The Weekly Roundup: Feb. 3 – 9
Monday, Feb. 3 Noon – 1 p.m., Cycle with Amanda, Jaeger Center 143 Multipurpose Room Noon – 1 p.m., Peace & Justice Student Council Meeting, College Union 212 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Digital Humanities Fellows Info Session, Musselman Library 14 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Women’s Rugby Practice, Plank Gym 5 p.m. – 6 p.m., Alexander Hamilton Society General Meeting Glatfelter 303 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., APO Rush...
Professor Ian Isherwood Publishes New WW1 Book
By Nathaniel Swindell, Staff Writer On Friday, interdisciplinary studies professor Ian Isherwood ’00 presented his latest book, “The Battalion,” to the campus community in the Musselman Library. The book catalogs the service of the British 8th Queen’s Battalion during World War I, with a specific focus on a soldier named Jack Peirs. Isherwood spoke about the battles Peirs and his battalion fought and explained how their experience...
Bullets Basketball Win Decisive Victories Over McDaniel Green Terror
By Noah Simkiss, Staff Writer On Jan. 29, men’s and women’s Gettysburg basketball teams were victorious against McDaniel’s Green Terror. By establishing and defending leads in the first halves, both teams were able to defeat their opponents by more than ten points, with the women’s game ending with a final score of 61-46 and the men’s game ending with a final score of 69-53. The women’s team struggled early in the game, finding...
The Inevitable: Chiefs To Meet Eagles in Super Bowl Rematch
Commanders get Bird Flu in Philadelphia; Chiefs outlast Bills again at Arrowhead By Charlie Miller, Staff Writer Football fans have shuddered for weeks at the thought of a Super Bowl between the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. That isn’t a slight against the Eagles, as seemingly every fan outside Kansas City yearned to see the Chiefs go down. Patrick Mahomes, however, had other plans....
New Campus Bar and Eatery Opens in Plank Basement
By Brandon Fey, News Editor On Friday, the new campus bar and eatery in the basement of the Plank Gym was officially opened as a social space from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The site offers all Gettysburg students complimentary beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, as well as snacks for purchase including popcorn, pretzels and nachos. New tables and chairs have been placed outside the new bar and down the hallway of Plank basement....
Gettysburg Mayor Rita Frealing Announces Re-Election Bid
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg Mayor Rita Frealing has announced her intention to run for re-election later this year. First elected with about 58% of the vote in 2021, Frealing has served as the town’s first black and first female mayor. A native of Gettysburg, Frealing graduated from Pennsylvania State University and previously worked as a reporter and an attorney. She is a member of the Democratic Party....
