Communal Painting Session Held in Honor of Sara Gifford
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor In Dec. of 2023, it was announced to the campus community that the Assistant Director of International Student Services (ISS) Sara Gifford had tragically passed away. Although Gifford had only worked at Gettysburg College for one semester, she had an immense impact on students and was known for her kind and loving spirit. Director of ISS Brad Lancaster and Program Coordinator for ISS Carla Pavlick,...
Gettysburgives Festival Raises Over $900,000
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor & William Oehler, Director of Photography On April 2, the Gettysburgives Festival took place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Gettysburgives was held to thank the generous donors who support Gettysburg College. Due to rain, the event was primarily held in Plank Gym. Students enjoyed games, music, popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones, tie-dye and prizes. There also were postcards and a banner for...
The Formation of the Pickleball Club at Gettysburg College
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor In Jan. of this year, Drew Lemon ’24 founded the Pickleball Club with Carl DeMarco ’25. This club is open to players of any skill level. Lemon and DeMarco explained their desire to form this club as they both grew up playing pickleball. DeMarco said, “When I returned to campus from studying abroad, I realized just how special the Gettysburg community was and I wanted to add something to it.” “Carl...
The Growing Popularity of Ski Club
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor The Gettysburg Ski Club has quickly become one of the largest organizations at Gettysburg College. Kayla Macdonald ’24 was the president of the Ski Club for the 2023-2024 academic year, and she was highly instrumental in the growth of the club. As president, Macdonald was responsible for directing and organizing the skiing events at Liberty Mountain. The club has a very diverse group of members, and...
Gettysburg College Sweethearts
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Gettysburg College has proved to be a wonderful place to meet one’s forever person. With 1,923 (and counting) married couples alive today, the College makes it a point to celebrate relationships that begin here. Every year, the Office of College Advancement sends out Valentines to these special couples. For their wedding, however, the College sends these Gettysburg sweethearts Gettysburg College...
Postcard From Abroad: Greetings from Bath!
By Zach Brooks, Staff Writer BATH, ENGLAND—Hello, and greetings from the World Heritage City of Bath! I knew from my first day at Gettysburg College that I wanted to study abroad, but when I decided during the Fall 2022 semester to pursue graduating a semester early, I thought I would lose the chance to go overseas. Fortunately, the Advanced Studies in English (ASE) program has allowed me to curtail my coursework to fulfill my English...
