The College Planetarium and Observatory: Gettysburg’s Gateway to the Sky
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Professor Ian Clarke began working for Gettysburg College in 1991, taking a job as an adjunct English professor for his first years at the College. He soon made a significant and unexpected career change. After taking some time off to take care of his young kids in the late 90s, he returned to Gettysburg College with a dramatically different title — astronomy lab instructor. Soon after, he took over...
A Liberal Arts Education: Alessandro Zuccaroli’s Story
By Sarah Daniels, Content Manager Soon-to-be graduate Alessandro Zuccaroli ’25, a biochemistry major and history minor, has a bright future ahead of him. Directly after graduation, he will work as a research specialist in an infectious disease laboratory at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation. After two years in this position, Zuccaroli plans to apply to MD-Ph.D...
Prof. Randall Wilson Wins Zalaznick Book Prize for ‘A Place Called Yellowstone’
By Nathaniel Swindell, Staff Writer Environmental studies professor Randall Wilson recently won the Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize for his book “A Place Called Yellowstone: The Epic History of the World’s First National Park.” The book focuses on the history of Yellowstone National Park, as well as the cultural impact it has had since it was initially established in 1872. The book was praised for its biographical approach to...
Life After Gettysburg: Post-Graduation Plans
Compiled by Gettysburgian Staff Sophia Marrone, Physics After graduation, I will work with the National Parks Service in Valles Caldera National Park in New Mexico to develop an astronomy-related ranger program for the summer. I am very excited about this opportunity, and I cannot wait to explore the great outdoors. After this summer, I plan on securing a position at a national lab and eventually going to graduate school for...
Eisenhower Institute ‘Global Focus’ Students Travel to Oman for Spring Break
By Sunbul Ahadi, Contributing Writer Over spring break, the Eisenhower Institute (EI) offered eight Gettysburg College students the opportunity to travel to Oman, a Gulf country on the Arabian Peninsula. The trip was part of the year-long “Global Focus: Oasis in the Middle East” program, in which students explored Oman’s history, culture, achievements, and challenges in the modern age.” During the trip, students said they learned...
Postcard from Abroad: The Gift of Language
This article originally appeared on pages 16 and 17 of the No. 5 April 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine By William Oehler, Staff Writer As I sat down to dinner with my host family on my first night in Nantes, France, my brain was jet-lagged and focused on everything but speaking in a second language. I had waded through a 24-hour travel day and needed food and sleep immediately. But first, I needed to make a good first...
