Army War College Panel Highlights Civil-Military Relations to Build Trust
By Rifat A. Anik, Staff Writer The public policy department hosted the Army War College Civil-Military Speaker Series on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Penn Hall Lyceum. The event aimed to bridge civil-military relations through open discussion and collaboration. The panel featured Lieutenant Colonel David Bradley, U.S. Army, a Field Artillery and Foreign Area Officer with extensive operational and foreign policy experience; Ms. Stephanie...
End-of-Semester Reflections: Student Perspectives
This article originally appeared on page 14 and 15 of the No. 1 December 2024 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. By Ethan Osias, Guest Columnist During my time at Gettysburg I feel I have not only learned tons of new information in and outside the classroom, I have also learned how to be more confident with who I am and what I believe in. This is thanks to my professors for challenging me to go above and exceed my expectations I...
Senior Spotlight: Evan Hilborn, Tenor
By Leah Nath, Staff Writer Evan Hilborn ’25 performed their senior voice recital on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Paul Recital Hall. A music education major and peace & justice studies minor, this recital was the culmination of Hilborn’s education on his primary instrument: voice. Surrounded by their family and friends as they displayed all they have learned and worked for, Hilborn beamed on stage. The eight songs composing his recital...
Growing a Twelve Year Tradition of French Cinema
By William Oehler, Director of Photography French professor Florence Jurney sits in front of her computer, scrolling through countless trailers of the newest French movies, already planning next years’ French Film Festival. Her passion project grew the minute she stepped onto Gettysburg’s campus decades ago, and since then she has spent each day working with countless campus partners to bring more community events to campus, the...
Gettysburg Commemorates 2024 Dedication Day
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Few symbols of Gettysburg are as iconic as that of President Lincoln delivering his famous Gettysburg Address in which he described the United States as a nation “conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” The Gettysburg community honors this legacy each year by celebrating Remembrance Day, with events and traditions leading up to the anniversary of Lincoln’s...
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Sushmita Sircar
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Assistant professor of English Sushmita Sircar decided her future lay in the subject when she took a Shakespeare class spring semester of her first year at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Originally planning to major in economics, that class changed her mind for good. “By the time I wrote my first paper,” Sircar recalled, “it was like, yeah, I’m going to be an English major.” Growing up...
