New chemical reaction could help save world from climate change
By Sam Siomko, Staff Writer Sometimes, new scientific discoveries are not the result of enormous research ventures or million-dollar companies. Often, breakthroughs are the result of accidents. And one accident that recently came from Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee might have the potential to save the world. Researchers happened to discover a chemical reaction that can turn carbon dioxide into ethanol, which, if widely...
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Satire By Colby Sites, Contributing Writer I do not have a foot fetish, but I do love feet. I enjoy walking around barefoot whether I am going across campus, or I am just walking around my house. My intention is not to convince the student population that a barefoot lifestyle is the only true lifestyle to live, but I am trying to persuade the fact that it is my prerogative to be barefoot. I am not going to judge someone for wearing...
Women’s basketball off to a bounding start
By Maddie Brown, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College women’s basketball team took advantage of its home court Tuesday, November 29, defeating Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays 77-66. Coach Nate Davis, who is in only his second season with Gettysburg, leads the young but deep squad. Davis comes from coaching five seasons at Eastern University, where he garnered a 79-52 record. Assistants Kaleigh Boreman and Casey Thurston have also...
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Compiled by Nora Tidey, News Editor, with information from abcnews.go.com. National New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter tourist district was a scene of chaos when gunfire erupted early Sunday. One man was left dead and nine others wounded during what was supposed to be a festive time in the city for people vacationing over the Thanksgiving weekend. The shooting victims were two women and eight men ranging in age from 20 to 37. One of...
LeVar Burton addresses race and justice at Dedication Day ceremony
By Annika Jensen, Editor-in-Chief On November 19, a crowd of reenactors, community members, and Civil War enthusiasts gathered at Soldiers’ National Cemetery to commemorate the 153rd anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Following a wreath-laying ceremony at Soldiers’ National Monument and music by the Gettysburg High School brass band, the Dedication Day program began at the rostrum at 10 a.m. with opening remarks about...
