Surge is a student blog at Gettysburg College where systemic issues of justice matter. Posts are originally published at surgegettysburg.wordpress.com
Through stories and reflection, these blog entries relate personal experiences to larger issues of equity, demonstrating that –isms are structural problems, not actions defined by individual prejudice.
We intend to popularize justice, helping each other to recognize our biases and unlearn the untruths.
Surge is supported by the Center for Public Service at Gettysburg College.
2015
Attempting to Reason in the Holiday Season, Anonymous (November 23, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Elizabeth Belair, Christina L. Bassler (November 20, 2015)
I Will Not Wear a Muzzle, Tiarra L. Riggins (November 16, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Peter Rosenberger, Christina L. Bassler (November 13, 2015)
The Perennial Purple Heart, Anonymous (November 10, 2015)
Drowning in White Whine, Melissa J. Lauro (November 3, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Fergan Imbert, Christina L. Bassler (October 30, 2015)
Own Your Experience, Stephen Lin (October 26, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Jerome Clarke, Christina L. Bassler (October 23, 2015)
To ID or Not to ID, Emma E. Korowotny (October 22, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Jasmine Santana, Christina L. Bassler (October 16, 2015)
The White Screen, Casey L. Trattner (October 15, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Beau Charles, Christina L. Bassler (October 9, 2015)
Message from the President (of BSU), Ja'Nai Harris (October 8, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Ashley Fernandez, Christina L. Bassler (October 2, 2015)
Anchored in El Sueno Americano, Anette Aguilera-Gonzalez (October 1, 2015)
On A Particularly Patriotic Day, Laila M. Mufty (September 29, 2015)
On Rage, Jerome D. Clarke (September 28, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Kaiden Krueger, Christina L. Bassler (September 25, 2015)
Not Aborting My Plan, Anonymous (September 24, 2015)
We'll See You Tomorrow, Devin N. Garnick (September 23, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Rebecca Borovsky, Christina L. Bassler (September 18, 2015)
The Scars of Stigma, Andrew C. Nosti (September 5, 2015)
The Weight of Sarcasm, Meghan E. O'Donnell (August 14, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Class of 2015, Chrisitina L. Bassler (May 15, 2015)
In Plain Sight, Anonymous (May 4, 2015)
Fealess Friday: Kelsey Chapman, Christina L. Bassler (April 24, 2015)
Social Mania, Brianna DiPanni (April 23, 2015)
Object to Your Affection, Melissa J. Lauro (April 16, 2015)
A Meal for the Man on the Redline, Stephen Lin (April 13, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Erin Duran, Christina L. Bassler (April 11, 2015)
When You Can't Quite Place Me, Ali Lauro (April 8, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Sarah Van De Weert, Christina L. Bassler (March 27, 2015)
Sincerely, The Quiet Girl, Brianna DiPanni (March 25, 2015)
But, Why Not?, Anonymous (March 23, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Tiarra Riggins, Christina L. Bassler (March 20, 2015)
Selma is America, Rashida Aluko-Roberts (March 19, 2015)
Respiration: Breathing Between the Stacks, Jerome D. Clarke (March 2, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Our Founding Insurgents, Christina L. Bassler (February 27, 2015)
In the Absence of Peace, Emma R. Okell (February 23, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Jennifer McCary, Christina L. Bassler (February 20, 2015)
The Price I Didn't Know I'd Pay, Anonymous (February 18, 2015)
The Cross in My Closet, Ann M. Sasala (February 16, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Justina Molokwu, Christina L. Bassler (February 13, 2015)
Border X-ing, Alicia A. Castro (February 11, 2015)
Mirrors, Manipulation, and Me, Anonymous (February 9, 2015)
Fearless: Maihan Wali, Christina L. Bassler (February 6, 2015)
Stop the Spread, Please, Stephany W. Harrington (February 2, 2015)
2014
39 Social Justice Books and Movies to Keep Your Brain Warm Over Winter Break!, The Surge Team (December 22, 2014)
Stigmatized and Getting High, Emma M. Murphy (December 17, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Ja'nai Harris, Christina L. Bassler (December 12, 2014)
Stop Ducking, Stephen Lin (December 10, 2014)
To My Peers Dismayed by the Looting, Rashida Aluko-Roberts (December 8, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Marli Horwitz, Christina L. Bassler (December 5, 2014)
Ashes, Mauricio E. Novoa (December 1, 2014)
The Pursuit of Advil and Blow Pops, Andeulazia C. Hughes-Murdock (November 24, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Sean Pethybridge, Christina L. Bassler (November 21, 2014)
A Difference of Appearance, Charlotte H. Moreno (November 19, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Erin O'Connor, Christina L. Bassler (November 14, 2014)
The Other N Word, Emma R. Okell (November 10, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Friend or Foe, Christina L. Bassler (November 7, 2014)
Freeing Nemo, Stephanie K. Adamczak (November 5, 2014)
Rethink #, Kayla A. Britt (November 3, 2014)
Fearless: Gettysburg Breast Cancer Survivors, Allsion P. Lauro (October 31, 2014)
The Space I Own, Alison P. Lauro (October 29, 2014)
Judgy Eyes, Stephany W. Harrington (October 27, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Gettysburg Anti-Capitalist Collective, Christina L. Bassler (October 24, 2014)
The Dark Skin I Am In, Zakiya A. Brown (October 22, 2014)
Open Access, Stephanie K. Adamczak (October 20, 2014)
Fearless: Margaret Jennifer Johnson, Christina L. Bassler (October 17, 2014)
Cannons to Cannon, Ann M. Sasala (October 12, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Emma Murphy, Christina L. Bassler (October 10, 2014)
Musings from a Biased Jew, Marli R. Horwitz (October 8, 2014)
Fearless: Mollie Sherman, Christina L. Bassler (October 3, 2014)
Up-Vote This, Julie E. Davin (October 1, 2014)
Compliments, Insults, and the Paradox of Pillow Talk, Anonymous (September 29, 2014)
Fearless: Gettysburg's Environmental Concerns Organization (GECO), Chrisitina L. Bassler (September 26, 2014)
Wanted More from Moore, Rashida Aluko-Roberts (September 24, 2014)
The Person I Am Becoming, Ann M. Sasala (September 22, 2014)
Fearless Friday: American Association of University Women (AAUW), Mollie R. Sherman (September 19, 2014)
A Piece of Myself, Alison Lauro (September 17, 2014)
Don't Shoot, Mauricio E. Novoa (September 15, 2014)
Death by Masculinity, Elizabeth A. Rupert (May 29, 2014)
Fearless: Class of 2014, Center for Public Service (May 16, 2014)
College Graduation: It's A Big Deal, Raksmeymony Yin (May 14, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Chelsea Broe, Chelsea E. Broe (May 9, 2014)
Bending the Binary, Chelsea E. Broe (May 5, 2014)
Fearless Friday: AnnaMarie Houlis, AnnaMarie Houlis (May 2, 2014)
Stop the Silence, Victoria J. Reynolds (April 30, 2014)
Fat People Exist, Julie E. Davin (April 28, 2014)
Fearless: Conor Brooks, Conor P. Brooks (April 25, 2014)
Why Is That Even A Question?, Naima Scott (April 23, 2014)
Fearless: Josh Griffiths, Joshua M. Griffiths (April 18, 2014)
"A" Is Not For Ally, Ellen I. Henry (April 16, 2014)
Fearless: Anastasia Maisel, Anastasia M. Maisel (April 11, 2014)
Two Is Not Always Better Than One, Ann M. Sasala (April 7, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Aidan Caravana, Aidan C. Caravana (April 4, 2014)
Surge <3s Yik>Yak, Chelsea E. Broe (March 31, 2014)
Fearless Friday: Kirsten Crear, Kirsten Crear (March 28, 2014)
I Watch Porn, Chelsea E. Broe (March 26, 2014)