Student Senate 9/30: Where’s the WIFI?
By John Towey, Staff Writer Officer Reports President Michael Woods ’25 announced that there are still two vacancies in the Senate. The senator-at-large and social affinity group chair positions remain empty. Vice President Abby Ruggiero ’26 reminded the Senate that committees have started and that voting members need to attend at least one committee meeting a week. Parliamentarian Carl DeMarco ’25 announced that the Rules and...
Downbeat Presented by the Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony and the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble
By Sarah Daniels, Content Manager On Friday, Sept. 27, the Sunderman Conservatory Wind Symphony Band and the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble presented their first performance of the semester at the Majestic Theater at 8 p.m. Dr. Russell McCutcheon conducted the Wind Symphony Band while Dr. Amanda Heim directed the Jazz Ensemble. Opening the Symphony Band’s program was “Dancing Fire” written by Kevin Day. Dr. McCutcheon then...
Black Student Union, African Student Association Hold Community Meeting Addressing Racial Slur Incident
By Brandon Fey, News Editor In light of the recent incident involving a student carving a racial slur onto another student at an informal social gathering on campus, the Black Student Union held a campus-wide community meeting alongside the Gettysburg African Student Association on Thursday, Sept. 26 in College Union 260. Many details of the incident remain unknown because a report has not been filed to police, which the College says...
First-Year Seminar Students Organize Clothing Drive
By Sophie Lange, Features Editor Students in the first-year seminar, “Tryin’ to Find a Way Back Home: Introduction to Literature of Homelessness in America,” are holding a clothing drive until Oct. 5. Each year, the seminar’s students take a trip to Washington, D.C., where they will be distributing the donated items to individuals experiencing homelessness. The students say that providing unhoused individuals with a wide range...
Annual Salsa on the Square Brings Gettysburg Community Together
By Rifat A. Anik, Contributing Writer Despite forecasted rain, the annual Salsa on the Square event brought couples dancing, children playing and families enjoying traditional meals to the College Union Ballroom on Friday, Sept. 27. Originally slated for Lincoln Square, the event moved indoors due to poor weather, transforming the ballroom into a warm, jazzy celebration of Latino culture. The event was organized by Project...
