Bullets block Haverford 67-32
By Stephanie Karalis, Staff Writer Coming back after a loss against John Hopkins, the Gettysburg’s men’s basketball team went into their game against Haverford College with the incentive to win. The game was crucial for the team not only to reassure their abilities to win, but in the team’s ranking in the Centennial Conference (CC). If the Bullets won, they would have been tied for second place with Swarthmore College; a great...
Protecting Your Skin in the Winter Months
By Meredith Cox, Staff Writer One of the worst things about the winter season is the toll that harsh winds and bitter coldness take on our fragile skin. During the winter months, we often find our skin to appear dry, red, and uneven. It is important that we take time to care for our skin, as it is our biggest and most visible organ, stretching out to be an average of 22 square feet. Yes, you read that right – your skin is an organ!...
Dieting in College without Counting: Part 4- Mentality (1/2)
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor Mentality in dieting is an issue nearly as fundamental as your eating habits themselves. Naturally, discussing a topic so grand in magnitude in so few words, despite this section’s span of two articles, will require that a lot of points are simplified, at the risk of coming across as reductionist. Understand that there is a lot more to this, and if fixing the way people think about eating was...
Bullets slam Washington College and Johns Hopkins: Two game victory advances basketball’s hunt for key conference wins to earn playoff seat
By William LeConey, Staff Writer The Gettysburg women’s basketball team has had a successful year so far as the season is coming ever closer to its conclusion. The Bullets have a strong record at 13-4, which includes a 7-4 conference mark. Their play has been strong enough over the course of the year for the third spot in the conference, trailing only Muhlenberg and McDaniel. They are in contention for a playoff spot, making the...
Track and field shines at Lehigh Invitational: Senior Andrew Travis shatters Gettysburg College long jump record with leap of 22-6 1/4
By Andrew Milone, Staff Writer Senior captain Travis Andrews slashed the school’s previous long jump record by eight inches setting the tone for a Gettysburg College men’s indoor track and field team that showcased their top level talent against Division I athletes in the Lehigh Invitational this past Saturday. The highlight of the meet was clear to senior teammate David Kaiser who said, “it was one hundred percent Travis Andrews.”...
