The dos and don’ts of Yik Yak
By Isabel Gibson Penrose, Web Editor I couldn’t tell you exactly when it started, but for quite some time now Gettysburg students have been suffering from a serious Yik Yak addiction. Whether you’re one of the people who constantly complain about how it was better last year or someone up to their ears in Yakarma –(the score you get for posting Yaks, replies, and voting on other people’s Yaks and replies that gets higher as your actual...
Prof. Wendy Piniak helps foster passion for science
By Stephen Lin, Staff Writer It is 8:30 in the morning and Wendy Piniak, the new ecology professor at Gettysburg College has been tasked with educating a combination of tired and possibly hung over students. The classroom falls silent as students attempt to jumpstart their brains with the task at hand. I shuffle through my notes, knowing that the answer is not there. Just as the silence starts to grow uncomfortable, someone in the...
Gettysburg College celebrates Thanksgiving
By Brendan Raleigh, News Editor Gettysburg College students lined up from Lincoln Avenue all the way back to the water fountain near Plank Gym in order to join in on Servo’s Thanksgiving Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The celebration, which took place 16 days in advance of the actual holiday, gave students the chance to experience the spirit of Thanksgiving before they return home to celebrate with their families on Nov. 25. With some...
Gettysburg takes down Johns Hopkins 2-1
By Taylor Atlas, Contributing Writer It was a cold and rainy afternoon in Baltimore, MD this past Saturday, November 1. Despite the gloomy sky and slick wet field, there was a sense of celebration in the air surrounding Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University for the Gettysburg women’s soccer team. For the first time in a decade, the Bullets beat the Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins University 2-1, who at the time were ranked sixth in...
Remember and respect the Wall
By Stephany Harrington, Staff Writer As Gettysburg College students we are constantly surrounded by living history. We live adjacent to one of the most famous battlegrounds in the United States. Monuments line our campus and the Civil War Institute has an important presence. The battle and Lincoln’s legendary Gettysburg Address are frequently discussed here, either amongst students or in an attempt to attract prospective students....
