Trio of New Head Coaches Prepare their Teams for Spring Success
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor The fields and diamonds of Gettysburg College will feature the debuts of three new head coaches this upcoming spring athletics season. Brooke Kalman and Cory Beddick are newer to their programs—softball and baseball, respectively—but fans of the Bullets women’s lacrosse team are already familiar with Charlotte Cunningham, who served on the coaching staff for the past four seasons. All three are working to...
Bullets Sweep Swarthmore over Basketball Senior Weekend
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor The men’s and women’s basketball teams honored their seniors this past weekend before their respective games, both of which ended victoriously for the Bullets and kept the team’s momentums in high gear as they prepare for the conference playoffs. The women’s team honored their lone senior, Meghan Barbera ’23, a biology major from Fort Washington, PA. She started at guard in 24 games this season and is...
Opinion: Why Capitalist Greed is at the Center of the Ohio Train Derailment Incident
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor While UFOs and Chinese spy balloons dominate the current American news cycles, not enough attention is being given to the Ohio train derailment incident, which could end up being one of the worst environmental disasters in recent history. While it is likely to live up to those expectations, it also represents the pinnacle of capitalist greed and a complete failure of governmental regulation. The...
Controversial Weekend of NFL Conference Championships
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor Referees and sports: two entities that must go together, but that struggle to maintain a peaceful coexistence. This past weekend’s conference championship games featured the latest referee-centered debacle on the second biggest stage in football. The NFC Championship game between the No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles and the No. 2 San Francisco 49ers was as unorthodox as they come. The Eagles were favored to win...
Opinion: Let’s End the Conflation of “Liberal” and “Leftist”
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor A common misnomer floating around in political discourse is the word “leftist,” or, more generally, “the left.” Typically employed by members of the right-wing, these terms are used to describe both liberals and Democrats—or, really, anyone with policies even slightly left of mainstream conservative values. This conflation of “leftist” and “liberal” is a huge disservice to what each group is trying to...
