Week 5 Roundup: Bullets in Full Swing
By Colin Lawless, Staff Writer Gettysburg teams entered Week 5 prepared to keep all their seasons rolling. Here’s a breakdown of the competition. Men’s and Women’s Tennis Shut Out Green Terror Men’s Tennis finished their last home match on a high note, taking down McDaniel 9-0. The Bullets won on third doubles and fifth and sixth singles by way of forfeits. They won both doubles with first-years Alex Kagen and Michael Zayneh...
Opinion: Those Who Don’t Know History
By Ziv Carmi, Contributing Writer The study of history has always been steeped in politics. Today, however, reading the news makes it appear that the once-venerable discipline has morphed into a series of hyperbolic and controversial conflicts. As an unwilling participant in the ongoing culture war, history is being manipulated to fit certain narratives, pulling the field in a direction it should not go. The most notable example of...
Blast from the Past—April 27, 2021 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1931, students could go on an economical camping trip during the summer, throughout industrial America. There were four different trips the previous summer, the shortest trip being 1,000 miles over two weeks. The cost for each student would be $1.50 per day, but the Thorne-Loomis Foundation who put together these trips would cover half of the students’ expenses. The trips were about ten...
Reflections on the Past
Compiled by Anna Cincotta, Phoebe Doscher, and Piper Mettenburg We asked members of the campus community what the past means to them, whether it relates to the significance of the historic Gettysburg campus, their academic focus, or their personal connection to the past. Here’s what they had to say: Bob Iuliano, President of Gettysburg College “In my Installation Address, I spoke to the history of this special...
Quan, Hughes to Lead Student Senate in 2021-22 Academic Year
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Sydney (Syd) Quan ‘22 and Colin Hughes ‘23 will serve as president and vice president, respectively, of the Gettysburg College Student Senate for the 20-21 academic year. Quan, who ran uncontested, captured 74 percent of the vote. With 450 votes, Quan still received more than double the amount of votes that current president Kurtis Grey ’21 received in his election. “I am equally ecstatic,...
