The Pre-Health Professions Club Prepares Students for the Medical Field
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor Gettysburg College prepares students for a vast array of careers, and health professions is one direction for many science students. The Pre-Health Professions Club is a way for pre-health students to connect with each other and hear from numerous medical professionals. Guest speakers are a central component of the club. In the past, the club has had an extremely wide array of guest speakers. These...
Gettysburg College Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Initiates 10 New Member
By Clinton Baugess, Secretary of Iota of Pennsylvania Chapter The Iota of Pennsylvania chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society welcomed 10 new members into Phi Beta Kappa on Friday, Oct. 27 in Mara Auditorium. The newest members include: Salim Alwazir, Benjamin Durham, Albrun Johnson, Emily Jumba, Jacob Krebs, Sarah MacDonald, Michael McCarty, Avery O’Neill, Emma Ortiz and Julia Wass. Students are elected to Phi Beta Kappa by the...
Her Campus and GWA’s Halloween Writing Contest and Celebration
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor On Oct. 25, Her Campus and the Gettysburg Writer’s Association (GWA) hosted a Halloween party in the Attic to celebrate the winners of a writing contest. All students on campus were invited to submit a two-page or two-sentence horror story, and the winners were revealed at the culmination of the event. Members of GWA were excited to collaborate with Her Campus to facilitate the party and writing...
Fantasy Football Roundup: Top Performers, Biggest Surprises, Disappointments so far in 2023
Rookie Standouts Achane and Nacua break out, old staples like McCaffrey and Kelce continue to shine By Charlie Miller, Staff Writer Fantasy football is an aspect of the gridiron that is always met with high preseason expectations and anticipation. However, it always results in either disappointment or elation at the end. It seems that every year, you feel good about your draft, only for your best players to get injured or underperform...
Alexander Hamilton Society Hosts Russo-Ukraine War Expert Raphael Cohen
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society hosted Russo-Ukraine War expert Raphael S. Cohen as a guest speaker in the Mara Auditorium of Masters Hall on Oct. 25 from 6 to 7 p.m. Cohen is currently employed by the RAND Corporation, a non-partisan global policy think-tank and research center. He is the author of several articles about the ongoing war in Ukraine. The focus of his...
Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Number 10
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest....