Gettysburgives Festival Raises Over $900,000
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor & William Oehler, Director of Photography On April 2, the Gettysburgives Festival took place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Gettysburgives was held to thank the generous donors who support Gettysburg College. Due to rain, the event was primarily held in Plank Gym. Students enjoyed games, music, popcorn, cotton candy, snow cones, tie-dye and prizes. There also were postcards and a banner for...
Senior Spotlight: Christa Calderwood, Clarinet
By Sarah Daniels, Staff Writer On Friday, March 22, music major Christa Calderwood ’24 performed her senior recital in Paul Recital Hall at 7 p.m. Her first piece, “Hommage a Bartók,” composed by Béla Kovács, featured a melody that was both sharp and quick. Following was a four-part piece titled “Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120, no. 1” by Johannes Brahms with Collaborative Pianist for the Sunderman Conservatory of Music Scott...
Jake Paul Set to Fight Mike Tyson in July
By Max Ferguson, Staff Writer In July, up-and-coming influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul will take on one of the greatest to ever box, Mike Tyson. Paul seeks to make a name for himself in the sport by challenging the legendary Tyson, who recorded 50 wins throughout his career, was the youngest boxer to claim a heavyweight title at age 20 and dominated the late 80s and 90s. Tyson’s challenger currently has a 9-1 professional record. Jake...
Trouble in the City of Angels: Shohei Ohtani Under Investigation
By Owen Kutlu, Staff Writer The entire landscape of the MLB changed for the foreseeable future this offseason when the league’s biggest star, Shohei Ohtani, decided to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But before Ohtani could even suit up for a regular season game in Dodgers blue, there was already drama surrounding his name. Back on Mar 20, the Dodgers fired Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s interpreter and seemingly close friend. The...
Fresh and Fantastic: “Something Rotten!”
By Leah Nath, Staff Writer On March 29 and 30, Gettysburg College’s Student Musical Theater group performed “Something Rotten!” in the CUB Ballroom. The musical included a cast of seventeen, along with an additional eleven crew members. As a completely student-run and performed show, the close-knit community of the group was apparent onstage and off. Audience members were invited to write notes to cast and crew members, congratulating...
Sean Wotherspoon and His Effect on the Sneaker Culture
By Malachi Briscoe, Guest Columnist Editor’s Note: The Gettysburgian hosts guest columnists from the Fashion Initiative organization at Gettysburg College. The opinions published in this section are those of the individual writers and are in no way representative of the views of The Gettysburgian staff, The Gettysburgian or Gettysburg College. Sean Wotherspoon, born on March 3, 1990 in Richmond, Virginia, possessed a love for fashion...
