Features

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 caused the paper to shut down on July 10, ending a print circulation that reached close to three million people.  ...

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 the Tidal Basin, the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial is situated between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. Critics note that ...

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 Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous and hallowed Gettysburg Address near the very location where it was presented to this year’s ...

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 Robert Kellert

A look at a couple phrases we cherish, but whose origins we knew nothing about…until now.

“Con man”

New York can be a tricky place sometimes (every time, really), but not as tricky as it was in the Antebellum Era. Alright, so maybe Jenny Everdeane (Cameron Diaz’s pick-pocketing, prostituting persona in Martin Scorsese’s  Gangs of New York) wasn’t real, but there ...

By Audra Foster

Egypt, as anyone who keeps up with the world knows, has recently undergone some extreme political upheaval, starting with peaceful protests that quickly escalated to violent riots, and ending in the resignation of its President. We in America watched on YouTube as protesters went from demonstrations in Tahrir Square to looting museums, as Egypt attempted to contain ...

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 Xavier Harding

Xavier: So you were the treasurer of student Senate. What did your job entail?

Molly: Right, I was the treasurer of student senate so I would hear requests from clubs and organizations looking for money and I would hold hearings to decide whether or not they should be granted that money and then I would transfer that into their ...

By Liz Williams

On Friday, February 4, nine Gettysburg College students attended the annual Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference in Washington, DC. Held in a different major U.S. city each year, the conference brings together authors, readers, writers and publishers from around North America to share ideas and celebrate written literature. This year, the conference was held February ...