Dreamscapes: Waldo’s & Co Debuts New Studio Holders Gallery Exhibition
By William Oehler, Director of Photography “Dreams are really ineffable, weirdly hard to penetrate. You can ask what a dream means, but it is hard to penetrate your subconscious to figure out [what they mean].” Ethan Hartranft, a studio artist of Waldo’s and Co’s, described his interpretation of the non-profit, community art space and café’s new studio artist exhibition titled Dreamscapes, which opened on Nov. 7th. Waldo’s &...
Senior Spotlight: Ella Reidway, Soprano, Jules Young, Tenor
By Jules Young, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Ainsley Green, Staff Writer On Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at 7 p.m., Ella Reidway ’26 performed her Senior Recital, the capstone project for Sunderman Conservatory Music Majors. Reidway is a Music Education major, and the recital is the culmination of all her work as a soprano vocalist. The recital opened with two French pieces that were connected by their theme about stars. One of...
Implementing New Academic Programs: Finance, Public Health Policy and Communication Studies
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg College has begun offering new academic programs in public health policy, finance and communication studies. Beginning this fall semester 2025, students have the option of pursuing curricula toward these majors. The finance and public health policy programs were approved by a faculty vote on Sept. 26, 2024, and the communication studies program was approved at a meeting the following March. ...
A Note from the Editor: On Change and Discovery
By Sophie Lange, Managing Editor Growing up, I always loved writing. It did not matter if it was creative, academic, or otherwise; I simply loved putting words down on paper and being able to tell a story. I have a distinct memory of my fourth-grade English teacher encouraging this passion, and little did she or I know, I would go on to become the Managing Editor of my college’s newspaper. When I first arrived at Gettysburg, I truly...
Professor Michael Birkner ’72 Retires After 38 Years at Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief After 38 years of teaching at Gettysburg College (47 years overall), Professor of History and College Marshal Michael Birkner ’72 taught his final class, History 300: Historical Methods, last week. He officially retires in May, using a sabbatical for the remainder of the academic year. Birkner has a long history with Gettysburg College, entering as a student in 1968, studying history and serving...
“Illuminare” Winter Choral Concert Takes Place in Christ Chapel
By Ella Prieto, Editor-in-Chief On Friday, the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College presented “Illuminare” (Latin for “to light up”), a Winter Choral Concert in Christ Chapel. Songs were performed by the four chambers: College Choir, Concert Choir, Audeamus and Camerata. Director of Choral Activities Robert Natter conducted. Student Christian Keller ’27 also performed “La Réjousissance” from “Music for the Royal...
