Penn Hall celebrates 175th birthday
By Bethany Foxx, Staff Writer On Friday, Nov. 2, Gettysburg College celebrated Pennsylvania Hall’s 175th birthday. An event was held to celebrate the 175-year mark at 1:30 p.m. in the Penn Hall Lyceum. History professor Michael Birkner was scheduled to speak about Pennsylvania Hall, and the event organizers provided cake and punch. In 1837 Gettysburg College, which was known as Pennsylvania College at the time, moved to Pennsylvania...
SASA’s “14 Days” Events Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault
By Tyler Leard, Staff Writer Braving cold November weather, the Students Against Sexual Assault began their “14 Days to End Sexual Violence” event on Friday as a group of male students attempted to “walk a mile in her shoes” by completing an obstacle course, with varying degrees of success, wearing high heels. The event was the first of several to be hosted by SASA over the following two weeks aimed at raising awareness...
Obama wins re-election, says “best is yet to come”
By Brendan Raleigh, Staff Writer As President Barack Obama won the battleground state of Ohio on Tuesday night, he was pushed over the 270-electoral vote threshold set by the Electoral College, securing his reelection after months of arduous campaigning, fundraising, rallying and electioneering. By the end of the night, Obama had managed to earn 303 electoral votes versus Mitt Romney’s 206, largely due to his consistent...
Dep’t of Theatre Arts produces “The Good Times are Killing Me”
Courtesy of GCC&M Gettysburg College’s Department of Theatre Arts and the Owl & Nightingale Players student group will present Lynda Barry’s “The Good Times are Killing Me” Nov. 8-12. Performances in Brua Hall’s Kline Theatre, located on North Washington Street, will take place at 7:30 p.m. except for Sunday, Nov. 11’s matinee at 2 p.m. Admission is free of charge, but reservations are required for Nov. 9 and 10. The ticket...
Election proves successful for many queer candidates
By Natalie Wismer, Contributing Writer On Tuesday night, as I nervously refreshed the computer screen for the twelfth time in five minutes, I felt this sudden surge of pride. Not all of the votes for the presidential election were in yet, but I felt this odd hope as I learned that so many queer individuals had achieved success in their respective elections. Mary Gonzalez, an openly pansexual candidate, found herself elected to the...
