The Importance of Arts in a STEM Centered World
This article originally appeared on page 19 of the No. 5 April 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine By Kenzie Smith, Arts & Entertainment Editor In recent years technology has become a heightened focus of our society, as it has been integrated into our daily lives. The most recent technology put in the spotlight being AI as it has become increasingly present from search engines such as ChatGPT to even the release of some...
Politics in Media: A Strained Intersection
This article originally appeared on page 15 of the No. 4 February 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. By Kenzie Smith, Arts & Entertainment Editor and Video Producer Politics have always been represented in media, from newspapers to online news articles to TV news stations, but as many expanses have changed due to the digital age, so has the way many Americans receive news about politics. Politicians took to campaigning...
Political Endorsements: Do Celebrities Make a Difference?
By Kenzie Smith, Arts and Entertainment Editor Politics have been on the mainstream this year due to the much heated presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, and these politics have not been absent in the sphere of Hollywood. There have been a number of celebrities that have come forward to endorse one candidate or another, or to even speak about why they chose to not endorse either. Rising pop icon Chappell Roan...
Senior Spotlight: Michael Tropp, Tenor and Bass Trombone
By Kenzie Smith, Arts and Entertainment Editor On Nov. 2, community members, students and faculty gathered in Paul Recital Hall for music education major and peace and justice studies minor Michael Tropp’s senior recital. Tropp demonstrated his talent in instrument by playing both the tenor and bass trombone. Scott Crowne accompanied Tropp on piano in select pieces. The recital began with “A quick trip with lots of baggage” by...
Chappell Roan: Your Favorite Artist’s Favorite Artist
By Kenzie Smith, Arts & Entertainment Editor Over the past couple of years, female pop stars have been on the rise, from Sabrina Carpenter to Olivia Rodrigo, but over the past few months, a new pop icon has come into the spotlight: Chappell Roan. Although Roan’s stardom appears rather sudden, her career with music started ten years ago when she released her first self-titled EP at the age of 16 under her real name, Kayleigh Rose....
