U.S. Army War College Panel Visits Gettysburg College
By Madilyn Cataloni, Staff Writer On Wednesday, December 3, the public policy department hosted representatives from the Army War College for a panel discussion as a part of their Eisenhower Series College Program. The panel spoke from about 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Penn Lyceum. The panelists included Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Peynada of the U.S. Army, Colonel Douglas Willig of the U.S. Army, Colonel Martin Sonnenberger of the German Army...
Philosophy and Religious Studies Seniors Present Capstone Projects
By Celena Glaghassi, Staff Writer On Tuesday, December 2, the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies held senior capstone poster presentations to showcase the projects that the students had been working on all semester. The event began at 3:30 p.m. in Weidensall Hall’s Lobby. Everyone was welcome to attend the event and learn about the different philosophical and religious research projects that the seniors had spent the past...
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...
