Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Emily Sheehan, Staff Writer The Gettysburg women’s lacrosse team is in the midst of a successful season and on a quest to playoffs. The Bullets currently hold a record of 8 to 1 with their only loss being in overtime to third ranked TCNJ in March. A large part of the Bullets’ success comes from their defense, and none other that this week’s Athlete of the Week, sophomore defender Cassie Smith....
Bullets open 2016 conference play with split at Ursinus
By Sean Brower, Contributing Writer The Gettysburg College baseball team opened its 2016 Centennial Conference action by splitting a doubleheader against the Ursinus College Grizzly Bears in Collegeville, PA, on April 2. The Bears took the first game 7-3 and the Bullets took the nightcap 12-6. Game one started as a back and forth affair. The Bullets opened the scoring in the top of the second, when senior Andy Kelley, who had reached...
Health or Hoax? Garlic (Allium sativum)
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor What is it? In this week’s edition of “Health or Hoax?” I will be discussing garlic, otherwise known as Allium sativum, a vegetable well known for its use in cooking and in repelling vampires. What is not so widely appreciated, although a walk through your grocery store’s “nutrition and supplements” aisle might jog your memory, is its’ supplement form’s touted benefits, which include...
Defensive lapses fatal in Bullets’ defeat against Stevenson
By Sean Brower, Contributing Writer Opposing sophomore Jake Hall blasted two solo home runs and the Gettysburg College baseball team committed seven errors, ultimately leading to a 12-4 loss against the Stevenson University Mustangs on March 30. The Mustangs caused most of their damage in the final two innings, scoring eight times. For most of the game, however, the two teams were neck and neck. In the bottom of the first, senior Andy...
President Obama plans to institute new “Good ‘Nough” Program
By Josh Wagner, Political Expert Repeated claims that America is no longer great led President Obama to put forth a new legislative agenda for the remainder of his term. Fearful that Americans would question his legacy, his ambitious agenda will focus on branding America’s current state of affairs. The president was quoted saying, “Folks, I don’t really understand what the problem is. Unemployment’s down, healthcare’s up, and we’re...
