Opinion: Vote Like Your Life Depends on It. This Election, It Does.
By Alisha LeVine and Brenna Hadley of College Democrats I’m sure many of us remember where we were when we learned the results of the 2016 Presidential Election. The Trump presidency spun American politics on its head. A businessman with zero political, policy or military experience assumed the position of Commander-in-Chief. Typically, a newly elected president makes attempts to unify the nation in this period of transition. Trump,...
Women’s Soccer Team Falls to Franklin & Marshall
By Max Ferguson, Staff Writer On the night before Halloween, The Franklin and Marshall Diplomats rode into Clark Field to face off against the Bullets in a home soccer game. Heading into the game, Franklin and Marshall were heavily favored to win. The Diplomats currently stand in third place in the Centennial Conference women’s soccer rankings. Overall, the Diplomats maintained a 7-4-6 record. In conference play, Franklin and...
Bullets Under the Lights! Musselman Stadium’s First Ever Nighttime Game
This article originally appeared on page 8 and 9 of the No. 2 October 2024 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. By Max Ferguson, Staff Writer For the first time in College history, the Bullets football team played a home game at night under the newly installed lights in Musselman Stadium. The lights were a part of last year’s numerous fundraising campaigns put on by a group of alumni and families of students that led the charge for...
From Book to Stage: Gettysburg Students Perform ‘Animal Farm’
By Leah Nath, Staff Writer Gettysburg College’s theater arts department closed its last performance of “Animal Farm” on Oct. 27 over parents’ weekend in Kline Theater. The show, adapted from George Orwell’s novel of the same name, was directed by film actress Trazana Beverley. Orwell’s novel follows the story of “Manor Farm,” run by Mr. Jones (Brant Miller ’27) until the animals of the farm revolt against his negligence to take over...
Placing Country Over Party: A Joint Condemnation of Political Violence
Opinion by College Republicans and College Democrats One hundred and sixty years ago, the eyes of the nation turned towards Pennsylvania as news poured in of a great battle in the small town of Gettysburg. Our democracy hung in the balance as our countrymen fought for two separate visions of what the future of this continent would look like. Over 50,000 Americans were killed, wounded or declared missing after three days of intense...
The Weekly Roundup: Nov. 4 – 10
Monday, Nov. 4 9 a.m. – Noon, SCCAP Food Pantry Shift, Campus Kitchen at SCCAP 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Open Swim, Jaeger Center Pool 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Get Out the Vote!, Stine Lake 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Student Athlete Well-Being Event, College Union 260 Noon – 1 p.m., Cycle-Spin with Amanda, Jaeger Center 143 Multipurpose Room 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., SCCAP Food Pantry Shift, Campus Kitchen at SCCAP 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., IM...
