Painted Turtle Farm: The Symbiotic Hub Between Gettysburg College and the Local Community
By Heather Wirick, Staff Writer It is well worth it to trek beyond Quarry Pond and past the observatory to find one of Gettysburg College’s little treasures: the Painted Turtle Farm (PTF). PTF is a quintessential example of how the College connects itself to the local community. Abby Dreyden ’24 is one of three current PTF Program Coordinators, alongside Jackson Boyle ’25 and Yashima Adhikari ’26. Dreyden offered The Gettysburgian...
Sustainability and Servo
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer As the primary dining location at Gettysburg College, Servo bears the daunting task of providing the campus with three meals a day while offering a variety of options. In addition to this, it is tasked with constant catering requests. Despite the immense scale of the job Servo must undertake each day, they manage to do so while running an environmentally sustainable operation. Gettysburg College Dining...
TUG Hosts Conference with Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainian Media Platform
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer On Monday, Oct. 16, the student organization Things Ukrainian at Gettysburg (TUG) hosted a conference with the editor-in-chief of the media platform Ukraïner Anastasiia Marushevska. This took place from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Room 103 of Glatfelter Hall. Marushevska, zooming in from her temporary residence in Indonesia, began the seminar by describing the mission of Ukraïner. She said the platform is focused on...
Opinion: The Humiliating State of Class Consciousness in the United States
By Trevor Hobler, Staff Columnist The United States of America, much like every other country in the world, is one with its fair share of problems. Many of these problems have been ameliorated by other countries, and therefore, are problems that America could solve if it were to take the appropriate action to do so. In this sense the underlying problem lies not within America’s capacity to effectively ameliorate problems, but rather...
Musselman Library to Host Event Celebrating Student Journals
By Theodore Szpakowski, Contributing Writer On Oct. 24, Musselman Library will host a Student Journal Showcase in the Apse from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This event is an opportunity for students to learn about participating in student-run journals and for everyone to meet and celebrate student editors. At Gettysburg College, there are six peer-reviewed undergraduate journals run by students and hosted in the Cupola. The Mercury focuses on...
The Center for Religious & Spiritual Life Welcomes New Program for the Fall Semester
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief Director of Religious and Spiritual Life and College Chaplain Michael Bright is introducing a new program to Gettysburg College that he hopes will bring the community closer together and will allow students to honor and celebrate their diverse religious traditions. The Interfaith Community Chapel Program is sponsored by The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (RSL), and the program will have...
