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By Kevin Demko

Almost everyone remembers the stress that accompanied applying to college. The SAT scores, the transcripts, the letters of recommendation, and the dreaded personal essays all weighed heavily on us until we sent them in to our colleges. The next thing we knew, letters started to appear in our mailboxes carrying messages that brought ...

By Hanna Ackerman

In the past few weeks there has been a general furor surrounding the amount of diversity that this campus has and lacks. This has, possibly predictably, spiraled into discussion regarding racism and hate speech, which unfortunately coincided with the graffiti in Musselman. There have been comments over the past week or so, indicating that some people feel the ...

By Maelina Frattaroli

On Sunday, March 26th at one P.M. in Musselman Kitchen, Il Circolo Italiano held its most memorable event of the semester. The thirty Gettysburg College members lucky enough to attend witnessed something like no other: the unforgettable culinary talent of self-taught chef, Grace Pilato.

Grace Pilato is a long-time friend of Professor Alan Perry. Originally from Sicily, she now ...

By Maelina Frattaroli

“How does it feel to be on your own…like a complete unknown?” sang Bob Dylan. Face it, seniors, and some of you juniors. Sooner or later, whether you would like to admit it or not, those of you without post-graduate plans will be humming this tune in a state of hypochondria. Don’t fret; you ...

By Maelina Frattaroli

Servo, also known as the Dining Center, reuses the same menu every week or two, but the Bullet Hole menu hardly ever changes on a daily basis, save the soups and meal specials. Some students prefer variety, whereas some prefer the decadence and convenience of very limited, choice. When asked the question, “Bullet or Servo?” students responded as ...

By A.T. Englert

Are you a writer who feels that your creativity is stale from lack of use? Were you hoping for more opportunities to express your passions but instead have found only a major in biology? Is writing therapeutic for you but unattractive because you feel it is unappreciated and ignored? These are the questions asked by many who are ...

By Maelina Frattaroli

“It’s some good sh*t!” -Mike Marrinan ’06

“I love tearing apart animals!” -Jon Cesolini ’06

“It’s really good because I live in Quarry where I can’t make a turkey in the oven!” -Jessica Basta, ’07

“They should change Ike’s to constant Thanksgiving Dinner!” -Jim Hoffman ’06

“This turkey dinner is amazing! I can’t believe how many faculty members ...

By Maelina Frattaroli

“It’s good to remember WWI and the people who fought during it and gave up their lives. It was a bloody war. It’s not good, however, to use that history to support the Republican ideals of fighting now…It should be explained more specifically what Veterans’ Day refers to so that there’s less mixing ...

By Hanna Ackerman

Can I just say: wow. A qualified “wow,” but nonetheless, wow. I’ve just returned from a fundraiser, in the guise of a cocktail party, for the Majestic Theatre, thrown by none other than the most marvelous alumnus, Carson Kressley, one of the five stars of the show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.” It was small, only about ...

By Paul Accomando

Jamie Leiter, a physics major with a minor in mathematics,  has entered into collegehumor.com’s Hottest College Girl 2005 Contest. She is currently an ADP sister and member of the class of 2007. She hopes to one day go to grad school and possibly pursue a career in teaching physics at a small college, much ...