College Responds to Police Impersonation Incident and Campus Anxieties
This article originally appeared on pages 6 and 7 of the No. 4 February 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief, and Katie Lauriello, Managing Editor Shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, a student was walking near West Stevens and Mummansburg Streets, close to the center of campus, when a dark SUV pulled up alongside them. The driver, described as a white male wearing dark-colored clothes,...
Empowerment Through Photography
By Sophie Lange, Features Editor Wendy Halperin is very involved in the Adams County community. In addition to having over 30 years of experience in social work and being the Executive Director of Waldo’s & Company in downtown Gettysburg, Halperin’s latest initiative involves using her passion for natural portrait photography to empower youth and young adults of Adams County who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Titled...
A Note from The Editor: Embracing Connections
This article originally appeared on page 2 of the No. 4 February 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. By Katie Lauriello, Managing Editor & Lead Copy Editor I began my journey with The Gettysburgian not quite knowing what role I wanted to play. After hearing about copy editing at the fall activities fair in 2021, I decided to try editing for the news section. I can only thank my past self for taking that leap and deciding...
The Crossword Answers, December 2024 Magazine Issue
Created by Cassidy Haines, Assistant Magazine Editor This crossword originally appeared on page 23 of the No. 1 December 2024 edition of The Gettysburgian’s...
Opinion: Every Nice Tree is Twenty Years Old
By Logan Troy, Guest Columnist The U.S. Northeast has been engulfed in drought for nearly all of autumn. Wildfires have ravaged large swaths of land across the Atlantic seaboard, just as the World Meteorological Organization has announced that 2024 is the warmest year on record. 2024 specifically gets to boast the hottest summer ever recorded worldwide. The truth stares us in the face. “Climate Havens” like the hills of North Carolina...
What Does the Future Hold for Gettysburg Football?
By Owen Kutlu, Sports Editor When it comes to college sports, football tends to garner the most support and following. A good football program can define an entire school and their athletics as a whole. However, this is not the case with Gettysburg College. In recent years, Gettysburg’s football program has taken a back seat to a majority of other sports due to the consistent lack of winning seasons. While there is still some talk...
