A Search for the Best Grilled Cheese of Gettysburg
By Kelsey DiPenta, Staff Writer Over the past few weeks, I ventured across campus and into town in search of the best grilled cheese sandwich. Each sandwich was rated on four categories: cheese pull-ability, crust crispiness, price, and finally, wow factor. To start off the competition, I created my own grilled cheese sandwich at Servo. This option was the most economically friendly, as it only cost me one meal swipe. To make the...
Burgburst 2018 Celebrates Gettysburg’s Diversity
By Kyra Pfeiffer, Staff Writer On Saturday, December 4, the CUB Ballroom was flooded with students, faculty, and members of the local community at Gettysburg College’s annual Burgburst celebration. Colorful flags lined the ballroom walls and rafters, threading attendees of all origins together as they sat at the multitudes of tables spread before the stage. Burgburst drew in many members of Gettysburg College and the surrounding...
Christmas Festival Brings Holiday Cheer to Gettysburg
By Thea Toocheck, Staff Writer The appearance of December and the approaching end of the semester heralds another arrival: that of the holiday season. It is hard to miss, what with the multi-holiday decorations in Servo and the library, the snowman tree in Commons, and festive music playing whichever way you turn. The town of Gettysburg celebrated the arrival of the holiday season with the Gettysburg Christmas Festival. In the past,...
Behind the Scenes at WZBT: “Lasagna Hour”
By Cameron D’Amica, Staff Writer On Thursdays from 9 to 10 PM, two of Gettysburg College’s first-year students, Cameron Luzarraga and Joe Trombetta, become DJ Billy Shears and DJ Johnny B. Goode for their radio show, Lasagna Hour, on 91.1 WZBT Gettysburg. Lasagna Hour is typically filled with classic rock anthems from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Nostalgic hits such as Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here,”...
Faculty Spotlight: Nicholas Miller
By Audrey White, Staff Writer Professor Nicholas Miller, a visiting professor at Gettysburg College for the past two years, has now joined the art history faculty on the tenure track. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison for his undergraduate degree in 2008 and earned his Ph.D. in 2016 from Northwestern University. Some of the classes Professor Miller is teaching this semester are Arts of the African Diaspora...
Much to Be Thankful For at Gettysburg College
By Julia Chin, Staff Writer After Servo’s long-awaited Thanksgiving dinner last week, students are craving mashed potatoes, pumpkin-flavored everything, and a little slice of home more than ever. Plans are being made to go home for the holidays, catch up with old friends, or even have dinner with some professors, who have graciously opened their homes to long-distance students. Not even the upcoming forecast for snow flurries can stop...
