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The c iv i l c l a ims settlement for the death o f F r e d d i e G r a y h a s b e e n a p p r o v e d t o b e $6.4 million. Gray died while being transported into police custody in a Baltimore police van in April. Baltimore mayor, S t e p h a n i e R a w l i n g s -Blake, asserts that the settlemtn is not indica-tive of any innocent or guilt of any party, but rather a means to bring peace and closure to the community.

The Board of Esti-mates approved the set-tlement. The settlement could save money and time in the long run, in the event of a civil suit. Some a re aga ins t the se t t l emen t , i nc lud ing the head of the Balt i-more police union Gene Ryan, who believes that there is no reason for a settlement when no civil litigation has been filed or guilt established.

National

A U . S . w o m a n , Dahlia Yehia, was beat-en to dea th wh i l e i n Nepal visiting to help the country deal with the devestation of the earthquake. Yehia was en route to Pokhara, the second largest city in Nepal. She had been in contact with friends and family as well as recent-ly with a travel group. The U.S. Embassy and aid organizationw were con t ac t ed a s we l l a s the State Department. The suspect , Narayan Paudel, attempted sui-cide by jumping out a police station window. There is current ly no motive for the crime. The man who hosted her in his home confessed to Kaski District Police that he had beaten her to death and jumped her body in a river. She had connected with Paudel through couchsurfing.com, which connec ts hosts locally with trav-elers looking for a place to stay.

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)

Gettysburg’s Campaign reaches $100 million By AlyssA WAArAmAA ContriButing Writer

Gettysburg College has just recent ly hi t the $100 mi l l ion mark in the most ambitious fundraising effort in the school’s history, put-ting the program, Gettysburg Grea t : The Campaign for Our College, well on its way to reaching its total goal of $150 million dollars. This news comes just one year after its public launch last September when it was in-troduced to the college com-munity during Homecoming Weekend.

The campaign intends t o u se t he se funds a s an investment in the future of the school through scholar-sh ip suppor t , f acu l ty de-velopment , the expansion o f l ea rn ing oppor tun i t i e s outside the classroom, and

Hundreds of students attended the Activities Fair, which was hosted by the Campus Activities Board (CAB) and held in the CUB Ballroom. Over 100 different organizations set up displays.

By norA tidey

stAff Writer

This year’s annual Activities Fair was held on Friday, Sept. 4 in the CUB Bal l room from 5:00-7:00 p.m..

Organized and run by the Campus Activities Board (CAB), the Activities Fair is designed to showcase the plethora of clubs and orga-nizat ions that Get tysburg College has to offer. Held each year in the beginning of the fall semester, this event is particularly useful to first-year or transfer students who may be unfamiliar with all of the opportunities on campus.

However, s tudents of every year are bound to find something new to try out. Hundreds of students of all class years attended the Ac-tivities Fair on Friday and a noteworthy 111 organiza-tions had displays for stu-dents to check out.

T h e o r g a n i z a t i o n s in attendance included the Lat in American Students’ Associat ion (LASA), Stu-dents Against Sexual Assault (SASA), the Gettysburg Rec-reational Adventure Board (GRAB), the American Asso-ciation of University Women (AAUW), and CAB, just to name a few.

Needless to say, Gettys-

through a number of global-ization initiatives including the building of a Global Pa-vilion in what is now Plank Gym. With the college mar-ket becoming increasingly compe t i t i ve , pa r t i cu l a r l y among its peer schools, it is imperative that Gettysburg College constantly improves the quality of its education as well as the number and scope of opportunities avail-able to students if it hopes to keep up.

Increasing scholarship suppor t , wh ich makes up the larges t por t ion of the funds raised so far -around 31 million as of late- is one of the most significant of the campaign’s goals.

With more than 67% of the student body benefiting from merit scholarships and need-based grants, scholar-ships allow Gettysburg not

Students flood the annual campus Activities Fair The event allows students to learn about clubs and organizations on-campus

only to assist those who are in need of financial support, but also to maintain a com-petitive edge among its peer institutions which are vying for the same bright students.

I t a l so he lps i t s s tu -den t s t o avo id t ak ing on insurmountable heaps of stu-dent debt. which, according to the Wall Street Journal, surpassed one trillion dollars nationally in 2011.

Also making up a sig-nificant portion of the funds r a i s e d i s t h e c a m p a i g n ’ s Globa l In i t i a t ive Pro jec t . The college hopes to prepare i t s s tudents for l i fe a f te r graduat ion , which, as the world becomes increasingly smaller , requires a global understanding of the world’s issues. Three academic glob-al centers- the Center for Global Education, the Cen-ter for the Study of Global

burg’s many acronyms were on full display for students to learn and become familiar with. Students were not only able to learn about the vari-ous organizations on campus, but also had the opportunity to speak with representatives from those organizations and even sign up on the spot if they were interested. On top of all of that, there was even free ice cream!

The President of CAB, Ju l i anne Boggs ’18 , s a id planning the Activities Fair was a remarkable exper i -ence because it “exposed me to a lot of clubs on campus that I didn’t even know we had,” which is something

tha t sure ly r ings t rue for many Gettysburg s tudents each time the Activities Fair is held.

She also said that it al-lowed her to “see the diver-sity of the campus firsthand.”

Overall , Julianne and the rest of CAB considered this year’s Activities Fair to be a huge success.

Walking through the Activities Fair has the poten-tial to make one’s head spin, but in the best way possible: the list of opportunities Get-tysburg has to offer seems never-ending, which is cer-tainly something to celebrate.

Finding organizations to get involved with is easy

because Gettysburg College is rich with opportunities to make a positive impact. De-ciding between which ones to pursue and managing your time is the tricky part.

To view a complete l i s t of the more than 120 organizations, clubs, sports teams, volunteer programs, and more on campus, visit w w w . g e t t y s b u r g . e d u / s t u -dent_life/clubs.

For those who were un-able to find an organization of interest, there is always the possibility of starting a new one.

Issues, and the Center for Language and Intercultural Communicat ion- wil l join the Center for Public Service to make up the four pillars of the new Global Pavilion, which will be located in a newly renovated Plank Gym. The campaign has also raised money that will be used to fund a number of other pro-grams that support interna-tional experience including study abroad opportunities a well as research and lan-guage programs for students and faculty.

Much of the remain-ing money will go towards e n d o w i n g p r o f e s s o r s h i p s and scholarly development among professors, as well as funding a number of career-advancement opportunities for students though research wi th facu l ty , summer in -ternships, externships, job-

shadowing experiences, and immersion projects.

Whether a wide-eyed first year who may see the fruits of some of this fund-raising or a matured senior who will likely be long gone before the Global Pavilion even breaks ground, the en-tire community will benefit greatly from this fundraising campaign. Gettysburg Col-lege is a name that we will carry with us for the rest of our working lives, if in no other way but on the top of our resumes, and we wi l l all benefit from it becoming more diverse , more in te l-lectual, and more competi-tive than ever before. Just something to keep in mind when the Office of Annual Giving calls you up to ask

The campaign reaches a milestone in its goal toward $150 million for the school

Photo Courtesy of Nora Tidey

Interview with author Sherman

Alexie,pg. 4

Top 10 inventions of 2015,

pg. 5

The Gettysburgian goes biweekly,

pg. 3

Exploring the subconscious,

og. 6

Dear county clerk Kim

Davis, pg. 7

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That Escalated QuicklyA man who broke into a middle school in Laurel, Delaware

stole a letterman jacket and tried to make his escape. The catch? He got trapped along the way. He first rode a buffing machine down a hallway, according to witnesses at the school, and then took the el-evator up to exit. Unfortunately the elevator was stuck and he was forced to call 9-1-1 for help. He was arrested by police after main-tenance got him out of the elevator.

No Showers.. No ProblemDavid Whitlock, a chemical engineer who helped found AOBiome

in 2013, hypothesized that ammonia oxidizing bacteria has the ability to convert urea and ammonia (waste products) into so-called “good bacteria” which is anti-inflammatory. He apparently has not showered in twelve yearsA lthough the approach may seem counterintuitive, as we often work to rid ourselves of bacteria by bleaching our bathrooms and santizing our hands, Whitlock insists that his approach is valid. His company’s products are currently on the market, if you would like to try skipping the shower in favor of live bacteria spray.

Weird News of the Week

Photo of the Week!

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

A beautiful morning outside of Gladfelter Hall on September 1. Photo by Eby Buscher ‘19

Student Senate Bullet Points • President:NextMonday,JenniferMcCarywillbecoming to present on Green Dot.• VicePresident:ElectionsforFirst-YearClassOfficers/Senators and Senior Senators will be Friday, September11-Sunday,September13onCNAV.• ClubsLiaison:Ifyourclubinformationisnotuptodate, please have your president update the information on PeopleSoft. • TheGarthwaitLeadershipCenterpresentedontheLeadership Certificate. Information can be found on their website, www.gettysburgglc.org . Applications are due by September 18. • Wefacilitatedadiscussionabouthowclubrepresentatives can be more involved in Senate meetings. If you have any suggestions, please contact Taylor Bury at buryta01@gettysburg.edu

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

Senate UpdateSeptember 7, 2015By BrooKe gutsChiCK

student senAte seCretAry

September 2-September 9

September 4

Vandalism: Damage to building door at 9:00 PM at College Apartments.

Liquor laws: Underage consumption and posession at Hanson, Huber,

Corkran, and Huber Lot around 10:00 PM.

Larceny: Theft from Brua Hall around 12:00 PM.

September 5

Liquor laws: Underage consumption around 2:00 AM at Rice Hall and

Paul Hall.

September 6

Liquor laws: Underage consumption at Patrick Hall around 2:00 AM.

September 7

Drug Abuse Violation: Posession of marijuana between Alumni House

and Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) around 9:00 AM.

Campus Crime Log

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The Gettysburgian goes biweekly!By BrendAn rAleigh

editor-in-Chief

Gettysburg College’s

student paper, The Gettys-burgian will begin pr int -ing every other week fol-lowing this current issue. This means the paper will not be available, as it usu-ally would be, on Thursday, Sept. 17. The next physical copy will be available on Sept. 24 and so on.

T h e G e t t y s b u r g i a n editorial and advisory staff have been considering this option since the 2014-2015 school year. The paper had gone over budget several years in a row and this was

the most effect ive way of remedying the situation.

To make up for these missing issues, however, The Gettysburgian will begin a new focus on its online pres-ence, specifically through its websi te : www.get tysburg-ian.com.

Editors will place the articles that would normally appear in the print edition on the website as they are submitted. Most, if not all, of these articles will appear in the following print issue.

The paper’s Web Mas-ter, sophomore Jamie Welch, has redesigned the website to g ive i t a more modern aesthetic and . The site will also be able to function more

responsively on mobile de-vices.

The web ed i to rs and web master will be updat-ing the websi te whenever new content a r r ives , thus allowing The Gettysburgian to cover events and put out articles as soon as they are ready to print.

The s taff hopes that , with the new website, rev-e n u e f r o m o n l i n e a d v e r -t isements may make i t f i-nancially possible to begin printing every week again. Until then, a new paper will be ava i l ab le a t t he usua l locations every two weeks.

Editors-in-Chief,Brendan Raleigh

&Lauren Perry

Advisor,Jack Ryan

News EditorKayla Britt

Opinions Editor, Isabel Gibson

Penrose

MS&T Editor,Marli Horwitz

Web Editors,Daniella Snyder

& Anika Jensen

A&E Editor, Raichl Davenport

Features Editor,Sarah Lowy

Sports Editor,Bethany Holtz

Web MasterJamie Welch

Business ManagerZach Warner

Copy EditorsNicole Cvjetnicanin

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Staff BoxThe Gettysburgian

LACLS lecturer Irene Mata

source: http://www.wellesley.edu

Upcoming lecture: This talk focuses on the s t ra teg ic move of pos i t ion ing immigrant workers as superheroes and the role that new technology plays in creating new Latina narratives of immigration. By looking at the Superheroes photo series by Dulce Pinzon alongside Laura Alvarezs multimedia series Double Agent Sirvienta Irene Mata will investigate the role that resistance to invisibility plays in several examples of visual culture. The move to position workers often marginalized and made invisible by their labor and immigration status as larger than life and heroic rejects the common rhetoric that represents laboring immigrant bodies as a waste or a drain on our nat ional resources.

Monday, September 14, 2015, 6:30 – 9pmMcCreary Hall 115 Bowen Auditorium

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By rAiChl dAvenport A&e editor

O n t h e e v e n i n g o f S e p t . 8 , 2 0 1 5 , T h e Gettysburgian sat down and spoke with Sherman Alexie, author of “Flight” and the a u t o b i o g r a p h i c a l n o v e l “Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” He is also the author of numerous poetry books, short stories, and has co-produced a film. Alexie is also of Native American ancestry. The author was in town to speak to Gettysburg Col lege’s Class of 2019, since he was the author of “Flight,” the class’s required reader for the summer. The interview took place in the lobby of the G e t t y s b u r g H o t e l w h e r e Alexie was staying. When he arrived in the lobby area, he greeted me with a bright smile and a firm handshake, and we proceeded to sit in a will lit area of the lobby, where he could see the entire town square. RD: I know you are here at Gettysburg to speak about your book “Flight.” Can you tell me what you would like people, especially young people to get out of your book, “Flight”? Also what audience was “Flight”

written for? S A : “ F l i g h t ” w a s w r i t t e n f o r e v e r y b o d y . Honestly it was written out of rage. I wrote it immediately after Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian., in a matter of months. It was in the aftermath of 9/11. I was upset with the way people were acting, People on the Left and the Right, Muslims and Christians were justifying violence towards the other side. And everyone believed they were co r r ec t . I was thinking “What if Everybody is wrong?” RD: Which one of your many works are you most proud of? SA: It has to be The Business of Fancy Dancing. That’s the one that started it all. I was kid then. I look at my photo on the back cover and I’m like I look like I’m 12. RD: What was your initial inspiration for sharing your stories? Today what is your biggest inspiration for writing? SA: Impress girls in my writing class [He laughs]. Now it’s for the audiences. I do it because I enjoy making p e o p l e h a v e e m o t i o n a l responses. RD: As a writer of

many genres, do you favor one of the writing forms more than another? Like, do you consider yourself— SA: Poetry is the one. I am a poet. I like poetry the most. If I had to choose one to do and drop all the rest of them, it would be poetry, but, you know I wouldn’t have much money. [He laughs.] RD: Do you consider yourself an activist? S A : Y e s , v e r y much so. I’m not a guy who marches, but I do travel, and I share stories of pain --pain and depression. RD: For some who has no t read any of your works yet, which would you suggest for them to start with? Why? S A : S t a r t w i t h Abso lu t e ly T rue Dia ry o f a Pa r t -T ime Ind ian . I t’s the most accessible and straight up the most compelling. RD: Do you have any upcoming projects? S A : I d o . I ’ m making a picture book, a children’s book. It should be coming next spring and

Author Sherman Alexietalks writing and race

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Top ten invent ions o f 2015 score big, from CNN

By mArli horWitz ms&t editor

Uber has been deliver-ing people from one place to the next since its incep-tion in 2009. Now, after a year in trial, the company is formalizing its venture to do the same with packages. A recent post on Recode said that, by the end of September, partnerships with numerous fashion retailers and other brands are to be announced in New York City and San Francisco. The end goal is that Uber will serve as an “express delivery option” for shoppers on a variety of apps and websites.

The new f ront ier for Uber is another branch to its expanding services, which include UberEats meal de-livery service and UberRush messenger service.

An Uber delivery ser-vice is not necessarily new to the same-day de l ive ry business, joining the ranks of organizations such as Deliv and Postmates . Cl ients of Deliv include Macy’s Foot Locker, and 1-800-Flowers. Cl ients of Postmates cur-rently include Starbucks and Chipotle, as well as some e-commerce brands.

Clients of the new ser-vice are reported to be those who do no t u sua l ly have same-day delivery, namely higher end fashion brands and “well-known names.”

Sources say de l ive r -ies will be made via car and bicycle. Unlike the current way one would order a ride

through the Uber ce l lu lar app, at launch customers will not be able order their wanted products via the app. Instead, clients that join Uber in this new undertaking will include an “Uber same day delivery” option on their sites and apps, which will only show to on-line customers who are in the correct zip codes.

Some retailers will add the cost of Uber delivery to the customers’ order, while others will take up the cost themselves. This cost eating would be specifically appeal-

ing for high-end retailers who hitch a ride with the Uber delivery partnership.

T h e U b e r d e l i v e r y branch is under the bigger umbrella of what is known internal ly as the UberEv-erything initiative. Recently a whole host of apps have been developed in the Uber style. You can Uber for a dog walker, via app Wag, and even alcoholic beverages, via app Drizly. The on-demand quality consumers are neces-sitat ing is spreading more rapidly than we may fathom.

By Audrey BoWler ContriButing Writer

In their annual list of the top ten inventions of the year, CNN highlighted s o m e a m a z i n g n e w a d -vancements in the world of medicine, robotics, and energy. While many of the products are still in the de-velopment phase, the gen-eral populace could soon have access to portable 3-D printers and soccer bal ls with more than a little extra kick.

The MakerBot Digi-tizer - one of the several creative products featured by CNN - represents the newes t advancements in 3-D imaging. The device, which is small enough to fit on a desktop, can scan any item up to eight inches in diameter and creates a digi-tal file which can be used

to create a copy of the ob-ject when used with a 3-D printer. The Digitizer could help astronauts aboard the International Space Station s c a n a n d p r i n t r e p l a c e -ment parts for broken or lost equipment - or could simply help you replace a missing piece from your Monopoly set.

T h e B o u n c e I m a g -ing Explorer could have a serious impact on your In-stagram game. This small, rubber orb packs six cam-era lenses in to one t iny package , comple t e w i th WiF i capab i l i t i e s and a microphone. The product is designed to be used in areas that photographers may not be able to enter themselves - whether it is due to a safety r isk or a space that is just too small to f i t a r egu la r camera . Soldiers and firefighters,

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for example, could use the Explorer to scope out en-closed spaces that may be unsafe to enter. Images can be sent back to the user via their phone or tablet.

The Soccket may look exactly like a soccer ball, but the device is actually a powerful energy source. If the ball is kicked around for 30 minutes, the kinetic energy is converted into up to three hours of electricity by the product’s internal mechanisms. The ball, cre-a ted by Unchar ted Play , has been tested in the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, and Africa, and was tested by President Obama dur ing a v is i t to Tanzania earlier this year. Combining work and play, these inventions are sure to enhance our technologi-cally molded society one gadget at a time.

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Uber to partner with retailers for same day delivery

The Soccket is one of the year’s top ten inventions to date as recently reported by CNN; the device will provide up to three hours of electricity via kinetic energy derived from kicking the ball around for 30 minutes.

The Uber delivery service will allow consumers same day delivery of high-end fashion; the service joins the ranks of UberEats and UberRush, pictured above.

Photo Courtesy of retailoasis.com

Apple releases iPhone 6s ,6c

with new internal updates

By mArli horWitz

ms&t editor

Apple seems to be pop-ping out a new iPhone model as fast as the Kidz Bop CDs are released. As of yesterday, the newest is the 6s, which has been rumored about since earlier this summer. The lat-est model will, according to CNET, be available for pur-chase on Sept. 18. Top con-tenders are the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+.

What makes this model the one that should have you turning in the now-turned-average 6? The enhance -ments are mostly internal to the device, so the phone will not look much different than its predecessor. However this is good news for those that think the 6 was already too close for comfort to tablet size. Though, reportedly a

“6c” will also be released that will be a throwback of sorts as a 4-inch device.

Let’s jump to what you really care about- what new colors are on the horizon. The 6s will allegedly be available in the a couple new colors, i n c l u d i n g t h e h i g h l y a n -ticipated pink and a 14-karat gold edition, which matches the newest Apple watch.

Battery life will be im-proved and of fe r up to 3 more hours, and animation and scrolling features will be enhanced in iOS 9, which was developed back in June.

The screen is also an improvement f rom the 6 , boasting a higher degree of sha t te r and scra tch- res i s -tance. It may also use the s a m e d i s p l a y t e c h n o l o g y used in the Apple Watch, OLED. Rumors have surfaced that new and improved NFC

hardware will be part of the iPhone enhancement as well.

Instagram fanatics will be pleased with the camera update, which reportedly will jump from 8 to 12 megapix-els and house the addition of “multiple apertures that that can provide dSLR-qual i ty photos packed into a tinier form factor,” according to the article from CNET.

Say hey to a new Siri as well; the 6s is offering a “Hey Siri” function where users can use the command to do “web searches, message compos i t ion , vo ice ca l l s , cont ro l of genera l device functions and more” hands-free, and with any app open on the device.

Kidz Bop has 29 albums to date. Will Apple keep it up? Hey, Siri…?

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The Maketbot Digitizer is one of the year’s top ten inventions to date as recently reported by CNN; the innovative tech can convert objects up to 8’’ in diameter and create digital files.

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curious about what inspired your professors to join their f ie lds of s tudy? Wonder what books are s i t t ing on their nightstand? Thanks to Next Page, you may find the answers to these questions and more!

Next Page is a library co lumn ( l aunched in f a l l 2013) tha t fea tures gues t r eade r s f rom the Ge t ty s -burg Col lege communi ty . In this column, the featured readers share what they are reading now, what they are reading next, what title they recen t ly recommended to a student, and much more.

Interested in what books in-spired members of our com-munity to take action? What t i t les are frequently given as gifts? Read this column regularly to find out!

T h e f i r s t N e x t P a g e column of the 2015-16 aca-demic year features Charles F. Emmons, Professor of So-ciology, who shares which authors would top his guest l i s t f o r a l i t e r a r y d i n n e r party, whose book recom-mendat ions he va lues the most , and of fers t i t l es to r ead to l ea rn more abou t p a r a n o r m a l a n d s p i r i t u a l phenomena. One you read this column, you will prob-ably want to see what you h a v e m i s s e d i n p r e v i o u s submissions.

Students of Gettysburg

By dAniellA snyder

stAff Writer

One school, two school, big school, small school

By JuliA rentsCh

stAff WriterSometimes the urge gets

strong to go back to the olden days when Dr. Seuss was our only professor and homework was to “have a good weekend.” But we’re here at college, and of course the hope is that we really dig this experience, meet some awesome people, and maybe even enjoy the learning now that we have chosen a beautiful and unique place to study it.

A lot of people have doubts in thefirst fewweeks of theirfreshman year about if their choice of school and major is what they want to do. As it some-times happens in life, if you’re preoccupied by decision-making anxiety, it can help to have an outside source point out some angles to your situation that you may be overlooking.

Asking yourself some questions about your experience can help to meld your excited desire to learn and your mature weighing of options into a well-rounded evaluation to determine what type of environment you can thrive in. I, for example, have

P rev ious r eade r s in -clude Zakiya Whatley, Dan-ie l DeNicola , Emelio Be-tances, Radost Rangelova, H a k i m M o h a n d a s A m a n i W i l l i a m s , A l l e n G u e l z o , Jocelyn Swigger, and many more! You can catch up on previous editions while you wait for the next submission to go l ive a t h t tp : / /nex t -pagege t t y sbu rg .b logspo t .com/. Warning: you may f i n d yo u r s e l f w an t i n g t o check out the books men-tioned in each edit ion (so clear some reading time on your calendar now!).

K n o w a v o r a c i o u s reader that would be a great contributor to Next Page? Contact Kerr i Odess-Har-nish (kodessha@gettysburg.

“I wanted to make it look like I was super friendly so everyone would vote for me for president of the Class of 2019. So...vote for me!”

Anthony Williams ‘19

attended both a large university and a small college, Gettysburg, and have developed a strong opinion in favor of attending small schools.

For starters, have you had the chance to fall into a schedule where you see the same faces in Servo every day, but you have no idea who these people are? That is a friendship-inducing bless-ing of a small school. If you get a chance, introduce yourself to them; at a large school, people you meet once you often never see again.

Have you noticed that it’s really nothing like high school? There’s no way high school gave the freedom to explore as many subjects, meet people who are so different from yourself, or chal-lenge yourself in ways that help you discover who you are. At a small college, feeling like a unique and important community mem-ber comes with the connections you make and the responsibilities you take on. Small schools are places where people grow.

Have you dived into the library’s collections of books, magazines, and movies (to name

a few)? Multimedia in Musselman is marvelous. And printing is free, which is nice for those moments when you’re not saving the trees. When there are fewer students, amenities are easier to orchestrate; at large schools, you’d better believe you’re paying for print-ing, your mini-fridge, and other luxuries.

And lastly, have you seen thebenefitstogettingyourques-tions answered in class, about having your essays and tests not graded by a computer, and actually meeting your professor instead of a T.A.? That’s also a mark of a small school; profes-sors likely know your name. It might be possible to feel isolated in a place which doesn’t have the same nightlife or sports shebangs that big schools do, but knowing that somebody cares about your success is irreplaceable.

There’s no question that some people thrive at schools which are large and in charge, but in my experience there is no place like a homey small college. If adjusting is tough, forge ahead; it likely will soon be where your heart is.

Musselman Library’s Next Page series interviews influential staff and stu-dents about what they’re reading.

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An amusing exploration of the subconscious mind

By meggAn smith musselmAn liBrAry

ColumnistL a s t S a t u r d a y , r e -

nowned hypnot i s t Kevin Hurley gave an unforget-table performance in which he hypnotized student vol-u n t e e r s . H e b e g a n b y g e t t i n g t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s to relax, a daunt ing task in and of i tself consider-ing they were onstage in front of a crowd of their p e e r s . T h o u g h H u r l e y ma in ta ins tha t eve ryone is susceptible to hypnosis, i t was evident that some volunteers were more af-fected than others. A few of the participants nearly fell asleep in spite of the bright lights and frequent bursts of applause, while o the r s looked as though they were merely playing along. Those who seemed

unaffected or opened their eyes were sys t ema t i ca l ly ushered off the stage, leav-ing the most engaged vol-unteers to participate in the more involved parts of the show. After hypnotizing the students, Hurley led them to engage in a number of amus-ing and downright bizarre behaviors , escalat ing to a grand finale in which one volunteer shared a romantic dance wi th a microphone stand.

T h o u g h t h e c o n c e p t of hypnosis may sound far-fetched, there is scientific e v i d e n c e t o b a c k i t u p . By measur ing the e lectr i -ca l ac t iv i ty o f the b ra in , s c i e n t i s t s h a v e o b s e r v e d that when people undergo hypnosis they experience a boost in the lower-frequen-cy brain waves associated with dreams. As the sub-conscious mind takes over,

par t ic ipants become very susceptible to suggestion. In this state inhibitions are lowered, and actions which would normally be deemed bizarre, such as impersonat-ing a koala onstage, seem perfectly reasonable. Hur-ley himself descr ibes the experience as an unusually vivid daydream, one which par t ic ipants don’ t a lways remember c lear ly . Some may even find themselves unable to recal l anything after the first few minutes of the performance, hence Hurley’s tongue- in-cheek slogan: “See the show you will never forget.. . .Be the s h o w y o u w i l l n e v e r r e -member.”

To see c l ips o f pas t p e r f o r m a n c e s , v i s i t : ht tps:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=stQpJs3Qxvo

Photo courtesy of Daniella Snyder

“I am Greek” opens year with first contributor

By rAnds KeAsler Chi omegA

Co-direCtor of the eisenhoWer institute’s CommuniCAtions teAm

My participation with the Eisenhower Ins t i tu te b e g a n i n m y f i r s t y e a r , prior to me joining Greek life at Gettysburg College. I c o m p l e t e d a s e m e s t e r long program, in which I

had the chance to meet with over thirty experts in vari-ous fields related to public po l i cy . However , desp i t e this excellent opportunity, I found myself having asked l e s s t h a n f i v e q u e s t i o n s throughout the entirety of my t ime i n t he p rog ram. My nex t p rogram, a year later, was a much different experience. I pushed myself to take advantage of every

opportunity offered; on the t r ip to Washington , DC I set a goal to ask at least one quest ion to each expert . I attribute my boost in con-fidence to a number of rea-sons, one being Greek life. After taking on small lead-ership roles within my so-rority, it helped to increase my self confidence, which I was able to use in other aspects of my life.

Rands Keasler was able to use her sorority experience to enhance her endeav-ors with the Eisenhower Institute.

Photo courtesy of www.eisenhowerinstitute.org

Page 7 ♦ Thursday, September 10, 2015OPINIONS

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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 editor

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This Saturday’s Mini

Mad (a smaller versiono f Midnight Madness) gave students free boats of Hunt’s Battlefield Fries.

The Gettysburg Cam-paign fundraiser just reached the $100 million mark. This campaign is the largest of its kind in the college’s history.

Philosophy Professor Kerry Walters giving away books from his library this library. Seriously, if you’re interested in phi losophy, check out his room, Wei-densall 313.

The “Congratulations, Seniors!” event this Friday from 5 to 7:30 in The Attic. It’s host provider. Be there or be square *puts on sun-glasses*.

The second Republican Presidential debate is on Wednesday, September 16. Tune in with your hanker-chiefs for tears and Trump bingo cards for laughs!

The class of 2019 will never know the horror of the trailers #blessed

Correction: Last week I reported nothing on cam-pus serves food until noon, but in reality Servo opens for continental breakfast at 10 am!

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of the stuff your followers are saying is about 1 to 1. “Haha-ha…oh, you’re serious?” You can laugh for a minute until you realize how many people are actually behind you.

Even Mike Huckabee, Presidential Candidate for 201 6 and f ounde r o f t h e “Abusing the Phrase ‘Reli-gious Liberty’” Club came to your defense – stating that now that a county clerk is in jail “traditional marriage people” have an answer to the question “what difference does it [marriage equality] make to you? Why does it bother you?” Huckabee be-lieves now people will see why marriage equality both-ers them: “because we have a county clerk in jai l .” A county clerk who broke the law! Nobody should feel bad for you, Kim Davis.

You know, I ’ve seen peop le compar ing you to Rosa Parks, and that has got to stop. You are not Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks stood up

be right. That Jewish clerk would lose their job. You have support because you are a Christian, and some Chris-tians love to feel persecuted.

But second, and more dangerously, you are fueling the ridiculous fire of people who say marriage equality should be illegal. And when I say ridiculous I mean it. Kim, did you the “Kim Da-vis for President” rally that was held outside the Carter County Detention Center in Grayson, Kentucky? That’s the very same detention cen-ter where you were held until September 8 for refusing to do your job, and therefore re-fusing to follow federal law. People showed up to support you with signs reading things like “Serve God! Not Man! Free Kim Davis! Obey God!” If you can show me a signed note from God, saying that Kim Davis is doing a good job, I will buy into your case. Until then, I remain skeptical. The hilarity to ignorance ratio

Dear Kim Davis,What a long fifteen min-

utes of fame you’ve had! When, on June 26 this past summer, the Supreme Court a n n o u n c e d t h a t m a r r i a g e equality would become legal across the country, most of the reactions were positive. #LoveWins trended on Twit-ter. The lives of thousands of LGBT couples that have been waiting years, or decades, to get married were changed forever.

Of course, there were a few negative voices about all this change. There always are – people on the wrong side of history don’t know when to stop talking. A county in Ala-bama stopped issuing mar-riage licenses all together, because I guess no marriage is better than gay marriage? Now you’re all living in sin. Lots of politicians, especially Republican candidates run-ning for president in 2016, spoke out against the deci-sion. “Religious liberty,” “the justices are overstepping,” “I don’t really understand gove rnmen t , ” b l ah , b l ah , and more blah. But you, Kim Davis, you are the negative voice that rose above the rest.

By re fus ing to i s sue marriage licenses to LGBT couples in Kentucky, you are doing two things. First, you are failing at your job. You are a county clerk. And I hope you know the reason you are being applauded right now has nothing to do with peo-ple believing county clerks should be the real lawmakers. If a Jewish county clerk re-fused to issue food handler’s permits to restaurants that served pork, nobody would celebrate them. Americans would say “freedom to eat bacon is my constitutional right!” and even though that isn’t technically part of the Cons t i t u t ion , t hey wou ld

Dear county clerk Kim Davis,

against unjust laws, and you are “standing up” against a law letting people get mar-ried. You are the bus driver making Rosa Parks move to the back of the bus. You are the personification of deny-ing people their fundamental rights.

I’ve also heard people call you a hero. Let me clari-fy: furthering the oppression of people who have been oppressed since the incep-tion of our country does not make you a hero. It makes you a coward, it makes you a bully, and it makes you a homophobe. That ’s r ight ! Underneath your “religious liberty” façade is a textbook homophobe. And I have had about enough of homophobes having a prominent soapbox in th is country – because homophobes like you define hypocrisy.

Homophobes like you are the kind of people who have been divorced but say LGBT people are ruining the

sanctity of marriage. Homo-phobes like you are the kind of people who say children deserve a mother and a fa-ther, but disown their LGBT ch i ld ren when they come out, so the child has neither. Homophobes like you hide behind phrases like “religious liberty” to justify their hate-ful and ignorant perspectives. Homophobes like you need to reflect on the problems that fuel you to behave this way – and while you’re sorting those issues out, you need to step away from your job. Your fifteen minutes are up. Let someone else take over. I hear the Huckabee campaign could use some help! Mike has been so busy visiting lu-natic county clerks in jail that he’s forgotten to garner sup-port among normal people.

Best of luck in af ter living real-life Orange is the New Black! Love,

Isabel Gibson Penrose

The mugshot of Kim Davis, the county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, who was sent to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to LGBT couples

Photo courtesy of dailykos.com

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A po l l conduc ted by SurveyUSA showed that, were the election held to-day, Donald Trump would beat Democratic opponents Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, as well as potential opponent Joe Biden. Biden put up the best fight, only losing by 2 points. I am cry-ing as I write this.

P a p e r s a r e s t a r t i n g to pile up already. How...HOW?

It’s still so hot. Can someone who doesn’t be-lieve in climate change ex-p la in th i s to me p lease? Explain it to me, and explain it to the polar bears. We are suffering in equal measure.

Hi l l a ry Cl in ton ( f i -nally) apologized for hous-ing her Secretary of State emails on a private server, and it feels sort of too little, too la te . “We’l l f ind an-other way to t ry and get you thrown in jail!” Scream Republicans.

Yik Yak has devolved into a bizarre hookup app. Tinder already exists, get on that and let me read Netflix and chill jokes in peace!

Canad i an comed ian Nicole Arbour uploaded a YouTube video called “Dear Fat People,” and it’s about as humorless and cruel as it sounds.

cast and strategically plan for what is ahead. Leaders who simply toil in the mo-ment will f ind themselves caught off guard time and time again. Leaders need to create a vision, lofty or not, they must spend time pre-paring and looking at what is next.

2) Building a relation-ship. Most importantly, lead-ership is a relationship with yourself , great leadership can both start and end there. Sometimes creating and sus-taining relationships makes us step outside our comfort zone. Too often, people will back down from this chal-l enge . Be ing hones t wi th yourself to others becomes easier when the relationship one has with themselves is strong. It is important to ex-pand your network but to also be mindful of who is already in it. Leaning on others and leveraging their s t rengths with yours not only builds confidence in a group, but it also perpetuates a culture of multiple teachers further increasing competence.

3) Translating. Trans-lating the wants and needs of your stakeholders into a real tangible objective. Improper translation creates disequi-librium. Stakeholders could then feel that you have mis-represented their initiatives. Autonomy, if present, will be

ous pursuits in life such as; money, power, materialism. When you beg in to bu i ld the strengths and traits of a leader you may risk your comfort zone and reputation. You may not feel an immedi-ate return on investment. Can leadership be lonely at times, of course. You’re making decisions that may adversely impact one, or several stake-holders.

If these decisions cor-respond wi th your va lues and core competencies the right answer will be clear, the execution of the decision will be difficult because of the potential roadblocks. Put-ting that first step forward with no clear path is uncom-fortable, but leaders should leverage their relationships with trusted advisors for re-inforcement.

Leade r sh ip deve lop-ment i s not ephemeral ; i t is an ongoing and iterative process. Instead of giving up on certain aspects or qualities of living and working you can increase them by:

1) Being proactive and reactive. Leadership requires responding to the hard reali-ties placed in front of you. Such as guiding a company through an inflection point, responding to adverse market conditions, recognizing when you have not met a goal. It also requires that you fore-

By Brenton slotoroff ContriButing Writer

I t i s no t k i smet tha t one becomes a l eade r . I t is something that must be worked at. Yes, people do somewhat (or somehow) fall into leadership positions, but without an honest evaluation of their strengths and weak-nesses leaders place blinders on themselves. This creates an unintentional blindness amongst someone with an opportunity to drive results and achieve real, meaning-ful goals. Too often, lead-ers do not stay the course. They say one thing and do another. They do not push back and disrupt the status quo enough. They simply do not ask, “can we be doing this better or more efficiently?” Refusing to look at their role as a leader from a different light reinforces the blinders. Leadership is not something that you can oscillate back and forth from. You must stay true to your values and core competencies; however, first you must identify them and articulate them. Yet, seldom are today’s leaders doing so, instead, the opportunity costs of effective leadership are winning.

Leaders sometimes can-not peel back the onion and truly understand who they are. They become engulfed by the myriad of superflu-

hindered if a leader cannot translate. Now, translation does not mean making infer-ences, it is making something tangible, but the leader is also the one who broadcasts and is usually the first to embrace. More t imes than no t , the leader should not be the one who is creating. Similar to an effective coach, the leader must guide the individual, or group, positioning them for success and equipping them with the proper tools.

4) Empowering. Educa-tor, author, and all around jus t cool dude, Dr . Frank Rudnesky, probably has the best understanding of what it means to empower. A prin-cipal to one of the country’s best public middle schools that redefines how to educate youth , Dr . Rudnesky i s a leadership development guru. Dr. R. feels that, “empow-erment can make quantum leaps in anyone’s ability to be a leader.” Empowerment c r ea t e s connec t ednes s i n organizations and an environ-ment of sharing ideas. The autonomy that empowerment gives will disparage what I view as one of the biggest fallacies of leadership, which is leaders allowing for their stakeholders to not see their purpose in the big picture. Having a sense of purpose as well as feeling valued is one of the key functions of human

nature and is a byproduct of empowerment.

Indeed there is Linear Leadership, but leadership is not a linear process. It is filled with ups and down and going back to square one. Sometimes, it takes grit to keep going, other times i t takes a coach, mentor , spouse, or f r iend to lean on. When things are going great it is important to still be inclusive with those key people, for they are your safety net.

Eventually the upward mobil i ty of an individual or group pla teaus for a l l great, arduous and reward-ing journeys up the mountain do. As a leader, you may be sacrificing time, energy, even money, but if you can-not s top just a t the r ight t ime and realize that you are embarking on something that you are truly passionate about or captivated by, than maybe it is time to rethink your course and go back to square one. There is beauty in the struggle, but some-times the view at the top (metaphorical or not) is too damn good to even remem-ber the struggle.

Tips and tricks for increasing your leadership development abilities

A letter to the Kentucky county clerk who has been refusing to issue marriage licences to LGBT couples in the wake of marriage equality becoming legal

Page 8 ♦ Thursday, September 10, 2015SPORTS

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Gettysburg was able to let the offense run up the score on Bridgewater College, de-feating them 49-10.

The Bullet defense also did its share of work caus-ing two turnovers with one interception by senior defen-

By JAKe Covery ContriButing Writer

After las t year ’s 5-5 season, the Gettysburg Bul-lets were looking to start off the year with a bang against t h e B r i d g e w a t e r E a g l e s , who had dealt the Bullets a heartbreaking 35-32 defeat last season. This year the Bullets started out the season like a shot from a rifle and from that came the Bullets’ rushing game.

The Bullets blew away their previous rushing record of 546 yards with a new re-cord of 574 yards. The team was dead-on accurate and put the ball in the hands of two New Jersey boys, senior running back Kyle Wigley who had a total of 172 yards along with 2 rushing touch-downs and senior quarter-back Sam McDermott with 183 rush ing ya rds mixed along with 104 passing yard and 3 touchdowns.

Sen io r runn ing back Kyle Wigley put in his hard work ra i s ing h i s a l l - t ime rushing yards to 1759, mak-ing him number 12 on the Gettysburg College rushing list. If he continues to have games l ike this with over 170 yards there is no limit to where Wigley can end up on the school’s all-time rushing list.

T h e B u l l e t s o f f e n s e caused serious damage to the Bridgewater College football t e am, comple t e ly t ea r ing apart the Eagles’ defense.

Gettysburg Bullets tackle Bridgewater 49-10Football season opener marks Centennial Conference rushing standard with 574 yards

Women’s soccer ties Scranton in final matchDouble-overtime play ends in scoreless shutout for Gettysburg College kickers

Senior quarterback Sam McDermott set a Centennial Conference standard for quarterbacks with 183 yards rushing at Bridgewater.

sive back Brian Calatozzo. First-year line backer John Morris was also able to force a fumble. While the defense was on point they only gave up a total of ten points to the Eagles.

T h e B u l l e t ’ s s e n i o r

kicker, Robby Fay, who is also from New Jersey, went 1-2 after making a 27-yard field goal but unfortunately while at tempting a 9-yard e x t r a p o i n t t h e k i c k w a s blocked.

If the Bullets keep up

t h i s r u n n i n g g a m e , t h e i r offense will take off like a shot. Being able to start the season 1-0, with a trouncing of the Bridgewater Eagles, will certainly motivate the players. To add to the great start , the Bullets ran their way into the record books with a new rushing record of 574 yards, foreshadowing what may continue through-out the season.

Congratulations on the first win of the season to the Bullets Head Coach Barry Streeter along with the Of-fensive Coordinator Kevin Burke and Defensive Coor-dinator Shaun Weaver. And of course, congratulat ions to the Bullets football team!

Next week the Gettys-burg Bullets are scheduled to play the Ursinus College Bears, who are also 1-0 after defeating Millersville 17-9 in overtime last week. Hope-fully coming off this week’s win against the Eagles, the B u l l e t s c a n c o n t i n u e o n the i r w inn ing momen tum when they face off against the Bears in their first home game of the season. If they are able to keep running the ball the way they did this week they should have no problem. After all, nothing is faster than a speeding bullet.

Athlete of the Week

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

women’s soccer team has always been known for the kind of soccer they play when they do not have the ball. When they do not have the ball, the Bullets’ defense simply does not allow the opposition to score, as proven by the team’s first three games wherethey recorded three clean sheets.

Of the 15 f i r s t -years on the team this season, Alexa Bushey has been a standout from the 2019 class; Bushey has helped to continue the Gettysburg soccer tradition of strong de-fense. She has cracked into the starting eleven forthefirstthreegamesof the season as a de-fensive midfielder and has enjoyed the team’s intensity and willingness to win.

In last this week’s game against Scranton, Alexa had a great look at the goal in the 86th minute, when she broke free for a one-on-one on the left side. Though her close-range shot was knocked away by a kick save, she showed her quickthinkingandfierceskills.

A s a d e f e n s i v e midfielder, Bushey be-lieves her strengths are “attacking balls in the air, [her] physicality, and distributing the ball.” With a solid position in the starting 11, Bushey seems to have made the transition to collegiate level soccer seamlessly.

“College play is definitely a lot faster than what I’ve been used to, as well as more physi-cal,” states Bushey. As a new addition to the Bullets squad, Bushey is already making strides in this stage of her career, rightfully earning her the title of “Bullet of the Week.”

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First-year Alexa Bushey, courtesy of GCC&M.

Friday, September 11:VolleyballvsNewRichelleinUnion,N.J.-6:00p.m.Men’s Cross Country vs Dickinson- 6:00 p.m.Women’s Cross Country vs Franklin & Marshall- 6:00 p.m.Men’s Cross Country vs Dickinson- 6:00 p.m.Women’s Cross Country vs Franklin & Marshall- 6:00 p.m.VolleyballatKean-8:00p.m.

Saturday, September 12:VolleyballatMonclairState-11:00a.m.VolleyballvsSt.Joseph’sinMonclair-1:00p.m.Men’s Soccer vs Goucher- 4:00 p.m. Football vs Ursinus- 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 13:Women’s Golf at McDaniel Invitational- 1:00 p.m.

This weekend in Gettysburg College fall sports:

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Contact Bethany Holtz at holtbe01 for more information!

wi th p ress ing . No mat te r where we are on the field, we’re not going to allow the other team to get comfort-able wi th the bal l ,” Long explained.

Long also gave this as the reason for Gettysburg’s success last season. When they are always right at the ball, they can win it from an opponent’s defense and have a great opportunity for scor-ing. “The ability to press at other teams from the back all the way to the front gives us more opportunities to score, and is our best s t rength,” Long shared.

With such an impres-sive defense and no-goals against it is hard to under-stand why the Lady Bullets are 1-0-2. The team is very technically talented and each individual has strong abili-t ies. “We need to connect be t ter across the f ie ld . I t felt very disconnected with movements that didn’t flow well,” said Long.

As a team, they seem to have the potential to win many games, and compete with the best in the confer-ence , bu t t he re a re some improvements that need to be made in terms of communi-cation and working together as a unit. “I think we played all r ight against Scranton,

By ClAire heAley stAff Writer

The Gettysburg Col-lege women’s soccer team fought va l ian t ly dur ing a tough match Sunday night. The lady bullets competed aga ins t the Univers i ty o f Scranton in the final match of the Gettysburg Cup, which ended in a scoreless draw.

Despite the low final score, the Bullets managed m a n y s h o t s o n g o a l , b u t were cont inuously denied by Scranton goalie Krissy Welsh. Gettysburg outshot Scranton 21-8, but still came up just a bit short of the win.

T h e B u l l e t s d e f e n s e kept out a very strong Scran-ton of fense . Sen ior E l iza Gray racked up four saves to have her second double-overtime shutout of the sea-son. Junior Courtney Long, who is part of Gettysburg’s defensive team, said, “The team is happy that i t was another shut out . We st i l l have no goals against, which is awesome and we’re hoping to keep that up for the next few games.”

Get tysburg’s defense seemed to keep Scranton out of scoring position by being all over any Scranton player with the bal l . The Royals only had a few solid shots on goal. “We’re really good

but we’re definitely looking to play a lot better in terms of working as a whole on a t t ack ing movements and being more dynamic from the back to the front,” Long added.

There were signs of the dynamic attack in Sunday’s game. Senior Lauren Scha-piro had some well struck shots on goal, that she just was not able to convert to goals. Also, sophomore Jes-sica Cuttone blasted one in

the 43rd minute, only for it to be deflected by the Scran-ton goalie.

W i t h m o r e s h o t s o n goa l , communica t ion and e f fec t ive movement f rom Gettysburg, they have plenty of potential for the rest of the season, and Sunday’s game was a great start. “We played w e l l t a k i n g i n t o a c c o u n t that we had a big game the day before, and had another game earlier in the week, but we’re really looking to im-

prove for tomorrow’s game,” Long concluded.

With so much of the season s t i l l coming, Get -tysburg hopes to come away with a win this week and keep their goals against at 0. The Lady Bullets continue t h e i r s e a s o n W e d n e s d a y September 9th on the road against Stevenson, a non-conference opponent.

Senior Lauren Schapiro and the Bullets took Scranton into double-overtime during the final match of the Gettysburg Cup.

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M