The Teachers’ Pets of Gettysburg College
By Sophie Lange, Features Editor Jasper Professor and chair of the political science department Caroline Hartzell’s dog, Jasper, is a poodle and King Charles Cavalier spaniel mix with a few others thrown in. According to Hartzell, they got Jasper nine years ago, a week before her daughter left for college. She described his personality as sweet and friendly. “I like to say that he thinks his job is to be the neighborhood greeter....
Postcard from Abroad: Experiencing Seoul
By Meg Rayner, Contributing Writer Seoul has been the city of my dreams. I have long wished to study abroad from home and the College’s Center for Global Education is one of the many reasons I picked Gettysburg College. My days are diverse and filled with fun. Every day is full of new places, new people and new experiences. My summer was dull but full of anticipation for my next adventure. The independence that it takes to live in a...
Cheers to Cheerleading: A Conversation with the Captains
This article originally appeared on pages 12 and 13 of the No. 2 October 2024 edition of The Gettysburgian’s magazine. By Zach Brooks, Magazine Editor Bullet cheerleaders chant, dance, and stunt trackside during football games. Leading the squad are co-captains Rachele Dale ’25 and Mia McHugh ’25 who say it was cheerleading that ultimately helped both of them to pick Gettysburg College. “I was in high school, and I fell in love with...
Opinion: Warning From a Former Trump Supporter
By Michael DeRenzo, Guest Columnist Back in 2016, I was an avid supporter of then-presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. His personality was bold and brash; with my then-limited impression of him, I was led to believe that anything and everything he stood up for, he represented the vast majority of us. Ideas that were once considered crazy and lunatic, such as wanting Mexico to pay for a future border wall that would deter illegal...
Missing Packages: Charges Delivered in Gettysburg Borough Mail Theft Scandal
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg College received a mysterious influx of missing package reports throughout the last school year. Several students expecting packages reported having never received their items from the Campus Post Office after having ordered them to be shipped via the United States Postal Service. One junior student at the College was disheartened to discover that a package sent to her by her aunt containing...
Opinion: Vote Like Your Life Depends on It. This Election, It Does.
By Alisha LeVine and Brenna Hadley of College Democrats I’m sure many of us remember where we were when we learned the results of the 2016 Presidential Election. The Trump presidency spun American politics on its head. A businessman with zero political, policy or military experience assumed the position of Commander-in-Chief. Typically, a newly elected president makes attempts to unify the nation in this period of transition. Trump,...
