Red v. Blue: Women’s Issues
A weekly column in which Gettysburg’s College Republicans and College Democrats will engage in debate about issues in the news. By Isabel Gibson Penrose, Vice President, College Democrats I would like to start by pointing out that the Republican Party so fondly referenced in the beginning of the College Republican article shares few similarities with the Republican party of today. Republicans who “freed the slaves,” also fought a war...
Women’s Center offers a variety of resources
By Janelle Thompson, Women’s Center Correspondant There are many resources here at Gettysburg College that cater to the needs and concerns of students, and one such resource is the Women’s Center. The Women’s Center is located in the Ice House Complex on 30 North Washington Street, and our hours are from 4:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday, and from 7:00p.m. -12:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The mission of the...
Andrew McMahon finds himself in the wilderness
Andrew McMahon is a man of many talents and many names. Since his start in alternative rock music, he has changed his band’s name four times from pop- punk Something Corporate to the piano-driven Jack’s Mannequin to the electro- pop Andrew McMahon to his newest moniker, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. Despite The Pop Underground EP’s success, under his actual name, McMahon still was not satisfied and decided this past summer that he...
Alumnus co-founds urban agriculture company
By Frank Arbogast, Courtesy of GCC&M Enzo Pinga ’11 made the 8,590 mile trek from his native Philippines to Gettysburg College in 2007. Just five years later, Enzo returned to the Philippines to make a difference. “I thought, what better place to make a difference than in my home country, the Philippines,” said Enzo, who decided after his study abroad experiences that he “must do something that would make an impact.” He says it...
Gettysburg runs Paul Short Invitational
By Bethany Holtz, Sports Editor The Gettysburg men’s and women’s cross country teams are off and running toward another great season. This past weekend the Bullets competed at the prestigious Paul Short Invitational hosted by Lehigh University. The men scored an impressive 122 points earning them third place, while the women racked up 816 points placing them at 34th among 40 teams. First-year Elizabeth Hilfrank shared that both the...
