Book Cart Drill Team to march in the Halloween Parade
By Meggan Smith, Musselman Library Correspondent Start your Halloween celebration early by supporting Musselman Library’s Book Cart Drill Team at the Gettysburg Halloween Parade in town on Tuesday, October 27th at 7:30 p.m. The book cart drill team, nicknamed Gett Down With Your Funky Shelf, will show off their moves as participants march down the parade route. Book cart drill teams generally consist of library employees who perform...
Automakers may have little control in future of car tech
By Tom Stasiunas, Contributing Writer A revolution in the auto industry is perhaps closer to reality than some might think. Experts are predicting that in just four years, self-driven cars will be widely used and accepted by the public, given Google’s extensive testing and advanced, automated functions. The software has been in development for over six years. In that time, Google’s test cars have driven over a million miles combined...
Winners announced for Nobel Prizes in chemistry
By Joe Chiarino, Contributing Writer Three chemists by the names of Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich, and Aziz Sancar are the 2015 Nobel Prize winners in the field of chemistry for their “mechanistic studies of DNA repair,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stated on Wednesday. The three laureates now understand how cells are capable of not only repairing DNA, but protecting it as well. This newfound information will result in a better...
Progress for Google’s self driving car is speeding up
By Eileen Gazzola, Contributing Writer If you have not yet heard, the self- driving car, that is known to inevitably take over the roads, is under construction for the future. This project is being conducted by Google and has been advancing and improving each month since 2009. This new technology has the capacity to alter the economy in profound ways. Insurance policies, ticket revenue, and parking all are affected by self- driving...
Men’s soccer conquers Crusaders in a captivating overtime victory
By Michael Boncardo, Staff Writer A 95th minute clutch overtime goal by junior Henry Smith finally brought an end to a heated matchup between the Gettysburg men’s soccer team and the Susquehanna Crusaders this Tuesday. It was the second golden goal of the season for the Bullets, who also worked overtime to beat Ursinus College 2-1 on Sept. 19. Gettysburg bore the brunt of Susquehanna’s offense in the first half. The crusaders...
