Vietnamese Student Association Hosts Annual Mid-Autumn Festival
By Alexis Doyle, Contributing Writer On Saturday, Sept. 10, Stine Lake transformed into a sea of red, symbolizing joy, luck, and happiness, by the red tablecloths underneath various food, and activities. Paper lanterns hung from the string of lights above Stine Lake, and students decorated miniature versions of them to take back to their dorms. The Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) and Chinese Student and Scholar Association held...
Quick Responses Lead to Draw with Shenandoah
By Charlie Miller, Contributing Writer An evenly fought game between the Gettysburg Bullets and Shenandoah Hornets, characterized by quick responses, led to a 2-2 tie at Clark Field on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Each team was coming off a win heading into this non-conference matchup, and the draw brought Gettysburg to a 1-1-1 record on the young season, while the Hornets moved to 2-0-1. Starting fast was crucial for Gettysburg: they notched...
Musselman Library Conducts Second Student Textbook Survey
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer For many Gettysburg College students, buying and renting textbooks at the start of each semester can create a significant financial burden. To learn about the cost of textbook prices for students, Musselman Library has launched its second student textbook survey, this time extending the survey to multiple college campuses. The survey, inspired by a similar questionnaire put out by Florida Virtual...
A Retrospective Look at the MLB Regular Season
By Ben Simon, Staff Writer The Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season is looking to wrap-up soon, and what an eventful season it has been! With the continued excellence of the best two-way player the sport has ever seen, a set of players gunning to be the best regular season team ever, and an expanded playoffs that promises to push excitement to the television screen, among others, there is plenty to talk about. THE MOST LIKELY...
Campus Safety Notifies Student Body of Aggravated Assault Early Saturday
By Katie Oglesby, Editor-in-Chief Executive Director of Campus Safety Alex Wiltz send out a campus-wide email Saturday afternoon alerting the community of an aggravated assault that impacted a member of the campus community on the 300 block of Carlisle Street early Saturday morning. Both Gettysburg Police and Campus Safety responded to the situation. Campus Safety and the police have identified several individuals involved, but the...
Annual Consent Fair Welcomes Students to Influence and Educate
By Angelina Stambouli, Contributing Writer On Thursday afternoon, the Office of Sexual Respect and Title IX held its annual Consent Fair. Students were individually informed about the resources available to them as they approached the tables outside of the College Union Building. “Campus Safety is 24/7 available to students no matter what,” said Assistant Director of Campus Safety Faith Biesecker. Among the several representatives...
