Op-Ed

By President Janet Morgan Riggs

Dear students,

I am writing in response to Kevin Lugo’s article on sustainability at Gettysburg College.  Student support of the College’s sustainability efforts is essential to our success in reducing the College’s carbon footprint. Kevin mentions some of the most substantive accomplishments to date, but achieving true carbon neutrality will require a sustained campus-wide effort over ...

By Inez Milholland

For those New Yorkers not in the loop, there has been a great storm of debate raging in a little restaurant called Polly’s down on Sixth Avenue. Discussion about suffrage, labor, and the values of a bohemian lifestyle have dominated the forefront thus far, but things seem to be coming to a head as the final sessions draw ...

By Kyle Lawson

In the never-ending debate over same sex marriage Maryland was brought to the forefront recently when attorney general Douglas Gansler stated that Maryland would recognize out of state same sex marriages. This has of course upset Republicans and conservative Democrats in the Maryland legislature who are claiming that Gansler is ignoring the law. I could less about this ...

By Colleen Cable

Bush-era politics, government invasion of privacy, and the destruction of civil liberties are the foremost images when the Patriot Act comes to mind. The Patriot Act is so mired with these negative images that any mention of the act will immediately repel most Americans. Beyond these off-putting associations, the Patriot Act is not all it’s accused to be. ...

By Audra Foster

To be honest, the only fault I have with the iPad—or, as I like to think of it, the iTablet or iSlate—is the fact that it is called the iPad, because in the week since it’s been released that name has already gone down as one of Steve Jobs’ stupidest ideas ever. The name ...

By Ryan Kosyla

Obama had a lot to accomplish last week when addressing Congress and the American public in the State of the Union address. His party is factionalizing, moderates and independents are moving away from his increasingly liberal agenda, and Republicans, prompted by Scott Brown’s stunning win in Massachusetts, are making a comeback.

But past his ...

By Ryan Kosyla

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Last week, Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley in a Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat following his death. It is a resounding and much needed victory for the Republican Party. But, only a few weeks ago, it didn’t look this way at all.

Massachusetts seemed to be a sure ...

By Audra Foster

The Office of Residence Life has announced they are not renewing the leases for four off-campus houses next year. It doesn’t mean people are being asked to move out this very moment, but that next year there will be that many less off-campus houses to choose from. Which, if you’re an up-and-coming upperclassmen and you’re tired of dorm ...

By Ryan Kosyla

Lame-duck governor Jon Corzine of New Jersey is expected to sign the “New Jersey Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act,” which would make it the 14 th state to legalize medical marijuana. It was passed by large majorities in both the state assembly and state senate.

We all have our opinions about whether marijuana should be legalized or ...

By Evan Petrack

Mary Magdalene, supposed prostitute, would have been so proud of our very own Stine Hall this past Monday (November 30 th). Why? Well, because on this specific Monday, some residents decided to make it a “Monday Funday.” It’s not that I disagree with this behavior, but I do have an early morning class on Tuesdays, and I’m not ...