Globe. This team of newspaper reporters spends months researching to produce a story, and in this film they are given the task of looking into reports of one Catholic priest molesting children. As the reporters dig deeper and deeper though, evidence surfaces that leads them to believe there could be as many as th i r teen Catholic Priests who have done this. And still as they go further they gain reason to believe that there could be ninety in Boston alone, but the issue stems across the country. On top of that they soon discovered that the Catholic Church, because of the authority it had, was able to abuse said power to make it appear that these molestings never happened. They were able to make documents inaccessible and because of the money

and position they held they were able to pay people to keep quiet. The Spotlight team is forced to make connections, talk to everyone they can and do whatever possible to unseal the necessary documents to write the story that will expose the Church to the country. This s tory of the Spotlight team is a true account of how the story was brought to the public. The characters in the movie: Mike Rezendes , Robby Robinson, Sacha Pfeiffer, and the other members of the Boston Globe team are the actual people who fought to get the story to the public. On top of that, the story that they eventually publ ish, a long with the d o c u m e n t s a n d l e t t e r s they attach that reveal the crimes and the Church’s cover-up, were indeed made accessible for the public to see for themselves. B y c h o o s i n g t o highlight the people who fought for the truth rather than the crime itself, the movie sought to highlight the good, while not overlooking the bad, and making it a central, opposing force. However, the team

is not perfect. It is brought u p t h a t t w o d i f f e r e n t people sent information regarding the molestations to the Globe years prior yet nobody did anything about it. Instead, the stories were buried in sections of the paper nobody reads. Thus the characters f a c e t h e i r o w n m o r a l conf l i c t s in bo th the i r affiliations with the Church a n d n o t h a v i n g d o n e something sooner. And the movie becomes about not just sharing the truth with the public but doing the story the right way. It is these turmoils, and the sort of scavenger hunt the characters are on that keep the movie engaging, but it is also the tragic content . Because while what the reporters are doing is important, the movie is essentially about people letting this happen. The people give the power to the Catholic Church, but people are afraid of them. Thus even though plenty of people knew the truth, no one dared to share it. Overall Spotlight is definitely a movie that is worth your time. If not for the power of the movie, then at least for the historical context that surrounds it.

By Kira GoodWiN

Staff Writer

Movie review: shining alight on “Spotlight”

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Ah, erasure the tool of choice for effor t lessly contributing to one’s own ignorance. A s a s o c i e t y , w e hasten to put someone on a pedestal when they have done something we, the public, deem worthy of praise. But people are not statues; to cast marble over important aspects of an identity preserves an erroneous depiction of the connected individual. With this in mind, it is absolutely horrifying to note how often this happens to writers. After all, many authors and poets create works based on their own experiences. One wou ld t h ink , t h e n , t h a t i t w o u l d b e i m p o s s i b l e t o b l u r o u t the face ts of an author’s identity that contribute to their individual voice, but i t h a p p e n s a l l t h e t i m e . A n d , f r o m m y l a y m a n ’ s perspective, the victims are frequently authors of color. I do not have the authority to point fingers, but if I had to guess, I’d say the blame for this atrocity lies with the patriarchal (and very white) system of academia. Although conditions appear to have improved between h igh school and co l lege , the system is clearly sti l l fractured. By no means am I saying that white authors never experience erasure.

The voices of the disabled, L G B T Q A + i n d i v i d u a l s a n d t h o s e w h o p r a c t i c e minority religions deserve a great deal of amplification. However, in a world where “whi te” i s s t i l l somehow seen as interchangeable with “default,” a white author’s o t h e r i z a t i o n h o l d s l e s s potent ia l negat ive impact on their perception. When we neglec t to even touch upon how Lorraine Hansberry identified as a lesbian or how Maya Angelou was once a sex worker, we happily accept being fed the idea that hiding these facts somehow makes these writers and their work easier to swallow. Screw that. Do not water down black authors in order to make them fit into your classroom more easily. Right now, I am studying about Langston Hughes and his life in the same amount of detail usually awarded to someone like Henry David Thoreau. This is good, but far from enough. Academia needs to progress to the point where it is normal to actively acknowledge every facet of an author’s ident i ty when we discuss their work. Talk about Audre Lorde’s identity as “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.” Celebrate it. I want to add tha t I am a whi te woman and recognize that I am by no means even close to being an exper t on the topic of erasure as it applies to black authors. I do not write with the intent of speaking over

voices that need to be heard at a much higher volume than they are in society. My goal in constructing this article was to highlight injustice, and I hope I have done so in an appropriate fashion. T o c o n c l u d e , I would like to leave you with the first few stanzas from the a forement ioned Maya Angelou’s dynamic poem, “St i l l I Rise .” As Black History Month continues, I urge you, reader, to research the black authors you read i n c l a s s o r w h o s e w o r k captures your heart. Subvert the accepted behaviors of willful ignorance and make it a point to diversify your own education.

“You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. Does my sassiness upset you? W h y a r e y o u b e s e t w i t h gloom? ‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells Pumping in my living room. Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I’ll rise. D i d y o u w a n t t o s e e m e broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries?“

Let’s talk about poetry: “Bitter, Twisted Lies:” Academic Erasure Discussing academic erasure and black writers

New film starring Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams examines journalism and Catholic Church controversy

By eMily pierce

coNtriButiNG Writer

Gateway TheaterRoutes 30 & 15, Gettysburg, PA

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HAIL, CAESAR! PG-13 NO PASSES(1:45) (4:45) 7:35 9:55

THE CHOICE PG-13 NO PASSES(1:25) (4:25) 7:25 9:55

THE FINEST HOURS PG-13(1:20) (4:20) 7:10 9:45

KUNG FU PANDA 3 PG(1:50) (4:50) 7:20 9:40

DIRTY GRANDPA R I.D. REQUIRED(1:30) (4:30) 7:15 10:10

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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS PG-13(1:00) (4:00) 7:00 10:00

13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI R I.D. REQUIRED(1:05) 7:05

THE BOY PG-13(4:45) 10:05

Majestic Theater25 Carlisle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325

Carol 1 hour, 58 minutes – RSet in 1950s New York, a young department-store clerk (Rooney Mara) who dreams of a better life falls in love with an older, married woman (Cate Blanchett).

Friday - Saturday (1/29 - 1/30) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM Sunday (1/31) - 2:15 PM and 5:15 PM Monday (2/1) - 4:15 PM Wednesday - Thursday (2/3 - 2/4) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM

Brooklyn 1 hour, 51 minutes – PG-13In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

Friday - Saturday (1/29 - 1/30) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sunday (1/31) - 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday (2/1 - 2/4) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM

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Valuable experience available at

Musselman LibraryBy MeGGaN SMith

MuSSelMaN liBrary coluMNiSt

Gettysburg College is known for encouraging stu-dents to gain practical experi-ence both inside and outside of the classroom. Whether it is serving in a leadership role, going on a CPS Immer-sion trip, or participating in an externship, most students would agree that these types of experiences are impactful and life-changing.

Musselman Library also strives to provide powerful learning experiences for both current students and recent graduates alike. The examples are many, but two timely ones include the Barbara Holley Li-brary Internship and the newly developed Digital Scholarship Summer Fellowship.

The Barbara Holley In-ternship, named for alumnae Barbara Holley (’54), is a library position for a recent graduate who is consider-ing entering graduate school for information science, li-brarianship, or archives and records management, but has not yet done so. The posi-tion introduces the intern to various aspects of working in a library, thus helping him or her decide on a career path while gaining valuable work experience.

Here is what current intern, Alexa Schreier, has to say about her year (so far) as the Holley Intern.

What have you liked most about being the Holley Intern?

Alexa: What makes the Holley internship so unique is the opportunity to work in each department of the library.

This means that over the past months I’ve been able to work on projects ranging from re-pairing a book from 1828, to creating a local search term pulling together nature writing books in the library’s catalog, to hosting the library’s Finals Study Break.

What has the Holley In-ternship done for your profes-sional development?

Alexa: Beyond working for each department, the intern-ship position has allowed me to sit on multiple committees such as marketing and copy-right, which have contributed to my developing professional skills and preparedness to enter the workforce. As the Holley Intern, I have not only had the opportunity to learn and understand the responsibilities and work flow of each depart-ment within the library, but have been able to witness how deeply interwoven each depart-ment is.

What has been the big-gest highlight of your intern-ship?

Alexa: One of the neatest things I got to work on as the Holley Intern was designing and creating a memory scrap-book for each future intern to write about their experience in one centralized location. This has been such a great oppor-tunity for two reasons. First, getting to make a book from scratch was an incredible expe-rience which included choosing material for the covers and marbled papers for the inside, making a gold-tooled leather label, and learning how to make a Turks head knot for the closure. But beyond the physi-cal process, it is immensely gratifying knowing that I have

played a role in creating a last-ing artifact of the internship that will pass through each future intern’s hands.

For more information about the Holley Internship, including an application for next year’s intern, visit www.gettysburg.edu/library/infor-mation/general/internships/holley.dot.

The Digital Scholarship Summer Fellowship is a new initiative that is being launched this summer as a result of the desire of Musselman Library, Educational Technology, and the Provost’s Office to find new ways to support the digi-tal scholarship activities of students. This inaugural year will provide openings for three current students to serve as fel-lows. Fellows will use digital tools to interpret, analyze and present original research.

“This is more than just writing a paper and putting it on the internet,” noted R.C. Miessler, Systems Librarian. “The digital fellows will each create a project that will be an interactive, ever-evolving presentation. They will use a variety of tools, such as blog-ging, mapping, multi-media editing and other technology which will provide valuable experience.”

The fellowship includes a $3,500 stipend and on-campus housing for the duration of the fellowship. For more informa-tion and an application to be a digital fellow, visit https://www.gettysburg.edu/library/digital-scholarship/summer-fellows.dot.

By daNiella SNyder

Staff Writer

“One experience at Get-tysburg College that I am really enjoying is being an RA. I have learned so much about myself and about the forty first-years on my floor, and have devel-oped numerous connections and friendships along the way. This experience is giving me the feel-ing that I am making an impact on campus, and I’m having a lot of fun along the way! Shoutout to Hanson 3!” -Hunter Markle, Class of 2018, Biology Major

Dieting in collegewithout counting caloriesPart 3: Drinking

Students of GettysburgHunter Markle, ‘18 Biology major

By ari SNaevarSSoN

featureS editorNow that we have gone

over the actual set-up of this method of dieting, we can begin to discuss some of the other important aspects. What fol-lows is a guide Daniel, owner of VnFit Training and Nutrition Coaching, and I have come up with to help you appropriately fit drinking into your college dieting experience.

Does drinking make you

fat? I often hear people

say they would be much bet-ter about their diet if it were not for their counterproductive weekend antics, namely drink-ing. The underlying assump-tion is of course that alcohol consumption makes you fat or, at the very least, thwarts your dieting efforts. Is there any truth to this? Well, to some de-gree, but as with all things that does not mean it has no place in an efficient diet. Let us briefly examine some of alcohol’s ef-fects on dieting and then go over how to go about including it ap-propriately, while still enjoying yourself.

Some of the more obvi-ous reasons alcohol may inhibit fat loss:

-Alcoholic beverages tend to be low in nutritional value (limited micronutrient pro-files).

-There are seven calories per gram of alcohol (contrasted to the four calories per gram of carbohydrate and protein and nine per gram of fat).

-Drinking lowers inhibi-tions, making it harder to prac-tice self-control.

-Drinking tends to in-crease appetite.

-Other ingredients in our drinks add calories (like sug-ary lemonade mixes and the sugars naturally found in beer and wine).

Some of the less intui-tive reasons:

-Alcohol can threaten the

Photo courtesy of Edwin Land

By KeNdall WriGht

Staff WriterIt may have been

below freezing outside, but it was balmy at Saturday’s Tropics party, held in the Attic courtesy of CAB. Visitors were greeted by a jovial pirate who was happy to pose for photos.

CAB’s Tropics party offers all the staples of beach fun

By Meredith cox

health &WellNeSS coluMNiSt

It is midnight, you have been studying in the library all day, and all of a sudden it hits you – a wave of hunger that leaves you feeling famished and ravenous. You immediately bolt for the vending machine, only to be calmed by the sight of pretzels, chips, and candy bars. Does this sound familiar? In college we are surrounded by innumerable food options, making it easy to slip into harmful and unhealthy eating habits that can stick with you well into adulthood. With a few simple practices in mind, you can satisfy your hunger while maintaining a healthy diet and body.

Set yourself up for success. The easiest way to make sure you are fueling your body with healthy foods is to make them eas-ily accessible. Stock your fridge with fruits and veggies that have a long shelf life. These include apples, oranges, and carrots, all of which are also easily transport-able. Try and load up on in season produce so you can get the most bang for your buck and the most flavorful snacks. For the win-ter, stick to pears, clementines, grapefruit, kiwi, kale, squash, and sweet potatoes. Also, have a lot of snacks you can grab on the go, like nuts, raisins, yogurt, pretzel thins, and hummus.

integrity of major body organs associated with digesting, ab-sorbing, and processing nutri-ents (not to mention helping you not die).

-Alcohol’s byproduct, ac-etate, is quite literally a poison, so our bodies prioritize getting it out of our system over mobi-lizing and oxidizing fat.

-This also means we pri-oritize alcohol metabolism over building and repairing muscle, along with any other metabolic process involved in fat loss.

-In short, you would be quite correct in referring to alco-hol as having “empty calories,” an often misguided term.

By now, it appears that drinking is pretty counter-productive to dieting. But this is not always the case; keep in mind our overarching theme of flexibility. Telling someone interested in losing some weight they can no longer drink, or must limit their drinking to some absurdly small number, is a losing battle I am not interest-ing in fighting.

So how do we incorpo-rate drinking into our dieting efforts?

To answer this, I will go over six tips and tricks worth implementing so that we can go about dieting without viewing something so promi-nent in campus life through an all-or-nothing lens. These will be listed in order of greatest to least importance.

1. Limit drinking to the weekends

As common of a phe-nomenon as Thursday drinking might be on college campuses across the country, it is going to be increasingly difficult to lose fat when all of those negative effects of drinking we discussed are happening three times a week.

2. Eat light on days you drink

Sticking to mainly lean proteins and veggies is a great way of keeping caloric intake

down to offset the increase in calories that drinking brings. This is not always feasible, considering the prevalence of eating out on the weekends, but simply employing some mindfulness about what goes into your body on these days will go a long way.

3. Pick your poisonAll alcoholic beverages

were not created equal. Stick-ing with mixed drinks, using diet sodas or other calorie-free beverages, is going to be your best bet. Not only will you derive the obvious benefits in regard to our earlier discussion, but you will effectively combat hangover symptoms and space out your drinks more. If you are going to be drinking beer or wine, do not drink them in the quantities you would with the former option.

4. Avoid lifting the day after you drink

Remember that alcohol metabolism is a priority to your body, and so things like muscle protein synthesis and recovery get pushed to the backburner. Alcohol may even actively work against those processes, through its effects on testosterone and the like. If at all possible, avoid lifting on the day you drink as well.

5. HydrateIf this list were more con-

cerned with health than body composition, this would be listed much higher. Regardless, enough cannot be said about the importance of staying hydrated when drinking. This, again, mitigates the severity of hang-over symptoms (by counteract-ing alcohol’s diuretic proper-ties) and all the other negative effects discussed earlier.

With these simple tips and tricks, fitting drinking into your diet really should not be too difficult. In the next article, we will start off our discussion on the role of mentality in diet-ing, an aspect the importance of which I believe is monu-mental.

How to beat the snack attackPick and Choose. There

is nothing wrong with being a “picky” eater, in the sense that you are aware and selective about what goes into your body. When the healthy options are there, choose them. Do not feel pressured by others who make unhealthy choices. Pick the best option for you, and learn to know what foods make you feel the best, most satiated, and highly energized. If you are out to eat at a restaurant, choose the side salad over the side of fries to go with your burger. Simple swaps like this can really add up and leave you feeling lighter and healthier.

Exercise. Not only does exercise leave you feeling better and full of energy (thank your endorphins), but it also helps curb cravings. Studies have shown that exercising can aid in stabilizing your blood glucose levels. When these levels spike or dip, it can leave you running towards the vending machine. However, mod-erate exercise, such as 30 minutes of cardio five times a week, can help regulate two hormones, ghrelin and leptin, to help keep your blood sugar steady, resulting in fewer cravings and ultimately less impulsive eating habits.

Sleep. Not getting enough sleep can lead to bad snacking habits as well. Less sleep is usu-ally associated with more stress,

and often when we are stressed, we do not make the best food choices. That is why during finals week we find ourselves eating high-fat foods like fries, pizza, and cookies. Adequate sleep also helps maintain the hunger hormones I mentioned before. Ghrelin stimu-lates hunger and leptin signals satiety to the brain, ultimately suppressing appetite. Less sleep is associated with decreases in leptin and elevations in ghrelin, meaning you are hungrier and less satiated. Try to get between seven and nine hours a night to stay well rested.

Indulge! Your eating habits do not have to be all or nothing. Treat yourself a few times a week, whether it is a Servo cookie at lunch, a scoop of ice cream after dinner, or even a late night stop at Mid Mad. But remember that these indulgences should be in moderation in order to make them feel like a real treat. A good rule of thumb to follow is the 80/20 rule: eat a healthy diet 80 percent of the time, and use the other 20 percent for special occasions and treats.

So, with a little bit of will-power and some planning, you can maintain a healthy snacking lifestyle and still enjoy those late night munchies without worry-ing too much about unfavorable health effects.

They were then treated to a banquet of fruit, Hawai-ian meatballs, sorbet, and piña colada smoothies, complete with miniature paper umbrellas. There were also drinks of the alcoholic variety for those over 21.

The Attic was trans-formed into a tropic para-dise, complete with minia-

ture boats, treasure chests, and the time-honored staple of all tropical parties, leis. The music was more reminiscent of a club than a tropical beach, but was upbeat nonetheless (Who doesn’t love Mambo No. 5?). All in all it was a fun way to pass a frigid Janu-ary night!

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Note: The opinions published in this section are those of the individual writers and are in no way representative of the views of The Gettysburgian staff, The Gettysburgian or Gettysburg College.

By iSaBel GiBSoN

peNroSe

opiNioNS editorBernie Sanders Will keep riding the wave of Bernie bros and enthusiastic youths to victory in New Hampshire, which will undoubtedly serve to make his support-ers even more annoying on social media. #WeGetIt #YouFeelTheBern

Hillary Clinton Her slim victory (she won by 0.3 percent, or four “state delegate equiva-lents”) over Sanders is a hollow victory as Clinton is undoubtedly going to lose in New Hampshire. Sanders is ahead by an average of 18 points in the polls and has the home field advan-tage. Maybe if Clinton can get the youth-pandering section of her campaign to relax (no more Vines, please!) she’ll get more millennial voters on her side.

Martin O’Malley After an abysmal showing, O’Malley has of-ficially dropped out of the race. He may not have the a shot at the presidency, but he could be a contender for vice president, or at least for the title of “Handsomest Former Presidential Candi-date.”

Ted Cruz Thanks to his creepy “Voter Violation” mailers (which listed the voting “score” of the recipi-ent as well as the scores of their neighbors), attempts to imply Dr. Ben Carson is dropping out of the race, obnoxious voice, terrify-ing policies, and gener-ally punchable face, Cruz placed first in the caucus. Look for him to continue these and other gross, underhanded and appar-ently effective tactics in the coming months.

Donald Trump Deflating like a hideous hot air balloon, Trump’s brand of winning has been damaged – could this be the end of Ameri-ca’s favorite blatantly racist demagogue? Probably not, since he’s already accused Cruz of stealing Iowa from him and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Yep, the actual Nobel Peace Prize! Not the Nobel Piece of Crap Prize, as I had initially assumed.

Marco Rubio Has been pushed to the front of the competition for being the Republican Party’s establishment can-didate. Now he just needs to try and avoid swinging too far to the right during the rest of primary season only to swing back to the center after getting the nomination – that’s called Romney-ing and it doesn’t end well.

Chris Christie Will continue his nightly ritual of attempting to travel back in time to 2012 where he actually had a chance.

Jim Gilmore Who?

After the Iowa Caucus:

What Now?

American Student Associa-tion and a select amount of faculty and administrators, all of whom helped us grow and become more self-aware of our chapter’s image.

B ias inc iden t s b reak down our community at Get-tysburg College and exclude rather than include others. Threats to our community crea te d isequi l ibr ium and leave others feeling inequi-table in a space where every-one can add and create value.

Dr. Scott Hancock stat-ed at the Town Hall that we have a responsibility to take action in matters of social injustice.

We, Alpha Tau Omega, have a r espons ib i l i ty be -cause as one of the largest organizations at Gettysburg College, our action’s ripple effects can be felt in most, if not all, pockets of campus.

F r o m c l a s s r o o m s t o student senate to athletics, our member’s presence on campus demands that we not only take responsibility for our insensitivities but work assiduously to now educate others on how we can im-prove our campus commu-nity, together.

We look to add Alpha Tau Omega to the l i s t o f valuable resources on our campus about matters of in-justice. We will look to help with the education of other Greek Organizations about

By the BrotherS of alpha tau oMeGa

alpha upSiloN chapter

Our organization made an insensitive mistake. There is no other way to define it and we will not try to per-suade your mind otherwise by this article.

A September party mix-er theme allowed for mem-bers of our organization to act out of character and not in congruence of Alpha Tau Omega’s core competencies of scholarship, community, brotherhood and leadership.

Our myop ia t owards our own ac t ions not only augmented the bifurcation of campus, but also left us with a feeling of disgrace within our own chapter.

In the aftermath of our b ias inc iden t , we worked with the Office of Greek Life and College Life to not only help us recognize our mis-take but to help our chapter rebuild.

M e m b e r s o f o u r o r -ganization leveraged many o f G e t t y s b u r g C o l l e g e ’ s resources to f i rs t educate ourselves as to what a bias incident can be and more specifically, how Alpha Tau Omega can be a part of one. Our education was tested, but also guided and opened up in our discussions with student groups on campus such as the Black Student Union, Latin

Paying for on-campus laundry machines: A dirty scam

Brothers of the Alpha Upsilon chapter of Alpha Tau Omega are offering an apology for an “insensitive mistake” and hope to work towards growing side by side with the campus community

was genuinely upsetting to see that.

The waiter in this sce-nario is based off the waiters that I saw. He goes home every night, heavy at heart, because part of his job re-quires him to use a language that historical circumstances have imposed upon him.

This waiter is annoyed because he HAS to surrender his culture to a larger one in order to survive.

I ’ m i m a g i n i n g t h a t this is similar to what you go through when you hear people speaking Spanish, or when you see ‘dem Mexi-cans’ in restaurants, or when you hear that school districts are mandating that students learn Spanish as a second language.

You perceive other cul-tures as threats to American cul ture somehow and that you are afraid of losing what you know and love.

I’m also imagining that like the waiter, you are bit-

Al: “Just fine. I’ll have this here sirloin steak.”

W a i t e r : “ … s i r l o i n steak…”

James: “Erm, le spa-ghetti, s’il vous plait.”

George: “Un burger?”Wai t e r : “We…uhh…

do not serve burgers here, monsieur.”

George: “Damn. Worth a shot. All right. How about a fried tuna?”

W a i t e r : “ … f r i e d thon…”

The waiter closes his notepad.

Wai te r : “Gent lemen , w e w i l l h a v e y o u r o r d e r ready shortly.”

The waiter leaves.I would like you to take

note that the waiter in this scenario was able to switch into English.

I studied abroad in Par-is last semester, and every time I heard a waiter speak English in a café, my heart broke a little.

I ’m being ser ious . I t

By aNGelo d’aMato

coNtriButiNG Writer

Scene:A waiter is conversing

with another waiter in a Paris Café when he sees a group of men sit down at a table.

Waiter: “Excusez-moi, un moment.”

As he’s walking over to the table, he hears the men speaking.

James: “This is a nice place.”

G e o r g e : “ Y o u t h i n k they’ve got burgers here?”

Al: “Nah, this is Paris. Salads all the way.”

George: “No! I was in a restaurant the other day and they had burgers!”

Al: “Good for them.”The waiter mutters to

himself.W a i t e r : “ A h . L e s

Amèricains.”He clears his throat:Wai te r : “Gent lemen ,

uh, how are you doing to-day?”

George: “Good, sir.”

ter because you feel like this country is being forced to do something that it really shouldn’t have to do.

I can imagine why—perhaps you have been told countless times that America is the greatest country, and you’ll be damned to see it fall into the hands of another culture.

Perhaps you have never learned how to see yourself in another person. Perhaps you a re so used to be ing stepped around and kicked on that you will take out your rage on the nearest minority population.

I don’t know if you’re a f r a i d o f a d m i t t i n g t h a t you’re angry about the loss of American culture, I don’t know if you’re ashamed to be angry, I don’t know if you think you’re stupid for having ‘conservative views’.

I do know that whatever you’re thinking and feeling is okay. Engage it. Wrestle with it. Find out what you

think and feel and why.I am not saying this so

that you can lazily justify your beliefs, but rather so that you can feel less con-flicted, and less ashamed, and maybe less defensive, about having them.

You have to tell your s tor ies for yoursel f . You have to insert yourself into the political conversation, and you have to think criti-cally about why you believe what you believe. You have to do th i s wi thou t us ing impersonal, inflammatory rhetoric. Doing so allows you to be open to new ideas.

It might be scary and you might learn things about yourself you don’t necessar-ily like.

That’s okay. It’s part of learning about who we are.

So know that it might not be easy, and go and do it, and then, speak up, be-cause your story is welcome in the conversation.

Alpha Tau Omega: Moving forward

limited machines, and that we have to pay $1.50 per load is absurd.

Our laundry situation is not helping students man-age their time – in fact it is messing up their time man-agement.

When students find a time during the day, where they can do their laundry they then have to check if any ma-chines are open and then make sure they can even pay for it.

If none are open they either have to wait or move it to another day. In this situ-ation students already had a plan as to what they were going to accomplish during

and time, while other people see it as a waste of money and something that should be taken care of by the school.

Laundry is a hassle as i t is . You need to get the detergent, the dryer sheets, bring the laundry down the stairs, wait for other laundry machines to finish and then finally bring the laundry back upstairs.

I f there were enough laundry machines, then pay-ing for our laundry might not seem as bad, because although we have to pay, we are still able to get our laundry done without waiting.

The fact that there are

By deaN de lucia

Staff Writer

Do you ever wonder why our school makes us pay for our laundry? Because I defi-nitely do. After talking with many of my f r iends f rom other schools, I have noticed that Gettysburg College re-quires their students to pay the most money for laundry.

There are many expens-es that need to be paid when attending college, but paying for laundry should not be one of them.

There are two ways to look at paying for our laun-dry. One can look at i t as another way to manage money

the time their laundry was getting washed. Since it has to be pushed back they need to decide what they are going to do instead of laundry.

The money that college students have should be saved for food, school or in case of an emergency. If students keep losing money to a laun-dry machine, they will not be able to buy food and they may not have enough money for school materials or events.

Laundry on our campus is another way for students to lose more money. College students in our nation already have issues with money as it is. Having to scrape up change

or ask their parents to put money on their swipe card is just causing more stress and worry.

If our campus took away the charge on laundry, stu-dents would have one less thing to worry about and it would make their financial lives easier.

I f lowering the price is not a possibility, then our school should add more ma-chines where there are more open spots to do laundry.

This would create less waiting time and more op-portunity to work on manag-ing time.

Offering an alternative perspective to anti-immigration individuals

Photo courtesy of Brent Slotoroffww

bias incidents. By continuing to lever-

age the many resources on campus, we can deepen the impact of Gettysburg Col-lege.

By being more inclu-sive we can not only begin

to understand others better, but a l so unders tand more clearly who we are and how we can add more value to the community.

This is not an insuper-able challenge; this is merely the beginning of our journey

of responsibility to act on matters of social injustice.

We hope to grow side b y s i d e w i t h t h e c a m p u s community for many years to come by being a strong voice of inclusion and education.

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Kaiser said, “I changed my sights to sprinting, so I wanted to get a record in the sprints for this season. I was losing a bunch of weight for that and trying to get in shape for more sprinting instead of jumping, but now with Travis extending the record, I have to focus a little bit more on jumping.”

Senior captain Andre Hinds placed seventh in the shot put with a heave of 44-10 1/4 showcasing his all-star talents from a year ago.

The distance crew had

By aNdreW MiloNW

Staff Writer

Senior captain Travis Andrews slashed the school’s previous long jump record by eight inches setting the tone for a Gettysburg College men’s indoor track and field team that showcased their top level talent against Division I athletes in the Lehigh Invitational this past Saturday. The highlight of the meet was clear to senior team-mate David Kaiser who said, “It was one hundred percent Travis Andrews.”

Andrews’ final jump of the day was 22-6 1/4 beating out all twenty-four competitors and breaking a record held by Kaiser since the 2013 season.

It was quite a day for An-drews as his highlight reel in-cluded a seventh place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.35 seconds and an eight place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.48 seconds.

Andrews’ leadership is based around his hard work and example set on the track and field as a top competitor on this team. His long jump on Saturday against many Division I competitors gave a jolt to the Gettysburg side who were only competing in their second meet of the season.

Kaiser finished with a ninth place finish in the 60-me-ter dash and a tenth place finish in the long jump. Andrews’ ex-ample has certainly motivated Kaiser to change his season goals in order to keep up with his teammate.

Track and field shines at Lehigh InvitationalSenior Travis Andrews shatters Gettysburg’s long jump record with leap of 22-6 1/4

Bullets slam Washington and Johns HopkinsTwo-game victory advances basketball’s hunt for key conference wins to earn playoff seat

Senior captain Travis Andrews earned the title of Centennial Conference Field Athlete of the Week with his record-breaking long jump in the Lehigh Invitational.

quite a day as well. The dis-tance men were led by junior Ben Taber who competed in the 3000-meter race with a pace of 8:55.14 finishing fifth while first-year Alex Petrecca demonstrated his endurance in the mile with a time of 4:38.31, which was good for seventh.

Senior captain Nathan Cody, who did not compete in the meet, said, “The team is strong across the board this year, and we can really be com-petitive.”

First-year Thad Cwiklin-ski led the Orange and Blue in

the 400-meter dash, where he crossed the finish line at 54.22 seconds for fourteenth place.

Cwiklinski believes the mid-distance squad has a lot to look forward to in the coming months.

“We are going to have a really strong 4x400 team,” said Cwinklinski. “Some of my relay team members have been talking [about] the distance medley relay at the indoor conferences, so potentially we think we have a shot at that [too].”

S o p h o m o r e T h o m a s

Clark leads the charge as the team’s multi-event competitor, and this past meet certainly gave him confidence that the heptathlon record will soon be broken.

“This season I want to break the school record. That’s the goal. I am 200 points away in multi events; that’s like an inch in long jump or a few sec-onds in my 1000-meter race,” said Clark.

Coach Aubrey Shenk cer-tainly did a great job bringing in a talented group of first-year athletes, and new assistant coach Bryson Hartzler is a new face to the Orange & Blue who brings a lot to the table.

“Coach [Shenk] has done a great job of getting a lot of freshman in different events so we have a lot of jumpers, a lot of throwers which we didn’t have before, and they are pretty consistent, “ said Kaiser. “Coach Hartzler has brought so much structure to the organiza-tion.”

Sixteen letter winners have marked their return to the Gettysburg men’s indoor track and field team, along with eight who scored points in the indoor or outdoor conference championships last season. Not to mention, many of the first-year students are practicing and competing at high levels.

Look for this team to continue striving for records as they compete in the upcoming Dickinson DuCharme Invi-tational this Saturday, Feb. 6 beginning at 10 a.m.

Athlete of the Week

By claire healey

Staff Writer The Gettysburg Co-

women’s swim team had an outstanding weekend against Swarthmore Col-lege. In their first meet since Dec. 5 the lady Bullets were able to cap-ture a victory, 163-99, against their Centennial Conference opponents. Helping to lead the pack for the Bullets was Junior Caroline Moyer.

Moyer had a phe-nomenal weekend with two individual victories, as well as being part of a winning relay. Her first victory of the day came in the 100-yard breast-stroke. Gettysburg was able to go 1-3-4 in that event.

She continued her winning streak with a victory in the 200-yard breaststroke. Leading first-year Sadie Stiles, Moyer finished with a time of 2:29:83.

Along with her in-dividual wins, Moyer was part of the winning 200-yard medley relay for the Bullets. She along with sophomores Savan-nah Llewellyn, Nicole Farina, and Allie Muel-ler, clocked a time of 1:52:67, which was al-most two seconds ahead of their nearest competi-tor.

Moyer said, “I think the team swam incredible this weekend because of the time and effort we have put into the season so far. We have really been pushing each other and motivating each oth-er in practices.”

Caroline is a great leader and competitor for the lady Bullets and seems to be continuing to get better as the season progresses. Moyer and the rest of the Gettysburg team will be back in ac-tion Wednesday Feb. 3 against Dickinson.

Congra tu l a t i ons to Moyer for being this week’s “Bullet of the Week!”

Bullet Shot:Athlete of

theWeek

Junior Caroline Moyer, photo courtesy of David Sinclair.

Thursday, February 4:Women’s Basketball vs Muhlenberg- 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 6:Wrestling at Messiah Open- 10:00 a.m.Men’s and Women’s Track at Dickinson DuCharme Invitational- 10:00 a.m.Wrestling vs USMMA in Baltimore- 11:00 a.m.Men’s and Women’s Swimming vs Franklin and Marshall- 1:00 p.m.Women’s Basketball at Haverford- 1:00 p.m.Wrestling vs Ursinus- 1:00 p.m.Wrestling vs Muhlenberg- 3:00 p.m.Men’s Basketball at Haverford- 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 10:Men’s and Women’s Track at Kutztown Mid-Week Multi- 4:00 p.m.Women’s Basketball vs Dickinson- 6:00 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs Dickinson- 8:00 p.m.

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The bench has had a strong season as well, as evi-denced by the fact that the Bul-lets have ten players averaging at least two points a game.

In their game Saturday against Washington College, the Bullets performed well, winning decisively by a score of 61-46. As a team, Gettysburg shot 44.9% from the floor, in-cluding 36.4% from three point range, and had twenty-eight points in the paint.

Jess ica Por te r had a strong game for the Bullets, not missing from the field. She finished with a team-leading fifteen points, along with four assists, four rebounds and two blocks. Senior forward Em-ily Duggan led the team in rebounds with seven, and also had three assists.

Emily Gibbons also had a strong game, scoring ten points, grabbing five rebounds, and tallying three assists. Emma Dorshimer contributed twelve points as well, altogether mak-ing for a strong game from the Bullets. The bench contributed fifteen points to the Bullets’ cause.

On Tuesday the Bullets prevailed again, this time over Johns Hopkins University, led by twenty points and four re-bounds from Emma Dorshimer. The final score was 52-36.

By WilliaM lecoNey

Staff Writer

The Gettysburg women’s basketball team has had a suc-cessful year so far as the season is coming ever closer to its conclusion. The Bullets have a strong record at 13-4, which in-cludes a 7-4 conference mark.

The i r p l ay has been strong enough over the course of the year for the third spot in the conference, trailing only Muhlenberg College and Mc-Daniel College. They are in contention for a playoff spot, making the stretch of confer-ence games that will conclude the regular season important ones.

Up to this point, the Bul-lets have been helped by strong play from their star players, as well as an ample amount of scoring depth off the bench. They have outscored opponents 1131-870 so far this season.

Senior forward Jessica Porter paces the team in scor-ing, with 14.2 points per game. Fresh-year guard Emma Dor-shimer and sophomore forward Emily Gibbons follow right behind, with 13.9 and 12.1 respectively.

Senior guard Kim Ryan leads the team with 4.3 assists per game, while Porter leads the team in rebounds, with eight per game.

The Bullets hope their strong play of late translates to the remainder of their games this season.

Over the final few weeks of the season, Gettysburg will play exclusively Centennial Conference opponents, making every game an important one.

Included in the f inal s t re tch are games against

Muhlenberg and McDaniel, the two teams the Bullets cur-rently trail in the standings. In addition to those games, the Bullets will face the two teams directly behind them in the standings, Haverford College and Dickinson College.

How the Bullets perform in these games will play a large role in determining how

they finish in the standings and could potentially solidify a playoff berth. They will be looking to continue their solid play while improving in certain areas to get them over the top.

You can check out the Bullets next game on their home court when they face off against Muhlenberg College on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.

Senior Jessica Porter scored fifteen points in Saturday’s matchup against Washington College, putting her in a three-way tie in the conference standings.

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M