DPS Responds to Reports of Pellet and Airsoft Gun Firings at Pedestrians on Campus
By Patrick Sullivan, Staff Writer Last week on April 13, Gettysburg College’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) received multiple reports of “individuals driving through campus firing pellet/airsoft guns at pedestrians.” Local police were called to the scene to investigate. The vehicle was described as a gray sedan. DPS, after gathering information, learned that seven individuals in the College community were struck from April 12 to...
Senate Elections for 2022–23: Statements of Pupose
Compiled by Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief Elections are underway for the 2022–23 Student Senate class officers, senators, and executive board. Voting for these positions began today and noon and runs through Friday, April 22 at noon. Students from each class year can vote using the following links: Class of 2022, Class of 2023, Class of 2024, and Class of 2025. The candidates’ statements of purpose are as follows: Senate...
The Commons: Opinions from Across Campus
Judge Jackson & Motherhood Emily Dalgleish ’22 // Opinions Editor Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination hearings have been full of absurd and heated moments. However, the moment that stands out to me most is a moment of compassion, when Judge Jackson and Senator Cory Booker had a conversation about motherhood and her experience balancing her career and her family. Judge Jackson explained that she “did not always...
Campus Chatter: Goings-on at Gettysburg
10 Years in Dining Services: Regina Tyree Gracie Meisner ’25 // Features Editor When students walk into Servo, often they are met by a warm smile and greeting from Dining Services Worker Regina Tyree. Belovedly referred to as simply “Regina,” last month marked her tenth year working for Gettysburg College. Tyree remarked on the change in student interactions from the beginning of her time at Gettysburg to today. “When I first started...
Editor’s Note: On Paying Attention
Every Wednesday night, between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m., the editorial team at The Gettysburgian crowds around the conference table for our weekly meeting. Those nights, we nail down the biggest stories of the week, brainstorm subjects for our next magazine and commiserate about the things students, faculty, staff and administration are saying about the College. These conversations in the newsroom require us to take the pulse of the...
