A playlist for the ultimate Christmas this winter season
As I have expressed in previous newspaper articles, I absolutely adore Christmas music. Since the Christmas season is upon us, I thought I would compile a list of fifteen of my all-time favorite Christmas songs that would create the ultimate Christmas playlist for listeners of all kinds. Here is the breakdown of the list: 1.“Christmas Lights” by Coldplay: First of all, I love this song. I think I would even consider it my all-time...
Gettysburg hosts first annual Burgburst celebration
By Brendan Raleigh, News Editor Gettysburg College celebrated its first annual Burgburst this year in the CUB Ballroom, as students flooded in to enjoy various performances and foods from the school’s international community. Flags from countries across the world created an “x” across the ballroom as students grabbed plates of food from the Chinese table, an African Market table, and numerous others. Cuisines came from Latino/Hispanic...
Gettysburg men’s basketball wins CC opener
By Alyssa Anderson, Contributing Writer The Gettysburg men’s basketball team beat Swarthmore College, 53-48, in its Centennial Conference opener. The Bullets came into the game with a record of 2-1, while Swarthmore had yet to win a game, with a record of 0-2. Swarthmore had the leading score in the first half of the game on November 22. The Gettysburg Bullets trailed by nine points at halftime but were able to recover the lead with a...
Fee’s medieval drama class encourages Christmas spirit
By Amanda Srere, Contributing Writer Every Gettysburgian down in Gettysburg liked Christmas a lot…But the Grinch, who lived just north of Gettysburg, did not! Kick off this Christmas season with Professor Christopher Fee and company’s production of the Chester Cycle Nativity and the Play of the Shepherds. To sum up a semester learning about medieval drama, the English 312 class is putting on a modern adaption of the Nativity...
Issues in failure to indict Officer Wilson in the shooting case of Michael Brown
By Stephany Harrington, Staff Writer Although I wrote an article earlier this semester about Ferguson, with the decision of the grand jury soon approaching it would be wrong to write about something else. Some might think that the situation in Ferguson has calmed down since the shooting of Michael Brown in August this year. The situation has changed, but remained an intense issue despite the passing months. Protests have occurred...
