Senior Spotlight: Alexandra Charney, Mezzo-Soprano
By Laken Franchetti, Staff Writer Alexandra Charney ’22, a music education major with a peace and justice studies minor, performed her senior recital on Oct. 30 at the Paul Recital Hall. The mezzo-soprano included selections from a variety of genres, such as a set of Spanish carols that included a piece in the Basque language, and a feisty French aria from Charles Gounod’s 1867 opera Roméo et Juliette. Charney spoke on which...
YAF Hosts #FreeBritney and Personal Freedom Lecture
By Laken Franchetti, Staff Writer Gettysburg College Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) presented the Toxic: #FreeBritney and Personal Freedom lecture on Nov. 11 in Bowen Auditorium. YAF is a nonpartisan group committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by ideas such as individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values. The group welcomed conservative...
Review: “Into the Woods”
By Noelle Muni, Staff Writer Gettysburg College’s newest theatrical production, “Into the Woods,” was presented by The Owl and Nightingale Players and the Department of Theatre Arts in collaboration with the Sunderman Conservatory of Music from November 4–7, 2021 at the Majestic Theatre. “Into the Woods,” based on the book by James Lapine, is a musical with lyrics and composition by the legendary Stephen...
CAN-Struction Event Benefits Campus Kitchen
By Sarah Laud, Staff Writer Over the weekend, 13 organizations and sports teams gathered in the CUB Ballroom for this year’s CAN-Struction event. Voting took place on Monday, Nov. 15 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. where students voted on their favorite canned and boxed food structure. The organization with the most votes on its structure won a prize. CAN-Struction is a food drive competition held on campus. All boxed goods and canned...
Music Conservatory Diversity Committee Holds Discussion
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief The Music Conservatory Diversity Committee (MCDC) held a diversity and inclusion discussion at Now Hear This on Friday afternoon. The meeting, led by Anderson Gray ’23, Lily Zhou ’23, Sebastian Garcia ’23, and Sophie Low ’23, included small and full-group discussions about underrepresented groups and stereotypes, reasons for involvement in the Sunderman Conservatory of Music, or the lack thereof, and...
