Gettysburg Railway: Providing Trips to the Past with Economic Gains for the Futur
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief A story every Gettysburgian knows by heart: On Nov. 18, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln arrived in Gettysburg, PA, via train, before delivering his famous Gettysburg Address the following day. One of the many historical highlights of Gettysburg College is that the train station Lincoln arrived at is situated on campus, nestled between the ICE Complex and Constitution Apartments. However, the station...
Vote for Equality: Gettysburg’s Feminists in Action
by Cassidy Haines, Magazine Editor On the first Tuesday in November, voters across the country filled their ballots for midterm and local elections. As in past years, the College Union Building served as a polling place for Adams County, and students across the political spectrum welcomed townspeople and encouraged them to make their voices heard. One of the organizations involved this year was Vote for Equality (V4E),...
Dreamscapes: Waldo’s & Co Debuts New Studio Holders Gallery Exhibition
By William Oehler, Director of Photography “Dreams are really ineffable, weirdly hard to penetrate. You can ask what a dream means, but it is hard to penetrate your subconscious to figure out [what they mean].” Ethan Hartranft, a studio artist of Waldo’s and Co’s, described his interpretation of the non-profit, community art space and café’s new studio artist exhibition titled Dreamscapes, which opened on Nov. 7th. Waldo’s &...
Senior Spotlight: Ella Reidway, Soprano, Jules Young, Tenor
By Jules Young, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Ainsley Green, Staff Writer On Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at 7 p.m., Ella Reidway ’26 performed her Senior Recital, the capstone project for Sunderman Conservatory Music Majors. Reidway is a Music Education major, and the recital is the culmination of all her work as a soprano vocalist. The recital opened with two French pieces that were connected by their theme about stars. One of...
Implementing New Academic Programs: Finance, Public Health Policy and Communication Studies
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg College has begun offering new academic programs in public health policy, finance and communication studies. Beginning this fall semester 2025, students have the option of pursuing curricula toward these majors. The finance and public health policy programs were approved by a faculty vote on Sept. 26, 2024, and the communication studies program was approved at a meeting the following March. ...
A Note from the Editor: On Change and Discovery
By Sophie Lange, Managing Editor Growing up, I always loved writing. It did not matter if it was creative, academic, or otherwise; I simply loved putting words down on paper and being able to tell a story. I have a distinct memory of my fourth-grade English teacher encouraging this passion, and little did she or I know, I would go on to become the Managing Editor of my college’s newspaper. When I first arrived at Gettysburg, I truly...
