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By Robert Kellert

As you all know, our school has an honor code by which we are expected to abide on every quiz, test, assignment, meal—okay, maybe not meal, but you get the idea. Allow me to pose a simple, but critical, question, though: what exactly is meant by “honor”?

To be Nixonian for just a moment, let me be perfectly clear: I ...

By Liz Williams

On February 19, Gettysburg College hosted its fourth annual “Speak Up, Write Out” Media Summit. Held in the Science Center, the event attracted students from Gettysburg as well as from several nearby colleges and universities. Four break-out sessions were held in which representatives from local, national and international media outlets discussed their fields of work.

Each break-out session had ...

By Audra Foster

This year, as part of Allies Week, comedian Heather Gold came to Gettysburg College and performed for a group of students who didn’t seem to know quite what to expect from the self-proclaimed “love child of Sarah Silverman and Rachel Maddow.” Equal parts raunchy, serious, awkward, and inspirational, her routine opened doors for the LGBTQQ community here on ...

By Liz Williams

Recycling has assumed a whole new meaning for this fall’s Introduction to Sculpture class. Using discarded tree branches from the college’s compost pile, combined with string and wire, members of the class have created four horse sculptures, which can be seen around Quarry Lake.

Led by Professor Mark Warwick, ...

By Elizabeth Elliott and Liz Williams

On Wednesday, September 15, local author Kim Dana Kupperman read selections from her new collection of personal essays, I Just Lately Started Buying Wings: Missives from the Other Side of Silence (Graywolf, 2010). This event, sponsored by the Writing House, packed the Junction with students, professors, and members of the community.

Kupperman currently serves as the ...

By Rob Kellert

On September 11, 2010, the Gettysburg College Republicans, in association with the Young America’s Foundation, participated in the 9/11: Never Forget Project, displaying American flags on Stine Lake. In that spirit of remembrance, this article is dedicated to those who perished nine years ago this day.

In memory of those who ...

By Elizabeth Elliott and Liz Williams

When the first-year students arrived in Gettysburg two weeks ago, they weren’t the only ones that had to adjust to some changes. Over the summer, some of the most popular spots on campus received noticeable modifications and adjustments. While most of these changes were met with enthusiasm from the student body, some of the locations ...

By Brian Engelsma

flows through it, it rarely experiences flooding, because Ravi has been dry for many years.

B: Is there much that the Gettysburg community can do? A: I am planning a fundraiser so students can volunteer hours to arrange and attend it. Spreading the word, even if it means tweeting/facebooking “Text FLOOD to 27722”, can go a long way.

Currently ...

By Colleen Cable

Floating beer cans in the sink, a slippery film of brown sludge coating the floor, and questionable looking stains on the walls. No, it’s not a truck stop bathroom. That is a description of Gettysburg’s fraternity bathrooms. Girls need to know what to expect from each frat bathroom because, as we all know, going to the bathroom isn’t ...

By Colleen Cable

As freshman Teddy Moses feels the top of his head, instead of pulling his fingers through his typical curly hair, he now skims over his freshly buzzed head. “It still surprises me when I look in the mirror,” said Moses. As a new recruit into the Reserve Office Training Corp., Moses is already adapting to a more military ...