The Gettysburgian March 5, 2015

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Thursday, March 5, 2015Volume CXVI, No. 5

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CAB’s weekend update,

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Movies at the Majestic,

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Weird News,pg. 2

FREE

Tips for staying

healthy and working out,

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Two men’s basketball

players make All-CC Second

Team pg. 8

Opinions pieces about

Monday’s petitioners,

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This Week’s

Top Stories

The department of Justice announced today that police officer Dar-ren Wilson will not be charged in the death of Michael Brown. “There is no evidence upon which prosecutors can rely to disprove Wilson’s stated subjective belief that he feared for his safety,” the DOJ criminal report said.According to the report, Wilson “saw Brown reach his right hand under his t-shirt into what appeared to be his waistband.” Ac-counts that Brown put his hands up are “inaccurate because they are incon-sistent with the physical and forensic evidence,” the report says. Witness accounts were “inconsis-tent” and “changed over time,” it also said.

The Department of Justice today released its investigation of the Ferguson police, which found a pattern and prac-t ice of discriminatory policing. The report in-cludes seven racist emails sent by Ferguson officers. In its review, the Justice Department also found 161 use of force com-plaints against the Fergu-son police from 2010 to 2014. Only one case was founded and no officer was disciplined.

National

A rebel-held city s c a r r e d b y m o n t h s of confl ic t in eastern Ukraine suffered more t r a g e d y W e d n e s d a y when a methane gas ex-plosion in a coal mine killed at least 24 workers and left nine missing. As rescue efforts stretched past sundown, separatist authorities were accused by Ukraine’s govern-ment of fai l ing to do enough to save the lives of the miners. The blast occurred before dawn more than 1,000 meters (3,200 feet) underground at the Zasyadko mine in the city of Donetsk in the coal-r ich Don-bass region. Nearly a year of bitter fighting by pro-Moscow rebels and Ukrain ian t roops in the east has ki l led more than 6,000 people. Rebel officials said the accident caused by the ever-present danger of methane gas, rather than artillery fire.

International

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

“Pro-family” organization confronts studentsBy Julia Sippel

ContriButing Writer

On Monday, March 2, the Servo lunch rush was in-terrupted by a group asking for signatures on a petition to be sent to Pope Francis. They approached students with a request: “Would you sign a petition to preserve the sanctity of marriage as being between one man and one woman?”

The Pope, with a repu-tation for open-mindedness and general acceptance, has shown unprecedented levels of tolerance since his elec-tion to the papacy in 2013. He is quoted early in this po-sition as saying “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Pope Fran-cis recently made headlines a f te r meet ing wi th Diego Neria Lejarraga, a Catholic member of the LGBT com-munity. The Pope’s actions have spooked many tradi-tionalist Catholics.

It was with this back-ground that The American S o c i e t y f o r t h e D e f e n s e of Tradi t ion, Family, and P r o p e r t y ( T F P ) , b r o u g h t t h e i r p e t i t i o n t o c a m p u s Monday afternoon. Student Action Director John Ritchie described their object ives and said, “Our group is a Catholic group that defends moral values in society…. We’re doing a worldwide petition, together with over 30 pro-family organizations, [to] present to Pope Francis at the next synod (a formal meeting of church leaders) in Rome....to protect the sa-cred institution of marriage and family.” To TFP, this

By anika JenSen Staff Writer

Active Minds at Get-tysburg College promoted National Eating Disorders A w a r e n e s s W e e k f r o m Feb. 22 to Feb. 28. The or-ganization, along with The Women’s Center and Get-tysburg College AAUW, celebrated with “Mirror-less Monday,” a body posi-tive CUB table and a dis-cussion panel.

“Eating disorders and all mental health issues a re very impor tan t and re levant to us , so I am thrilled with the conversa-tions that are beginning to occur through events like these,” said Sarah Van De Weert ‘16, president of Ac-tive Minds.

On Sunday night, be-fore “Mirrorless Monday,

members of Active Minds hung posters on the mirrors in academic and residential buildings that encouraged students to focus less on appearances and instead view people for their per-sonalities and other posi-tive qualities.

Throughout the week students could receive in-formation from the CUB table about eating disorders and counseling options and s ign a “Fa t Ta lk Free” pledge. Active Minds also held a body positive photo booth, where students were photographed presenting inspiring or encouraging messages.

The week ended with a discussion panel Thurs-day night in Bowen Audi-torium where the audience was given a brief overview of different eating disor-ders and their respective

is accomplished by a strong opposition to homosexual, polyamorous, or otherwise untraditional unions. “Many s tudents are par t ic ipat ing in this endeavor,” Ritchie said, “and we hope to get millions.”

Many students did not take kindly to TFP’s pres-ence, however; within just f ive minutes’ observation, the group was debated with, spat at, and shouted at. One student, who prefers to re-main anonymous, was op-posed to the group’s pres-e n c e a n d e x p l a i n e d , “ y o u cou ldn’ t ge t passed [ s i c ] w i thou t hav ing t hem de -ce ive you .” Many sha red this sentiment after impul-sively signing in response to ambiguous descriptions of the petitioners’ goal and a simple desire to get lunch.

Despite the student op-pos i t i on , P ro fes so r Pe te r Carmichael described the in-teraction in a different light: “I think that Tradition, Fam-ily and Property has the right to offend me on the Gettys-burg Campus.” TFP, which is headquartered in nearby Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, certainly agreed with him as they staunchly defended the i r v iews , accompanied by an eye catching banner displaying their logo, a he-raldic lion.

Though i t may seem surprising to the more pro-g r e s s i v e m e m b e r s o f t h e Gettysburg community, this o r g a n i z a t i o n i s f a r f r o m a lone in the i r movement . Linked to the TFP website is filialappeal.org, the primary force of the movement. In-cluded on this page is a full text of the petition, which is

Active Minds Promotes Eating Disorder AwarenessEvents such as “Mirrorless Monday” advocate for more positive body image among students

to be presented in October and utilizes the Augustinian s ixth commandment , thou shalt not commit adultery, in describing its confusion regarding “divorced and then civilly remarried Catholics” receiving communion and t h e accep t an ce o f h o mo -sexual unions.

The Appeal’s website also presents a worldwide

signature count (121,122 as of this writing) and a list of notable signatures, including those of former U.S. senator Rick Santorum, an exi led k ing o f Rwanda , and the Head of the Royal House of Portugal.

President Janet Morgan R iggs commen ted on t he group’s presence, remark-ing, “Gettysburg College is

a place where we encour-age s tudents to engage in respectful debate about im-portant issues, and I would hope that our students would take the opportunity to voice their views in a civil way.”

First-year student Ana Horowitz did just that after witnessing the group’s

Organization asks for G-Burg student support and stirs controversy on campus

symptoms. Four Gettys-burg students then shared their experiences with eat-ing disorders, presenting unique stories about body image, relationships and recovery. A member of the counseling center also offered information about receiving help for eating d i sorders and d i f fe ren t treatment programs offered by the college.

“I am very proud of all the panelists for open-ing up and sharing their stories in order to educate others and spread aware-ness of eating disorders. It’s very difficult to do, but everyone did an amazing job,” said Van De Weert. “Having struggled person-al ly with mental heal th issues, including an eating disorder, this project was very close to my heart, and it was an honor [to] not

Members of the The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP) attempted to gain support for their petition to oppose same-sex marriage.

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only help put together this event, but to tell my story alongside other students. I couldn’t be happier about how the panel went; it was incredible to see the num-ber of people who came to join the conversation about ea t ing d isorders , especially since this was our first panel discussion

about mental health that I can remember.”

Sen io r L i sa R ivo l i was instrumental in the panel’s planning and ex-ecution.

Active Minds meets on Mondays at 6 p.m. in McCreary 309; all students and faculty are welcome to attend.

Members of the Gettysburg College Active Minds came together for Eating Disorder Awareness Week.

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Photo Credit: http://www.tfpstudentaction.org

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By Brendan raleigh

neWS editor

Pill-LovePillows are great if you are sleeping, but, frankly, their conversational

skills are lacking. Japanese inventor Koichi Uchimura has attempted to solve that problem by developing the “Ita-Supo,” a talking pillow that verbally responds to the user’s touch, RocketNews24.com reports. The pillowcase features the face and torso of a blonde female anime character on the out-side and two sensors placed in pouches located in the chest and crotch area. Uchimura is currently raising money to market the “Ita-Supo” through a crowd-funding campaign. People can purchase it for around $167, but be warned: Your other pillows could get jealous.

Face-BookedAn Ohio man facing a slew of charges turned himself in after com-

menting on his own wanted photo on the sheriff’s Facebook page. Andrew Dale Marcum was wanted on charges ranging from burglary to abduction, according to KFOR. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office knew his previous residence and the areas where he was allegedly criminally active, but they needed help finding Marcum. After posting pictures of Marcum on Face-book, the criminal actually commented on the Facebook page itself, saying, I ain’t tripping half of them don’t even know me.” Sophisticated. Marcum turned himself in Tuesday. It looks like he is crying in his booking photo.

Final Fantasy: Jose Gonzalez EditionA San Antonio man trying to visit his jailed son also landed behind

bars after being caught with a combination cane and two-foot sword. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office says 53-year-old Jose Gonzalez faces a charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon. Sheriff’s spokesman James Keith said Wednesday that the cane, with a handle fashioned like the head of a snake, was confiscated. Keith says the father was able to walk through a scanner on Monday without needing the cane, which went through another security device. An alarm went off. An officer twisted off the top of the cane and drew out the sword, and the father was arrested.

Weird News of the Week

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Photo of the Week!

CPS prepares for spring break immersion trips

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

Students to travel across America and across the world

“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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February 24 - February 28

February 24

Bias related: Race related incident in Plank Gym at 9:00 p.m.

February 26

Disorderly Conduct: Excessive noise at Lambda Chi at 11:21 p.m.

February 27

Bias related: Ethnicity related at Glatfelter Hall at 5:00 p.m.

Assisting Other Agencies: Child locked in Vehicle at Gilliland Alley at

5:36 p.m.Larceny: Theft -- Bicycle stolen from Hazlett Hall bicycle rack at 6:00

p.m.

February 28

Liquor Laws: Underage consumption and possession on Carlisle Street

at 2:39 a.m.

Vandalism: Vandalism of picture and frame at Haaland Hall at 2:40 a.m.

Campus Crime Loginteraction with her fel-

low students. “Their set-up was on a public road, so they weren’t violating any laws,” she said, “and they were be-ing rather peaceful, until I heard one of the members respond to a s tudent who said she wouldn’t sign the petition because she has gay friends and she loves them. He shouted after her saying, If you love them, you would help them.’”

She and a friend tried to understand TFP’s point of view by speaking with a member. “He said that he feared allowing homosexual marriage will harm society as a whole, and could lead to other ‘moral aberrations’ to occur, like incest….he fears that legalizing homosexual

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marriage will lead to mar-riage meaning the union of a man and a tree, or a man and a dog.” After hesitantly presenting her opposing per-sonal beliefs, Horowitz said “there were no outward hard feelings.”

Whether or not the stu-

dent body agrees with TFP, the group has certainly been a hot topic on campus, get-ting its message spread, al-beit in a negative light.

• President: There is a climate study working group that will be starting this spring • Vice President: Petitions for positions for next year are out. Email Stefany Laun at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Budget Requests

• Full amount of $2,304 was allotted to Smart Women’s Securities • Full amount of $589.70 was allotted to LASA • Full amount of $1,144.50 was allotted to the Gettysburg Gospel Choir

New Clubs

• Model Arab League was granted Senate Recognition • TedX was granted Senate Recognition

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

Senate Update March 2, 2015By ChriStiana fattorini

Student Senate SeCretary

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The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property (TFP), brought their petition to Gettysburg College.

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Gateway Theater Movie Showtimes

Routes 30 & 15 Gettysburg, PA 717-337-5577

Movies at the Majestic

FRIDAY MARCH 6TH THRU WEDNESDAY MARCH 11TH

**NO SHOWS AFTER 8PM MONDAY THRU THURSDAY** **BARGAIN TUESDAYS – ALL SEATS $5 – ADDITIONAL FEE FOR 3D**

**EXCLUDING CHAPPIE THIS WEEK**

BOLSHOI BALLET: ROMEO AND JULIET NR NO PASSES SUNDAY MARCH 8TH 12:55

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THE SECOND BEST MARIGOLD HOTEL PG NO PASSES (1:10) (4:10) 7:10 9:50

FOCUS R I.D. REQUIRED (1:35) (4:35) 7:15 9:40

THE LAZARUS EFFECT PG-13 (1:30) (4:30) *7:35 9:45

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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY R I.D. REQUIRED (1:05) (4:05) 7:05 9:50

KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE R I.D. REQUIRED *(1:20) (4:20) 7:20 10:00

*NO 1:20 SHOW ON SUNDAY

AMERICAN SNIPER R I.D. REQUIRED (1:00) (4:00) 7:00 9:50

Still Alice PG-13 Heartfelt family drama about Alzheimer’s with Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin & Hunter Parrish. Friday (3/6) - 7:15 PM Saturday (3/7) - 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM Sunday (3/8) - 2:15 PM and 5:15 PM Monday - Thursday (3/9 - 3/12) - 7:15 PM

Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PG Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith lead an all-star cast in the comedy-drama sequel to the sleeper hit of 2012. With Dev Patel, Richard Gere, Bill Nighy & Penelope Wilton. Friday (3/6) - 7:00 PM Saturday (3/7) - 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM Sunday (3/8) - 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM Monday - Thursday (3/9 - 3/12) - 7:00 PM

Top Songs

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Top Albums1 RICKED WICKY I Sell The Circus GBV2 SLEATER-KINNEY No Cities To Love Sub Pop3 POND Man It Feels Like Space Again Self-Released4 JESSICA PRATT On Your Own Love Again Drag City5 JD MCPHERSON Let The Good Times Roll Rounder6 VIOLENT MAE Violent Mae Telegraph7 FATHER JOHN MISTY I Love You, Honeybear Sub Pop8 JACK NAME Weird Moons Castle Face9 MARAVINES Distelfink Mint 40010 DIAMOND RUGS Cosmetics Thirty Tigers-Sycamore

WZBT Top Songs & Albums

Church Basement Ladies Thursday, March 5, 2015, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

In The Last (Potluck) Supper, the year is 1979 and past parishioners have gathered to share hotdish, bars and stories from the last 100 years. As the women work in the kitchen, shared memories burst into life through a series of flashbacks and the ladies manage to serve up a rib-tickling panorama

of the changes in the kitchen, without spilling a drop of coffee!

Musical Comedy at the Majestic

S a n d r a B l a i r i s a n a t u r e p h o t o g r a p h e r a n d w i l d l i f e a r t i s t l i v i n g i n central Pennsylvania. Her award-winning photographs a n d p a i n t i n g s f e a t u r e subjects that are fleeting and finite in nature, captured in a way that expresses her deep admiration for the planet’s more delicate characteristics. One must be truly present in the moment to capture images such as these — that is when captivating aspects reveal themselves . Below is Sandra’s own statement about her exhibit. B I R D S ! T h e y fascinate me. . . from fierce raptors to tiny sparrows and everything in between. They are miracles of aerodynamic

Coming Soon : B i rds of a Feather Exhibit

By Sandra Blair

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function and design housed in fragile feathers and hollow bones. Weighing practically no th ing , they a re ab le to withstand flights of thousands of miles through every kind of weather imaginable. I n o u r f a s t - p a c e d wor ld , we of ten over look t h e w i l d c r e a t u r e s t h a t h a v e a d a p t e d t o h u m a n encroachment and shrinking habi ta t to l ive thei r l ives among us. As a photographer/ar t i s t , my chal lenge i s to capture a fleeting moment in nature, that split second of wonder when you come into the presence of an animal in its natural environment. My hope is that the beauty revealed through my ar t wi l l remain wi th you, enticing you to slow down and observe your surroundings

with fresh eyes. Until you t r u l y s e e , i t i s d i f f i c u l t t o f u l l y c o m p r e h e n d t h e devastation that is occurring through loss of habitat and vanishing species. Seeing fos ters th inking; th inking fosters action. I n t o d a y ' s p r o f i t -driven society, we can no longer depend on others to preserve natural habitats and protect the sanctity of our national parks. I t is up to communities, corporations and individuals like you to embrace environmental ly-sound pract ices , advocate ongoing protect ion of our threatened and endangered species and cultivate more wild spaces, whether on large tracts of land or in your own backyard.

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Stay healthy while working out with these simple steps

By meredith Cox

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So, you have decided to start working out. Way to go! In order to optimize your workout and the re-sults, make sure you begin by nour i sh ing your body with the right foods before and af ter you exercise. I t is crucial that you are con-scious when choosing pre- and post -workout snacks . F u e l i n g u p w i t h a s m a l l amount of nutri t ious food can help improve your mus-cle function and burn more fat. Start to be critical about when, what and how much you are eating around your workout schedule.

F i rs t , choose a l igh t pre-workout snack. Go for a combination of protein and carbohydrates. Some good opt ions are a few banana or apple slices with peanut bu t te r , a hea l thy g rano la or protein bar, carrots and hummus, a small bowl of oatmeal with a handful of chopped fruit, trail mix or a dollop of greek yogurt with berr ies . Avoid foods that

have given you trouble in the past. If eating an apple makes you feel bloated or gives you cramps, do not eat i t before you hit the gym. Wha t works fo r someone else may not be your best op-tion. Experiment to see what foods make you feel good and leave you energ ized . Whatever food you choose, s t ick to a serv ing around 150-200 calories.

Timing is also key. Try to eat this about one hour before you exercise. If you eat too close to a workout you may begin to cramp or feel sluggish. However, if you exercise on an empty stomach, your blood sugar levels may be too low and you might not have enough ene rgy t o power t h rough your intended workout, forc-ing you to bail early.

When you are in recov-ery mode, choose a snack that consists mainly of car-bohydrates and protein to replenish glycogen levels, restore energy and rebuild muscle. Some healthy op-t i o n s i n c l u d e t w o h a r d -boiled eggs, avocado toast, a glass of chocolate milk, half

a turkey sandwich or cheese and crackers.

Once again, try to keep these post-workout portions t o a r o u n d 1 5 0 - 2 0 0 c a l o -ries. Remember, these are snacks and are only meant to hold you over until your n e x t m e a l . Y o u m a y n o t even need a post exercise snack i f you wi l l be ea t -ing a meal within 30 to 45 minutes of f in ishing your workout.

Whether you are choos-ing a pre- or post- workout nosh, make sure you plan ahead. You are more likely to eat too much or some-thing unheal thy before or af ter your workout i f you do not think it through and pack your snack ahead of time. If you plan on working out, think about your snack in the morning and pack it then.

Th i s way , when you are ready to snack, you will already have your nutritious choice on hand and will be less tempted by unhealthy alternatives. Remember to enjoy these snacks because who does not love a good bite?

By aBBy rolland

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The final weekend be-fore spring break brought some exce l l en t CAB and CAB co-sponsored events to Gettysburg.

On Thursday, CAB, along with many other or-ganizat ions, assis ted DPS with Total Safety Move by providing popcorn and cot-ton candy.

Friday brought Coffee-house artist Lauren Marsh

to the Junct ion, where 40 people swayed along to her gu i t a r and uku l e l e w h i l e enjoying various snacks and coffee. Friday also brought the rescheduled Mid Mad, where a round 630 people e n j o y e d t a k i n g p i c t u r e s in snow globes and eating chicken nuggets, doughnuts and many other foods.

Finally, Saturday night brought Snowball : Winter Wonde r l and i ndoor s i n to the Ballroom! Over 800 at-tended the festivities, with the photo booth, candy bar,

and dancing all highlighting the event. Many said they loved the theme and that it was wel l decora ted , wi th some loving the bright and spa rk ly cen t e rp i ece s and others enjoying the snow-f lakes and l ights hanging from the stage.

CAB looks forward to a nice, relaxing spring break and hosting many popular even t s over the nex t f ew months . Look fo rward to music, food, games, movies and fun during the second half of the semester!

Campus Activities Board’s upcoming weekend update

By meggan Smith

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Before you head home, e scape to a warm, sunny vacat ion or s tar t working o n t h a t t a k e - h o m e m i d -te rm, s top by Musse lman Library for your spring break needs.

Library Hours: Since many students leave campus over Spring Break (including the majority of our student workers that help keep the l i b r a r y r u n n i n g ) , t h e L i -brary hours will be slightly reduced.

Hours: Friday, March 6 – Close 5 p .m. (NOT 8 p.m.), Saturday, March 7 &

Sunday, March 8 – 12 p.m.-6 p.m., Monday, March 9 – Friday, March 13 – 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 14 – 12 p.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, March 15 – 12 p.m. – Re-sume 24 hour access.

Research Help: If you have to do work over break, keep in mind that many of our resources are available 24/7 online – just visit the l ib ra ry webs i te and have immediate access to hun-dreds of databases , thou-sands of full text art icles and ebooks. Librarians are also available for research assis tance during the day Monday through Friday over Spring Break – just email [email protected] or pop into the Reference Office

(Room 102 ) on t he ma in floor of the library.

Leisure Reading/View-ing: I f you are for tunate enough no t to be bogged down by coursework or proj-ects over Spring Break, con-sidering checking out a book to read for fun.

We have many popular titles, including New York Times best sellers, located in the Browsing Room on the main floor. We also have a great collection of ebooks ava i lab le f rom Overdr ive that you can download to your ereader (vis i t h t tp: / /l i bgu ides .ge t tysburg .edu /ebooks /ove rd r ive fo r de -tails).

Have a safe, relaxing Spring Break!

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Voting is vital to change environmental policy laws

By Julia rentSCh

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Senator James Inhofe recent ly t r ied to disprove climate change on the Sen-ate floor by showing them a snowball. Once again, the head of the Sena te Envi -ronment and Public Works Committee has embarrassed h i s pa r ty by showing h i s childlike inability to com-prehend tha t c l ima te and w e a t h e r a r e n o t s y n o n y -mous.

T h o u g h i t i s u n u s u -ally cold right now in the Eastern United States (the wea ther ) , the p lane t a s a whole (the climate) is un-usually warm, report mul-tiple sources.

Almost all mainstream m e d i a r e p o r t e d t h i s s a d speech as an indicator of the unfortunate state of how our Senator understands one of the most important issues at hand, climate change—ev-erybody but Fox News, who celebrated it.

“ T h e r e a r e s o m a n y people out there in the ex-t reme communi ty , the far left.. .” said Senator Inhofe in an in te rv iew wi th Fox News, “and they’re trying to revive this as an issue...it’s become a religion.”

The technical and sci-entific rigor of the research which has been and contin-ues to be done on matters o f c l imate change should be enough to convince even those with the thickest of skulls—but Inhofe is appar-ently an unusually difficult case . Why? Accord ing to Oi l Change Internat ional , an advocacy organiza t ion f o c u s e d o n e x p o s i n g t h e web of influence that fos-

s i l f u e l m o n e y p o s e s o n our government, Inhofe has accepted over 1 .8 mil l ion dol lars f rom di r ty energy companies (gas, oi l , coal , etc.) since 1999. This fig-ure has not factored in data from his time in the 114th Congress.

Inhofe is not about to turn his stance on climate change whi le he i s be ing fed this kind of money. He is right in line with the rest of the GOP, and since New Republic magazine reports that “86 percent of [voters] say global warming will be a ‘very or somewhat serious problem’ if we don’t reduce emissions,” hopefully 2016 will be a bad year for the Republican Party. This isn’t a bout of schadenfreude or hatred towards all Republi-cans—I simply agree with New Republic’s assessment tha t “ the GOP values b ig business and small govern-m e n t a b o v e o u r p l a n e t ’ s viability,” and cannot sup-port these rich politicians’ ignorance and greed.

The fact that Inhofe, a man who somehow believes a snowball can refute cl i-mate change (and who i s receiving a bundle of money t o do so ) , i s l e ad ing t he majori ty party’s contr ibu-tions to the committee we t r u s t t o t a k e c a r e o f o u r country’s environment and the people l iving in i t , i s clearly r idiculous. But let us remember tha t Amer i -cans vo t ed th i s s i t ua t ion into existence in November 2 0 1 4 . A t t h e t i m e , n e w s sites declared that the real loser in the election wasn’t the Democrats—it was the climate.

I n t h e o r y , w e c o u l d

t a k e h e a r t t h a t t h e e l e c -tion results represented the views that Americans have about what our climate pri-orities should be. But No-vember 2014’s voter turnout was the worst it has been in the past 72 years (the low-est since World War II, says the New York Times), with just thirty six percent of the voting-el igible populat ion casting ballots.

Clearly, if only a third of America’s opinions are being counted, we are not doing justice to our democ-racy. In the process, we’re letting our climate policy be perverted by i l logical and ludicrous polit icians. This must change, and i t s tarts with voters.

Those who fuelled the R e p u b l i c a n w a v e i n N o -vember were predominantly members of the well-doc-umented ageing electorate in America . According to the Pew Research Center , sixty-five percent of those w h o v o t e d i n N o v e m b e r were over 45 years old. Only thirteen percent of the total votes cast came from people aged 18-29.

Y o u n g p e o p l e a r e known for being more par-t ia l to Democra t ic candi -dates who will help advo-cate for issues that affect our future, especial ly cl i -mate change. However, this important age demographic is not pulling their weight; th i s has resu l ted in a se t of out-of-touch politicians in office who do not have Amer icans’ bes t in teres ts at heart.

T h e r e f o r e , m y m e s -sage is simple. In 2016, do us all a favor: go out and vote.

More freshmen struggle to adjust to college life

By Jamie WelCh

Staff Writer

The annual American Freshman study published las t month by the Higher Educat ion Research inst i-tute and conducted by re-searchers at UCLA revealed that many incoming college freshmen were feeling de-pressed: in fac t , 9 .5% of incoming college students frequently “felt depressed” during the past year (a 6.1% increase over the past five years).

Of the 150K+ students at over 227 schools who par-ticipated, 34.6% “felt over-whelmed” by schoolwork and other commitments (a 7.5% increase). It also found that teens entering college a re more conce rned than ever about their f inancial future and attending gradu-ate school to achieve their goals.

The su rvey sugges t s t h a t t h e i n c o m i n g f r e s h -men “were buckling down prior to college and taking their academics more seri-ous ly ,” Kevin Eagan , in -terim managing director of UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute told LA Times.

Nearly 11% of respon-dents sa id they spent s ix hours o r more a week a t parties during their senior

year of high school, down from 23% a decade ago, the survey found. Additionally, 61% reported that they spent only an hour or less a week at parties, up from 39% 10 years ago.

Along the same lines, those who said they occa-sionally or frequently drank beer dropped to 33.5%, com-pared with 45.5% a decade be fo re and 69% in 1984 . Just 39% of current fresh-men said they drank wine or hard liquor in the last year, compared with about 52% 10 years ago and 68% in 1987, when the poll addressed the issue.

However , i t r ema ins unclear whether these stu-dents will prove on average to be a tame group, Eagan told LA Times. In fact, he said their relative abstinence d u r i n g h i g h s c h o o l m a y mean they could be more tempted to binge drink and get into other trouble as so-cial newbies away from the constraints of home.

Because of th is r isk , the Higher Educat ion Re-s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e e n c o u r -a g e s c o l l e g e s t o s t e p u p their counsel l ing services to freshman and ensure that students know how to handle a lcohol respons ib ly . Get -tysburg College’s orienta-tion process offers alcohol and sexual assault related

training through the Alco-holEDU and Haven online educat ional programs and additional on campus pro-gramming. Student support g r o u p s s u c h a s C H E E R S help to encourage students to make responsible deci-sions as well. The Gettys-burg Col lege Counsel l ing office also has services to help those who are suffer-ing from depression. These c o u n s e l l i n g s e r v i c e s a r e provided free of charge to Gettysburg students.

A l t h o u g h f r e s h m a n may have some issues with d e p r e s s i o n , t h e y d o n o t h a v e a l a c k o f g o a l s . A record 82% of respondents indicated that i t was very important to them to become w e a l t h y , c o m p a r e d w i t h just 77% in 2008 before the recession and twice what it was 40 years ago. In order to ach ieve these goa l s , a record number of freshmen are interested in attending graduate school and earning advanced degrees.

“This is signaling that students are bringing with them some emotional strug-gles, some mental health is-sues and those issues could make it harder for students to stay in school and earn a college degree,” Eagan, who is an assistant professor of education at UCLA, told LA Times.

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“I volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters and I was a team captain for Bowl for Kids’ Sake this past Friday. My team raised $325 to support the organization. I’ve re-ally enjoyed volunteering for them, and it helped me get involved with the Center for

Public Service.”

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the petition. It was then that I was told the real purpose of the petition—to support traditional marriage between a man and a woman. I kept walking, but he called out to me to still get my attention.

Without really think-ing I shouted back, “Oh, f*ck off.” Normally, I would never say that with the malice that I did on Monday, but it really struck a nerve with me. As a gay student here at Gettysburg, their values threatened mine and how I live my life. Since I came out more publically last fall, I received a lot of support from the campus community and have felt that this school has become a sanctuary for me. An increasingly open-minded student body really makes all the difference. On Monday, these petitioners seemed like a virus trying to invade and infect a healthy body. Get-tysburg certainly isn’t perfect, but I’ve never seen such hateful and ignorant behavior on this campus. Despite that it was a public part of the sidewalk and therefore they were legally able to petition in front of Servo, their entire presence enraged me. No, they were not holding up signs that said “God hates fags.” They did not shout preju-dicial slurs, but in more eu-phemistic terms they said that queer people don’t deserve the same rights as heterosexuals.

Yes, they do have the right to free speech, but I felt that they were disrupting stu-dent activities. It is one thing to petition people, but they blatantly ignored very obvi-ous body language that myself and several people exhibited. Although I do not have the YikYak app or choose to fol-low it, I did read the com-ments about the petitioners on a friend’s device. I was pleased with the strong community response to the event. Almost all of the people who “yakked” about the petitioners were very supportive of the LBGTQ com-munity and denounced what the petitioners advocated. That affirmation calmed my rage a little and helped me to realize that those people are just igno-rant. And their petition is too little, too late.

Even though what the petitioners said was hurtful, they’ve lost. Same-sex mar-riage is legal in 37 states, which means that over 70 percent of the U.S. population live in places where same-sex cou-ples can marry. They can say whatever they want, but these statistics are only going to get better. Even if we personally can’t change the perceptions and understandings of some people, they will not be able to take anything away from us. Keep up the great work, Get-tysburgians.

By Stephany harrington,Staff Writer

As I am sure everyone is aware, the protesters outside Servo on Monday caused quite a stir among students. At lunch-time on Monday I walked from the library to meet my friends, who were already in Servo. One friend texted to warn me that I would probably be mad about the people who were standing outside. I assumed that they were a religious group, but I was not certain of how that would make me angry. I’m pretty liberal, so I suppose it really could have been anything that was ultra-conservative.

From afar I saw several of them standing with their banners, flyers and extremely vibrant red sashes. As I ap-proached them, I made sure to walk with my head down, so I would not make eye contact. I even moved farther away from where they were standing just so I could avoid them. But my distant and resistant body language did not stop them from practically getting in my way while I was about to cross the street. The first one who spoke to me only said some brief line about a petition for Pope Francis. It was not until I said no three times that he stopped trying to engage me. I had not walked ten steps before another tried to get me to sign

To the Sticking PlaceMonday’s anti-gay petitioners lost

from previous ones?” What all of this gets at is discovering whether or not you can sustain the long haul. When faced with adversity, will your bottle it up or use it as an impetus for im-provement and rejuvenation?

What interests me about grit is how Duckworth came to study it . She wanted to know why some individuals accomplished more than others of equal intelligence. In her application to join the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsyl-vania, Duckworth included her interests in education. She spoke about how the standard dropout rate is 25% in public high schools. In some areas it is as high as 50%. She could not wrap her head around the fact that a government-subsidized program had a near 25-50% wastage rate. She, like many others, was motivated to un-cover why.

Too often, Duckworth felt, people blamed the educa-tional system. Duckworth had a different approach; she blamed the student. She felt that young people today in the technologi-cal age lacked grit. Especially when a child has been a part of an unstable upbringing, they knew that the only guaranteed treats are the ones you have already swallowed. Duckworth wanted to change the lens in which young people viewed the classroom and everyday life. I, similar to Duckworth, but unlike many, believe that grit can be taught. I believe that it should be taught and rewarded. There is joy in the journey for accomplishing your goals, but people often fail to identify what their goals even are. Goal setting is paramount in deepen-ing your self-awareness and understanding your capabili-

ties. America, more than any culture, suffers from destina-tion addiction, an obsession with the idea that success and happiness are in the next place or next job. People need to give up the notion that happiness and success are somewhere else. Success and happiness will never be where they are if they believe that. Grit allows for you to go create opportuni-ties to flourish and utilize your strengths.

Do I think that the reason young adults stray off course during their young years is be-cause they are unable to stick with a goal? No, that would be ridiculous. For all I know, people are simply trying to dis-cover what it is they wanted to do. Is that kid dropping out of high school because they don’t have grit or self-determination, or are they making a conscious decision because they know their parent needs rent money and endemic unemployment along with demands of school have made them think that it is just not worth it? Who knows. What I do know is that if we can effectively use our grit, find our passion, discover our strengths and know that not just progress, but purpose, will come, I think we can make life a hell of a lot better for those around us. At the end of the day, that is what counts. I challenge you to utilize your grit, capitalize on your work ethic and let your strengths define who you are, not your weaknesses. To quote famed author Paulo Coelho, “when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

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Staff Writer A popular study first

conducted in the 60s put two marshmallows in front of a child. The researcher told the child they had to leave but when they returned they could eat both marshmallows. If they really wanted to, they could eat one of the two marshmallows while the researcher was away, but if they did so, they could only eat one and would not be given a second when the re-searcher came back. What hap-pened was some children ate the marshmallow right away; they couldn’t resist. Some kicked, screamed, fell asleep, touched, stared at and even cried at the marshmallow—but they did not eat it. What makes this study so interesting is that the participants were tracked throughout their lives. The re-searchers found that those who did not eat the marshmallow did not just have higher SATs but were more successful. The concept of delayed gratification and grit is what benefited them and the embodiment of that trait is considered to be why they found success in life.

Well, what even is grit? It means perseverance and pas-sion for long-term goals. It’s a relatively new trait. Angela Duckworth, from Duckworth Labs at the University of Penn-sylvania, has streamlined grit. Grit tests have made their way into schools all across the world and even the United States Army. The test is a 12-part questionnaire developed by Duckworth that determines how much grit you have. Some of the questions you will see are, “do setbacks discourage me?” and “do new ideas and projects sometimes distract me

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the men to leave. What they were doing was important. Those students let the petitioners know that they had no place here, that Gettysburg College is progressive and inclusive.

When I walked between the two groups, I knew I had to say something. I got right in the middle of them, turned and asked the men wearing capes if they were the ones protesting against gay marriage. Before they could answer, a student shouted, “yeah, that’s them!” One of the older pe-titioners rattled back, “no, we’re here to--” I didn’t hear him end his sentence.

I spoke quickly and with vitriol: “Get the f*ck out. You don’t belong here. Nobody on this campus supports you.” I wanted to spit on them. He had the gall to respond, “you’re the one who isn’t being fair to us.”

Now, before I talk about my response to this cultist cape-wearing bigot, let me be clear about something. I’m a writer. I use my words carefully. When I curse, there is a good reason for it. I have only said “f*ck you” seriously three times in my life, including Monday.

So, when this Nazi youth-looking, hateful, brainwashed, fedora-wearing freak had the nerve to come to my college, my campus, spread hate in my town, and then tell me that I’m the one who was being disrespectful, I had to let them know just how much they did not belong here. I don’t think I’ve used the words “f*ck you” so many times in one sentence (this article is a first, too).

I yelled, refused to let them speak, and let them know in no uncertain terms that they had come to the wrong place. During my attack, the flag holder slipped

up a little, visibly shaken. Al-though, maybe it could have just been the ridiculously large stan-dard, which I heard later caught a gust and sent the flag down and the pole right up into his groin.

These cultists had come to our town and tried to create an environment of hostility in which minorities do not feel welcome. The KKK do the same thing when they come to Gettysburg. If they were truly concerned about gay marriage, they would be com-pletely within their legal right to not allow gays to marry in their churches. Instead, they marched in front of Servo to demonize gays, spread lies about them and hope to bring out the worst kind of bigotry in Gettysburg students. They tried to change our com-munity for the worse.

They, of course, are fail-ures. Not a single Gettysburg College student spoke in favor of them. Our community here is too strong for four cultists to break us. But does that mean we have to let them speak, or welcome their opinions here? Absolutely not. The government is legally obligated to allow them to speak, but we are not. We can shout over them, curse them out and make the environ-ment so uncomfortable for them that they leave and never return. The group of students who asked the men to leave were effective through their protracted manner in distracting the cultists, but there also needs to be an attempt to discourage bigoted speech on campus entirely. We can make Gettysburg uncomfortable for bigots by shouting, by cursing and by unrelentingly countering their hate with an unforgettable “f*ck you.”

By Julian WeiSS

opinionS editor

No, that’s not just a baiting headline. F*ck you if you make this already whitewashed campus uncomfortable for minorities. F*ck those freaks who stood in blood-red regalia on Monday outside of Servo. F*ck them for preaching about how gays created AIDS and should not be equal under the law to themselves. F*ck the KKK for even trying to come to Gettysburg every year and dis-rupting the wonderful community we have both on our campus and in the open-minded town which hosts us.

When I saw on Facebook that there was a group of men harassing students for signatures, I knew I had to see them for my-self. The first thing I could see was a twenty foot-high pole with a disproportionately small red and gold medieval-type banner gaudily draped over it. Under it there were four men: two college-aged and two middle-aged. They were all wearing red capes. They were from TFP Student Action, a branch of an organization found-ed in Brazil by cult leader and self-proclaimed prophet Plinio Corrêa De Oliveira in 1960. The organization coerced young boys into joining it by threatening them with death and eternal damnation. The quasi-Catholic cult was con-demned by the National Council of Brazilian Bishops in 1988 due to its extremism and the harm it was doing to Brazilian families. Here they were, some three de-cades later, still exploiting young men for personal gain.

More impressively, there was a larger group of Gettysburg College students standing on the opposite side of the sidewalk from them. They were asking

On the right (except student by trashcans) are anti-gay protestors outside of Servo, in a standoff with Gettysburg College students on the left. Photo contributed by author.

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Salisbury’s 55-game winning streak.

While Salisbury outshot Get tysburg 39-34 on Sat -urday, first year goalie Tim Brady played an outstanding game, making 14 saves. In the season opener, Brady made his col lege debut s tar t ing against Goucher. Gettysburg has not had a first year start in goal since its 2004 season, and Brady’s teammates are pleased with his performance.

“There are always good freshman every year, but we have a great freshman in goal with Tim Brady,” said Armel-l ini . Another instrumental first year was Kyle Hewett, who finished with 12 out of 19 face-offs for Gettysburg against Salisbury.

Alibrandi is also pleased with the way underclassmen are contributing to the team this season: “We lost some key players last year, but a lot of guys are doing a great job stepping up and filling those roles. From offense, to defense, to the guys in between the lines, everyone is on the same page, which really translates onto the field on game day.”

Senior Brendan Mor-ris’ three goals on Saturday marked his career high on the

By meredith tomBS

Staff Writer

In their second game of the season, the men’s lacrosse team gave an impressive per-formance against the Salis-bury Sea Gulls. The men’s team stands 2-0 and is looking to continue this streak as the season continues.

Gettysburg never gave up the lead on Saturday, start-ing out with a 6-0 run. The Sea Gulls started to make a comeback later in the game, cutting the lead to 7-5 late in the third quarter. Gettysburg rallied to end the game with a 12-6 victory, finishing with an impressive 3-0 run in the last minute.

“We went into the game wanting to compete and play our style of lacrosse,” shared senior Nick Alibrandi. “The team has been working hard all year and it’s nice to see our hard work and commitment pay off.”

Teammate Ben Armelli-ni added, “Salisbury is always a tough game, but it’s also one of those games everyone gets pumped up for, especially the seniors, since we haven’t beat them since ‘09.” The se-nior referred to Gettysburg’s 11-10 victory on March 28, 2009, when the Bullets ended

New talent and returning leadership have Bullets 2-0Gettysburg men’s lacrosse breaks undefeated streak against rival Salisbury

miChael BonCardo

Staff Writer The Gettysburg college

men’s and women’s t rack teams capped off their regular season last Saturday at the Centennial Championship meet at Haverford College. Both squads posted record-breaking numbers during the two-day meeting, putting on their best showings in recent history.

H e a d c o a c h A u b r e y Shenk was very happy with the performance of both squads. “We performed as a team. We were positive as a team. We supported each other as a team. We came to compete, [and] that’s what we did.”

The Men’s team started off the two-day meet with first year Drew Harding placing seventh in the pole vault with a height of 12’-5 ½”, tying for 8th best in Gettysburg history. First-year Thomas Clark placed second in the heptathlon with 3,499 points, narrowly miss-ing the school record. Junior Brendan Nash came ninth in the same event with a personal best of 3,192 points.

Men’s and women’s track team breaks records at CC meet Senior Taylor Flatau wins gold in the pentathlon at Haverford College

The Bullets were able to keep up the momentum in the second and final day of the meet. Junior Andre Hinds won bronze in the shot put with a throw of 44’-4”. The 4x200 relay (first year Ryan Thom-son, sophomore Collin Bergey, junior Travis Andrews, and se-nior Aden Twer) finished third. Their time of 1’:33.36” ranks them fifth in school history. Twer also took second in the 60-yard dash and sixth in the 200. The men’s team finished sixth overall, scoring a total of 49 points. Johns Hopkins took the championship with 205 points.

The Women’s team also had a very successful weekend. On Saturday, senior Taylor Flatau won gold in the pen-tathlon, topping her own school record with a total score of 2,838 points. In the process she posted a personal best 9.99” in the 60 meter hurdles, the third best time in Gettysburg history. Junior Katie McCoubrie posted a huge win in the high jump with a score of 35’-1 ¾”, her fifth centennial conference gold

to date. The Bullets’ young talent also shined through on Saturday. Sophomore Emily Waddell placed seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 33’-9 ¼”, and first-year Elizabeth Hilfrank took eighth in the 5,000 meter with a time of 18’:40.03,” the tenth best time in school history.

On Sunday junior Katie Cavanaugh won gold in both the 60 meter dash and the 60 meter hurdles with times of 8.01” and 8.95” respectively, becoming the first Bullet in Conference history to do so. Junior Katie McCoubrie took home another win in the long jump with a leap of 16’-6”, earning her sixth Centennial Conference gold medal.

The women’s 4x200 re-lay (junior Katie Cavanaugh, sophomore Emily Waddell, f i rs t-year Sarah Congdon, and junior Katie McCoubrie) bagged a solid third place fin-ish. The 4x400 relay (first-year Sarah Congdon, sophomore Emily Waddell, senior Tay-lor Flatau, junior Katie Mc-Coubrie) also finished strong,

Captain Robby Maddux (left), first-year Austin Schoenfeld (middle), and Captain Bijan Firouzan (right) high-five each other after a point scored against Salisbury offensive end. Junior Jameson Smith also earned a hat trick against Salisbury. Senior cap-tain Bijan Firouzan scored a goal and had two assists.

Robby Maddux snagged two goals and two assists on Saturday. The senior captain

Senior Taylor Flatau won the pentathlon in 2:36.12

Photo courtesy of David Kaiser, junior

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M

placing fourth. The distance medley relay (senior Meagan Lesniak, sophomore Emily Waddell, senior Olivia Powell, and sophomore Amanda Asaro) took fifth place in their event. The Bullets scored 72.5 points to finish fourth overall, Gettys-burg’s best showing at the meet since it also placed fourth in 2010. Johns Hopkins took first with a score of 163.5 points.

Coach Shenk is happy with the team’s performance, and hopes to continue this momentum into the spring season. “The indoor segment of our season went really well on both sides. The team steadily improved; the attitude was positive” he shares. “We look to continue the positivity and the improvement established during the indoor segment of our season with a resultant exceptional outdoor season.”

This marks the end of the Bullet’s conference season. Small squads will compete at the Columbia Last Chance meet at the armory in New York City next Saturday.

By lauren prery

editor

Last weekend the men’s basketball team lost in the semi-finals against John’s Hopkins , the 11th ranked t e a m i n t h e n a t i o n . T h i s was the first time the men’s basketbal l team has made is to the semi-finals since 2011. The game ended the game with an 80-67 lead by the Blue Jays and ended the season in fourth place in the Centennial standings.

Although the game did not end in the Bullets’ favor the men s t i l l p layed suc -cessful ly . Co-Captain Joe Emerusabe scored a season-high 15 points and tied his career-high in assists with 6 and Co-Captain Sean Gordon scored 9 points and had a season-high in rebounds with 10. Junior Kevin Gladstone ended with the game-high in points, scoring 19.

In the first half of the game f i r s t -yea r Cameron Stewart scored within the first 12 seconds, giving the

Gettysburg men’s basketball team the only lead in the entire game. The Blue Jays qu ick ly fought back wi th a 14-point lead in the next 6:37.

B o t h G l a d s t o n e a n d Emerusabe both stated that the f i rs t half of the game really hurt their team. The 14-point lead by Hopkins m a d e i t d i f f i c u l t f o r t h e Bullets to fight back in the second half.

Emerusabe s ta ted , “I felt like the crowd got into our heads . We were very tense and uptight and it un-fortunately reflected in our performance.”

Despite the disappoint-ing ending the Bullets had a great season. They ended with a 15-12 overall record. This is the best record the Bullets have had since the 2009-2019 team finished the season with a 15-11 record.

T h i s i m p r e s s i v e a c -complishment was in par t due to two players: Gordon and Gladstone. Gordon and

Gladstone have been named to the All-Centennial Con-ference Second Team.

This is the f irs t t ime G e t t y s b u r g h a s h a d t w o men’ s baske tba l l p l aye r s make it on the all-conference team since the 2009-2010 season, when Andrew Pow-ers ‘11 earned first team and Kevin Kennedy ‘11 earned honorable mention.

Sean Gordon finished his career as a men’s bas-ketball player for Gettysburg College with 633 points, 358 rebounds, and 266 assists. Despite his absence due to an injury Gordon was able to still become one of the seven players in program history to exceed 500 points, 300 re-bounds, and 200 assists. His 3.3 career average in assists per game is a school record.

Joe Emerusabe sa id , “working with Gordon has been great. He is a leader off and on the court.” Emeru-sabe is very proud of h is Co-Capta in and four-year roommate for making the

All-Centennial Conference Second Team.

Gladstone finished the season stronger than ever. H e w a s t h e t e a m ’ s l e a d -ing scorer for the last s ix games of the season . His average amount of points per game by the end of the season was 13.7. When the B u l l e t s p l a y e d H a v e r f o d Col lege Glads tone scored a career-high of 31 points, a l so breaking the h ighes t scoring record in the past seven years.

Gladstone also finished second in program history with a single-season field-g o a l p e r c e n t a g e o f 6 1 . 8 . Gladtone is ranked 11th in scoring amongst the Centen-nial Conference leaders.

Due to these impres-sive statistics Gladstone was awarded with the Centennial Conference P layer o f the Week two times this season.

Glads tone fee ls very confident with the remaining players and the new season ahead of them.

Gordon and Gladstone make All-CC Second Team Gettysburg men’s basketball ends the season with a loss against Johns Hopkins

Senior Sean Gordon (left) and junior Kevin Gladstone (right) make All-Cenntennial Conference Second Team.

Photo courtesy of David Sinclair,GCC&M

is excited about the Bullets’ performance against Dickin-son, Franklin & Marshall, and Washington College. “We’ll have many tough competi-tors,” Maddux shared, “but are most looking forward to playing [those] teams in our

conference that beat us last spring.”

This season, Gettysburg looks toward their e leven seniors for leadership as they work toward the Centennial Conference. “Our class of seniors has always had a lot

of talent and a handful of kids in our class have been starting since freshman year,” Armellini said. “As a group, everyone has continually got-ten better and made lacrosse their main priority.”

“ E a c h s e n i o r k n o w s what it takes to win, so we want to use this to pave the way for the underclassmen who will be in our shoes soon enough.” explained Alibrandi. “Everybody on the team is willing to learn and improve their individual game, which makes our team play that much stronger.”

Maddux is proud of the p repa ra t ion the t eam has put in for this season. “We worked really hard this off-season during our fall prac-tices and also in the weight room,” he explained. “We set a goal to win the conference this spring and have continued to stress that goal in order to obtain it.”

The Bullets will contin-ue working toward their goals over the co l lege’s spr ing break. The team played Mes-siah on Wednesday in a game too late to be covered by this edition of the Gettysburgian. Gettysburg will host Lynch-burg on Saturday, March 7 on Shirk Field at 1:00 p.m.