Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Jacob Verner, Staff Writer This week’s Athlete of the Week honor goes to senior tennis star, Wesley Craft. Craft, team captain and key member of the Gettysburg College men’s tennis team, was recently invited to take his talents to the ATP World Tour of Tennis. Unfortunately for the Bullets, Craft will have to drop out of school and move down to Florida to train for the professional tour. Craft will be working with Andre Agassi, one...
Whack-a-mole on the men’s lacrosse field: Gettysburg defeats Haverford College despite unusual mid-game alien mole invasion
By Meredith Tombs, Staff Writer The Gettysburg Bullets defeated Haverford College in a decisive 12-4 victory this past Saturday, boosting their overall record to 5-2. The Bullets took a strong 6-0 lead over the Fords, with first-year Blake Gray and senior Mike Distler emerging as leading offensive contributors. Just as Gray snagged his fifth goal of the game, putting Gettysburg up 10-1 in the third quarter, there was a disturbance to...
Increased squirrel aggression on campus
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor Due to the increased aggression of the squirrels on Gettysburg College campus, the administration has made an official announcement that a squirrelologists will be called in to remedy the situation. Discussion has, of course, been circulating among the student body over whether or not this would happen. We can all take a long sigh of relief. “This is preposterous!” claims squirrel enthusiast Annika...
How to successfully cope with end of semester stress
By Dean DeLucia, Not a Doctor As the year is coming to an end, we are all crammed with work, tests and trying to spend the most time with our friends before we head home. With all of these responsibilities you must be feeling quite stressed. But don’t worry, there is no reason to be stressed anymore! The first step is to make sure you write down everything you have to do for that day, or week. Once you have mapped out the amount of...
Chilling with the endemic Australian Chowchillas: using bird populations to assess environmental health
By Samantha Siomko, Staff Writer Additional Writers: Natalie Pitman, Katrina Cordseen-David, Shelby Downes Deep in the heart of the Australian rainforest, braving leeches and swarms of mosquitos, four students intensely listen for the distinct sound of a Star Wars-era blaster being fired. This sound belongs to none other than the Chowchilla bird, an avian species that exists only in the damp Australian rainforest, as indicated by the...
