A Giants Fan’s Nightmare: A Recap of the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs
By John Towey, Staff Writer Well, at least the NFC Championship isn’t the Cowboys and the Eagles. I hope both teams lose, maybe we can make the Bengals honorary NFC champions. Unfortunately, that’s probably not happening, so let’s take a look back at what’s gone down in the NFL playoffs and what to expect from the conference championship games. Wild Card Wild Card Weekend kicked off with the Houston Texans soundly defeating Jim...
Week-Long Thanksgiving Break, Fall Semester Calendar Changes Proposed at 1st Faculty Meeting of Semester
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano opened the first faculty meeting of the spring semester by thanking faculty for a “remarkably strong fall semester” and describing student energy and engagement as “reminiscent of pre-COVID times.” He reflected on uncertainty in higher education under the new Trump administration. “Some of the areas of focus and some of the steps already taken are certainly creating an...
The Weekly Roundup: Jan. 20 – 26
Monday, Jan. 20 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Presidential Inauguration Watch Party, College Union Junction Noon – 1 p.m., Cycle with Amanda, Jaeger Center 143 Multipurpose Room 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., MLK Lecture, Masters Hall 110 Mara Auditorium 3 p.m. – 4 p.m., FYRE, College Union 230 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., MLK Reception, Weidensall Hall Lobby 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., MLK Celebration, Christ Chapel 7 p.m. – 9...
Quarry Pond Temporarily Closed as Several Dead Geese Are Tested for Bird Flu
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Quarry Pond has been temporarily closed amid an ongoing investigation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission after several dead geese were found in the area. Campus Safety Executive Director Alex Wiltz made the announcement in a campus-wide email on Saturday evening, reporting that the state’s game commission is testing the deceased animals for bird flu, a virus that normally spreads between birds and...
Former Student Accused of 2013 Campus Sexual Assault Extradited from France to Face Charges
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief A former Gettysburg College student has been extradited back to the United States to face charges related to a sexual assault allegedly committed in a campus first-year residential hall in 2013. Ian Cleary, who was enrolled at Gettysburg College between 2011 and 2014, had been jailed in France since May, where he was discovered by French authorities after eluding authorities for nearly three...
Year in Review: 2024 at Gettysburg College
Compiled by Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Photos by William Oehler, Grace Jurchak, Sofia Gutierrez, Vincent DiFonzo and Gettysburg College January Community members gathered to remember the late Sara Gifford, former Assistant Director of International Student Services, on Jan. 25 in Christ Chapel. Gifford was killed on Dec. 22 of the previous year in a car accident on U.S. Route 15. In addition to her work at Gettysburg College,...
