Why I want to see a woman hosting a late-night television show
By Isabel Gibson Penrose, Opinions Editor I’m not quite sure when I completely lost my ability to look at something and not think about it in terms of gender inequality, but between one too many shows that portray the wives of whatever county as petty, one-dimensional caricatures and one too few movie Q&As that ask the female star about something besides what she ate, I snapped. So when I saw the recent Vanity Fair article “Why...
Bullets come from behind to best Bears: Gburg football wins conference opener
By Meredith Tombs, Staff Writer After an hour delay for inclement weather on Saturday, September 12, the Gettysburg Bullets took the field against Ursinus in the conference opener at Shirk Field, Musselman Stadium. Family, friends, and fans stuck who around in the rain, hoping that the lightening delay would be lifted, were rewarded with an intense match-up. Junior linebacker Chris Miller was proud of his team’s composure so far this...
Apple releases iPhone 6s ,6c with new internal updates
By Marli Horwitz, MS&T Editor Apple seems to be popping out a new iPhone model as fast as the Kidz Bop CDs are released. As of yesterday, the newest is the 6s, which has been rumored about since earlier this summer. The latest model became available for purchase on Sept. 18. Top contenders are the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+. Why will this model have you turning in the now-average 6? The enhancements are mostly internal...
Author Sherman Alexie talks writing and race
By Raichl Davenport, A&E Editor On the evening of Sept. 8, 2015, The Gettysburgian sat down and spoke with Sherman Alexie, author of “Flight” and the autobiographical novel “Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.” He is also the author of numerous poetry books, short stories, and has co-produced a film. Alexie is also of Native American ancestry. The author was in town to speak to Gettysburg College’s Class of 2019, since he...
The Gettysburgian goes biweekly!
By Brendan Raleigh, Editor-in-Chief The Gettysburgian, Gettysburg College’s student paper, will begin printing every other week following this current issue. This means the paper will not be available, as it usually would be, on Thursday, Sept. 17. The next physical copy will be available on Sept. 24 and so on. The Gettysburgian editorial and advisory staff have been considering this option since the 2014-2015 school year. The paper...
