Men’s track and field race to first at Little Three Meet
By Andrew Milone, Staff Writer The Gettysburg men’s track & field team hosted the Little Three Meet this past Saturday where they showcased a versatile squad and defeated division rivals Dickinson College and Franklin & Marshall College with a team score of 161 points. Gettysburg dominated the field with a first place finish in over half of the nineteen events including a sweep of the relays. First-year Thad Cwiklinski and...
Bullet Shot: Athlete of the Week
By Emily Sheehan, Staff Writer The Gettysburg women’s lacrosse team is in the midst of a successful season and on a quest to playoffs. The Bullets currently hold a record of 8 to 1 with their only loss being in overtime to third ranked TCNJ in March. A large part of the Bullets’ success comes from their defense, and none other that this week’s Athlete of the Week, sophomore defender Cassie Smith....
Bullets open 2016 conference play with split at Ursinus
By Sean Brower, Contributing Writer The Gettysburg College baseball team opened its 2016 Centennial Conference action by splitting a doubleheader against the Ursinus College Grizzly Bears in Collegeville, PA, on April 2. The Bears took the first game 7-3 and the Bullets took the nightcap 12-6. Game one started as a back and forth affair. The Bullets opened the scoring in the top of the second, when senior Andy Kelley, who had reached...
Health or Hoax? Garlic (Allium sativum)
By Ari Snaevarsson, Features Editor What is it? In this week’s edition of “Health or Hoax?” I will be discussing garlic, otherwise known as Allium sativum, a vegetable well known for its use in cooking and in repelling vampires. What is not so widely appreciated, although a walk through your grocery store’s “nutrition and supplements” aisle might jog your memory, is its’ supplement form’s touted benefits, which include...
Defensive lapses fatal in Bullets’ defeat against Stevenson
By Sean Brower, Contributing Writer Opposing sophomore Jake Hall blasted two solo home runs and the Gettysburg College baseball team committed seven errors, ultimately leading to a 12-4 loss against the Stevenson University Mustangs on March 30. The Mustangs caused most of their damage in the final two innings, scoring eight times. For most of the game, however, the two teams were neck and neck. In the bottom of the first, senior Andy...
The many, real problems with The Gettysburgian’s April Fools’ Day issue
By Jack Gentes and Alex Grun, Professional Reporters It is a longstanding tradition here at The Gettysburgian to produce an “April Fools’ Day” edition of the newspaper around April 1st. Every year, people get a good chuckle out of the silly fake news reports or stories about odd things going on around the school. While these stories are made in jest, people do not often realize the chaos they can cause. As one of The Gettysburgian’s...
