Gettysburg celebrates Philadelphia Futures
Courtesy of GCC&M Unique Patterson ’10 and Vasiljon Çobo ’14 both admit that, as high school seniors, Gettysburg College was not on their list of potential schools. Patterson, a first-generation- to-college student, was interested in historically black colleges like Howard and Hampton. Çobo, who immigrated to Philadelphia from Albania as a child, had attended college preparatory classes at larger Philadelphia universities like...
On verge of CC Championship, Bullets win title
By Alex Bull, Staff Writer The women’s cross country team took home its’ third title of the season last Saturday, at the Hood College Open. The men’s team finished in second. As many of the top runners rested for next Saturday’s Centennial Conference Championships, several runners took advantage of the opportunity to step up. Eight women and two men ran season best times on the blustery course. Both the men’s and women’s teams...
Avoiding semester burnout
By Sarah Van De Weert, Opinions Editor Most people on campus reach their burn out point right before Reading Days. For whatever reason, that was not when I reached mine. Mine hit right about… Well, this week. Or last week. I am not really sure. I just know that I’m feeling pretty burnt out right now. According to Wikipedia (which is the most reliable of sources, but hey, this is not a research paper), burnout refers to long-term...
The letter that left the president speechless
Courtesy of GCC&M The last time Eric Kolbe ’65 visited the Gettysburg College President’s Office it was to meet with President Carl Arnold Hanson in the 1960s. Kolbe was one of a group of students who expressed outrage to Hanson about segregation at a local barbershop. They came in support of civil rights. Forty-plus years later, in April 2013, Kolbe returned to campus for the first time since his graduation. He had a full day:...
Horror movie remake “Carrie” thoroughly frightens viewers
By Crystal R. Williamson, Contributing Writer I definitely do not say this after every great movie I see or anything, but “Carrie” is officially my new favorite film. Stephen King, author of the original novel, certainly knows how to drag you into an enticing plot, and this movie remake achieved the same result. Personally, remakes tend to disappoint me because nothing ever seems to compare to the original work. “Carrie” was the...
