Review: Jazz Ensemble and Carmen Bradford Celebrate Ella Fitzgerald in Concert
By Alex Pearson, Staff Writer Last Friday night, the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble joined Camerata and soloist Carmen Bradford to celebrate the life and legacy of Ella Fitzgerald … and it was sensational! Carmen Bradford and the Jazz Ensemble really know how to groove. The Jazz Ensemble started the show with “Opener 2.” They had beautiful dynamics and really started off the show with a bang. The soloists, Jenna...
Senate Flies Through Three Budget Requests, Adjourns
By Miranda Feeley, Staff Writer The Senate sped through their meeting on Monday, November 6, making short work of the three budgets up for approval. Outerspace received $175.76 as a reimbursement for products bought for its Genderbender event, held the previous Friday. A representative assured the Senate that all purchases had been necessary and noted that many of the materials for the event had been donated by local vendors. College...
Are Frozen Oceans Hindering Alien Contact?
By Emma Gruner, Staff Writer The possibility of extraterrestrial life in our universe is one that has always enthralled scientists and non-scientists alike. Yet this question is a difficult one to investigate; space is vast, and our knowledge of otherworldly life forms limited. Still, despite the odds being in the aliens’ favor, many hold the belief that if another intelligent, technologically advanced civilization existed, they...
Why I Walked: Reflections on My Walkout from ‘The School for Lies’
By Lars Healy, Guest Columnist To Gettysburg College: I feel it might be beneficial for the community (and myself) to explain what happened from my perspective over the course of “The School for Lies” controversy: How I addressed the situation, my resignation as one of the Office of LGBTQA Advocacy and Education’s Program Coordinators, and the role I played in the Saturday night show’s walkout. My peers and I learned from...
Research Spotlight: Olivia Peduzzi
By Olivia Peduzzi, Contributing Writer As a first-year science student at Gettysburg College, I frequently heard upperclassmen talking about their research labs and working with professors. I had always dreamed of working in a lab ever since I decided to study science in 8th grade and so I continued to hope that one day I could be like those upperclassmen and do research as well. Well that one day came much sooner than anticipated. I...
