Problem of the Week: Chase!
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a panel of faculty judges, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this...
‘Who Will Write Our History’: Resistance Comes in Many Forms
By Musselman Library In commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, please join Musselman Library for a viewing of the documentary Who Will Write Our History, on Wednesday, January 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the Joseph Theater in Breidenbaugh Hall. The film, released in 2018, is a feature length documentary that tells the story of a group of brave journalists, scholars, and community leaders who resisted the Nazis by preserving...
Happy New Year from the Features Staff: Our Resolutions for 2019
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor To celebrate the beginning of the new year, members of the Features staff of The Gettysburgian have shared their 2019 resolutions. From traveling to being healthier to forming unconventional friendships, these goals might just inspire you to think of your own attainable (or unattainable) resolutions for the new year: Julia Chin ‘21: I hope to study in England in the fall and finally see a Shakespeare...
Dodging the Bullet: Sharing Music Throughout the First Semester
By Danielle Sicotte, Staff Writer I was in a serious freak-out mode. It was the summer before college, and all day, I thought only of the scary uncharted waters that were ahead of me and all night I could barely sleep. I imagined college as some sort of dystopian academic boot camp in which I would be forced to write essays on something like postmodern crocheting all day and all night with absolutely no time for fun. Soon enough, the...
Dodging the Bullet: Embracing Challenges and Seeking New Opportunities
By Phoebe Doscher, Staff Writer As my first semester at college draws to a close and finals season approaches, I am, like many others here at Gettysburg, tired and excited to return home for the holidays. But at the same time, I feel euphoria and pride in myself for all I have accomplished and all I have yet to do in the following seven semesters at this school. When I think back to my first week at Gettysburg, I was emotional over...
Mental Health Fair: An Opportunity for Mental and Emotional Support
By Sam Shourds, Staff Writer The Mental Health Fair took place in CUB Lobby on Thursday, November 29, with several stations designed to raise awareness about the importance of mental health. Each station provided students with either an opportunity to learn about mental health on our campus and in general, or indulge in activities promoting their own mental health. One station was a matching exercise that prompted students to test...
