Crime pops up in Gettysburg Area
By Andrew Milone, Staff Writer In October, armed robbers hit Laslow’s Pharmacy in Gettysburg, a place where not a lot of crimes occur. This drug robbery caused owner Dona Laslow to hire regular security. Gettysburg Borough Police Chief Joe Dougherty believes a crime like this is rare. In fact, he moved to Gettysburg for a reason. He said, “Of all the places I could have chosen to retire, this is where I wanted to retire to. I never...
Women’s tennis hits the courts
By Jacob Verner, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College Women’s Tennis Team started the season out on the right foot with a win against Messiah at home five games to four. Since then the team has struggled to maintain their winning ways. At home at Gettysburg College, the team has a one and one record losing to Catholic. After the two game homestead, the team travelled down to Hilton Head, South Carolina for a tournament where they...
Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By William LeConey, Staff Writer Gettysburg’s men’s baseball team got off to a respectable start in their season-opening trip to Florida. Junior catcher Will Anderson has played a significant role in the Bullets’ early success, earning a Centennial Conference player of the week honor for his solid plays. Anderson is quick to spread the credit around. “Being the Centennial Conference player of the week is a great honor because it is a...
Special Collections Exhibit Displays Student Curation
By Meggan Smith, Musselman Library Correspondent Come to the Special Collections & Archives Reading Room on the 4th floor of Musselman Library to see an exhibit that portrays the social lives of students at Gettysburg College through the 1960s. The exhibit captures the social outings and happenings of students on campus by focusing on six topics: the literary and debating societies of the mid-19th century, the rise of Greek life,...
Go Nuts over Coconuts
By Meredith Cox, Health & Wellness Columnist Coconuts. People seem to either love them or hate them; there is no in between. However, there are so many different uses for coconuts aside from just eating them. Some of the most beneficial features of these multifaceted fruits actually involve you not eating the coconut itself, but using its oil for other health practices. Hopefully this article will convince you to love coconuts and...
