Review: Sense and Sensibility is an Austen-tacious Delight
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer This past weekend, the Owl and Nightingale Players performed their production of Kate Hamill’s Sense and Sensibility at the Gettysburg College Kline Theater. Adapted for the stage from Jane Austen’s beloved novel, Sense and Sensibility follows the Dashwood sisters, sensible and reserved Elinor (played by Tyra Riedemonn ’20) and romantic and emotional Marianne (played by Casey Creagh ’22)....
Student Spotlight: Austin Nikirk
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer At the time of her interview, Gettysburg College senior Austin Nikirk was entrenched in preparations for her February 29th recital. The Music Performance major and French minor was excited for her big performance. “I will be singing lots of really cool music, with three premiers and songs in four languages,” Nikirk says. “My program takes three pieces composed by student composers from the conservatory,...
Senior Spotlight: Marana Tso
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer Fresh off her senior recital, Marana Tso ’20 is looking forward to the rest of her senior year at Gettysburg. A Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major and Music minor, she is thankful for the freedom college has given her to pursue her passions for both music and the sciences. “Gettysburg College fosters an environment that encourages students to try everything and do everything, which comes with...
Super Bowl LIV’s “Rainbow Wave”
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV was the first in its history to include an openly gay and female coach, with the San Francisco 49ers’s assistant coach Katie Sowers, but it is also being praised for its LGBTQ+ representation in more ways than one. There was also representation present in some of the Super Bowl’s iconic ads. The LGBTQ+ advocacy group GLAAD embedded on their website eleven Super Bowl ads that they...
That Controversial Game of Thrones Scene Is Actually Incredibly Important
By Jackie McMahon, Staff Writer Everybody who knows me knows I’m obsessed with “Game of Thrones,” and considering how many times I’ve overheard people discussing “GoT” in Servo lately it seems a lot of other people here love the show too. But there are two major problems I’ve always had with “GoT”: its depiction of sexual violence and lack of racial diversity. It left a bad taste in my mouth when the very white Daenerys Targaryen...
