This week’s top stories
By Nora Tidey, news editor National Terence Crutcher, a 40-year-old unarmed black man, was shot and killed by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday night.A dash-cam video shows Crutcher with his hands in the air moments before one of the officers fired her weapon. The officers who approached Crutcher were initially responding to a report of a stalled vehicle on the road. A spokeswoman of the Tulsa police told reporters that Crutcher...
Your self-driving Uber is arriving now
By Erin Stackowitz, Staff Writer As Gettysburg is just now joining the rest of the world in gaining the presence of Uber, Pittsburgh is getting a new taste of the familiar car company. In case you have managed to miss the takeover of Uber, allow me to update you. Uber is a convenient and inexpensive taxi service. By simply downloading an app on your phone you essentially can hire a private driver to pick you up and take you to your...
“Resisting Violence” exhibit lecture and opening reception
By Musselman Library On Wednesday, October 5 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 018 of the library, Musselman Library will host Aisha Mershani who will talk about her photo exhibit, “Resisting Violence: The Palestinian Popular Struggle Against the Israeli Occupation” that is currently on display in the library’s main stairwell. A reception will follow the lecture. Mershani, an adjunct assistant professor in the Interdisciplinary Studies...
Presidential candidates provide insight on science
By Sam Siomko, Staff Writer We all know that this year’s presidential election has been marked by an incredible amount of opposition between the main candidates. But after being subjected to months of “he-said-she-said” coverage on the news, scientists just wanted to know the facts. This is, of course, what scientists do. Scientists and engineers from across the country representing about a dozen organizations came up with a list of...
Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By: Andy Milone, Web Content Manager Sophomore Matthew Robinson has made a successful return to the Gettysburg College cross-country team this season. Robinson is a consistent top five finisher for the team, and he placed second for the team and 81st out of 217 total competitors at Saturday’s Kutztown University DII/DIII challenge. “Cross country is a team sport; everybody counts towards the scoring,” said Robinson. “Everybody has to...
