New Initiative to Showcase The Wiggles at Commencement
By Cassidy Haines, Social Media Manager Earlier this week, Gettysburg College administration sent an email to students and faculty that unveiled a new tradition that will begin at this year’s commencement ceremony: the Commencement Community Celebrity Showcase (CCCS). According to the message, this initiative is meant to bring the campus together during the graduating class’s final celebration, so the administrators took inspiration...
Billy the Bullet to Return from NCAA World Tour
By David Goldman, Sports Editor It’s been quite some time now since Gettysburg’s own Billy the Bullet has been on campus. Billy made his Gettybsurg debut in 1976, and since then, he has been cheering on Gettysburg athletics and making himself a friendly “face” around campus. It has been over 10 years since Billy has left campus, and he is now set to return on April 27 for the last men’s lacrosse game of the season. You may be...
College Announces New Graduation Requirement Mandating All Students Memorize the Gettysburg Address
By Vince DiFonzo, Staff Writer Four score and seven minutes ago, President Bob Iuliano sent a campus-wide email outlining a new requirement that students must memorize and recite the entire Gettysburg Address to graduate. This new requirement will be enforced beginning with the Class of 2024 this semester. The College also announced that the entire Gettysburg Address will be included in every future student digest email. In order to...
Marshmello to DJ at PDT
By Kenzie Smith, Arts & Entertainment Editor The rumor has officially been confirmed: Phi Delta Theta (PDT) will be hosting Marshmello in two weeks. There has been an excited buzz throughout the student body at the broadcast of this information. “You’re definitely gonna see me there,” Marley Foor ’24 said Another student Lisa Baker ’26 commented, “They will finally play some good music.” There have also been questions as to how...
Gettysburg Smoothie Co. Will Only Serve “Conse-Quench”
By Cassidy Haines, Social Media Manager Over the weekend, administrators announced that the Jaeger Center location of Gettysburg Smoothie Co. will be reducing the options on its menu in favor of the College’s newest project: launching a new natural carbonated drink and slushy called “Conse-Quench.” Replacing the fresh fruit and açai bowl choices with flavored, sometimes carbonated ice and water was a decision inspired by the...
Breaking: Students Wearing Military Uniforms Around Campus Learn that the War is Over
By Arty Fischel On Saturday April 1st, Gettysburg College President Robert Iuliano announced to the campus community that both the Union and Confederacy had reached an agreement for a peaceful resolution following last week’s conclusion of the Halal Cart Accords. When asked for a comment, one veteran of the Battle for a Constitution Lot Parking Spot stated “in my mind, there’s still a war going on.” Still mourning the loss of his...
