A message from a minority class president: To the oppressed and their oppressors
By Anthony Williams, Contributing Writer I attend Gettysburg College on a full scholarship; the professors here are excellent, and the campus is quite scenic. But social life here at Gettysburg, if you’re a minority, has the potential to leave you feeling like an outsider. When a heteronormative, classist and culturally appropriating Greek system hosts a “Ghetto Fabulous” mixer where students excitedly don baggy clothing or a...
Brussels terror attacks elicit responses around the world
By Jenna Seyer, Staff Writer A series of explosions targeted Brussels on Tuesday, March 22, occurring at the entrance of the Zaventem airport and on the metro system of the capital city. Both acts of violence were suicide bombings and were perpetrated by two Belgian brothers, with one other suspect currently on the run. With ISIS claiming responsibility for the deaths of at least 30 innocent victims and over 250 wounded individuals,...
The reason for rhyme: A defense of one of poetry’s greatest misunderstandings
By Emily Pierce, Staff Writer Time for a slightly controversial opinion: there is nothing wrong with poetry that rhymes. Rhyming gets a bad reputation. And I get it. You do not want to feel like you are in a Dr. Seuss story on your quest for emotional fulfillment through poems. Shakespeare seems like fun from the outside, but if you wanted to hear words in rhythmic sing-song you would have just put on your copy of The Phantom of the...
The bravery of reading
By Emily Pierce, Contributing Writer The most wonderful thing about literature is its ability to elicit emotions from readers. This facet of its nature is also absolutely terrifying. After all, why should words arranged on a page have any effect on us? That big, scary “real world” everyone always talks about should be more than enough to satisfy us. The difference lies in that we choose to read, for a variety of reasons. would argue...
Playing this week at the Majestic
Anomalisa 1 hour, 30 minutes – R Charlie Kaufman’s first stop-motion film about a man crippled by the mundanity of his life. Friday – Saturday (3/25 – 3/26) – 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM Sunday (3/27) – CLOSED Monday (3/28) – 4:15 PM Tuesday – Thursday (3/29 – 3/31) – 4:15 PM and 7:15 PM Youth 2 hours, 4 minutes – R A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film...
