Stop, Drop, and Stretch
By Meredith Cox, Health & Wellness Columnist You have just finished a grueling workout, have basically zero energy left, and cannot wait to get home, sit on the couch, and eat your heart out. However, this point in time is one of the most important parts of your workout. The idea of a cool down to end your workout may be the last thing on your mind right now, or it may seem insignificant or not beneficial. But actually, taking...
Musselman Library Celebrates Earth Day
By Alexa Schreier, 2015-16 Barbara Holley Library Intern In celebration of Earth Day, April 22nd, Musselman Library hopes to create awareness and reduce wasteful printing within the library by competing in a month-long printing challenge between the libraries at Gettysburg College, Dickinson College, and Franklin & Marshall College. In the first week of April, Gettysburg printed a massive 73,442 pages, which was more than both...
Health or Hoax? Green Tea Extract
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor Introduction In this article, we will be examining the health benefits of yet another supplement, but, this time, I will learn from my mistakes and limit my examination to its implications for fat loss. Because it helps neither me nor my readers to chaotically jump from one effect to another fundamentally different one and risk being careless in my review. Most of green tea extract (GTE)’s health...
Bullets’ offense dominates Diplomats 12-1
By Sean Brower, Staff Writer Junior pitcher Eric Brown tossed a six-hit, complete game gem and the Gettysburg baseball team’s offense provided him with plenty of support, in a 12-1 victory over the Franklin and Marshall Diplomats on April 5. “[I’m] feeling great. It’s great to get a win out there and my team played great behind me. I was just trying to throw strikes. They were playing tremendous[ly] behind me,” said Brown. Leading the...
Men’s track and field race to first at Little Three Meet
By Andrew Milone, Staff Writer The Gettysburg men’s track & field team hosted the Little Three Meet this past Saturday where they showcased a versatile squad and defeated division rivals Dickinson College and Franklin & Marshall College with a team score of 161 points. Gettysburg dominated the field with a first place finish in over half of the nineteen events including a sweep of the relays. First-year Thad Cwiklinski and...
