The 4 to 1 fraternity ratio: Do I look sexy enough?
By Jenna Seyer, Staff Writer As you all are certainly aware, there is a subtle initiation process at the door of campus fraternity parties—that discreet once-over of the appearance of girls, the body count of dolled-up young women on the side of one guy trying to get into a party. We are scrutinized on the tightness of our dresses, the height of our heels, the volume of our hair and the amount of makeup we have on, all to be able to...
Y/N: Are cell phones destroying our lives? Definitely yes
By Dean DeLucia, Staff Writer We live in a world where cell phones control our lives. Cell phones have become more than devices that help us communicate. The cell phone has features that allow you to talk, text, email, take pictures, play games and so much more. Fortunately enough for us, this makes our lives so much easier, allowing us to do all the things we could never imagine doing on one small device. Unfortunately, these cell...
Y/N: Are cell phones destroying our lives? Obviously no
By Isabel Gibson Penrose, Opinions Editor People love to complain about cell phones – it’s mostly, but not exclusively, old people who constantly grumble and gripe that everybody has a phone, but nobody really talks anymore. I think those people need to take a seat and relax, because cell phones are not bringing about the demise of life as we know it. I got my first phone when I was in seventh grade – and honestly, I feel like I got...
Exhibit opening in Schmucker Art Gallery to be curated by students
By Kathya Lopez, Contributing Writer The Figure in Art gallery is a student-curated show from Professor Yan Sun’s Methods in Art History course in which the students chose an object from our Special Collections in Musselman Library. Students did extensive research on their art works and used art history methodologies learned in class to discover more information about their chosen art works. These works depict figures in art that...
New dance crew emerges at Gettysburg; takes spotlight at annual student showcase
By Raichl Davenport, A&E Editor This week Michael Deleon ‘18, founder and captain of Gettysburg College’s newest dance troupe VIBE, sat down with The Gettysburgian for a one-on-one interview. RD: “When and why was VIBE started?” MD: “I have been dancing since I was a child. I never took any classes or got any formal training. I just danced at parties and school dances. When I was applying to colleges, I was looking at any dance...
