Fa-la-la-la Fail: Hallmark Holiday Movies
By Holly Mercer, Staff Writer Thanksgiving is almost here—thank goodness. Servo Thanksgiving was fantastic, but I’m definitely looking forward to my grandma’s Thanksgiving feast. My grandma is quite the cook. Following the Thanksgiving Day festivities, my cousin and I will decorate her house for Christmas. Now, when it comes to decorations, my cousin and I go all out. We have a plethora of 70s decorations to choose from—there are...
Social activist Julian Bond delivers keynote address to graduating students
By Nora Tidey, Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 13, hundreds of students and faculty gathered in the ballroom for Gettysburg College’s 31st annual Fall Convocation. Initiated by a group of Gettysburg College students in 1984, Fall Convocation began in an effort to bring the campus together to engage in conversations regarding current issues. Each year, a speaker that has dedicated his or her life to positive social change comes to...
Gettysburg maintains hold of the bucket
By Kymberly Deane, Contributing Writer After a grueling battle against longtime rivals, Dickinson’s Devils, the Bullets managed to maintain their tight grasp on the Little Brown Bucket on Saturday afternoon at their opponent’s Biddle Field. An impressive score early in the fourth quarter led to a 36-27 win and possession of the Bucket. The extremely competitive but fun rivalry continued this year with its 80th meeting with Dickinson....
Women’s swimming capture nine events to win
By Shannon Keeler, Staff Writer On Saturday the Gettysburg women’s swim team took home their second win of the season against the Washington College Shorewomen in a 164- 98 defeat. The Bullets captured 9outof14oftheeventsinthe 164-98 win, improving their in- conference and overall season standing to 2-0. Senior captain Haley Weaver and sophomore Caroline Moyer led the Bullets each with three event wins. Moyer placed first in the 100-...
9/11 Museum: tragedy and gift shops
By Stephany Harrington, Staff Writer Thirteen years ago the entire country was in complete disarray and despair. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 became the most devastating tragedy in recent American memory. The aftermath of these events have been on my mind quite a bit lately, because just this past weekend I visited the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. I went with my German class because we are studying political memory...
