Men’s & Women’s Basketball 2021-22 Season Preview
By Colin Lawless, Staff Writer As the fall sports season comes to a close with the Centennial Conference Championships, the winter sports season starts to get going, and that means the long awaited return of Gettysburg basketball. COVID-19 has made it so the men’s and women’s teams haven’t been able to compete since March 2020, and they are both more than ready to once again kick things into gear and play the game they love. The Men’s...
Women’s Soccer Faces A Tough Loss Early in the Centennial Conference Playoffs
By Sydney LoPresti, Staff Writer An early goal shattered the hearts of Gettysburg College fans as the Bullets faced the Franklin & Marshall Diplomats in the first round of Centennial Conference postseason play on Tuesday, November 3rd. The brisk night on Clark Field began with an early shot by Erika Muskus ’22 less than 30 seconds into gameplay. The luxury of home field advantage was earned and appreciated by the Bullets as the...
Postcard from Abroad: Danish Sites, Tours, and Treats
By Lacey Weynand, Contributing Writer COPENHAGEN – When I originally decided to study in Copenhagen, Denmark back in spring 2020, I had no idea what the world was about to experience. After having to postpone my semester abroad twice, I could not believe it when I actually landed in Kastrup Airport. It felt as if it were a dream, even now as I’m nearing the halfway point in the semester. Being a student in Copenhagen has been a...
Senior Spotlight: Summer Burton, Tenor Saxophone
By Casey Ottaway, A&E Editor What is your major? “I am a music education major with a peace and justice studies minor.” What is your instrument? “My primary instrument is the tenor saxophone.” When did you first fall in love with music? When did you realize you wanted to be a music educator? “Growing up, music was always playing in my house. No matter what we were doing, my mom always had the radio...
Problem of the Week: Titans of Finance
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest. THE...
