The Crossword Answers, February 2026 No. 3 Issue
This crossword originally appeared on page 23 of the No. 3 February edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. Created by Cassidy Haines, Magazine...
Portrait of a Graduate: How Mastery Learning Interacts with Higher Education
By William Oehler, Director of Photography The enduring sentiment of Gettysburg College’s education as “consequential” creates an objective for every professor and student alike; but how does this ideal exist beyond the classrooms of college, into the halls and schools that lead us to Gettysburg’s hallowed grounds? In the 1950s, Benjamin S. Bloom, alongside a group of educators, formalized the idea of Mastery-Based Learning...
Making Her Mark: Fifty Women Artists of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony
On Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Schmucker Art Gallery welcomed independent scholar Bruce Weber for a dialogue and a reception to officially open his curated exhibition titled “Making Her Mark: Fifty Women Artists of the Historic Woodstock Art Colony.” In addition to Weber’s work, the display was also supported by two student researchers from the Art History department, Adrianna Ashcraft ’26 and Audrey Blazsak ’27. Introduced by the...
The Next GR8 Era of Gettysburg Football: Meet Head Coach Michael Green
By Caitlin Rubsamen, Sports Editor After a 7-43 record over the past four seasons, Athletic Director Troy Dell felt that a change of personnel was needed within the football program in the form of a new head coach. Dell gathered a committee with two members of the Board of Trustees, two Athletic Department administrators, an Admissions representative, a member of the faculty, a representative from the College’s advancement team,...
Between Them Classes
By Omer Shamil, Opinions Editor Walking across campus can feel like a fever dream. Some days, my head is entirely elsewhere. Mainly on what Servo will have for dinner, or whether I missed an assignment, on Moodle. I’m moving, but not really arriving anywhere. My attention keeps looping, pulled toward small urgencies that don’t feel small in the moment. Other times, though, something breaks through that haze. I look up. I notice where...
Faculty Spotlight: Rebecca Duffy Stasiunas – Adjunct Instructor of Art History
By Jules Young, Arts and Entertainment Editor Rebecca Duffy Stasiunas, a Gettysburg college alum class of 2016, began as an adjunct instructor this semester, filling in for Professor Yan Sun during her sabbatical. Currently, she is teaching intro to material culture – The Lives of Objects, and introduction to asian art. Professor Duffy Stasiunas is originally from Long Island, but has spent most of her time between Pennsylvania...
