College Sparks Houses bring students together, offer a social alternative to Greek life
By Phoebe Burr, Courtesy of GCC&M How enriching would it be to have your professor come over and cook you dinner? How great would it be to always have your best friends as your study partners? These are just two of the benefits that students who live in Spark Houses get to enjoy on a regular basis. Gettysburg College offers many opportunities for students to customize their residential experiences. One of these opportunities is...
Women’s soccer finishes 2014 season 13-4-2
By Taylor Atlas, Contributing Writer A briskness was in the air. The field at Messiah College was prepped and ready, lines freshly painted and the grass still holding onto its green shine. On the Gettysburg sideline the team was decked out in their newly acquired parkas, ready to take on both the cold and the challenge of the NCAA Division III women’s soccer tournament against Capital University of Ohio. There was an ever-present hum...
Red v. Blue: Immigration Reform
A weekly column where Gettysburg’s College Republicans and Democrats debate topics in the news. This week College Democrats discuss: Immigration Reform By Isabel Gibson Penrose, Vice President, College Democrats The other day I found myself talking about politics with someone I don’t know very well – always a good decision. After declaring myself the liberal I am he responded, “I’m a pretty liberal person but…” Ah, the but. I braced...
Students gather in cold for Carboard Castle Sleep Out
By James Welch, Staff Writer It was a bitterly cold night on November 14, with lows in the mid-twenties. As I walked back from a long night of work in Glatfelter Hall, I could feel the wind hitting me in the face, each gust hitting me like tiny knives. I was powerwalking past the gazebo when something caught my attention: there was a bunch of people out on Stine Lake. What reason, I wondered, could these people possibly have for being...
Newest smart watch adds fitness tracking elements
By Samantha Siomko, Staff Writer January 1 is rapidly approaching, which means it will soon be time to make another New Year’s resolution. To be more healthy and active is one New Year’s resolutions we love to make each year. Of course, this means brushing the dust off of your old running shoes and promising yourself that you will go to the gym today. Having a virtual assistant by your side as you exercise could be the difference...
