Frank Arbogast a senior English major with a Writing Concentration and a Film minor. He is an intern with the college’s Department of Communi- cations & Marketing and will begin working for the Eisenhower Institute’s Communications team as a journalist and photographer next semester. He says, “Writing is my passion, and I hope to pursue it in any fashion I can for a career.”
Kathleen Bolger is a sophomore English major with a Writing Concentration and a Spanish minor from West Caldwell, New Jersey. She is the Event Coor- dinator of The Mercury, a member of the Catholic Campus Ministry, a tutor at
the Writing Center, and a Resident Assistant. When all of that’s done, she enjoys attending Broadway shows and extensively quoting The Office over text message.
Sydney Braat is a sophomore from Westhampton Beach, New York. She is
studying English with a Writing Concentration and has enjoyed being a part of
The Mercury magazine since the beginning of her first year at Gettysburg Col-
lege. Last year she served as The Mercury’s Event Coordinator and jumped to the
Co-Editor-in-Chief position of The Mercury this year. Some of her favorite parts
of being involved with the magazine is the challenge of learning how to publish a magazine from start to finish and being inspired by talented staff members. She is thankful for the experiences over the past two years and is excited to see where the future will take the magazine.
Alexandra Casella is a current junior at Gettysburg College. This is her first time
submitting work to The Mercury.
Jenna Fleming is a senior History and English major.
Carley Grow is a junior majoring in English with a Writing Concentration and minoring in Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies. She is from Horsham, Pennsylvania, and served as the Fiction Editor for The Mercury in 2015. After
a semester abroad in Bath, England, she is currently enjoying another semester abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, as she continues to lay down her roots all over the Earth.
Brynn Hambley is a sophomore Theater Arts major with minors in Music and Writing. When she isn’t working on a show, practicing, or writing, Brynn enjoys reading, binge watching shows on Netflix, and annoying the crap out of her friends and boyfriend (she’s so thankful they put up with her). Brynn is so grate- ful for the wonderful opportunity The Mercury gives students like herself to be
published and would like to thank everyone involved for making this possible.
Jessica Hubert and is an English major and a Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor at Gettysburg College. She says, “I’m not very good at writing bios about myself. Reading is one my favorite activities since it allows me to travel wherever I want. I also enjoy editing and dissecting other texts to see how they were constructed and why. As a creative writing author, I haven’t written that much, but as a student, I’m sure I could fill a lengthy book with essays. I consider analytical writing to be my forte as well as my favorite.”
Annika Jensen, class of 2018, is an English major with a Writing Concentration and a CWES/MEIS double minor. Some of her favorite things include feminism, yoga, and goats. She also goes by the name John Cena.
Aubrey Link is a first-year student attending Gettysburg College. She is an in- tended English major with a Writing Concentration. She also plans to complete minors in Philosophy and Business. At this point in time she is considering a future career in law.
Jessie Martin is a sophomore Chemistry major at Gettysburg College. She is
exploring photography as a hobby, and she enjoys nature photography, especially sunrises, sunsets, and silhouette photographs.
James Murphy is a Gettysburg College Student, yo.
Andrew Nosti studies History and English with a Writing Concentration at Get-
tysburg College.
Emily Pierce is a writer by choice and a dreamer by design. She is a sophomore Theatre Arts major. In the words of Lin-Manuel Miranda, “I wanna build some- thing that’s gonna outlive me.”
Claudia Pomponi is a senior at Gettysburg College studying English with a
Writing Concentration and minoring in Education Studies. She hopes to go on to grad school and obtain a Masters of Education and MFA in Creative Writing.
Brendan Raleigh is a senior English major. He is a tutor at the Writing Center
and the editor of The Gettysburgian, Gettysburg College’s student newspaper.
Peter Rosenberger is a senior English and Philosophy double major with a
Writing minor from Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Peter works as an RA and a tour guide on campus. He sings in the Gettysburg College Choir and performs in
GBurg SMuT shows. He is a lover of rap, film, video games, the NFL, and bland food.
Erica Schaumberg is an Art History major from the class of 2018. From an early
age, she has always believed it is important to capture moments that will never exist again through photography.
Daniel Speca is a junior Psychology major at Gettysburg College. He plays de-
fensive tackle for the football team, is a brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and is a member of Gettysburg’s all-male a cappella group, Drop the Octave.
Jenna Seyer is a first-year student. She is a member of The Mercury’s Nonfiction
and Poetry staffs and is a Staff Writer of The Gettysburgian newspaper.
Daniella Snyder is a sophomore English and Art History double major. “I took
these photos while on a vacation in Norway and Sweden with my mom over the summer. It was a ‘Celebration of Life’, really, because my mom was diagnosed with cancer last year,and finished her last chemotherapy treatment a few weeks before we left. It was a really great way to honor her health and life.”
Ela Thompson is a senior at Gettysburg College. They are an English major with
a Writing Concentration, a Classics minor, and a WGS minor.
Zoe Yeoh ‘18 is a Biochemistry-Molecular Biology major and a Studio Art
minor. She is the co-president of Biosphere, the PR Assistant for the Art Depart- ment, and a research assistant in Dr. Jennifer Powell’s lab. She enjoys many art mediums and styles but is particularly interested in botanical illustration, water- color painting, and the chemistry of art.
Megan Zagorski is a junior Environmental Studies and Spanish-Latin American