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.
2020
The Power of a Voice, Anonymous (February 20, 2020)
You Know One of Us, Emma Love (February 18, 2020)
Are We Done Waiting?, Katie F. Mercer (February 17, 2020)
2019
You Only Remember Your Tragedies, Anonymous (November 13, 2019)
Dear Society, Anonymous (October 25, 2019)
Living...in Fear, Anonymous (October 23, 2019)
I Am, Anonymous (October 22, 2019)
Overworked. Underpaid., Lexus P. Davis (September 16, 2019)
Cheating the Textbook System, Hana Huskic (September 15, 2019)
The First Year Frat Experience, Anonymous (September 4, 2019)
Fearless Friday: Class of 2019, Anonymous (May 17, 2019)
My "Me Too" Coming Out, Jennifer C. Balter (April 16, 2019)
When You Love Physics, But Physics Doesn't Love You, Anna K. Perry (March 29, 2019)
This Is How You Lose Me, Anna Cincotta (March 28, 2019)
Value is Subjective and Other Fallacies in Economics, Anonymous (March 5, 2019)
Distancing Strategies, Exclusive Clusters and Other Ironies of my American Peers, Mai Trinh (February 28, 2019)
Fearless Friday: Anna Perry, Anna K. Perry (February 22, 2019)
More than Birds and Bees, Katie O. Estell (February 20, 2019)
Speaking Out, Mariam J. Martinez (February 18, 2019)
Fearless Friday: Ivana Lopez Espinosa, Ivana A. Lopez-Espinosa (February 8, 2019)
Caravan I Do Care, Melanie Pangol (February 6, 2019)
The Rapid Evolution of Queer Language, Elijah Cormier (February 3, 2019)
2018
In the Wake of a Report, Rebecca L. Holden (December 10, 2018)
Fearless Friday: Hannah Lebovitz, Hannah M. Labovitz (November 10, 2018)
Fearless Friday: Melanie Pangol, Melanie Pangol (November 2, 2018)
Fearless Friday: Raegan Gawronski, Raegan Gawronski (October 26, 2018)
Crumbling the ''Oreo'' Cookie, Lillian Cadet (October 24, 2018)
Fearless Friday: Candice Montenegro, Candice Montenegro (October 19, 2018)
Attention Seeker, Anonymous (October 18, 2018)
More Than a Hot Neighborhood, Gisselle Flores (October 9, 2018)
The Rush to Fit In, Kate M. Delaney (September 18, 2018)
Fearless Friday: Class of 2018, Anonymous (May 18, 2018)
Frats and Faggots, Anonymous (May 2, 2018)
My Mother's Body, Anika N. Jensen (April 27, 2018)
The Bravest Woman I Know, Alexa Laboy (April 26, 2018)
I Have Not Lost Someone to Gun Violence, Mattelyn R. Wadley (April 24, 2018)
Gettysburg Against Gun Violence, Chentese Stewart (April 23, 2018)
Why I am Against Guns, Anonymous (April 18, 2018)
Stop Pretending To Be Like Me, Brianna O'Boyle (April 13, 2018)
That Time I was Harassed by the Man in the Corner Office, Claire A. Aljian (April 10, 2018)
When "Straight" is the Default Setting, Katie Estell (March 7, 2018)
When Protest Doesn't Quite Fit the Mold, Morgan M. Hubbard (March 5, 2018)
Let's Talk About Sex, Ali Lauro (February 19, 2018)
2017
Happy Graduation., Joy Zanghi (December 11, 2017)
Thank You, Jennifer McCary, Anonymous (December 8, 2017)
Studying Abroad with a Mental Illness, Meghan E. O'Donnell (December 5, 2017)
HBO, America, and Me., Mai Trinh (November 15, 2017)
Fearless Friday: Emily Vega, Emily Vega (November 10, 2017)
Fearless Friday: Alexa Laboy, Alexa J. Laboy (October 13, 2017)
Pacifism Against the Alt-Right, Anonymous (September 21, 2017)
This is What it Means to be a DACA Recipient, E. R. P. and M. P. (September 7, 2017)
Fearless Friday: Haya Mohanna, Haya M. Mohanna (April 28, 2017)
Fearless Friday: Laurel Downie, Laurel Downie (April 14, 2017)
Do You Really Want to Walk in My Shoes?, Anonymous (April 6, 2017)
Bystander Behavior in his Fucking House, Anonymous (April 4, 2017)
Fearless Friday: Julie Schuldt & Hannah Dallman, Julie Schuldt and Hannah Dallman (March 24, 2017)
Fearless Friday: Chelsea Paige Johnson, Chelsea P. Johnson (March 10, 2017)
Fearless Friday Naima Scott & Caroline Lewis, Naima Scott and Caroline Lewis (February 24, 2017)
No One Like Me, Gisselle Flores (February 22, 2017)
Fearless Friday: Andeulazia Hughes-Murdock, Andeulazia Hughes-Murdock (February 17, 2017)
Fearless Friday: Piper O'Keefe, Piper D. O'Keefe (February 3, 2017)
This May Mean Doing Things a Bit Differently from Here on Out, Jerome Clarke (February 2, 2017)
2016
Fearless Friday: Venissa Ledesma, Venissa Ledesma (December 9, 2016)
Realtors, Resistance, and White Roses, Casey Trattner (December 7, 2016)
I Hope, Mai Trinh (December 1, 2016)
A Note From A Naive, Soft-Hearted Liberal, Katia Rubinstein (November 21, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Anya Jameson, Anya Jameson (November 11, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Yasmine Perry, Yasmine Perry (November 4, 2016)
Lifting A Weight Off My Shoulders, Alison Lauro (October 26, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Casey O'Higgins, Casey O'Higgins (October 21, 2016)
I Was Assaulted, Anonymous (October 16, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Vanessa Martinez, Vanessa Martinez (October 14, 2016)
Bang, Lexus P. Davis (October 12, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Michael Deleon, Michael A. Deleon Jr. (October 7, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Tiffany Lane, Tiffany Lane (September 30, 2016)
I'm In Pain, But You Can't See It, Anonymous (September 28, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Julie Davin, Julie E. Davin (September 23, 2016)
Your Masculinity Does Not Make You My Judge and Jury, Melissa J. Lauro (September 19, 2016)
I Am Me, Vanessa C. Martinez (September 15, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Laila Mufty, Laila M. Mufty (April 22, 2016)
A Targeted Existence, Melissa J. Lauro (April 18, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Senait Weldemariam, Senait S. Weldemariam (April 8, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Jeffrey White, Jeffrey M. White (April 1, 2016)
On White Guilt., Emma R. Okell (March 30, 2016)
Whose Story? His-Story., Meghan E. O'Donnell (March 28, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Sherfy Battlefield Garden, Emma E. Korowotny (March 25, 2016)
In God We Trust, Andrew C. Nosti (March 21, 2016)
Bandidos Mexicano, Diego A. Rocha (February 29, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Taylor Bury, Taylor B. Bury (February 26, 2016)
Between Crazy and Fine, Annette Aguilera-Gonzalez (February 24, 2016)
Beyond Beyoncé’s Halftime Show, Rebecca S. Duffy (February 22, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Kelsey DeRaffele, Kelsey A. DeRaffele (February 19, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Erin Meachem, Erin M. Meachem (February 12, 2016)
No Justice Given, Alison P. Lauro (February 3, 2016)
Q&A: Privilege and Allyship, Anonymous (February 2, 2016)
Fearless Friday: Jasmine Matos, Jasmine S. Matos (January 29, 2016)
Q&A: The N-Word, Anonymous (January 26, 2016)
2015
Fearless Friday: Samantha Lee, Samantha R. Lee (December 11, 2015)
Fearless Friday: Chentese Stewart-Gartner, Christina L. Bassler (December 4, 2015)
Alone in a Sea of Crosses, Jhanvi C. Ramaiya (November 30, 2015)