Opinion: Facing Antisemitism in Gettysburg and Abroad
By Hannah Repole, Guest Columnist “Always be with someone, especially at night, unfortunately. Hide the Jewish star when alone and in new places or even just take it off. This is scary,” texted my mom. For the first time in years, I left my Jewish star on my desk and I don’t plan on wearing it until I feel safe to express my Jewish identity. Hearing these words from my mother, my bubbie (grandmother) and my host mother...
Painted Turtle Farm: The Symbiotic Hub Between Gettysburg College and the Local Community
By Heather Wirick, Staff Writer It is well worth it to trek beyond Quarry Pond and past the observatory to find one of Gettysburg College’s little treasures: the Painted Turtle Farm (PTF). PTF is a quintessential example of how the College connects itself to the local community. Abby Dreyden ’24 is one of three current PTF Program Coordinators, alongside Jackson Boyle ’25 and Yashima Adhikari ’26. Dreyden offered The Gettysburgian...
Sustainability and Servo
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer As the primary dining location at Gettysburg College, Servo bears the daunting task of providing the campus with three meals a day while offering a variety of options. In addition to this, it is tasked with constant catering requests. Despite the immense scale of the job Servo must undertake each day, they manage to do so while running an environmentally sustainable operation. Gettysburg College Dining...
TUG Hosts Conference with Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainian Media Platform
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer On Monday, Oct. 16, the student organization Things Ukrainian at Gettysburg (TUG) hosted a conference with the editor-in-chief of the media platform Ukraïner Anastasiia Marushevska. This took place from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 103 of Glatfelter Hall. Marushevska, zooming in from her temporary residence in Indonesia, began the seminar by describing the mission of Ukraïner. She said the platform is focused on...
Opinion: The Humiliating State of Class Consciousness in the United States
By Trevor Hobler, Staff Columnist The United States of America, much like every other country in the world, is one with its fair share of problems. Many of these problems have been ameliorated by other countries, and therefore, are problems that America could solve if it were to take the appropriate action to do so. In this sense the underlying problem lies not within America’s capacity to effectively ameliorate problems, but rather...
