Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Scott Boddery
By Gracie Meisner, Features Editor Dr. Scott Boddery, who has held an assistant professorship in the political science department since 2017, recently received tenure status. Originally from Rochester, NY, Boddery received his B.A. from Coastal Carolina University before earning his J.D. from Florida State University and Ph.D. from Binghamton University. Prior to Gettysburg College, Boddery taught at Davidson College. When the job at...
Perspectives: What Feels Different This Semester
Compiled by Gracie Meisner, Features Editor Lou Mohan ’25, Servo Student Worker “There are a lot fewer student workers this semester. During the fall semester, I was one of ten or so student workers at Servo, and at the start of the spring semester, I was one of two. My coworker told me that, to date, there are three student employees, and they are currently training more, but only three people returned from last semester. Especially...
Softball Heads Into Conference Play
By Emma Hladik, Staff Writer Coming off a Centennial Conference Championship win last season, the Gettysburg Bullets are looking to achieve a similar level of success this season, and the weeks of conference games ahead of them will prepare to do so. The Bullets most recently played a Saturday afternoon doubleheader against the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia on March 26th at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. The...
How COVID Affected the Majestic Theater
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a variety of issues within the entertainment industry, the most critical being a sharp decline in the number of moviegoers. Gettysburg’s historic Majestic Theater has not been spared from the effects of COV- ID and has been forced to adapt to the new landscape of the film industry. During the pandemic, the Majestic was forced to close its doors for 431 days between mid- March of 2020 and late-May of...
Peace and Justice Student Council Hosts 6th Annual Peace and Justice Week
By Vanessa Igras, Staff Writer This past week the Peace and Justice Student Council (PJSC), with the support of Gettysburg Environmental Concerns Organization (GECO) held their 6th Peace and Justice Week. The theme of the 6th P&J Week was decoloniality. PJSC President Daniel Jones and GECO President Diana Biesecker “planned a condensed week of events” in order to raise awareness for indigenous communities and their struggles. The...
