Volleyball spikes again: Gettysburg College volleyball team wins Battlefield Classic
By Emily Sheehan, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College volleyball team opened up play last weekend with a series of four games during its annual Battlefield Classic in Bream Gym. The team was victorious in three of the four contests throughout the weekend, demonstrating much promise for the season’s future. The only game in which the Bullets did not come out on top was a close match on Friday against Salisbury University, which ended...
Pokémon GO is nothing but trouble for university professor
By Jack Gentes, Opinions Editor It seems like everyone and their mother is playing Pokémon GO this summer. The insanely popular mobile game was released only a few weeks ago and has already become a global sensation. It has broken Japanese stock market records, been downloaded by an estimated 75 million people worldwide, and is bringing in around two million dollars a day. Needless to say, Pokémon GO is a pretty big deal....
Gettysburg alum sends letter to the President
Gettysburgian readers, A copy of a letter for President Janet Morgan Riggs was recently mailed to our staff. In May of 2016, Donald S. Himmelreich (Gettysburg College Class of 1969) wrote a response to the “Notes from the President” featured in the Gettysburg College magazine. He called the Spring 2016 note “over the top”. Finding the letter highly opinionated and impassioned, the staff felt this letter...
Gettysburg 12-5 rout boosts men’s lax to 5-0 record; Bullets rank No. 7 in US Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association/Nike Division III Top-20 Coaches Poll
By Meredith Tombs, Staff Writer Gettysburg lacrosse (10-2) holds a 5-0 conference record this season, and the team has emerged victorious in their last eight games. The men are focusing on one game at a time as the 2016 season comes to a close. “We try to take a day-by-day, game-by-game approach, since every team we play in our conference is very good,” said senior goalie Jake Adoni. “We try not to think about our current win streak...
Green Terror sweeps Bullets in double-header; Softball drops to second in Centennial Conference standings
By Bethany Holtz, Sports Editor In the final road games of the regular season, McDaniel College swept the Gettysburg softball team in a twin-bill on Saturday. The losses knocked the Bullets out of the top spot in conference standings and into a three-way tie with McDaniel and Haverford for second place, allowing Washington to slide into first place. McDaniel won the opener 1-0 in walk-off fashion. The Green Terror then outlasted...
