A Call for Transparency: How Financial Cuts are Affecting the College Experience
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board It is impossible not to notice. It comes up in class, in line at Bullet, during club meetings. Students wonder, “Why do we no longer have this?” Gettysburg is not unique in facing financial distress, nor is it something new. This was true before the pandemic as colleges faced the “demographic cliff,” a large drop-off in the number of college-age students. Of course, the pandemic only worsened...
Ike’s Anvil: Eisenhower Institute Calls for Student Voices on Public Policy and Leadership
By Sarah Laud, Staff Writer An “anvil” resembles strength and unity, two qualities that Gettysburg’s Eisenhower Institute is inspired to restore in the people of the United States. Vanessa Igras ’24, managing editor of Ike’s Anvil on campus, gives insight on what the EI’s new platform is and how students can get involved. “The Anvil is inspired by the legacy of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and its name comes from his last name,...
Dina Gilio-Whitaker: Decolonizing and Indigenizing Environmental Justice
By Megan Hayhurst, Contributing Writer The Sixth Annual Peace and Justice week at Gettysburg College began on March 21. This year’s theme is decoloniality. Featured keynote speaker Dina Gilio-Whitaker discussed the links between environmental justice and Indigenous tribes. Whitaker is a Native American descendant from the Colville Confederacy tribe. She is an author, educator, and public speaker who realized her passion for...
Gettysburg’s Investments in Fossil Fuels: Socially Responsible Investing and the Endowment
By Carter Hanson, Magazine Editor Gettysburg College has divested—or withdrawn endowment investments—for a political or social reason only one time in its 190-year history: in 1990, the Board of Trustees decided “to divest of all companies holding an equity investment or physical presence in [Apartheid] South Africa.” In recent years, students have met with College officials to discuss their concerns with Gettysburg’s continued...
A Year of Being “Boulder Strong”
By Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor In high school, the King Soopers grocery store was home base. It was where the upperclassmen would drive me to get snacks before marching band rehearsal every week my freshman year. It was where we went to get Starbucks after late-night studying. It was where we took my friend to buy a lottery ticket to celebrate her eighteenth birthday. It was where we bought supplies for our walkout for gun safety...
