Op-Ed

By Rob Kellert

In memory of those who fell at the hands of the enemies of freedom—men and women who brought light in the darkest hour; heroes who died that others might live; and patriots who bade one last farewell to their cherished ones before meeting their Maker. May you never be forgotten; and may you rest in eternal peace, knowing ...

By Brian Engelsma

Nearly 16 years after its release, The Lion King continues to entertain generations of youth. Conventional wisdom has long held that the evil Scar, jealous of his new nephew Simba, usurped the monarchy and established a tyrannical rule based on authoritarian tendencies. But just how accurate is this interpretation of the film.

The character of Scar is far more ...

By David DeBor

Senate’s 16-15 vote on Monday approving the removal of Easter recess made one thing clear: the Student Senate failed to uphold the interests of the Gettysburg College student body.  Instead of voting on behalf of the constituents who elected them, the Senate fell prey to a dizzying and convoluted explanation involving schedules and semester start dates, hardly ...

By Brian Engelsma

After the big bang enlargement of the aughts and the financial crisis many have questioned what the future of the European Union is. Have the new dynamics of the 1980′s and 1990′s given way to a new round of Eurosclerosis, brought on by enlargement fatigue and the boneheaded fiscal policies of the PIIGS? It appears so. How, then, ...

By Robert Kellert

It would be difficult not to accept that the world is falling apart, and that is precisely why that conclusion cannot be drawn lightly. Each generation is inclined to believe its own problems are, historically, the worst. This is no mystery. Adversity is relative, and its extent can only be properly judged in comparison with something else—even the absence ...

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 Connor Lees

It seems like the world is becoming more and more apathetic.

What I mean is this: it just seems like people have stopped caring about the world around them. The startling obliviousness to what is happening in the world is shockingly vast. How do we expect to be the leaders of the future if we don’t really care how ...

By Elizabeth Elliott

Last week, the City University of New York (CUNY), one of the largest public university systems in the country, voted on a total campus-wide ban on cigarette smoking.   This ban will make all outdoor areas smoke-free, even open playing fields and greens.  According to the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation, CUNY is not alone, as over 400 colleges have considered ...

By Robert Kellert

My apologies for the delay in publishing this article. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse decided to hurl every disease known to man at me in the past month. Nevertheless, here it is.

Tissues, humble pie and strait-jackets were the order of the night at Democratic headquarters across the country on Election Day, as Republicans dominated in House, Senate, ...

By Connor Lees

Alcohol is consumed by teenagers everywhere, despite the restriction on consuming it until the age of 21. For that reason, measures are often taken to attempt to hide activities or parties that involve drinking. In these unrestrained and hidden parties, teenagers are free to drink as much and as often as they please, and they do so far ...