Cheers to Cheerleading: A Conversation with the Captains
This article originally appeared on pages 12 and 13 of the No. 2 October 2024 edition of The Gettysburgian’s magazine. By Zach Brooks, Magazine Editor Bullet cheerleaders chant, dance, and stunt trackside during football games. Leading the squad are co-captains Rachele Dale ’25 and Mia McHugh ’25 who say it was cheerleading that ultimately helped both of them to pick Gettysburg College. “I was in high school, and I fell in love with...
Senior Spotlight: Janaa Eborn, Violin
By Zach Brooks, Magazine Editor On Friday, Oct. 4, Janaa Eborn ’24 performed her senior recital in Paul Recital Hall. Eborn is a music major studying violin under Elly Toyoda at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music. The recital fulfilled an important degree requirement for Eborn, as well as representing a culmination of their musical achievement. Eborn’s first piece was unaccompanied Bach, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 by Johann...
Opinion: Stop the Chalk Talk (Free Advice on Getting your Point Across)
By Zach Brooks, Magazine Editor Whether a political statement, form of protest or effort to make change — it’s hard to say — Gettysburg College students have taken to the sidewalks to express their malformed ideas in chalk. Over the past 24 hours, campus has been littered with election-related messages chalked all over the sidewalks from “VOTE 4 HARRIS” to “TRUMP MAGA!” I want to understand the purpose of this juvenile form of...
Postcard From Abroad: Greetings from Bath!
By Zach Brooks, Staff Writer BATH, ENGLAND—Hello, and greetings from the World Heritage City of Bath! I knew from my first day at Gettysburg College that I wanted to study abroad, but when I decided during the Fall 2022 semester to pursue graduating a semester early, I thought I would lose the chance to go overseas. Fortunately, the Advanced Studies in English (ASE) program has allowed me to curtail my coursework to fulfill my English...
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Steven Gimbel
By Zach Brooks, Social Media Manager Professor of philosophy Steven Gimbel academically specializes in the interdisciplinary space of the philosophy of physics. Gimbel has always loved physics and the big questions that the field asks. However, during his undergraduate education while studying physics, Gimbel described going to his professor’s office hours and realizing that the field was not looking at the big questions. “Physics...
