In Review: The 2015 Golden Globe Awards
By Chandler Robertson, Staff Writer The Award Season for film, television and music is now in full swing, with the Golden Globes kicking it off on Jan. 11th. The Globes are a unique combination of Television and Film, as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association chooses their favorites from the past year. Comedians Amy Poehler and Tina Fey hosted the award show this year for their second time, although this year will be their last. This...
Students see the world via CPS immersion trips
By Brendan Raleigh, News Editor The Gettysburg College Center for Public Service (CPS) offers a number of Immersion Projects each break. When students go home for Winter Break, Spring Break and the first weeks of summer break, those who want to serve communities both domestically and abroad apply to CPS to serve and learn in an unfamiliar destination. The focuses of these projects are also areas of social justice. They have taken...
How we should remember Bill Cosby
By Stephany Harrington, Staff Writer As of late, rape allegations against Bill Cosby are constantly emerging in the news. I just recently read a CNN article called “How will we remember Bill Cosby?” that discussed the matter and I took serious issues with the way that the author of the article, Todd Leopold, addressed the issue. While reading his discussion, it seemed to me that he was willing to ignore the allegations against Bill...
Numerous gender equality accomplishments in 2014
By Janelle Thompson, Women’s Center Correspondant As this year comes to a close, it is important for us to look back and celebrate all of the big advances for women and gender equality that occurred this year. Thanks to increased awareness, many parts of the world have answered the call to galvanize on behalf of females everywhere, and have been effective in inciting positive change. Here, then, are the top ten feminist moments...
Girl Scouts announce plan to sell their cookies online
By Mikki Stacey, Staff Writer It’s almost the most wonderful time of the year. Nationally, January marks the start of the Girl Scouts’ cookie selling season. Armies of little girls will be braving the cold weather to sell door-to-door and at tables outside of grocery stores, methods that have brought about $800 million into the national organization. The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. expect this number to go up this year due to their new...
