A Search for the Best Grilled Cheese of Gettysburg
By Kelsey DiPenta, Staff Writer Over the past few weeks, I ventured across campus and into town in search of the best grilled cheese sandwich. Each sandwich was rated on four categories: cheese pull-ability, crust crispiness, price, and finally, wow factor. To start off the competition, I created my own grilled cheese sandwich at Servo. This option was the most economically friendly, as it only cost me one meal swipe. To make the...
Milano Culture Among Students and Staff
By Kelsey DiPenta, Staff Writer Milano is a popular pre-packaged cookie, and for many Gettysburg College students and staff, these cookies represent more than just a snack. The prevalence of Milano cookies on campus could be attributed to the fact that Commons always has several flavors in stock, including the new salted pretzel Milano slices. San Luc ’20, a barista at the Commons Cafe, said that though she “only eats Milanos...
Investigating Bullet Hole’s “Blue Drink”
By Kelsey DiPenta, Contributing Writer Students are taking school pride to the next level with the apparent popularity of the Bullet Hole’s “Blue Drink.” As I sit in the newly renovated Bullet Hole and look around, I see them everywhere. Entire tables of students all drinking the vibrant blue drink. I had to know more. I asked Mitchell Fenton ‘21, one of the students enjoying the beverage, to describe the makeup of the concoction. He...
A Personal Look at Gettysburg’s Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute Summer Fellowship
By Kelsey DiPenta, Contributing Writer Gettysburg’s Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute (X-Sig) Summer Research Fellowship was established to give students the opportunity to participate in undergraduate research. This summer, students worked closely with professors from the biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, computer science, and math departments as a part of X-Sig. Though most of the summer was spent in the lab conducting...
