Bullets Rally at Centennial Conference Championship
By John Towey, Staff Writer Last Saturday, Gettysburg hosted the Centennial Conference Championship for men’s and women’s cross country. For the men, the Bullets finished in 5th place. This was the team’s best finish since 2019. First-year Asher Leuzzi ’29 had a great race, finishing with a time of 26:45.1, leading the Bullets runners. The Bullets scored 174 points and they are optimistic moving into their next meet. “The men’s team...
Power In Numbers: The Herd Mentality of Cancel Culture
By Celena Glaghassi, Staff Writer As a Gettysburg College student, I have two major fears: failing a class and dropping my silverware in Servo. Earlier today, during dinner, someone dropped their fork. As most college students do, my friends and I giggled, said “transfer” amongst ourselves, and moved on with our meal. That got me thinking—why did we even stop to do that in the first place? Why was our first reaction to a mistake,...
Professor Tasha Gownaris Hosts Seminar “Making a Marine Scientist”
By Liv Smith On Wednesday, Nov. 4, the Gettysburg College Environmental Studies Department hosted Gettysburg Professor, Tasha Gownaris, who gave students an ‘informal’ seminar regarding Gownaris’s academic and professional path to becoming a marine scientist. The event had pizza, snacks and other refreshments that attendees were welcome to enjoy. After giving a brief introduction, Professor Gownaris welcomed student and co-chair of...
Gettysburg English Department Hosts Award-Winning Author Karen McElmurray
By Jacob Tone, Contributing Writer The Gettysburg College English Department welcomed celebrated author Karen McElmurray for a guest lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at 4 p.m., which sought to draw students and faculty to explore the intersections of travel, spirituality, and creative nonfiction. Professor of English Catherine Rhett highlighted McElmurray’s writing awards, including the AWP award for her memoir “Surrendered...
History Department Hosts Stephen Petrus ’95 for Annual Alumni Lecture
By Celena Glaghassi, Staff Writer On Tuesday, Oct. 28, the History Department welcomed the director of public history at LaGuardia & Wagner Archives, Stephen Petrus ’95, to give the annual History Alumni Lecture. His lecture, “Where Have All The Protest Songs Gone?” was about political music in modern social movements. The event ran from 4—5 p.m. in the Joseph Theater. Professor of History Michael Birkner ’72 began the event by...
Campus Safety Crime Log: Oct. 20 – 26, 2025
Compiled by Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer Monday, Oct. 20 Vandalism: Apple Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Tuesday, Oct. 21 No Crimes Reported Wednesday, Oct. 22 No Crimes Reported Thursday, Oct. 23 No Crimes Reported Friday, Oct. 24 No Crimes Reported Saturday, Oct. 25 Vandalism: Hanson Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Street Harassment: N Washington St 200 Block; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses)...
