Perspectives: What Do You Want the College to Prioritize in the Year Ahead?
Compiled by Mikelyn Britt, Opinions Editor Wesley Lill ’26 As a freshman in Gettysburg College, I have had a fantastic first few weeks. It is everything that I could have hoped for, from the beautiful campus and town, the quality of the food, the wide variety of clubs, and most importantly, the amazing education that I am receiving from my professors. If I were to focus on one thing that I want Gettysburg to focus on in the future, I...
Opinion: YAF Uses Defense of “Free Speech” to Hide Speakers’ True Opinions
By Erik Musum Recently, a member of The Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter at Gettysburg college, submitted an opinion piece to The Gettysburgian entitled “Free Expression is Being Supplanted by a Culture of Intimidation.” In it he portrays the response to Dr. Ryan T. Anderson’s event was stemming from a fear that he will demonstrate a rhetoric that is “powerful, logical, and based in reality,” one that will combat “radical...
Opinion: I Have Two Moms, Yet Will Be Attending YAF’s speaker
By Joe Zimbler Seems contradictory doesn’t it? You may be asking yourself, regardless of your beliefs regarding homosexuality and trans identities, why? Why would someone like me, who hung a rainbow flag in our locker room, attend this event? Well, let me explain: Polarization is one of the biggest issues facing the world today. People on both sides of the political spectrum generally refuse to interact with those with different...
Opinion: In God They Trust
By Nathan Keely I’d like to first acknowledge that as a man I have no idea of what it is like to be a woman, nor can I fully understand the societal plight that is put upon them. Though I am pro-choice, I would like to also acknowledge that those who are pro-life should be treated with respect and dignity. Shouting at those who disagree with you will not solve the problem and will only polarize this country even further. This issue...
Opinion: Protecting the Most Vulnerable
By John Riccardi, Chairman of Gettysburg College Young Americans for Freedom Abortion is the greatest moral issue facing America. No other issue is comparable in terms of lives lost. In 2019 alone, over 800,000 babies were aborted. The Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision is responsible for the nation-wide scale of the abortion atrocity. The long-standing authority of the states to protect the lives of the unborn was torn from...
Opinion: Gettysburg Has Failed Itself on China
By: Nick Arbaugh ‘20, Former President of the Student Senate Matt Salton ‘20, Former President of the Gettysburg College Democrats Nico DiGiulio ‘20, Former President of the Gettysburg College Republicans Kevin Wright ‘20, Former Member of the Gettysburg College Democrats Brendan Salyards ‘20, Former Vice President of the Gettysburg College Democrats Wellington Baumann ‘20, Former Vice President of the Gettysburg College Republicans...
