Aunt Izzie: Avoiding Creepy Guys
Dear Aunt Izzie, Sometimes when I go out on the weekends I just want to be with my friends. How do I get guys to leave me alone? Sincerely, Girl’s Night Out Dear Girl’s Night Out, There are several ways I considered responding to this. I thought about simply referring you to the Jenna Marbles video “How To Avoid Talking To People You Don’t Want To Talk To.” I thought about drawing a diagram of where to elbow a guy...
Your Daily Donuts: Lack of Syrian WMDs pushes US to brink
By Hunter Wiand, Columnist In a surprising turn of events, what were originally thought to be chemical weapons used in the conflict in Syria have in fact turned out to be massive quantities of AXE body spray. UN investigators report that the Assad regime may in fact have been attempting to cover up the poor personal hygiene of soldiers loyal to him. Conversely, anonymous French sources believe that the men’s deodorant was...
Aden Twer Makes Gettysburg History Once Again
By Shannon Keeler, Contributing Writer With 4:06 remaining in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s loss to Ursinus College, Gettysburg College football history was made. Receiver, Aden Twer, caught his 19th career touchdown, a Gettysburg College record-breaking number. The previous record holder was Ken Snyder, whom held it at 18 touchdowns from 1962-1964. Twer tied this 49 year-old record with 4:02 remaining on the clock in the third. He...
Wish I’d never grown up
By Sarah Van De Weert, Opinions Editor All that I ever wanted since I was a young child was to be grown up. I wanted my own home to return to at the end of the day, a real job to look forward to every morning, and sole responsibility for taking care of myself. I used to tramp around the house playing dress up with my Barbie dolls and my stuffed animals, pretending they were my kids or my husband or coworkers. I used to play house on...
Ultimate Frisbee Team gets ready for an exciting season
By Julia Rentsch, Contributing Writer On Saturday, Sept. 14, Gettysburg College welcomed to their fields six women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams for an annual round robin tournament. The all-day event is designed to be both an opportunity for local teams to orient their first-years to the game, and just an excuse to have some fun playing Frisbee. Gettysburg’s own Ferocious Chickpeas had a very promising day, winning their first three...
