Josh Carmel
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Josh Carmel is a sophomore at Gettysburg College and current co-Editor-in-Chief of the Forum. In addition to writing, his hobbies include: awkward situations, the OED, good friends, Ancient Greek, and finely drawn characters.
Additionally, Josh likes long walks on the beach and candlelit dinners. He is, as you probably have noticed, not very funny.
Articles written by Josh
Understanding Journalism Ethics in a Changing World
September 15th, 2011
By Elizabeth Elliott
One of the biggest international stories of 2011 concerned the unethical practices of the News of the World, a British publication owned by media bigwig Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. Widespread investigations into claims of phone hacking and bribery ...
Power Outage Leaves Campus in the Dark
September 15th, 2011
By Jenna O’Connell
If you were anywhere on campus during the past couple of weeks, you were bound to have noticed the strange occurrences that have been going on at Gettysburg College.
No, it wasn’t the Civil War ghost that haunts your ...
Unveiling of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Triggers Controversy
September 15th, 2011
By Emily Francisco
On August 22, the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial officially opened to the public. A project over 25 years in the making, its unveiling was laced with controversy and public dispute over its design.
Located at the edge of ...
Gettysburg Employs Card Access for Academic Buildings, Library
September 15th, 2011
By Ally Taylor
At the request of President Riggs, Gettysburg College began a project that will help control access to certain buildings located on campus.
According to William Lafferty, Director of Public Safety, the first part of the project involved “building the ...
Only at Gettysburg: The Gettysburg Twenty
September 15th, 2011
By Connor Lees
Only at Gettysburg is an ongoing series of short articles that will be published to point out the subtle things that make Gettysburg College what it is. From the awkward and absurd to the inconceivable and inexplicable, Gettysburg ...
Gettysburg Institutes the 87 Days Campaign
September 15th, 2011
By Connor Lees
November 19th falls “Four Score and Seven Days” from this year’s First Year Walk to the National Cemetery. This date is of incredible importance especially to this town, as it is the date of Remembrance Day, the day ...
Gettysburg College Holds Touching 9/11 Services
September 15th, 2011
By Liz Williams
Students, faculty, staff, and community members gathered on the lawn in front of Penn Hall last Tuesday to join in commemorating the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
The events of the day were organized ...
The Rhythm of History: One Perspective of the 9/11 Attacks
September 11th, 2011
By Josh Carmel
In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln made reference to those “mystic chords of memory,” the intangible set of connections stretching “from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land.” ...
A Day of Remembrance: A Retrospective on the 9/11 Attacks
September 11th, 2011
By Rob Kellert
In memory of those who fell at the hands of the enemies of freedom—men and women who brought light in the darkest hour; heroes who died that others might live; and patriots who bade one last farewell to ...
The Man, The Myth, The Manicure: The Life of President Andrew J. Ferreira
April 1st, 2011
By Josh Carmel
April 1, 2061
Some say he is a little bit country, while others contend that he is a little bit rock and roll. Students at Gettysburg College know, however, that he is all techno. Like that undulating, pseudo-nauseating, cranial ...
