Student Senate 2/26: College Improvement Project Discussed
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor The Student Senate meeting was presided over by Inclusion Officer Abby Ruggiero ’26 as President Pro Tempore due to Vice President Geoffrey Meadville ’25 being absent. Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 had nothing new to report. Ruggiero gave Meadville’s report, which asked that senators dress in business attire for the next meeting because President Bob Iuliano, Vice President for College...
Gettysburg Swimming Hosts Centennial Conference Championships
By Zion Williams, Staff Writer Women’s The women’s swim team finished in second place out of eight teams with 868.5 points in the Centennial Conference Swimming Championships, a four-day event that took place from Feb. 22 to Feb. 25. Thursday evening, Mia Morreale ’26, Sarah McAndrew ’24, Lindsay Blake ’25, and Olivia Evans ’26 kicked the Bullets off with a first-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay B-final with a time of...
Samuel Simon Schmucker’s 225th Birthday Program at Gettysburg College
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer In celebration of the 225th birthday of Gettysburg College founder Samuel Simon Schmucker (which occurs on Feb. 28), Gettysburg College hosted a celebratory day of programming in the Mara Auditorium of Masters Hall on Saturday, Feb. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event was sponsored by Gettysburg College, the Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic, the Gettysburg College Provost’s Office, the Civil...
Bullets Compete in Centennial Conference Playoff Basketball
By Owen Kutlu, Staff Writer Men’s Both the Gettysburg men’s and women’s basketball teams took the court this past Friday night to kick off their Centennial Conference tournament play after receiving byes into the semifinals. The top-seeded men faced fourth-seeded Swarthmore, and the second-seeded women squared up against third-seeded Dickinson. The men were first up to try and secure their spot in the championship game. Gettysburg...
Professor Michael Birkner Holds Lecture for Gettysburg College Founder Samuel Simon Schmucker
By Brandon Fey, Assistant News Editor In celebration of the 225th birthday of Gettysburg College founder Samuel Simon Schmucker, Gettysburg College hosted a celebratory day of programming in the Mara Auditorium of Masters Hall on Saturday. Students, along with members of the local Lutheran community, were in attendance to learn about Schmuker’s unique and impactful legacy. Gettysburg College History Professor Dr. Michael Birkner gave...
Fashion Initiative: A Community to Express Creativity
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor The Gettysburg College Fashion Initiative is a new organization that will be fostering an inclusive and creative community on campus. President of Fashion Initiative Dan Nguyen ’26 spearheaded the formation of the organization. Nguyen came to Gettysburg College in the spring semester rather than in the fall for his first semester, and he observed how there were already-established organizations and...
