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...
Postcard from Abroad: Hills and Hills and Even More Hills
By Isabella Rapucci, Guest Writer ATHENS, GREECE— When picking Greece as my study abroad location, I was shocked by how much of this country was uphill. Anywhere that I need to go, it is almost a 90 degree angle. Similarly, in my personal life I was overcoming a lot of mental hills, learning what it is like to pack up my life and move somewhere entirely foreign. These many hills and mountains began to hold a deeper significance for...
