Year in Review: 2024 at Gettysburg College
Compiled by Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Photos by William Oehler, Grace Jurchak, Sofia Gutierrez, Vincent DiFonzo and Gettysburg College January Community members gathered to remember the late Sara Gifford, former Assistant Director of International Student Services, on Jan. 25 in Christ Chapel. Gifford was killed on Dec. 22 of the previous year in a car accident on U.S. Route 15. In addition to her work at Gettysburg College,...
Inside Art House: A Creative and Close-Knit Residential Community at Gettysburg College
By Ainsley Green, Staff Writer, and Katie Lauriello, Lead Copy Editor Gettysburg College is home to 18 unique housing options that focus on fostering connections between students with a variety of interests, from the arts to STEM. A relatively new addition to the themed houses on campus is Art House, which is home to ten students this year. This is the second year students have lived in Art House, and interest and participation in...
Growing a Twelve Year Tradition of French Cinema
By William Oehler, Director of Photography French professor Florence Jurney sits in front of her computer, scrolling through countless trailers of the newest French movies, already planning next years’ French Film Festival. Her passion project grew the minute she stepped onto Gettysburg’s campus decades ago, and since then she has spent each day working with countless campus partners to bring more community events to campus, the...
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Sushmita Sircar
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Assistant professor of English Sushmita Sircar decided her future lay in the subject when she took a Shakespeare class spring semester of her first year at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Originally planning to major in economics, that class changed her mind for good. “By the time I wrote my first paper,” Sircar recalled, “it was like, yeah, I’m going to be an English major.” Growing up...
Postcard from Abroad: Checking the European Reality
By Dominic DiLuzio, Staff Writer One of my biggest flaws is anxiety about new experiences: I need to know everything about a new place, down to the layout of the room and the arrangement of the seats. While preparing to leave for France in August, I had none of this. So, instead of fooling you with unrealistic pictures of chateaus and wine and fresh-baked bread, I’m here to offer you a realistic glimpse at my time so far to prepare...
Inside the Magic of Servo’s Themed Dinners
This article originally appeared on page 2 and 3 of the No. 1 December 2024 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Every few months, Gettysburg College’s Servo dining center replaces the mundaneness of everyday dinners by transforming the space and hosting special themed dinners. These past years have spanned the Wizarding World, Red Carpet Music Awards, Mardi Gras, BooFest, Servo Thanksgiving and more....
