Indie rock band Yo La Tengo releases “Fade”
By Thomas Neufeld, Staff Writer The new Yo La Tengo album, “Fade,” is only 45 minutes long. This may come as a surprise, as their albums in recent years have often lasted over 70 minutes, where gorgeous lounge pop sits next to extended organ drone jams, Motown vamps and hushed ballads next to gales of feedback. Put simply, they are usually very loud or very quiet. It’s tough not to describe their music as comforting, what with Ira and...
Super Bowl XLVII unifies viewers over social media
By AnnaMarie Houlis, Web Editor Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, Sunday, brought our nation together via social media, spectators said. The Ravens’ 34-31 win over the 49ers is the most tweeted about game thus far, as it gave the 160 million expected viewers a lot to talk about, they added. Despite the enduring war on terror and domestic debates regarding gun control and healthcare that divide our country into red and blue states,...
New social media site provides anonymity
By Carter Ashforth, Staff Writer As current young adults at Gettysburg College, we have witnessed the birth and growth of social media and have truly been swept away by the colossal monsoon that social media has become. I, like many others, can remember the moment when I first signed up for Facebook in the ninth grade after my then-boyfriend insisted it would help us to better stay in contact. I never would have guessed that almost...
Iraqi war veteran survives unprecedented transplant
By Marli Horwitz, Staff writer It took thirteen hours of surgery on December 18, 2012, sixteen different orthopedic and microvascular surgeons, and one injured veteran’s determination for U.S Army Infantryman Brendan Marrocco to successfully undergo a double-arm transplant. On April 12, 2009, the Iraqi war veteran was driving an armored vehicle back to base from Baghdad when a roadside explosion caused him to lose both arms and both...
Care Bear Cares: Do you tell when you know someones cheating?
Dear Care Bear, I met this guy at a party a couple weekends ago, and we hit it off so exchanged phone numbers and have been texting each other since. However, when I friended him on Facebook, I got a sense from looking at some of his pictures that he might in fact have a girlfriend. He is not listed as in a relationship, but there are recent pictures tagged of him and a girl and they are clearly more than friends. I just met the guy,...
