Haunted G-Burg: the paranormal pervades campus
By Shannon Keeler, Staff Writer Gettysburg College, a four-year undergraduate liberal arts institution, is well known for its strong academics as well as its reputation of having one of the most haunted campuses in America. “You know how everyone here has their own ghost story, like during everyone’s time that they are here, as in students or teachers, they have some kind of experience with a ghost or weird occurrence like that.” said...
Pennsylvania 2014 Gubernatorial Elections: Republican Tom Corbett
By Harry Fones & Corinne Day, C0-Presidents, College Republicans Millennials across the state, and especially on the Gettysburg College campus, ask why they should vote Tom Corbett for governor. Tom Corbett has kept his promises on issues which millennials should be focused: kick starting Pennsylvania’s economy, dealing with taxes, and investing in infrastructure like roads and education. When Tom Corbett took over as governor,...
Pennsylvania 2014 Gubernatorial Elections: Democrat Tom Wolf
By Conor Brooks, President, and Isabel Gibson Penrose, Vice President, Gettysburg College Democrats Tom Wolf is the best candidate for governor of Pennsylvania. We are in a precarious situation because of Tom Corbett, who has been our state’s governor for the last four years. This election will determine whether we are able to regroup and move forward or whether we will stay in free fall. Under Corbett, Pennsylvania has dropped from...
Bullets rise to the challenge of home invite
By Isabella Baxter, Contributing Writer This past Saturday, October 18, the men’s and women’s cross country teams placed 10th and 5th, respectively at the 26th Annual Gettysburg Invitational. The women’s race featured 36 teams and the men’s race featured 34 teams. Despite wet and extremely windy conditions, the meet was highly anticipated by both the men’s and women’s squads. Captain Nate Cody shared, “The home invite is a great...
Musician John Francis gives powerful concert
By Julia Rentsch, Staff Writer On Thursday, October 16, folk singer John Francis performed on the Attic stage in the first of three concerts sponsored by the first-year seminar “‘This Machine Kills Fascists!’: Protest Music and Social Change in the American Experience.” The ongoing concert series aims to complement the seminar by exhibiting three artists who, according to the seminar’s instructor, Associate Professor Dave Powell,...
