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Thursday, March 26, 2015Volume CXVI, No. 9

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Greek Spotlight of the Week,

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Visit to the Delaware Art

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Weird News,pg. 2

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Tips for restful sleep,

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Men’s swimming ranked 12th

in NCAA Championship,

pg. 8

Red v. Blue Column,

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This Week’s

Top Stories

Senator Ted Cruz be-came the first Republican to announce his intent to run for president in 2016. Cruise cited the determination of his immigrant father, the found-ing fathers, and his faith in “the promise of America” as the main influences for seeking the Republican candidacy. He announced his candidacy on Monday morning before thousands of cheering students at Lib-erty University. While an undoubtedly divisive figure, Cruz is a popular candidate among conservative and evangelical Americans. The senator also announced sev-eral of his intentions, should be be elected, such as repeal-ing the Affordable Care Act and abolishing the Internal Revenue Service.

President Obama has agreed, at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s request, to slow the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghani-stan, leaving 9,800 in place through 2015. While the U.S. will now leave more troops in place over the next several months than was previously expected, Obama said the decision “has not changed” his goal to end the war by the end of 2016. The pace of the drawdown in 2016 will be determined at a later date, Obama said, “to enable the U.S. troop consolidation to a Kabul-based embassy pres-ence by the end of 2016.”

National

An airbus with 150 people on board crashed on Tuesday in the Alps of southern France. The airbus had two babies on board, the operating airline, Germanwings, confirmed. French Pres-ident Francois Hollande said that the crash did n o t l e a v e a n y s u r v i -vors. The airline, a sub-s id iary of Luf thansa , said it cancelled seven f l ights today because crew members reported they were unfit to fly following the tragedy. The passenger jet , an Airbus A320, crashed near the town of Digne as it traveled from Bar-celona to Dusseldorf . The plane was carrying 144 passengers -- in -cluding 2 babies -- and six crew members, Ger-manwings CEO Thomas Winkelmann said at a news conference today.

International

This week’s “Top Stories” were compiled by Brendan Raleigh with information from abc.go.com and The New York Times.

Writer John Hampsey reads his latest work

By AnikA Jensen stAff Writer

Writer John Hampsey read selections of his mem-o i r “ K a u f m a n ’ s H i l l ” o n Tuesday, March 24 in Penn Hall Lyceum. Hampsey, who has been pub l i shed th ree t i m e s i n t h e G e t t y s b u r g Review, was introduced by Peter Stitt, retiring editor of the Review.

“This is a momentous occasion,” Stitt commented and p roceeded to marke t Hampsey’s book to a chuck-ling audience, claiming an autographed copy could pay

By the PennsylvAniA DeltA ChAPter of sigmA AlPhA

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To All of our Gettysburg College Community,

As Actives and Alumni of the Pennsylvania Delta Chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, it is nec-essary that we address the recent incident that occurred at Oklahoma University involv-ing members of that chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

We have been horrified and outraged that anyone, least of all persons affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon organization, would act in the manner in which the persons acted a few days ago. We want to assure the entire Gettysburg College community that such actions are not condoned by our Pennsylvania Delta Chap-ter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon or by the National Organization.

We are compelled to express our sincerest feelings because we know that here, at Gettysburg College, we are part of a much larger commu-nity than what the four walls

of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon House at 41 West Lincoln rep-resent. We consider ourselves, as actives and alumni, to be the ambassadors of what we all at Gettysburg stand for as we enter and influence the larger world community.

This is why we find the actions of those young men to be completely reprehensible and inexcusable. Their actions offend human sensibilities at the most basic level.

Their actions are not in-dicative of any Greek society organization and certainly are not indicative of our Chapter or any of us individually.

In that we are a Regional Chapter of a larger national or-ganization we cannot speak di-rectly for our National Office or for any other chapters. We can represent to you, from the entire experience of our exist-ing actives and alumni that our National has not condoned nor tolerated racially insensitive rhetoric or activity. In fact, the national pledge education materials that are part of all chapter education programs specifically address insensitiv-ity and awareness training and condemn all discriminatory

for a year of college tuition in the future.

Hampsey dedicated his r e a d i n g t o S t i t t a n d T h e Review, stressing “the mag-nitude of the magazine and what it has done to literary culture in America.”

He called it “a national treasure” and claimed that S t i t t a n d t h e G e t t y s b u r g Review “changed l i te rary culture in just two years.”

Hampsey prefaced his reading by saying, “I have a hard time getting through this section” because it con-cerned his father, an alco-holic, who he described as

SAE expresses outrage over OK chapter’s racismSigma Alpha Epsilon addresses racist incident in SAE chapter at Oklahoma University

“a negative presence in [his] life” and someone whom he resented.

T h e f i r s t s e c t i o n h e r e a d t o o k p l a c e a r o u n d Chr i s tmas o f 1967 , when he stumbled upon his father reciting lines of Shakespeare to himself in the midst of a financial crisis.

I t w a s n o t u n t i l Hampsey studied literature later in his life that he began to understand his father: “It let me love him like I never did before ,” he sa id; “He was a combination of Willy Loman and a character from a Greek tragedy.”

H a m p s e y t h e n r e a d “The Rivers ,” the chapter of his memoir that was pub-l i shed in the winter 2014 issue of the Gettysburg Re-view.

The chapter portrayed an incident with Hampsey’s c h i l d h o o d f r i e n d T a d d y Keegan, who jumped off an unfinished bridge in Pitts-burgh. Keegan, who hailed from an Irish family, would help Hampsey throughout his years of being bullied. “Taddy led me into a whole new phase,” the author said.

T h o u g h “ K a u f m a n ’ s Hill” was finished in 2009,

H a m p s e y a c t u a l l y b e g a n writing it 25 years ago and returned to it in 2004 after the death of his mother, an event that motivated him to write more liberally about his father and his family.

O n t h e t o p i c o f r e -m a i n i n g t r u e t o t h e p a s t when writ ing his memoir , Hampsey s ta ted , “ I don’ t think you actually remember dialogue; you go back into that image, and you t rus t yourself, and it kind of just unfolds.

“I never felt like I was making anything up, just

Hampsey reads excerpts from “Kaufman’s Hill: A Memoir” to students in the Lyceum

and defamatory actions and views. We have always sought young men for membership in Pennsylvania Delta without prejudice of any kind. We will not accept insensitivity or bias within the Brotherhood of the Pennsylvania Delta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

While we cannot apolo-gize for the actions of young men who have clearly dem-onstrated that they would not be accepted as Brothers in our

Writer John Hampsey presented his latest work to Gettysburg College students on Tuesday, titled “Kaufman’s Hill: A Memoir.” Hempsey’s reading looks back on his earliest experiences with literature and his relationship with his father.

Chapter, we do sympathize with any person who has been harmed or offended by their ignorant and insensitive remarks and behavior. Given the completely intolerable ac-tions of these few, we are glad that this came to light. If this type of belief and behavior still exists, anywhere, none of us should rest until these ma-licious and racist conceptions are completely eradicated.

We consider our chapter

to be a vital and beneficial part of the Gettysburg College Community and will continue to work to further and promote the College initiatives that ad-dress these issues within our membership and with all of our collegiate family.

Sincerely,The Active and Alumni

Brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon

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The brothers of Gettysburg’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon offer their take on the recent discriminatory practices uncovered in an Oklahoma chapter of SAE.

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The Highest CourtDefense Lawyer Vincent Fazzone of New London Connecticut may be

needing a defense attorney of his own. On Tuesday, while getting up to defend a client in court, a 2-ounce bag of marijuana fell out of Fazzone’s back pocket. “When he got up with his client it fell out of his back pocket,” Fazzone’s para-legal Holly McGregor told the Hartford Courant. “After he was done with the judge, the marshal said when you’re done speaking with your client we need to talk to you.” McGregor said her boss does not smoke pot and he received the weed from a client, who allegedly took it from her child, and asked Faz-zone to confront the kid later in the day about the dangers of drugs, TheDay.com reports. Fazzone was ticketed for the offense and fined $150.

Poop JusticeIt sucks when someone keeps letting their pet “do their business” on your

lawn. But you know what? Smearing the fecal matter on the pet’s owner is not always the answer. Someone should have told this to Amy Goldberg, 57, who apparently did not know that this was inappropriate behavior. When Goldberg saw her neighbor’s dog pooping on her lawn, she came out yelling. Despite the lady’s claims that she would pick it up, Goldberg picked up the poop and smeared it on the neighbor’s hands, shirt and face. Goldberg was brought to the Palm County Jail on Wednesday and released the next day. A date for her court appearance is currently pending.

SnapCaughtBonnie and Clyde would not have been able to survive in a modern society.

Robber-wannabe Christopher Wallace of Somerset County, Maine was wanted for the burglarization of a propane cook stove and a cast iron wood stove….that is, until he revealed his location on SnapChat. Wallace wrote that he was back home in Fairfield and one of the people to whom he sent it has a sense of justice rivaling that of Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, or Stannis Baratheon. Wallace was charged with burglary, theft and violation of condi-tions of release and taken into custody, according to MyFox8.com.

Weird News of the Week

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

March 9 - March 15

March 17

Sexual Assault: Fondling near Paul Hall at an unknown

time. Currently under investigation by DPS

Drug abuse: Violation/possession of marijuana in

Hanson Hall at 10:46 p.m.

March 18

Liquor Laws: Underage consumption in Apple

Complex at 12:56 a.m.

Liquor Laws: Underage consumption and false

identification in Paul Hall at 2:50 a.m.

Bias related: Bias related incident regarding religion at

Apple Hall at 12:00 p.m.

March 20

Liquor Laws/Drug Abuse: Underage consumption

and possession, false identification, and misuse of

prescription medication at Patrick Hall

Campus Crime Log

“Meeting people from all over the world and experiencing other viewpoints and backgrounds has provided me with a better understanding of how vast the world really is, helping me to become a more empathetic and aware individual.” Photo of Segovia, Spain by Julie Day ‘16. Read the rest of Julie’s

story on the College website.

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Writer Joseph Hampsey reads in Penn Hall Lyceum

Continued from page 1c a t c h i n g u p . I f y o u

have images, they will take you there.”

However, he also men-tioned that writing a memoir is “a selling out of yourself to yourse l f ; you can’ t go back after writing it down.”

H a m p s e y ’ s g o a l i n wri t ing “Kaufman’s Hil l”

was to capture l i fe in the early-mid 1960s, a time he referred to as the “twilight t ime , ” a s i t f e l l be tween two well-known periods in American culture.

He ment ioned a t the end of his reading that he had visited the real Kaufman Hill just a few days ago.

“It felt kind of creepy,” he said. “It was intense; not

as big as I remember, but it is still there.”

John Hampsey is a pro-fessor of Romantic and Clas-sical literature at California Polytechnic State Univer-sity, San Luis Obispo.

• Vice President Announcements: Petitions for Executive positions are due in the Senate Office by this Friday, March 27th. Voting will take place this weekend. Petitions for all other positions will be due the following week.

• Amendment Change presentation: Amelia Smith and Anthony Wagner presented the following changes to the Student Senate Constitution: o The BMC shall require all clubs wishing to receive student senate funding to complete a BMC budget request form detailing information about the club. This form will be included in the organizations presentation to the student senate o Any club that has been allotted funding at one point in the semester and make an additional funding request will require a vote of approval before the full student senate if the additional request pushes the club budget over a total of $500. If the budget falls below $500, the BMC will be able to approve or reject the budget on their own. o Amendments were tabled for one week and will be voted on at the next meeting.

• Alpha Chi Rho and Alpha Delta Pi were granted $250 for their Easter Egg Hunt this weekend, March 29th.

Students are welcome to attend the weekly meetings of the Student Senate Mondays at 7 p.m. in CUB 260.

Senate Update March 23, 2015By ChristiAnA fAttorini

stuDent senAte seCretAry

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Movies at the Majestic

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Mr. Turner RAn exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life.

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New exhibits coming to Gettysburg College’s Schmucker Art Gallery March 27

On March 27, Gettysburg College’s Schmucker Art Gallery is proud to present the annual Juried Student Exhibition, juried by Cara Ober, a leading Baltimore artist, teacher and critic. She will be presenting awards and discussing the methods that

she employed to curate this exhibit at 5 p.m., with a reception to follow.

Students of all class years from every level of studio art submitted their best prints, paintings, mixed media works, and sculptures; together, these works represent

the rigor and creativity of the Gettysburg College art curriculum.

While the students’ work is displayed in the main gallery space, Cara Ober’s exhibition You Might Have been a Headache, but You Never Were a Bore, is featured in the Project Space. Included in the exhibition at Schmucker Gallery are works from Ober’s 2013 Tchotchke Series, ink drawings of collectible items – from ancient pottery to Coke cans – which are juxtaposed with phrases of language

that force the viewer to imagine an ambiguous narrative.

“My work,” Ober explains, “exploits a range of opposites. I combine unrelated images and text to form layers of (mis)understanding, reinterpreting sentimental imagery through layers of drawing, painting, and printmaking. I employ a collage aesthetic in all my work, although my materials include paint on canvas, collage on paper, gold leaf, and a variety of drawing media. Working in series, I combine culturally mediated imagery from children’s schoolbooks, decoration, historical texts, and greeting cards to explore notions of authenticity, appropriation, personal

identity, and vocabulary.”

Coming to Schmucker Art Gallery

O n M a r c h 2 1 s t , Suzanne Flynn, Chairperson/A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r i n English, took her Victorian A e s t h e t i c s ( E n g 3 3 3 ) class to The Delaware Art Museum. The students are scheduled to write an essay analyzing a Pre-Raphaelite painting from the museum and potential ly connect i t to a poem read in class. M a r g a r e t t a F rede r i ck , Ch ie f Cura to r a n d A n n e t t e W o o l a r d -P r o v i n e C u r a t o r o f t h e Bancrof t Col lec t ion gave a 9 0 - m i n u t e t o u r t o t h e class. She discussed many P r e - R a p h a e l i t e a r t i s t s , t h e i r m o t i v e s , a n d h o w their art expressed concern over social problems that evolved from the Industrial Revolution. Although it wasn’t crowded, the building was s p a c i o u s a n d h a d m a n y c o l l e c t i o n s . I n a d d i t i o n to Bri t ish Pre-Rahael i tes , co l l ec t ions to v iew were H o w a r d P y l e , A m e r i c a n I l l u s t r a t i o n , J o h n S l o a n , A m e r i c a n A r t : 1 9 t h

A g l impse ins ide the Delaware Art Museum

By sArA mAsterson

stAff Writer

Century—Present, Copeland Sculpture Garden, and The Helen Farr S loan Library and Archives. A l o n g w i t h t h e permanent col lec t ion , the museum regularly presents famous traveling exhibits . T h e c o m m u n i t y h a s t h e chance to learn about a large variety of artists and artistic movements. O s c a r W i l d e ’ s Salomé: Illustrating Death a n d D e s i r e i s a p o p u l a r exh ib i t . The i l lus t ra t ions presented are the complete sets of the f i rs t and most r e c e n t i n s p i r a t i o n s b y t r a g e d y f r o m W i l d e ’ s controversial play, Salomé. B o o k s a n d p e r i o d i c a l s with images by Louis Jou, Valenti Angelo, and André Derain are available to view. Engravings by Barry Moser and lithographs by Aubrey Vincent Beardsley were on display as well. E l l io t Erwi t t : Dog Dogs is another captivating exhibit. Displays of 65 of the pho tographer ’ s snapshots are posted throughout the r o o m . T h e u n f o r g e t t a b l e photos were taken around t h e g l o b e b e t w e e n 1 9 4 6

and 2004. The pictures told s t o r i e s b e t w e e n v a r i o u s b r eeds o f dogs and t he i r relat ionships with people, locat ions, or other canine friends. The museum is also children friendly. The Kids’ Corne r i s a space wi th in the building where kids can touch the art on the walls and produce their own creations. In the Artist’s Studio, kids use magnetic puzzle pieces to create works of art based o n c o l l e c t i o n s t h e y m a y have seen. S t u d e n t s s p e n t t i m e s e a r c h i n g t h r o u g h the museum store. Books, jewelry, art class, posters, t e x t i l e s , a n d v a s e s w e r e available to purchase. The store’s supply had something for all ages, ranging from children, to young adults , to an older crowd. The Thronson Café had many options to choose f rom. Sandwiches , soups , sa lads , snacks beverages , and a children’s menu are available. Plenty of seating and the view of the Copeland Sculpture Garden provides a r e l ax ing and en joyab le lunch for museum goers.

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Fit to be Tied“Spring Surprises”

By elliott hirsCh

CArtoon Columnist

Sleep rest fu l ly tonight with these simple steps

By mereDith Cox

heAlth AnD Wellness

Columnist

Let us talk about some-thing we al l love but can never seem to get enough of: sleep. In today’s society we are constantly on the run, pushing the l imi ts of our health.

W h i l e d i f f e r e n t a g e g r o u p s r e q u i r e v a r y i n g amounts of sleep per night, t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n f o r young adults ages 18 to 25 years old is seven to nine hours. As college students, many of us fail to even get the minimum requirement of seven hours a night because we are cramming in the li-brary, staying up late with friends, or have trouble fall-ing and staying asleep.

Somet imes i t can be hard to fall asleep, no mat-ter how tired your mind and body fee l . There may be multiple factors at play that are keeping you up at night. A major sleep inhibitor is caffeine. Caffeine is found in coffee, soda, chocolate, and even some over - the -coun te r med ica t ions l i ke pain rel ievers. Be sure to stop your caffeine intake at

least five hours before you plan on going to bed. Try drinking a decaffeinated or herbal tea before bedt ime to help calm down and un-wind.

A n o t h e r f a c t o r t h a t may be affecting your sleep-ing patterns is food. Con-suming l a rge amoun t s o f foods right before bed may make falling asleep difficult a n d u n c o m f o r t a b l e . Y o u may experience hear tburn when you lie down after a large meal due to the acidic stomach contents moving up into your chest. Also, trying to go to sleep right after a large meal may disrupt the d iges t ive p rocess . I f you find yourself hungry around bedtime, try limiting your-self to a 150 calorie snack that contains tryptophan, an amino acid that aids in se-rotonin production, another s l e e p - i n d u c i n g h o r m o n e . Some options are turkey or nuts. Add some whole grain crackers to help the body be t t e r abso rb the t ryp to -phan.

A l c o h o l c a n h i n d e r your ability to stay asleep. Be sure to limit intake be-fore bedtime and alternate each glass of alcohol with

one glass of water. You may think scroll-

ing th rough soc ia l med ia may help you ease into bed at the end of the day, but this is one of the worst things you can do to try to relax be-fore bed. The smartphones, computers and televisions we have become addicted to emi t b lue l igh t , which d e c r e a s e s o u r m e l a t o n i n production.

Melatonin is a sleep-inducing hormone, so when its levels are threatened, it is more difficult for us to drift off to sleep. Try put-ting away your electronics at least thirty minutes before hitting the hay and instead try reading or meditat ing. Creating a pre-sleep routine can he lp you unwind and get you to sleep faster and longer.

I t is important to re-m e m b e r t h a t s l e e p i n g i s something that we should not take for gran ted , and we cannot underestimate its power fu l hea l th benef i t s . Make i t your top pr ior i ty to create a proper sleeping schedule in order to main-tain your health and well-being.

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The Campus Activities Board (CAB) has s t a r t ed the second half of the se-mester quickly, with many awesome even t s happen -ing and even more in the works.

Las t weekend , over fifty people came to watch the movie Into the Woods in the Majestic Theatre on Friday, and many also came to see the same movie in the Junction the following night. The snacks, which in-

cluded Smart Food popcorn, f r o s t e d a n i m a l c r a c k e r s , cookies, and veggies were wildly popular and disap-peared quickly into eager hands.

C A B h a s e x c i t i n g events this weekend as well! On Thursday, there will be Women’s History Trivia in the Attic from 9 p.m. – 12 a . m . C o - s p o n s o r e d w i t h AA UW, i t w i l l h e lp ce l -e b r a t e W o m e n ’ s H i s t o r y Month. On Friday at 9 p.m., pe r fo rmer Lev i S t ephens will serenade the crowd in the Junction for the last cof-feehouse of the semester . On Saturday, there will be

a Mid Mad from 11 p.m. – 1 a .m.! There wil l be s treet sign making, so if you have not made one yet, come do it then!

In terms of other up-dates, CAB is proud to an-nounce the theme of Spring-fest – Burgstock (a unique spin on Woodstock)!! If you have any ideas for a t-shirt design, email them to Janine Barr at barrja03 by Sunday, M a r c h 2 9 a t n o o n . C A B looks forward to announcing the Springfest artist on April 10 during a big spring fling event in the Attic!

Hope to see you at all of the awesome events CAB

Campus Activities Board offers opportunities for students on the weekend

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Sarah Berkowitz ‘18 Math and Public Policy

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Business mAnAger

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College Authors Reception honors scholarly works

By JAmie WelCh

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Musselman Library cel-ebrated the scholarly works of Gettysburg College faculty, staff, and students on Friday at the 17th Annual College Authors Reception. The library also show-cases their work online in the Gettysburg College institutional repository (The Cupola) and in book displays on the library’s main floor. Submissions received by December 31 of last year were honored at the reception. Publica-tions submitted after that date will be recognized at the following year’s reception. This year, the library honored 99 Gettysburg College authors, including 17 stu-dents, who created 143 scholarly works in 2014.

President Janet Morgan Riggs gave a few remarks at the event, thanking the librarians for all the work they do to support student scholarship and for plan-ning the College Authors Recep-tion, which “they do with such panache every year.” President Riggs also honored a member of the campus community who is no longer with us who served as a driving force behind the an-nual reception-Gale Baker. Gale worked to plan the reception since its start in 1998.

“She did everything to be sure all of your published work was ready to be displayed, all

the way to ironing tablecloths at the last minute to be sure everything looked nice for all of us,” President Riggs said. “She was a wonderful person…and I think it’s appropriate that we remember her today and honor her by dedicating this reception to her memory.”

President Riggs then rec-ognized the incredible amount of works that are available in full text, free of charge on The Cupola this year. “Last year, 53% of publications were openly available and anyone can access them, and among this year’s publications, 63% are openly available.” President Riggs also talked about the global reach of the effort to move college publi-cations online.

The Cupola has had visi-tors from 145 countries around the world. President Riggs high-lighted the work of Professor Chuck Kann, whose educational resource book on integrated circuits was the first openly avail-able open educational resource published by Gettysburg College. His openly available lab manual has been downloaded by over 1,500 people.

Professor Randy Wilson, a professor of Environmental Studies who coauthored a paper with four students last year that consisted of a customer survey of three farmers markets in the Gettysburg area, spoke briefly about the value of undergraduate

research. He started out by say-ing that most of the faculty came to a liberal arts setting because they have “a deep commitment to teaching and mentoring under-graduate students,” and that they wanted to work at an institution that valued these things.

“But at the same time, we wanted to maintain an active program in research and publica-tion and offer opportunities for students to research.” Wilson said that Gettysburg College is the perfect place to balance these two ideals. He thanked all the students who helped him with his research, and recoognized all of the support that the Provosts’ Office gave him to help him conduct his research and present it to the academic community. “If I had to rely solely on external funding [to conduct research], that would greatly limit opportunities for students to be involved,” he said.

He praised Gettysburg Col-lege for encouraging faculty to coauthor academic publications with undergraduates, and said that Gettysburg College is ahead of the curve; at many big institutions, it is rare for undergraduates to coau-thor papers. He closed his remarks by thanking everyone who works to make research happen at Get-tysburg College, and encouraged everyone to be thankful that they are a part of such a fantastic edu-cational institution.

Professors Ci l f Presser ( lef t ) and Todd Nel ler ( r ight) of the Department of Computer Science were among those honored at the 17th Annual College Authors Reception. Their paper was co-authored by two Gettysburg College students.

Photo Courtsey of Jamie Welch

Greek Spotlight of the Week:Christiana Fattorini ‘15

By ChristiAnA fAttorini

guest Writer

T h r e e y e a r s a g o , I made one of the best deci-sions of my life and decided to “go Greek.” I wanted to be a member o f a G reek Organization because, as a first year, it seemed like a great way to get to know people.

I was also very inter-ested in how I could use it as a form of networking for jobs and internships, and I was interested in the various opportunities for leadership.

Since joining, I have learned much about those in my or-ganization and also so much about myself.

From getting to know o v e r 1 0 0 g i r l s t o b e i n g President last year, I have developed skills that I will use for the rest of my life. Alpha Delta Pi has become a t r emendous pa r t o f my experience here at Gettys-burg and wi th graduat ion approaching, it is encourag-ing to know that many of my sis ters wil l be my fr iends for life.

Th i s pa s t summer , I

left the Gettysburg bubble a n d t r a v e l e d t o A r u s h a , Tanzania, where I interned at Saint Elizabeth Hospital. I did everything there includ-ing paperwork, giving shots, and delivering babies.

Living in a developing country for six weeks made me see the world a little bit d i f fe ren t ly . Coming back to Gettysburg was very dif-f icul t , but my exper ience in Tanzania has sparked an interest in Global Heal th, which I p lan on pursuing a ca ree r i n a f t e r g radua -tion.

By nolAn lynCh

ifC PresiDent

The recent events at Oklahoma Univers i ty and their Sigma Alpha Epsilon c h a p t e r h a v e b e e n n o t h -ing short of egregious. As the Interfraternity Council (IFC) President at Gettys-b u r g C o l l e g e , t h e i s s u e s raised by the OU SAE situ-ation are something we have fough t f i e rce ly to avo id . Almost all of our Fraternity presidents have agreed to take the IDI test in order t o fo s t e r a g rea t e r s ense of inclusivi ty on campus. I t i s s o m e t h i n g w e h a v e struggled with historically in the past, and something we have committed to im-proving before we leave. Y e t t h e m o r e w e dive in to the subject , the more t ra in ings we under -take, [and] the more of an impact we as fraternities try to make, the more resistance we see. I t is important to remember that fraternities draw thei r members f rom the general populat ion of an institution; in our case, it quickly became obvious that a lack of diversity in fraternities was a symptom of the larger campus com-munity, rather than the dis-ease itself. In no way does that give fraternities a reason to allow this kind of behavior; it goes against the values of every single Greek organi-zation. Holding the chapters responsible for their actions a n d t h e a c t i o n s o f t h e i r brothers is justice, but how is that going to improve the si tuation? Does that solu-tion move people forward?

Where is the healing? Everyone loses in that situation, no one walks away with a greater under-standing, no one gets bet-ter. The OU SAE chapter deserves to be kicked off of campus, but it is important to realize that, while that may be an appropriate short term measure, i t masks a long term problem. F r a t e r n i t i e s , f o r their part, need to redefine what i t means to be “ex-clusive.” For many mem-bers, this exclusivity means creating a divide between the Chapter and the res t of campus through pledg-ing, creating a mythology around it . It leads to this i d e a o f “ e a r n e d e n t i t l e -ment” which typif ies the stereotypical “frat bro.” If we look at the values of our organizations, however, we find that exclusive means something quite different. The exclusivity of fraterni-ties, historically, is defined by exemplifying your val-ues, by earning your letters every single day. Model moral cour-age is the strength of char-a c t e r t o m a k e t h e r i g h t decision in the face of ad-versity for the sake of the communal good, serving as an example to others. That is the innate mission state-ment of every single Greek organization in existence. Their exclusivi ty is their excellence in Academics, Athlet ics , and Extra-cur -ricular activities. By that measu re , no t ve ry many fraternities are exclusive, as SAE shows us. We a t Get tysburg have redefined this exclu-s ivi ty by making a focal

point of our Inclusivity and Diversity Initiative as “en-gaging difference.” Greek organiza t ions h is tor ica l ly are monolithic. The WASP population has been the pa-tron of Greek organizations since their inception. Rather than exclu-sivity [meaning] gaining en-trance to our country club, exclusivity has become a le-gitimate interest in different points of view. Rather than accepting the status quo and convent iona l wisdom, we welcome divergent thoughts and concepts. Rather than a l l o w i n g “ t r a d i t i o n s ” t o c o n t i n u e f o r t h e s a k e o f “ t rad i t ion ,” we cha l lenge ourselves to have the model moral courage necessary to do the right thing. Greek organizations must be excellent, because they occupy a place of such influence on most campuses. Far too often Greek life is treated as the cause of the p r o b l e m , r a t h e r t h a n a symptom of the problem. Fraterni t ies now have the opportunity to be the solu-tion. It is up to us make a p o s i t i v e i m p a c t i n e v e r y interaction we have. If we just have the moral fortitude to persist, we will be able to overcome the rogue chap-ters. We must hold chapters accountable for their broth-ers. National organizations should be involved as well, but ultimately this must be a campus-by-campus heal-ing process. Administrators have a hard job, as diversity and inclusivity are hard is-sues to tackle, but fraterni-ties are the manifestations of those problems, not the cause.

Interfraterni ty Counci l President on Oklahoma University’s SAE incident

Chris t iana Fat tor in i ‘15, member of Alpha Del ta Pi .

Photo Courtesy of Christiana Fattorini

By kris mCCormiCkContriButing Writer

Middletown is a deeply moving and funny new play by Will Eno exploring the universe both within a small American town, and reso-

nating with the world at large. As a friend-ship develops between longtime resident John

Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown inter-sect in strange and poignant ways in a jour-ney that takes them from the local library to

outer space and points between.

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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.

Par ty took cont ro l of the Senate in January their first move was to try and push a 20-week ban on abortion (deceptively named the Pain Capable Unborn Child Pro-tection Act) into law. The party that so firmly totes that they are not waging a war on women—and the first thing they do when they get more power is launch an attack on reproductive rights. PCUC-PA passed in the House two years ago, and was expected to pass with flying colors in the newly Republican Senate. In a move both fortunate and surprising, the Senate vote was canceled in mid-January, largely due to Republicans who felt the bill’s exception for women who have been raped is too narrow.

But have no fear, anti-choicers! Democratic Rep-resentative Louise Slaugh-ter explains, “It seems the Majority [the Republicans in Congress ] has an end -less supply of bills attack-ing women’s health. Can’t pass this one? Grab another! Can’t pass that one? Grab the next one! Their insis -tence on attacking women’s health seemingly knows no bounds.”

The most recent launch in the Republ ican war on women employs more gueril-la tactics than ever. It comes in the form of an anti-human trafficking bill known as the Justice for Victims of Traf-ficking Act (JVTA). This bill would impose huge and well-deserved f ines on anyone found guilty of crimes related to sex t r a f f i ck ing . These fines would then go towards various anti-trafficking ac-tivities, including a fund to help the actual victims. At first glance the JVTA (with sponsors from both sides of the a is le and vir tual ly no opposition) was a great step forward for a Congress that is getting so little done.

Unfortunately, just be-fore the vote, it became ap-parent Congress is moving backward. One provis ion, which was missed by the Democrats in initial readings of the bill, dictates that no amount of funding may be allotted to abortion services. Republicans argue that this is okay, because victims of human trafficking qualify as rape victims and would there-fore be an exception. I don’t buy it. If victims of human trafficking would all easily

be granted abortion services under the status of “rape vic-tim,” such a provision would be wholly unnecessary. No, Republicans will not make access to abortion reason-able. Not even for victims of human trafficking.

Both parties are at fault here: the Democrats for not r e a d i n g t h e 6 8 - p a g e b i l l closely enough to notice this provision months ago, and the Republicans for using human trafficking legislation as an excuse to once again try and limit women’s rights. Yes, it is embarrassing that the Democrats missed this language. Yes, they should have read the bill in full. No, this slip-up does not justify sneaking anti-choice provi-sions into a bill meant to help victims of human trafficking.

Democrats have been filibustering this bill since the anti-choice section was discovered, and Republicans are taking full advantage of this with unsavory headlines like “Democrats support hu-man trafficking!”

“ I t ’ s a s h a m e t h a t t h e y ’ r e p l a y i n g p o l i t i c a l games over a bill that has universal support,” said Re-publican Senator Cory Gard-ner. What is really a shame is the fact that Republicans cannot let one bill pass with-out trying to limit women’s rights. Meanwhile, in a move that defines shamelessness, Repub l i cans have s t a r t ed making calls to women voters letting them know Democrats are holding up a bill prevent-ing human trafficking. Politi-cal games indeed.

Here’s the thing: the anti-abortion language could easily be removed from this legislation without impacting the anti-human trafficking parts. Allowing the bill in its current form to pass actually harms the people that the hu-man trafficking legislation is supposed to help. There are certainly victims of human trafficking who would be in need of abortion services, and making that process one bit harder for brave women who have been through so much already is horrific. Cut the crap, cut the anti-choice lan-guage, and let’s see Congress pass a bill that can actually make life better for women.

Read next week’s paper for a response from College Republicans. Interested in College Democrats? E-mail Conor Brooks at brooco01.

By isABel giBson-Penrose

College DemoCrAts

One thing I have never understood is the strange Re-publican assertion that wom-en care about more than just reproductive rights. “Women are not single issue voters, and we’re not a special in-terest group,” Carly Fiorina, former HP executive and ru-mored presidential candidate, stated at the Conservative Po-litical Action Conference this past February. “No one would expect that all men agree or care about only one issue, but somehow Democrats think all women do or should.” The one issue Fiorina is referring to is, of course, reproductive health.

M e n d o n o t n e e d t o care about “only one issue” because there i s no i ssue that impacts their lives like reproductive rights impacts the lives of women. I care deeply about many political issues, but at the end of the day Republicans all over the country are trying to limit my reproductive rights. This fact constant ly weighs on my mind. They cut funding for my birth control , they limit my access to abortion services, and they tell me to smile about it because the federal government need not be involved in such issues.

“I think that it’s actu-ally insulting to claim that women can’t make decisions on their own, that they need a cen t ra l i zed government to make those decisions for them,” Republican Represen-tative Mia Love said earlier this month, without a hint of irony. How can you possibly spout garbage like that and not realize your party is the one trying to make decisions for women? I think it’s in-sulting to try and make your efforts to take away women’s r ights seem as i f you are doing women a favor. You can decide for yourself, the Republican Party says sooth-ingly. Unless you decide to get an abort ion, then you can’ t . Republ ican women who say they are happy about abortion restriction are not saying every woman is happy with such laws. Instead they are saying the i r l ives are not personally impacted by these laws, and they don’t care about the thousands of women who suffer because of them.

When the Republican

rhetoric is extremely harmful. Who is to say that it would not eventual ly escalate to future violent acts? I do not believe that what these boys sang were just words. You can’t escape consequences for threatening to hang black men from a tree by claiming it is your First Amendment right. That language is simply unac-ceptable in today’s society.

The race issue for the Oklahoma SAE chapter is extremely serious, especially in the wake of the national race problems the Uni ted States experienced over the last year. I do not understand how people could ever defend these boys’ actions, because this is not some joke. For some people it is a matter of life and death.

The Pres ident of the University of Oklahoma re-sponded to these actions with outrage and immediately dis-banded the f ra tern i ty . He required the fraternity mem-bers’ eviction from the house and also removed the letters from the façade. By severing all ties with the SAE chapter, President Boren affirmed that the actions of those boys were not true representations of the Oklahoma community. He even stated that he wanted his own response to the bigotry of the fraternity members to

be an example to the entire nation.

Boren’s consequences for that SAE chapter were f i rm and unyielding. That kind of response is exact-ly what more colleges and universities should look to for guidance. Whether it be sexual assault, drug use, or bigotry, administrations need to show that these behaviors are intolerable and offensive. Although I do not wish for similar instances to occur, I hope that if or when they do, college presidents respond like Boren did.

The racis t songs and remarks made by the Okla-homa SAE brothers cannot be excused by the First Amend-ment or by the influence of hip hop. There is no other explanation than a culture of hatred that has been taught over time. During this new wave of a civil rights move-ment, the Oklahoma issue is just another example of American racial intolerance. Perhaps it is clear that only through drastic actions and disbandment can change real-ly happen. Hopefully this will help people realize that they cannot get away with racism. Words have consequences—they can break people too.

By stePhAny hArrington

stAff Writer I have never really be-

lieved in the phrase, “sticks and s tones may break my bones, but words will never hur t me.” Recent ly , some words have especially hurt people. The Universi ty of Oklahoma chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon was brought to the media’s attention after using racial slurs and singing a song about lynching. In the song they declared that “there will never be a n----- in SAE.” After a video of this racist chant was publ ic ized and distributed online, there was widespread outrage from the campus as well as a vast nega-tive public response.

Rightfully so, the chap-ter of SAE was disbanded and two students were ex-pelled from the University. I was pleased to hear that the adminis t ra t ion had a zero tolerance policy for this kind of behavior. Although some defend the students’ actions as expressing their rights to free speech, this is much dif-ferent.

This kind of speech is hateful and malicious. Even if there was no intention to actually hurt any black stu-dents or potential members of the fraternity, this racist

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Teachers must work to find student’s hidden talents

Red v. BlueA weekly column where Gettysburg’s College Republicans and Democrats debate topics in the news. This week College Democrats discuss:

Abortion and sex trafficking

To the Sticking PlaceSAE racist chants in OK unforgivable

needed outside of their per-sonal motives to identify stu-dents who may require more attention. Instead of looking at a failing student with de-spair and confusion, maybe they should question their opacity and uncover what it is that may be boiling under the surface. For me, it took a phenomenal middle school principal and his passion for leadership development to push me to realize my own leadership potential, some-thing that I fervently chase and cont inue to grow and develop even today. He has said that “no one comes back here and thanks us for making them good test-takers.” He is right. At 21, I still have con-tact with my middle school principal, and I always make sure to thank him for setting my foundation and making me the person I am today. He knows every student’s name, and to be honest probably knows most of their interests too. This is because he gets out and walks the halls, sits in on classes, participates in bas-ketball practices, admires the school band and much more. He cares not just about the school but about the well-be-ing of the students, staff, and faculty. He embodies every-thing it means to be a leader and an amazing teacher.

However, some teachers are bored, fed up, or both.

Years and years of not get-ting through or not feeling like you have been heard can do a lot to your psyche. The repetition can quickly become frustrating, but we can always learn something from them. We can learn how not to treat people or teams, how not to motivate people and how not to carry ourselves. We can gain a better appreciation and gratitude for the good teach-ers. Good teachers allow for us to see that others do care about our development and well-being both inside and outs ide of the c lassroom. Furthermore, a good teacher allows for you to connect to a subject, a piece of literature, or a purpose. The best teach-ers, I have found, taught me so much more about things not even directly related to their area of expertise. I think it is important to reflect on the good teachers we have had in life. I think it is important to reflect on the bad ones we have had too because they have also taught us much, not just about ourselves but about the power of just one person’s impact on others. As Gina Barreca, Professor of English at UConn said, “you can learn a great deal from those who don’t have your best inter-est at heart. It’s often your enemies and not your allies who teach you how to stand up for yourself.”

By Brenton slotoroff

stAff Writer If you have had nothing

but great teachers in your life, you can stop reading this ar-ticle. Chances are that you’re still reading. It is impossible to go through life and have only great teachers . From coaches, to bosses, to educa-tors and the like, we have all been in a situation where we are forced to learn from someone who “sucks” or “has no real idea what they’re even saying.” Trust me, I’ve been there too. As a competitive athlete my entire life I have had not only my fair share of awful coaches, but I have had just an equal share of coaches who lost focus in what the most important task is in their job. A good coach and teacher allows for you to understand what kind of talent you have and then help leverage that talent so you can achieve what you never thought was possi-ble for yourself. Furthermore, teachers of all kinds have an extraordinary opportunity to make a positive impact and impression on young people. A good teacher can allow for a student to see his or her po-tential and to feel that passion as he or she strives to fulfill it.

A common flaw of bad teachers is that they lack emotional intelligence. They lack the empathy and patience

Democratic Representative Louise Slaughter (New York) speaking at a NARAL Pro-Choice America Rally in 2011 on women’s health and the Republican “war on women.”

source: NARAL flickr

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highest ever finish by a Get-tysburg relay at NCAAs with second place. As one of the bes t re lays in Get tysburg h i s to ry , t he t eam led fo r most of the race, until the final leg where Kenyon was just barely able to out-touch Gettysburg by a mere three-hundredths of second with Kenyon’s anchor clocking a 19.92 split.

Gettysburg was able to

By ClAire heAley

stAff Writer

Seniors Jason Potter , Mike Harmon and Ashton Leyens created the perfect s to rm fo r the Ge t tysburg men’s swim team 4 years ago. Each brought their in-dividual talent, but together they bui l t a hard-working team that would send relays and individual swimmers to NCAA championships for the f i rs t t ime s ince 1998. Potter said of these seniors that, “we always train really hard and push each other to reach the goals we’ve set in the beginning of the season.” C lea r ly t h i s s t r a t egy has worked tremendously well for these three men.

Over the past weekend, these three men competed in their final NCAA cham-pionship swim meet, and in no way did they disappoint. Potter began the outstanding meet for the Bullets on day one in the 50-yard freestyle. He tied the highest ever fin-ish by a Bullet at NCAAs by being the national runner up with a 19.97, which would set a new school record. Af-ter coming up as the bronze medal i s t the year before , Potter became the first Bul-l e t t o ea rn Al l -Amer ican honors in all four years at Gettysburg.

Day two of the NCAA championship brought just as much excitement for Get-t y s b u r g a s d a y o n e . T h e 200-freestyle relay had the

Men’s swimming ranked 12th in NCAA championshipSeniors Jason Potter, Mike Harmon and Ashton Leyens competed in the NCAA swim championship

By elizABeth hilfrAnk stAff Writer

This past Saturday the Gettysburg track and field team competed in the Little Three Meet at Dickinson Col-lege. The competition is one of the longest withstanding traditions of its kind as Get-tysburg College, Franklin & Marshall College and Dick-inson College start the track season with a battle against each other . Both the men and women who are a part of Gettysburg’s track team competed exceptionally well, placing second on both sides.

It was a very close com-pet i t ion for the men who fell to Franklin & Marshall College by only two points and beat Dickinson College by twelve points. Gettysburg finished first place in five of its competitions. Junior Travis Andrews, senior Aden T w e r , s o p h o m o r e C o l l i n Bergey, and senior Malcom Belin won first place in the 4x100-mete r r e l ay . Also , Andrews ranked first in the long jump, sophomore Danny Thompson ranked first in the high jump, first-year Drew Harding ranked first in the pole vault, and junior Andre Hinds ranked f i r s t in the discus.

Not only did Hinds win the discus, but he also tied

Men’s track wins first place in five events Gettysburg’s track team places second in the annual Little Three Meet at Dickinson College

the school record and broke the meet record in the event. A th row o f 156-3 inches beat the former 2007 meet record, also held by a Bullet, by 1.2 inches. Continuing with this success, the 4x800 meter relay team comprised of sophomore Nate Wojcik, junior Trevor Walter, senior J e f f Horva th , and s en io r Ryan Rausch, took second place with a time of 8:10.38. This ranked them as number 10 in the history of Gettys-burg’s 4x800 men’s meter relay. Head Coach Aubrey Shenk stated, “The coaching staff was highly impressed wi th the compet i t iveness , enthusiasm, and teammate support that both our squads displayed.”

Record-breaking times were also noted on the wom-en’s side, as the lady Bullets took first in seven events. J u n i o r K a t i e C a v a n a u g h b roke the mee t r ecord in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.54, 0.75 faster than the prev ious record . Cavanaugh also placed first in the 100-meter dash and her personal best of 12.82 earned her the eighth fastest time in Gettysburg’s history.

Junior Katie McCoubrie also had great start to the season with wins in both the long jump and triple jump.

Meanwhile, first-year Sarah Congdon won the 400-me-ter hurdles with a t ime of 1:09.09, ranking herself in 9th place in school history. The relay teams had much to do with the success of the day as well, with wins in both the 4x100-meter relay by Cava-naugh, Congdon, first-year Alex Wykoff, McCoubrie and 4x400-meter relay by Con-gdon, Wykoff , sophomore Amanda Asaro, McCoubrie.

The women f in i shed 21 and a half points behind Dickinson and beat Franklin & Marshal l by 28 points . In the p reseason po l l r e -l ea sed by the Cen tenn ia l Conference, the women are predicted to be 4th at the conference championships in May. Coach Shenk believes that “the men’s and women’s team performances in the Little Three Meet are indi-cators of lots of good things to come during the outdoor segment of the season.”

Both sides of the track and field team had a great first meet of the season and have successful ly demon -s t ra ted thei r ta lent to the Centennial Conference. The team continues its season this Saturday at the Susquehanna Invitational at 10:00am.

Senior Ashton Leyens finished second in the 400-freestyle relay, breaking the Gettysburg school record.

prove itself as a dominant team on one of the biggest national stages. For such a small school to come sec-ond in a relay such as the 200-freestyle is an incred-ible feat for these men. The team has pushed incredibly hard to get to this place and as Potter described, “I knew from my freshman year we c o u l d p l a c e t h i s h i g h a t NCAA’s because I don’t like

to lose and this just shows that we can compete with the best in the country and outswim them.”

The most exciting race of the meet for Gettysburg came on the final day. The m o r n i n g e n d e d w i t h t h e Bullets seeded first in the 400-freestyle relay. Potter led off with an incredible 44.03, which would re-set his school and Centennial

Conference records. Harmon and Doughe r ty fo l lowed , each keeping Gettysburg in contention for first, but it all came down to the final leg.

W i t h j u s t a n o t h e r 50-yards to swim, lanes 3, 4, 5 and 6 were all swimming s ide by s ide . Coming out of the last turn, Gettysburg looked 4th, but Ashton Ley-ens put up a 44.08 to rally back . In one o f the mos t exciting relay finishes, Get-tysburg came up just 8-hun-dreths of a second short of ty ing for f i r s t p lace wi th Chicago and TCNJ. This is the fourth year in a row the Gettysburg 400-freestyle re-lay has earned All-American honors.

T h e t e a m f i n i s h e d t w e l f t h o u t o f f i f t y - f o u r point scor ing teams. This score ties the highest ever f i n i s h b y G e t t y s b u r g a t NCAA’s with only the 1998 team placing that high.

Toge ther these th ree swimmers pushed Get tys -burg swimming to a new l e v e l , t h e y s e t a n d r e s e t countless records, and most of al l they worked harder than anybody cou ld have imagined getting where they wanted. Jason Potter, Mike Harmon, and Ashton Leyens finished completed three of the greatest swimming ca-reers Gettysburg will ever see this weekend, in their typical fashion: on top of the podium.

Athlete of the Week

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M

By BethAny holtz

stAff Writer T h e G e t t y s b u r g

sof tba l l t eam is put -ting the sparkle on the diamond, going 10-2 to start the 2015 season. The sharpest Bullet in a Gettysburg dugout full of powerful ammo, at this early stage, is se-nior outfielder Melissa Tighe.

Tighe, a bona fide 5-tool player, is steal-ing bases and the hearts o f B u l l e t ’ s f a n s . A t T h u r s d a y ’ s n o n c o n -ference double-header a g a i n s t S h e n a n d o a h U n i v e r s i t y , T i g h e swiped 3 bases in the nightcap to rack up an impress ive 63 career s t e a l s , a n d l e a p f r o g G e t t y s b u r g H a l l o f Athletic Honor mem-ber Mandy Wilson for sole possession of the school record.

When asked about the record T ighe re -marked, “I was obvi-ously really excited to break the record.”

Tighe isn’t just a threat on the base path, she is also a dangerous leadoff hitter. On open-ing day of the Fastpitch Dreams Classic, Tighe legged out an inside-the-park home run to lead Get tysburg pas t Penn State Berks 3-2. This Thursday Tighe led the night’s hitters, swat t ing 2- for -4 and plating 3 runs.

Like a true team player she heaps praise on t eammates r a the r than herself. “Our of-fensive is leading the c o n f e r e n c e i n m o s t c a t e g o r i e s a n d o u r pitching staff has been throwing great games. We have the pe r fec t balance of experienced veterans and freshman who are mixing in re-ally well to the team.”

Tighe is a coach’s dream and an opposing team’s nightmare. Her hitting, base running, and team-player at t i -tude more than qualify her to be this week’s “Bullet of the Week.”

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Senior Melissa Tighe, courtesy of GCC&M.

Saturday, March 28: Women’s golf at McDaniel invitational- 8:30 a.m. Men’s track at Susquehanna- 10:00 a.m. Women’s track at Susquehanna- 10:00 a.m. Men’s tennis at Muhlenberg- 10:00 a.m.Baseball vs Ursinus (DH)- 12:30 p.m.Women’s Golf at Franklin & Marshall Invitational- 12:30 p.m.Softball at Swarthmore (DH) - 1:00 p.m. Men’s lacrosse at Muhlenberg- 1:00 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Muhlenberg- 1:00 p.m. Women’s tennis at Muhlenberg- 3:00 p.m. Men’s golf at McDaniel Invitational- TBABaseball vs Ursinus (DH)- 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 29: Women’s golf at McDaniel Invitational- 8:30 a.m. Men’s golf at McDaniel Invitational TBA

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At the Little Three Meet at Dickinson College, junior Andre Hinds tied Gettysburg’s Glenn Cain’s 10-year old school record in the discus.