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The (Vital) Importance of Being Earnest

February 28th, 2013


By Emily Francisco

This past Valentine’s Day weekend was bustling with activity on campus, but the most exciting event was the Theatre Department’s premiere production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Performed at the Majestic Theatre rather than the Kline stage, the show earned a lot of laughs with its classically clever plotline.

Considered Oscar Wilde’s finest comedy, The Importance of Being ...

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Curiosity Killed the Moon

October 4th, 2012


By Emily Hornung

Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhhhhh!!!!!!! So much tumbling! I feel like I have a stomach!

I am falling feet first to the Martian ground surface! I am not listing to the red dust like a nimble parachute. I am not landing like a graceful aeroplane. I am falling…at least, that’s what it feels like.

It’s a good thing those scientists didn’t fit ...

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Degas and the Future: First in Art/Art History Department’s New Lecture Series

March 8th, 2012

By Emily Francisco

Last Thursday, the Department of Art and Art History invited students across campus to a special lunchtime talk. The guest speaker was Daphne Barbour, who is the Senior Objects Conservator at the National Gallery of Art.

Barbour began by discussing the recent technical studies on Edgar Degas’ wax and clay sculptures. She explained how conservation technology reveals the inner ...

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“Jim Agard: A Retrospective”

February 10th, 2012


By Emily Francisco

This semester in Schmucker features a new, yet familiar, artist: one of Gettysburg College’s own beloved Studio Art professors.

Titled Jim Agard: A Retrospective, the latest Schmucker Art Gallery Exhibition celebrates the works of retiring Professor Jim Agard, who has taught at Gettysburg College for twenty years. The works on display date from 1962 through 2011, exploring a variety ...

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Second Annual Black Box Blitz a Roaring Success

February 9th, 2012

By Taylor Andrews

Last Saturday, the second annual Black Box Blitz was held in Stevens Theatre, presented by the Owl and Nightingale Players. This mini-festival of sorts is a new tradition at Gettysburg College in which students write, rehearse, and perform a series of brief plays (about five to ten minutes each) all within the span of a week. The plays ...

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Gettysburg Wind Symphony Performs in Sunderman Invitational

March 29th, 2011

By Alex Thompson

On March 4th, the Gettysburg College Wind Symphony of the Sunderman Conservatory performed as the final event for the Sunderman Invitational at the Majestic Theatre. The Invitational is an open show where members of selected high school bands are brought to perform along with the Gettysburg Conservatory members.  Though the program itself was short compared to previous shows, ...

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Ronald Gonzalez: Private Collection in Schmucker Gallery

February 23rd, 2011


By Emily Francisco

This month the Schmucker Art Gallery features the works of Ronald Gonzalez, a sculptor with unique visions. Approaching the concept of found objects with a new mentality, his pieces are a profound addition to the gallery this semester.

Born in Binghamton, New York, the artist has worked from his garage studio since the mid-seventies. He aims to create sculptures ...

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Bruce Larson Vs. the Germans Part 6

October 21st, 2010

By Brian Engelsma

How could this happen? Just when everything finally seemed to be coming together he has to deal with this rain cloud on a summer day. What was he going to do know, his perfect, or so he thought, plan was starting to unravel like a child pulling at the loose strings of a sweater.

Panicked he starts to brush ...

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Bruce Larson vs. the Germans: Pt. 5

September 18th, 2010

By Brian Englesma

Bruce’s flight to Moscow was set to leave in two and a half hours.  Usually the trip down to Washington took a good two hours, but this wasn’t an ordinary trip.  Lucky for Bruce, he didn’t have a mere Gettysburg College Transportation driver; he had Scotty, the very best driver that transportation had to offer.  Bruce was lucky, ...

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Bruce Larson vs. the Germans: Pt. 4

April 16th, 2010

By Brian Englesma

He started walking towards his car.  Bruce hated walking to Stone Lot; he always got scuffs all over his shoes.  Today he got lucky though, and he got a spot in Constitution.  It was a real nice spot, the kind of spot people dream of.  Easy in, easy out.  Even better was the parking job he did on ...

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