Senate Holds Impeachment Trial for Committee Chair
By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing Editor, and Leah McCann, Contributing Writer On Monday, Student Senate held its first impeachment trial, spent $11,000 on club activities, and donated $25,000 to scholarships and grants. President Sydney Quan ’22 also spoke about the Integrated Learning Committee meeting, which will be held Wednesday, Oct 6 at noon; students are encouraged to attend. The Impeachment Quan proposed a discussion of...
College Loosens Masking Requirements for the Vaccinated
By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing Editor This afternoon, Dean of Students Anne Ehrlich emailed the campus community and announced that vaccinated people will be allowed to unmask in certain inside spaces, unvaccinated folks will continue to mask in all indoor spaces except their personal offices and rooms. “Over the past several weeks, we have closely monitored many indicators, including our consistently low campus positivity rate,”...
Doug Cummings Hits Record-Setting Field Goal in Loss to Muhlenberg
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor In spite of the Bullets’ 54-19 loss at the hands of the no. 23 Muhlenberg Mules this past Saturday, October 2, kicker/punter Doug Cummings ’22 broke Gettysburg’s and the Centennial Conference’s field goal record with his 55-yard strike through the uprights, highlighting an overall disappointing game for the Bullets. Their contest versus Muhlenberg marked the Bullets’ second home game in a row....
Gettysburg College Celebrates 5th Annual Peace and Justice Launch
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer On Monday, Oct. 4, students and professors gathered by the Peace Pole to kick off Gettysburg College’s Fifth Annual Peace and Justice Week. The launch event featured group discussion, a poetry reading, and a musical performance by Sebastian Garcia ‘23. To start the event, members of the Peace and Justice Student Council asked participants what peace means to them. Those in attendance formed a...
Esperanza Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
By Laken Franchetti, Staff Writer Multiple organizations within Gettysburg College assisted in holding Esperanza: A Celebration of Hope and Hispanic Heritage on Oct. 1 on Stine Lake. Project Gettysburg-León, the Center for Public Service, the Latin American Student Association (LASA), and the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life held this celebration in place of Salsa in the Square, which was canceled due to COVID-19...