Opinion: In Spite of the Election, Keep Being You
By Michael DeRenzo, Guest Columnist With the 2024 Presidential Election coming to a close, I had a few thoughts that I would like to share. I am not a woman. I am not a black person. I am not part of the LGBTQ+ community. I am not a Latino, or an immigrant from outside the United States. Yet my heart aches for these all these communities. I do not see this election as a matter of left versus right. In fact, there are things about...
Campus Safety Crime Log: Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2024
Compiled by Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer Monday, Oct. 28 No Crimes Reported Tuesday, Oct. 29 No Crimes Reported Wednesday, Oct. 30 Vandalism: Hanson Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Harassment: College Union Building; Closed (Referred to SRR) Thursday, Oct. 31 No Crimes Reported Friday, Nov. 1 No Crimes Reported Saturday, Nov. 2 Vandalism: Paxton Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Rape: Location Withheld to...
Postcard from Abroad: Experiencing Seoul
By Meg Rayner, Contributing Writer Seoul has been the city of my dreams. I have long wished to study abroad from home and the College’s Center for Global Education is one of the many reasons I picked Gettysburg College. My days are diverse and filled with fun. Every day is full of new places, new people and new experiences. My summer was dull but full of anticipation for my next adventure. The independence that it takes to live in a...
Opinion: Warning From a Former Trump Supporter
By Michael DeRenzo, Guest Columnist Back in 2016, I was an avid supporter of then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. His personality was bold and brash; with my then-limited impression of him, I was led to believe that anything and everything he stood up for, he represented the vast majority of us. Ideas that were once considered crazy and lunatic, such as wanting Mexico to pay for a future border wall that would deter illegal...
Opinion: Vote For a Candidate You Can Be Proud Of
By Leah Nath, Staff Columnist In his final address before retirement, George Washington expressed his explicit opposition to the concept of partisanship and the two-party system due to his fears that parties would eventually prioritize their own interests over the common good. For many Americans, political parties have become an aspect of identity, where people share that they are a Democrat or a Republican, a conservative or a...
