“I Beseech You” at Schmucker Art Gallery: The Feminist Movement, 100 Years Later
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer This August marked the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. This milestone anniversary was celebrated by women across the country, but it also provides an opportunity for somber reflection on how far the women’s rights movement has come, and how much farther it has to go. The Schmucker Art Gallery’s exhibition “I Beseech You: Women,...
Wind Symphony Unveils New Album: The Music of Brian Balmages, Vol. 1
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer This August the Gettysburg College Wind Symphony released its latest album, The Music of Brian Balmages, Vol. 1, consisting of eleven tracks. The album is the “product of years of hard work,” said Dr. Russell McCutcheon, Director of Bands and Wind Symphony Conductor at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music. The Wind Symphony has a history of recording and touring internationally, such as in China and...
Senior Spotlight: Ben Rhine
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer Gettysburg College senior Ben Rhine is thankful for how the college’s liberal arts curriculum has helped him pursue his various passions. “The liberal arts setting of Gettysburg and the Conservatory quality level of education have helped me both pursue my interests as a musician and explore any secondary and tertiary interests outside the Conservatory,” says Rhine, a Music Major and Civil War Era...
Senior Spotlight: Nathalia Mazza
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer Given the unexpected transition to remote learning due to COVID-19, Nathalia Mazza ’20 is unsure about how the change will affect the rest of her senior year. “I will be finishing up my classes and my senior art capstone as best as I can given the situation.” She says. “I’ve had to adjust the size of my work for art to be able to continue working on it from home but I’m going to keep drawing and...
Movie Review: Emma
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer Jane Austen’s 1816 beloved novel Emma has been adapted many times to the screen, from the 90s film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, to the 2009 BBC miniseries, to the cult classic film Clueless with Alicia Silverstone, in which Emma is renamed Cher and plays matchmaker at her California high school. The latest iteration is Autumn de Wilde’s Emma, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as the titular Emma Woodhouse, the...
