Swim Takes Home Combined 27 Conference Medals, Sending 8 Athletes to National Championship
By Max Ferguson, Staff Writer The Men’s and Women’s Bullets Swim Teams travelled to Franklin and Marshall College’s Aquatic Center to compete in the Centennial Conference Swim Championships from Thursday, February 19, through Sunday, February 22. There, the teams brought home 27 conference championship medals, 13 of which were from the men’s team, and 14 from the women’s team. The men’s team finished as the Centennial...
Postcard from Abroad: Habari kutoka Zanzibar! (Hello from Zanzibar!)
By Sarah Zwickel, Guest Writer ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA— I am currently in Zanzibar, Tanzania studying coastal ecology and natural resource management. This School of International Training (SIT) program is an immersive experience, where we connect with community members through the Kiswahili language and an extended homestay. We are a small cohort of nine students, exploring the dynamic coastal environment of the Zanzibar Archipelago....
Gettysburgs Wrestling’s Gavin Pascoe Represents at NCAA Championship
By Caitlin Rubsamen, Sports Editor On Friday, March 13, Gavin Pascoe ’27 traveled with Head Men’s Wrestling Coach Brad Brosius to Iowa to compete at the National Championship. Pascoe punched his ticket to the championship after taking third in the Region IIII Wrestling Championship. He had five wins to secure the bronze finish. This is Pascoe’s second NCAA Championship appearance. He fell in his two matches at least year’s tournament...
Students Take Charge: After 7 Years, Gettysburg Athletics Welcomes Backs the Student Athlete-Advisory Committee
By Caitlin Rubsamen, Sports Editor Every National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) school has the opportunity to run a Student Athlete Advisory Committee, or SAAC. At Gettysburg, the last time the student athletes had a formal committee on campus was in 2018, and at that time, it was called SAIL, Student Athletes in Leadership. Junior field hockey member Maya Viscardi-Carelse ’27 found out what SAAC was last spring when talking...
Theater Department Features World Premiere of “Twin Hearts,” by Susan Russell
By Jules Young, Arts & Entertainment Editor On Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 26th to March 1st, the Gettysburg College Theater department put on the play “Twin Hearts,” written and directed by theater professor Susan Russell. This production was the world premiere of the show; a play about Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan. The play was a fascinating take on the Helen Keller story, by having Keller and Sullivan be...
