WILSON
THE BILLB ARD FALL 2018 ISSUE 4
WILSON COLLEGE
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
FRIDAY, December 7, 2017
California’s Deadliest and Most Destructive Wildfires this destruction, there with the increased tem-
By Lys Horton
California Firefighters Assessing Damages
In the mid-spring of 2018, California began experiencing wildfires in Eastern California. From there, they drastically spread across the state with increasing momentum. Based on the statistics recorded by government agencies, CALFIRE, and the U.S. Forest Service, over 1.6 million acres of land were lost, and the amount of destroyed structures totaled over $2.975 billion in damages. Alongside of material damage, there was also a staggering amount of civilian and emergency responder casualties. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, as of Nov. 30, 2018, there were 97 civilians and six firefighters killed due to the severity of the wildfires. As for non-fatal injuries, there are at least 80 that have been recorded. On July 27, 2018, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in California as raging wildfires threatened thousands of residential areas, and on Aug. 4, Northern California declared natural disaster due to
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the extent of the wildfires burning. The extensive burning from the wildfires comes with drastic environmental costs. The number of trees and acreage destroyed eradicated habitats for woodland creatures, birds, and other animals to survive in. Another negative effect of the burning includes increased air pollution, with the air quality diminishing with every acre that the fires spread. One of the most destructive wildfires that affected the residents in California was the Carr fire, which transpired in both Shasta and Trinity counties. Beginning on July 23, 2018, it engulfed both sides of Hwy 299 and Carr Powerhouse Rd. It took five total fire crews, eleven fire engines, and 456 fire personnel to subdue the flames. Of the six total firefighter fatalities that happened, three of those occurred during the attempt to contain the Carr fire. By the end of the blaze, 1,079 residences, 22 commercial structures, and 503 outbuildings were destroyed. Along with
was extensive damage to 190 residences, 26 commercial structures, and 61 outbuildings. One may be wondering, at this point, how the fires actually started. Many different factors led to the 2018 California wildfire season becoming so destructive. A combination of an increased amount of natural fuel and compounding atmospheric conditions linked to climate change led to the extent of damage that was caused by the fires; the main contributor being an increase in dead tree fuel. Based on the information provided by the U.S. Forest Service, by the end of December 2017, there were a recorded 129 million dead trees in California. This, along Photo Provided by WikiCommons
peratures drying out most of the California landscape led to an increased wildfire risk. However, there is some good news that comes with all this disaster. With the continuous efforts of firefighters and other emergency responders, every single California wildfire has been contained as of Nov. 27, 2018. According to Nifc. gov, in 2017, 88% of wildfires were caused by humans. There are a number of steps we can take in order to prevent forest fires. Some of which include not building campfires if the area prohibits them, not building campfires in dry, hazardous areas, and being aware of low-hanging branches and windy conditions.
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EDITORIAL
We Are Almost to the Finish Line, Guys! Congratulations everyone! tations are finished, we will all at home. I do not know about and ready to get back to work.
We have finally arrived to the end of the Fall semester! We are all stressing over final tests, papers, and presentations. We are all getting less and less sleep than usual to make sure all of our work gets done. We are all wanting comfort food and naps. We are putting up with more and more drama as the days go by. But it will all be worth it once break starts. Finals week may be approaching quickly, but once all the tests, papers, and presen-
able to relax and have a break till mid-January. Whether this be by spending time with family, catching up on television shows, or just catching up on some much needed sleep, we all deserve a much- needed vacation. Many of us may have jobs, like myself, but at least I do not have to worry about anything else besides my job for a short period of time. This also means a lot of us are going to be reunited with our pets that were left
the rest of you, but I seriously miss my dog. I cannot wait to be reunited with my spoiled brat of a dog. That is what really gives me the motivation to finish this semester out strong. We are almost there, my fellow students. The finish line is within our reach. Just a few more late nights, a few more papers to write, a few more presentations, and we are home free. We can do this. And in a few weeks, I will see you all bright eyed
Hannah Middaugh Editor-In-Chief
“What are you looking forward to most during break?”
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Wilson
By Katie Shank
Currently, Wilson College is in the process of gearing up for a reaffirmation of accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The accreditation process occurs in an 8-year cycle. Institutions of higher education can apply for accreditation either with a national accreditation association or a regional accreditation agency. Regional accreditation bodies like the MSCHE are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit degree-granting institutions. This accreditation is very important to our institution. As stated in MSCHE’s Standards for Accreditation and Requirements for Affiliation, “The extent to which each educational institution accepts and fulfills the responsibilities inherent in the process of accreditation is a measure of its commitment
Resident
“Being with family.” Sabrina Sturla ’22
IN THIS ISSUE... Campus 3-5 Middle States Accrediation Pet Policy Changes Staying Safe on Campus Black “Thursday” Sale Las Posodas World Dinner Night
Entertainment6-7 Stan Lee Netflix Being Sued by Satanic Temple “Fantastic Beasts” Movie Review Queen Hitting Music Charts Again
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“Eating home-cooked food.” Josh Long ’22
“Sleeping in and not having homeowrk.” Nikki Downey ’20
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to striving for and achieving excellence in its endeavors.” In this accreditation, our institution agrees to abide by all the standards of MSCHE. These seven standards an institution must abide by. Standard I- Mission and Goals, Standard II- Ethics and Integrity, Standard III- Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience, Standard IV- Support of the Student Experience, Standard V- Educational Effectiveness Assessment, Standard VI- Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement, By abiding by these standards, we are granted accreditation and help to raise a main goal of MSCHE: “Our students are well-served, society is well served.” For reaccreditation, Wilson is in the process of a selfstudy. For this self-study, everything is accessed, athletics, services of campus, financials, academic opportunities and
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more. From the self-study, a 100-page document is created that assesses the college using the seven standards. After going through the self-study, the document is written and critiqued and then sent to MSCHE. There will also be an onsite visit as part of the accreditation process but will not take place until the spring of 2020. “The self-study process is about the community coming together with honesty and integrity to look at where we are,” Joshua Legg, Professor and Co-Chair of the MSCHE Steering Committee commented. There are 29 people in the Wilson community who make up the executive committee, the steering committee, and groups which are focused on the standards. However, the entire campus community will have the opportunity to be a part of this process even students. Students are an imperative
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part of the self-study process as well. One way that students can be active in this self-study is course evaluations. As an institution students need to participate in course evaluations. If there are only a few responses, there isn’t a lot of paperwork to go through and assess. Faculty also want feedback because it goes back into our self-assessment and as a college Wilson values the inputs of their students. “The student perspective is critical. This is a campus where we look with a studentfirst lens. Participation in any component of this process is important. If a student has a question, they can email me. I’m happy to dialogue with them,” Legg remarked. For anyone who would like to learn more about the Middle States Accreditation, the last open forum of the semester will occur on Friday, Jan. 25 from 4:30-5:30 pm in the Science Center Auditorium.
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“Seeing my parents and my nephew.” Brittany Richardson ’22
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EDITORIAL MISSION STATEMENT The Wilson Billboard is a once-monthly, student-run newsmagazine serving the Wilson College and Chambersburg community. Our mission is to relay important information to the campus and provide a forum for intelligent and democratic discussion. To fulfill this mission, the Billboard recognizes the many goals of the Wilson community and strives to encourage communication between students, faculty, staff, and administration in an ethical and non-biased fashion.
Students Queing up for Food By Kieren Marshall
The student center became the cornucopia of culture on Thursday Nov. 29 as Wilson students from both the United States and other nations put their culinary skills to the test by making food that reminds them of home. A variety of dishes were made ranging from an American classic of Mac n’ Cheese to spicy chicken from Southern India. Hosted by Resident Life (Reslife) it is an annual event promoting culture and providing free food for all that attend.
Proceedings started ceived well by those who roughly around 9:30 p.m. attended however, the Ausin the student center, tralian Lamingtons and the with people queuing up to Mac n’ Cheese were among sample the appealing food. the preferred choices. Bringing together all culAccording to Resident tures to enjoy the food and Assistant Katelyn Gilbert talk is what this event is all ’19, the event was well atabout. Students who made tended but had the pot h e i rWorld Dinner Night Photo Provided By Kieren Marshall tential to be h o m e even better foods then if there revealed was colhow it relaboration m i n d s with the them of Muhhibah home. All (cultural) d i s h e s club. Gilwere rebert notes,
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“I think because there’s a common interest there it would be nice to work together, and to share resources, plus we could have more dishes at the event.” This feeling is supported by President of Muhibbah Brooke McLachlan ’21, who notes that it is a possible idea to improve the night. McLachlan states, “Muhibbah was not involved because it was a program of residence life.” However, the event went well and can be improved upon to be even better next year.
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Pet Policy on how to address these issues.
This semester has been a controversial one for pet owners since the beginning, with key changes most noticeable in the pet policy for the 2018 Fall Semester. Graduate Assistant, and new to Wilson College, Sean Alan Miller was part of the process in restructuring this new pet policy which is said to have a considerable amount of “grey area.” This “grey area” concerns; the way in which animals are secured in their crates or cages as well as the size requirements, the difference between ESA (Emo-
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On Campus that some Hall Senators and pet
slife and Dean of Students Mary Beth Williams, was introduced by Goldfish President of the college,
owners were asked their opinion on the Photo By Kieren Marshall
tional Support Animals) and pets, and most controversially, the pet fee. Due to these alarming and unfamiliar policies, Miller is conducting a redrawing of the current “generous” pet policy and is engaged with VMT professors
One area that is also discussed is the role of Pet Proctors and Residential Assistants (RA’s) and how they can deal with animals. In this, a new initiative for Pet Proctors and RA’s is that they will be trained by VMT professors for the Spring Semester of 2019 to deal with larger animals in the room. This will allow more of an influence when it comes to problems Barbara Mistic, and the cabinet with larger animals and ESA’s. Es- at an approximate starting price sentially, Miller hopes to assemble of $100. Hirtz of Reslife, higha committee to address the “grey lights the research done on other area” issues and “ideally have a colleges and the fees they implement at West Virginia senior University and Echard f r o m College to be upward of t h e V M T $100. The implementaC l u b tion of these fees has a d o variety of implications for students and their their pets to promote furt h e Photo Provided By Tyler Rothka Secure Dog Cage ther responsibility of sis on the pet policy” to address the having a pet on campus. It is im“little things that don’t line up.” portant to note that ESA’s are not Moreover, the most drastic and part of the fee. By law the college noticeable change to the pet poli- can not charge students for having cy is the implementation of a Pet an ESA on campus. Hirtz of Reslife Registration Fee. This fee, accord- notes that the fee was discussed ing to Jared Hirtz, Director of Re- with students as well highlighting
Las Posadas is a Mexican Christmas tradition that is usually celebrated Dec. 16-24. This celebration reflects Mary and Joseph’s search for a shelter in which Mary could give birth to Jesus. Friends and families take turns acting as innkeepers with children dressing up as Mary, Joseph, and Jesus as they travel around with their loved ones. Each day, they arrive at a new “inn,” and the innkeepers refuse to give them lodging. Then, on Christmas Eve, they arrive at the final destination and are finally accepted, allowing the new king to be born. At each “inn,” the families sing both their request and rejection/acceptance and then each host family, or the innkeepers, provide everyone with a traditional Las Posadas meal. After the evening’s festivities, the host family provides the
wanderers goodie bags to begin at 5:30 on Thursday help them on their journey. evening. The “journey” will Learning Campus is a begin inside the Science K-5 tutoring program that Center. Everyone, followfocuses on migrant educa- ing Mary, Joseph, and a tion and underrepresented trail of beautiful luminarchildren. Due to its’ im- ies, will then go to the first portance to “inn,” the children which is and their outside families, of Lortz. they like to A f celebrate ter the Las Posas o n g s das here at h a v e Wilson. On b e e n campus it is s u n g c o n -Learning Campus Children and Volunteers b a c k Photo Provided By Autumn Treaster densed into one night, to a n d make it more accessible forth, they will move to for everyone to see the en- the next “inn” at Lenfest. tire celebration. Addition- Next, everyone travels to ally, it cannot be held on the final destination which the traditional days due to is Laird. Here, the singbreak, so it will be held on ing ends with a new and Dec 6. Everyone is invited, joyous verse as Mary and children of the K-5 pro- Joseph are let in. After gram, their families, Wil- this, everyone goes inside son students, faculty, staff, of Laird and the celebraand, residents of the com- tion truly begins. Music munity. Las Posadas will will be filling the halls and
smells of traditional food will be tugging at hungry stomachs. At Laird, everyone will be provided warm food and drinks and great communion. Last year was my first experience with Las Posadas. As a tutor and officer in Learning Campus, I loved getting introduced to a piece of the kids’ culture. It was also a great opportunity to talk and learn more about their families. The night was cold, but the snow added to the beautiful ambiance surrounding us. After going inside to warm up with hot chocolate, we all just sat around and enjoyed each other’s company. It was especially moving to me when one of the dads picked up a guitar and everyone started singing together. I found this such a rewarding and amazing night and hope to see more of the Wilson community involved this year!
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matter. With Wilson College being such a pet-friendly campus there are bound to be numerous pets registered as it currently stands at thirty-forty registered pets excluding ESA’s. Dean Williams notes that the fee was implemented “because of high numbers of pets on campus.” You might be asking where this money goes or what it might go to? According to Dean Williams, it goes to such remediation services such as: additional costs, dead pet removal program, and maintenance. Essentially the fee is comparable to paying rent and assuming responsibility. With a large amount of “grey” area in the pet policy, students can expect to see changes as early as next semester.
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Importance
With the days getting shorter, and the nights taking over, it is important for everyone to know how to stay safe. Sexual assault ranges everywhere from unwanted videos of you being recorded to unwanted or pressured touching/sexual acts, even to a partner refusing to use protection. None of this is okay, and you have the right to report it; it is legitimate. For example, as I was looking at some statistics, three of six of my recommended articles were sexual assault cases. All of which happened in Chambersburg between two days in November. According to the Pennsylvania 2017 Uniform Crime Reports of Franklin County, there were 46 reported rape cases and 132 other sexual offenses last year. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) says that, of college students, 2025% of women and 15% of men are victims of forced sex, and 90% of those assaulted will go unreported. Here is another quote from the NSVRC describing the risk for different sexualities, “46.4% lesbians, 74.9% bisexual women, and 43.3% heterosexual women reported
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sexual violence other than rape during their lifetimes, while 40.2% gay men, 47.4% bisexual men, and 20.8% heterosexual men reported sexual violence other than rape during their lifetimes.” Another shocking statistic is that eight out of ten victims of sexual assault knew their assaulter. If you want more examples of sexual violence or some warning signs to look for, The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), an American nonprofit anti-sexual assault organization, has so much useful information and a hotline to talk with support specialists anytime you may need. Now we will get into some ways to stay safe on campus. First and foremost, everyone should have the number for campus security in their phone, if you don’t already here it is 717-372-2255. Another one is to be careful of the situations that you put yourself in. While absolutely nothing warrants sexual violence, there are ways to avoid some dangerous situations. We are college students and generally go to bed well after dark, so if you are out, try to make sure that you are with a trusted friend. You should
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Prior to the Thanksgiving break, the college store opened its doors to students, faculty and parents to offer discounts on merchandise and reveal new items just in time for Christmas. Whilst the store presented a smooth facade and executed two smooth days of sales, unbeknownst to anyone was that a significant amount of planning and adaptation was made. Planning for this event began last year after the last Black Friday sales, ordering new merchandise and obtaining student’s opinions on what they wanted to see for this year’s sales. Shopping for this new merchandise occurred in September, culminating in twenty-four boxes of merchandise to be inventoried, priced and labelled. The pro-
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also be careful when getting in to your car. Another good thing to do, is during the day, take a walk around campus and find all of the blue light stations. I know of at least two, one by the Rosie parking lot and one on the other side of the VMC construction. As said before, it is getting dark much earlier now, and some of us have night classes. A really useful app to download is SafeTrek. To work this app, you hold down the safe button, then once you get inside, you release the button and enter your pin. However, if something goes wrong, you can release the button, and if you don’t enter your pin, it will automatically contact the police and any other contacts that you provide. You should also lock everything: your car, rooms, and windows. Just because you are safe in your bed, doesn’t mean that someone will not just walk in. One last tip is to learn self-defense. Whether you take classes or study on YouTube, it is important to know how to defend yourself. To wrap things up, I had met with Dean Mary Beth and Katie Kough and discussed a few of their policies. By federal law, they must post all reports
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of sexual assaults, hate crimes, and felonies on the campus security webpage. This is available to everyone, so you are always able to access these. Mary Beth also informed me that if something potentially dangerous would be going on, she would also be required to let the Wilson College community know directly by sending out a timely warning. The last time they had to do this was a few years ago when someone broke into the campus store, so something as major as sexual assault would definitely warrant one. Lastly, they ended our meeting by saying that if anyone feels unsafe on campus, for any specific reason, that you can come to them. Katie Kough described how at another college that she worked at, a few people told her that they felt that the walk from two buildings was too dark. Katie said how she did not live on campus, so she was not walking it at night. This meant that she only knew of this issue because of them coming forward and expressing their concerns. That being said, it is our responsibility and right as students to express our concerns so that they can be fixed.
“Thursday”
The sale was originally duce for this new merchandise meant to be on is provided the Thursday by College night, but due House and Jim to inclement Katz, this serweather and vice does not the busy schedcharge freight, ule of students is cheaper, on campus, the and has good store switched sales provided times to Frito the colday, Nov.16th lege. In addi1-3pm and Sattion to all this urday Nov. 17th acquire-ment 1-4pm. Howevof merchaner, the Saturday dise, the shop sales did not had to be set Photo By Kieren Marshall Shoppers in the College Store involve disup with the blocking out of windows and counts and was open to accompromoting the new merchan- modate the VMT open house dise in visible areas, requiring day. This change caused issues a significant number of hours with the overall process and from Mary Middaugh and her presentation of the day. This staff of student employees. is evidenced with the absence
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of condiments, such as cookies, as there was not enough people to warrant the distribution of cookies and other candy. Moreover, the efficiency of the day was compromised as there was only a cash only line; therefore, people had to wait longer in the store and in queues. However, in terms of sales the days were a success, with a total number of 64 students/staff/ faculty that were served, with over 195 items purchased. The top three items sold were: the comfort distressed long sleeve T-shirts, old school vintage sweatshirts, and the heather navy long sleeve shirt with Phoenix down the sleeve. The college store has some great options and merchandise for all, so it is well worth it to see what it has to offer.
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Life
On Nov. 12, real life superhero, Stan Lee, was rushed to the hospital due to a medical emergency and died later that day. Lee died at age 95 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California from heart and respiratory failure. Stan Lee was also the writer, editor, and publisher of Marvel Comics. He was the also person who gave life to superheroes like Captain America, Spiderman, Thor, the Hulk, and Iron Man, as well as serving as an inspiration to many of the writers and artists in the comic book industry today. Equipped with his catchphrase, “Excelsior!”, which
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Lee adored his fans and was not completely interested in the money. He understood what the audience wanted and always looked for ways to better his work in order to make it more relatable. His characters help many people to cope with depression and themes of loss and give hope to many ill children. A private ceremony was held in agreement to his final wishes and no information has been released as to where he will be buried. Stan Lee will forever live in both our hearts and our memories. We must believe in him, just like he believed in us. E x c e l s i o r !
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The streaming service Netflix has been sued by the Satanic Temple for copying the statue of their goat deity, Baphomet, in Netflix’s newest addition, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” The show is loosely based on the 90s show, “Sabrina The Teenage Witch.” This new twist to Sabrina follows the comic books closer than the hit 90s show with Melissa Joan Hart. This new show is much darker than the family sitcom we all knew growing up. According to Variety, the Temple is suing Netflix and Warner Bros. for $50 million for copyright infringement. The Temple said the
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should have: action, suspense, cliffhangers, and it keeps the audience engaged with its new magical ideas.
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statue is an original piece made for “original expression.” T h e Satanic T e m p l e feels that the new “Sabrina” show was “misappropriating its iconography to play into negative ‘Satanic Panic’ stereotypes surround- Lucien Greaves Founder of Satanic Temple
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“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” Review By Cheyanne Weaver the great qualities a movie Them”, along with his mug- to Hogwarts. Some of the
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and the early years of Albus Dumbledore. Now, the movie is out and leaves the audience thinking about the entire series of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. The movie is fantastic at the least! It contains all
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The beginning of the movie focuses on Newt, the magizoologist that has a passion for helping and caring for all magical creatures. He was introduced in the first movie, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find
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Thanks to the new biopic on Freddie Mercury, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Queen is starting to make history by charting again on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time since 1992. This sudden climb up the music charts is not a first for the legendary rock band. This makes the third time that their song Bohemian Rhapsody has made its way to the chart. After the release of the movie, the song charted at number 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, joining Prince’s song, “1999”, which has charted four times since its first release. The soundtrack for the
gle friend, Jacob Kowalski and his girlfriend, Queenie. After being reunited with the main characters, the
recognizable professors are shown to teach at Hogwarts, as well. The practices used in Hogwarts for the students, reflect on the ones seen in the Harry Potter movies. As the movie goes on, tensions build with Grindelwald and the other wizards. Grindelwald gets some to side with him, while others fight against him. The plot is clear and well-executed, and there are family/ friend relations that influence the plot. The past of Dumbledore and Grindelwald is revealed and shows a key reason why they have the relationship they have. Also, Credence, another character that was introduced in the first “Fantastic Beasts” movie, has the motive to find out Photo provided by Flickr who he is. He does not fun begins. I am not go- know where he came from or ing to spoil anything, but who is parents are and he is I will tell you how some determined to find out. Does of the action takes place. he actually find out why he Newt is acquainted with is so special and who he is, a friend seen in the Harry or does he fail to find himPotter series, Dumbledore, self? You will not know unwhich takes the setting less you watch the movie!
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ranked number three, making it the band’s highest ranking album since 1980. Their “Greatest Hits” album charted at number nine since Queen has started hitting the music charts once again. 23 of their songs have made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 in the band’s history. The biopic depicting the band’s legendary front man’s life and the history of the band has grossed $164.4 million since its release on Nov. 2, 2018. The biopic has become the highest-grossing biopic in history. So far, it is the 18th highest grossing movie of the year.
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Learning Campus 4-6 p.m. Lortz 110
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Bible Study 12-12:30 p.m. Lower Lenfest 1
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Friday
Shopping Shuttle 5-10 p.m.
Sat, Dec. 8
Sun, Dec. 9
Mon, Dec. 10
White Dinner 5:00 p.m.
Steelers Watching Party 4:25 p.m. Jenson Dining Hall
Yoga 12:00-1:00 p.m. Dance Studio
WAAG Study Night 7:00-10:00 p.m. Science Center
WAAG Study Night 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Dance 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Food for Finals 9:15 p.m.
Food for Finals 9:15 p.m.
Tues, Dec. 11
Wed, Dec. 12
Thurs, Dec. 13
Book and Rental Return 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Lenfest Commons Lobby
Book and Rental Return 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Lenfest Commons Lobby
Food for Finals 9:15 p.m. Jenson Dining Hall
Food for Finals 9:15 p.m. Jenson Dining Hall
Food for Finals 9:15 p.m. Jenson Dining Hall
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