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Colleen Cable is a member of the class of 2013, but currently has no intended major. Her favorite movies include those of Wes Anderson and Sam Raimi/Bruce Cambell. She also likes to read, particularly Franny and Zooey, East of Eden, and anything by Daniel Handler. Colleen grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Articles written by Colleen

Club Profile: Tea Party Club

April 2nd, 2010

By Colleen Cable

Forget your grandma’s tea parties. The “tea parties” held by the new club on campus, the Tea Party Club, are large protests against the school and the government. The club is an official branch of the national Tea ...

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Update: Democratic Labor in Athens and America

March 3rd, 2010

By Colleen Cable

Sitting around a table talking about Plato and The Republic, student Abraham Apfel never felt more like the stereotypical college student. “We didn’t have any iced mochas though,” said Apfel. “We didn’t have berets either,” replied Professor Brett ...

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Why the Patriot Act Should Be Extended

March 3rd, 2010

By Colleen Cable

Bush-era politics, government invasion of privacy, and the destruction of civil liberties are the foremost images when the Patriot Act comes to mind. The Patriot Act is so mired with these negative images that any mention of the ...

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Memory Club Profile

February 18th, 2010

By Colleen Cable

While some people can’t even remember what they ate for lunch, freshman Mike Schneider can remember up to 600 digits of the natural log e. In order to facilitate Schneider’s hobby of memorizing, he began the Gettysburg Memory ...

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Frat Bathroom Survival Guide

February 10th, 2010

By Colleen Cable

Floating beer cans in the sink, a slippery film of brown sludge coating the floor, and questionable looking stains on the walls. No, it’s not a truck stop bathroom. That is a description of Gettysburg’s fraternity bathrooms. Girls ...

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ROTC Students on Campus

January 31st, 2010

By Colleen Cable

As freshman Teddy Moses feels the top of his head, instead of pulling his fingers through his typical curly hair, he now skims over his freshly buzzed head. “It still surprises me when I look in the mirror,” ...

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Course Profile: Democratic Labors in Athens and America

January 31st, 2010

By Colleen Cable

A toga is not the usual classroom attire. In Professor Brett Rogers’s new class, however, dressing in costume is not only encouraged, but required.

The class, Democratic Labors in Athens and America, “combin[es] role playing and history,” said Rogers. ...

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