Opinion: America Stands Unprepared for Global Conflict
By Connor Joyce, Guest Columnist As tensions rise between global powers and conflicts escalate into open warfare, the threat of a global war on a scale not seen since the Second World War reaches dangerous levels. Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, recently expressed grave concern over the possibility of a third world war. “It would be an unholy alliance between Russia, China, Iran, North Korea,...
College Launches ‘Conversations for Change’ Initiative with Ballroom Lecture
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Rajiv Vinnakota, president of the Institute for Citizens and Scholars, spoke on the first day of classes in the College Union Building Ballroom, the first major event part of the College’s new “Conversations for Change” initiative launched this semester. Conversations for Change, stylized as C4C, seeks to decrease political polarization and create constructive dialogue among Gettysburg students and...
Campus Safety Warns of Black Bear On Campus
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief A black bear was spotted on campus Tuesday morning, near Pennsylvania Hall. Campus Safety issued a warning asking students to stay indoors and to not approach the animal, before saying the bear had left campus. Video posted online appears to show a black bear roaming campus. “Campus safety has been notified of a black bear on the main section of campus near Penn Hall. Please do not approach the...
The Weekly Roundup: Aug. 26 – Sept. 1
Monday, Aug. 26 Noon – 1 p.m., Cycle-Spin with Amanda, Jaeger Center 143 Multipurpose Room 3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m., Library Tour, Musselman Library 4 p.m. – 7 p.m., OSAGL x OME Block Party, Stine Lake 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., Library Tour, Musselman Library 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., Ultimate Frisbee Practice, Tennis Court Field 2 6 p.m. – 11 p.m., Open Recreation, Hauser Fieldhouse 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Library...
First-Year Walk Held for the Class of 2028
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief The class of 2028 became the latest students to partake in the first-year walk, a Gettysburg tradition tracing back to November of 1863, when College students walked through town to hear Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Annually since 2003, students have retraced those students’ steps, walking down Carlisle Street, through the Gettysburg borough and to Gettysburg National Cemetery, where...
