“From Mountains to Cities: East Asian Landscapes” Exhibit Opens
By Sarah Daniels, Staff Writer On Wednesday, Dec. 6, art history professor Yan Sun and the 10 students from her Art History Methods class opened their curated exhibit titled “From Mountains to Cities.” The students included Catherine Haley ’24, Conrad Martens ’25, Cyndy Basil ’25, Emma Wylam ’24, Isobel Debenham ’25, Katherine Tyson ’26, Lenna Kouzoujian ’25, Miriam Glatfelter ’24, Molly Griffith ’23 and Noelle Muni ’24. The exhibit...
The Multi-Faceted Approach for Textbook Affordability at Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor Last semester, Director of Scholarly Communications Janelle Wertzberger and Scholarly Communications Librarian Mary Elmquist shared the results from the Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey conducted in the fall of 2022. The research was titled “Spend, Stress, and Struggle: Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey 2022.” Their research provided...
The Evolution of Virtual Advertising in Professional Sports
By David Goldman, Sports Editor Have you ever watched a basketball game and realized that the DoorDash logo you just saw on the court is now a Hotels.com ad? What about when there is an intricate Capital One logo that appears to be painted on the back of the pitcher’s mound? These are examples of virtual advertising that have taken over the world of sports—without many even realizing it. Virtual advertising is the use of digital...
The IT Department: A Resource for Student Technology Needs
By Sophie Lange, Assistant News Editor Gettysburg College’s IT Department, housed in the West Building, provides a wide variety of services to undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and staff. G-Tech is likely the most well-known and utilized of these College services with over 1,500 tickets in their system from the Fall 2023 semester alone. Run by Computer Support Specialist and Student Coordinator for Infrastructure and...
Juls Buehrer: Stitching Together Artistic Visions for the Gettysburg Stage
By Heather Wirick, Staff Writer The productions put on by the Gettysburg Theater Department bring a whirlwind of spectacle to audiences each year, and Juls Buehrer is a major contributor to this process. Serving as a painter for the department since 2010 and a costume designer since 2014, Buehrer brings a new, curated feel to each production, which is brought forth by her artistic training, inspirations and collaboration. Buehrer...