Opinion: The little pieces
Stephany Harrington, Columnist Every relationship is give and take. Families, friendships and intimate relationships all have this very crucial give and take component. Most times you don’t even notice because it just seems natural to do so. If your mom asks you to run an errand for her you will, because that is just what families do. I mean, she did raise you from birth; the least you can do is pick up celery for the soup that she’s...
Opinion: Free laundry a must
Riley Park, Opinions Editor Laundry here sucks and that must change. Out of all the many complaints thrown about in the daily conversations I’ve heard from my time as a first year to the last semester of my senior year, this is the one most oft-repeated. More than slippery sidewalks that go unsalted, more than Servo lines caused by not opening up Specialty dining, more than G-Tech… come to think of it, I haven’t really heard many...
Opinion: I prefer the profane
Jamie Garrett, Columnist “In America, what do we consider to be ‘sacred’” asked my Spanish professor to our class. The answers were variable and all valuable, in some sense. Christmas, Thanksgiving, the Super Bowl, the American flag: a small sampling of the answers thrown out. My initial reaction was to say one of the conventional answers that I figured other people would agree with, more so to add my small contribution to a class in...
Events draw attention to Black History Month
By Chelsea Donohue, Staff Writer February is Black History Month and Gettysburg College has a wide variety of events planned throughout the coming weeks. The celebration is titled, “Love Who You Want: Exploring Sexuality, Gender, and Race from the African American Perspective,” and will continue throughout the month of February with several different activities, including speakers, dinners, and documentaries. Thus far, there have been...
Dep’t. of Theatre Arts to debut Oscar Wilde play
Courtesy of GCC&M Gettysburg College’s Department of Theatre Arts and the Owl & Nightingale Players student group will present Oscar Wilde’s most well-known and beloved comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest” Feb. 14-17. Performances in the Majestic Theater, 25 Carlisle St., will take place at 7:30 p.m. except for Sunday, Feb. 17’s matinee at 2 p.m. Admission is $5, free with a student ID (or for children under 18)...
