College Weighing Plan for Situational Arming of DPS Officers
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Every year since the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre that left 32 dead and 17 more wounded, Gettysburg College Executive Director of Public Safety Bill Lafferty and Dean of Students Julie Ramsey have reviewed the campus’s security procedures and made a recommendation to the college president as to whether Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers should be armed. For the first time, this year,...
A Battlefield Run, Embarrassing Costumes, and Forced Consumption of Alcohol: College Discloses Hazing Violations From Past Five Years
The TL;DR To comply with Pennsylvania’s Act 80 of 2018, the college released two reports detailing hazing incidents from the past five years. The reports detail 10 incidents, of which nine resulted in a finding of responsibility through the college’s judicial processes. All 10 incidents pertain to Greek organizations; in all, seven different organizations (four fraternities, three sororities) have been found responsible...
Happy New Year from the Features Staff: Our Resolutions for 2019
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor To celebrate the beginning of the new year, members of the Features staff of The Gettysburgian have shared their 2019 resolutions. From traveling to being healthier to forming unconventional friendships, these goals might just inspire you to think of your own attainable (or unattainable) resolutions for the new year: Julia Chin ‘21: I hope to study in England in the fall and finally see a Shakespeare...
Board of Trustees Approves Freedom of Expression Philosophy
By Benjamin Pontz, Managing News Editor Almost a year to the day after Robert Spencer, Director of Jihad Watch, spoke on campus, sparking debate over whether the college should impose limits on institutional freedom of expression and prompting President Janet Morgan Riggs to charge a panel to explore the issue and draft a statement of institutional philosophy, the Gettysburg College Board of Trustees approved that statement at its...
Arbaugh Elected Student Senate President
By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief Nick Arbaugh ‘20 is the Student Senate President for the 2018-2019 Academic Year, Arbaugh confirmed to The Gettysburgian Monday evening. Arbaugh beat out opponents Anna Burns ‘19 and Alex Xie ‘20 by what is being described as a razor-thin margin to clinch the presidency. Andrew Fitzsimmons ‘19, Chair of the Senate Sustainability Committee, had also declared his candidacy, but withdrew Friday afternoon...
Student Senate to Hold New President, Secretary Elections in Wake of Allegations of Voter Intimidation
The TL;DR Vice President Aimee Bosman has come to the decision to hold new elections for Student Senate president and secretary, due to the sufficient evidence of voter intimidation on the parts of Haley Gluhanich ‘19 and Marisa Balanda ‘21. Balanda will be able to re-run for secretary, while Bosman has currently barred Gluhanich from running for president. Both had the ability to appeal the decision. Gluhanich has appealed Bosman’s...
