This week’s top stories
National Federal officials recently arrested a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) for allegedly pilfering highly classified material. Reports from the FBI state that 51-year-old contractor Harold Martin had kept classified documents and digital media files, some of which were of the highest Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance rating, in his home or two nearby sheds. If made public, the classified material held...
Dangers of owning a Galaxy Note 7
By Graham Alabdulla, Contributing Writer On September 7, the American based company Apple announced and demonstrated the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with its sleeker dimensions, lack of an audio jack, and various upgrades. The main rival to Apple is South Korean based Samsung who announced their Galaxy Note 7 on August 19, more than two weeks beforehand. Samsung’s product was the main rival to Apple’s latest cell phone, and it has not...
Gettysburg football shines against rainy conditions
By Maddie Brown, Staff Writer With a wet turf under its feet, a gray sky above its heads, and damp, cold air encompassing Musselman Stadium, the Gettysburg College football team did not let Saturday’s conditions prevent it from defeating McDaniel College Green Terror 38-23. “The weather did not affect our mindset or energy going into the game,” said senior Danny Thompson. “If anything, the rain heightened our intensity and energy...
Musselman Library over Reading Days
Check out leisure reading or viewing before leaving campus. If you are one of the lucky ones that is not bogged down by coursework or projects during Reading Days, feel free to check out one of the many movies from the DVD collection on the ground floor, or check out a book to read for fun. We have many popular titles, including New York Times best sellers, located in the Browsing Room on the main floor. For those of you who prefer...
CITES releases new report of animals in danger of extinction
By Sam Siomko, Staff Writer You have probably seen photos of the pangolin online while you were procrastinating on your five-page paper. This little mammal looks like the combination of an armadillo, an anteater and a basketball, and when it is scared, it rolls up into a ball. The scaly plates line along its body like armor. It is those plates that get the pangolin into so much trouble, though, mostly from people who wish to hunt the...
