Men’s basketball wins CC opener
By Sara Laughna, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College men’s basketball team (2-2) started the 2012-2013 season strong, winning two out of their first three games. The Bullets’ first win came in the opening game of the 22nd annual Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament. Gettysburg beat Keuka College by a 60-39 final score to move on to the final game of the Tip-Off Tournament. The first-round victory was a close two-point game until Gettysburg...
Opinion: It is better to take chances than to wonder, “What if?”
By Riley Park, Opinions Editor On Jan. 10 in the year 49 BCE, Julius Caesar stood at the banks of the river Rubicon with his army. He had a choice to make: cross the Rubicon, entering his homeland of Italy, and inevitably begin a long and bloody civil war of defiance against his government and homeland or turn back. There, on the brink of the northernmost border of Italy, he faced the choice of action and consequence or ease and...
Out, Proud and Queer: “40 Moms” inspire hope during the holiday season
By Ann Sasala, Staff Writer Happy Holidays! You can just hear Bing Crosby’s voice bouncing around in your skull. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but for some reason, you just can’t seem to rouse yourself out of that tryptophan-induced slumber, nor are there visions of sugar plums dancing in your head. Just like that girl with the annoying voice, you “want a hippopotamus for Christmas,” perhaps a new set of L. Ron Hubbard’s “Dianetics,”...
Rock group Dinner and a Suit to perform on campus Dec. 7
By Joanna Myers, A&E Editor Pop/rock outfit Dinner And A Suit is set to perform at the Attic on Dec. 7. Hailing from Nashville, Dinner And A Suit is composed of members Jon Capeci, Joey Beretta and Anthony Genca. 2012 saw the release of their new record “Since Our Departure,” which includes the popular single “Where We Started.” “Where We Started” is strongly reminiscent of The Fray circa 2005, with a little Coldplay mixed in at...
Black Friday revenue shatters past records
By Carter Ashforth, Staff Writer Despite the current depressed state of the American economy, consumers broke record numbers for the 2012 Black Friday. Jennifer Booton of Fox Business reported, “On Black Friday, which marks the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season, a record 247 million shoppers visited stores and web sites, up from 226 million a year ago, according to the NRF survey conducted by BIGinsight, which polled...
