President Iuliano Opts for Handwritten Letters over Email (April Fools)
By Casey Ottaway, staff writer In a communiqué yesterday, President Bob Iuliano announced that his infamously verbose campus-wide emails will be replaced by handwritten letters “for the foreseeable future.” The statement, which was distributed to each of Gettysburg’s 2,517 students by an unkindness of trained ravens that had been out of work since 2019’s Game of Thrones finale, was delivered on what appeared to be impressively...
Senior Spotlight: Chloe Dougherty
By Casey Ottaway, A&E Editor What is your major? I am a music performance major with an East Asian studies minor. When did you first fall in love with making music? Before I can even remember! My mom has shown me videos of me singing (horribly out of tune) to The Little Mermaid at three years old. I would sing it non-stop, on repeat; I was obsessed! One moment that I can remember that sticks out to me is from fourth grade. We had...
Opinion: Woefully Inadequate Mental Disability Accommodations are Indicative Of Larger Problems
By Casey Ottaway, A&E Editor I am an adult with severe ADHD. I was diagnosed a decade ago, but as I’ve grown older, more mature, and more aware, it has become increasingly clear to me that educational systems have been discriminating against me for my disability for my entire life, and never has this discrimination been more prominent than here at Gettysburg. It took me a long time to come to this realization; this is largely...
Senior Spotlight: Brian Buechele
By Casey Ottaway, A&E Editor Those who saw Into the Woods in early November might remember the sensational performance of Brian Buechele ’22 as “Jack.” With a combination of brilliant (and often improvised) physical comedy, nuanced acting, and a show-stopping performance of “Giants in the Sky,” Buechele’s prodigious talent and his love of musical theater were on display for all to see. A music education major, Buechele recently...
Senior Spotlight: Samantha Burr, Bassoon
By Casey Ottaway, Arts and Entertainment Editor What is your major? “I’m majoring in music education and I’m minoring in English as well as Peace and Justice Studies.” What is your instrument? “Bassoon.” When did you first fall in love with music, and when did you realize you wanted to be a music educator? “I have always loved music; it has always been a huge part of my life and my...
