Gettysburg College Continues to Grow the “It’s On Us” Campaign
By Andrew Thibaudeau, Staff Writer Last week, the Office of Sexual Respect and Title IX hosted its annual “It’s On Us” week of action. Each year, Title IX Director Amanda Blaugher and various organizations on campus collaborate to raise awareness for violence prevention and sexual harassment. During this event, students are challenged to sign a pledge that states their concerted effort to mitigate these issues throughout the campus,...
Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Number 6
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest....
College Republicans Host RNC Primary Debate Watch Party
By Jonathan Wenger, Contributing Writer On Sept. 28, College Republicans hosted a watch party for the second Republican Primary debate in the CUB Junction. The event was for any student, regardless of political affiliation. Pizza and drinks were provided. Senate Representative for the College Republicans Gavin Wilson ’27 helped in the planning of the event. “The motivation for the club tonight was to just engage the community in a...
Opinion: Go Greener, Gettysburg
By Molly Hoffman, Guest Columnist This year, Gettysburg College received a gold rating from the STARS Report for its sustainability efforts. The STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System) Report is a self-reporting framework that allows colleges and universities to track their sustainability performance. Colleges are given a rubric with different categories that each have a total number of possible points a school...
New Social Spaces for Plank Basement Revealed in Email to Students
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief Director of Student Activities & Greek Life Jon Allen and Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning & Management Jim Biesecker sent an email to students on Thursday detailing the new social spaces coming to Plank Basement. The spaces come after an initiative to improve event and informal spaces on campus for students. In the spring of 2023, a group of students were brought together to...
