Photo Gallery: Renderings from the New College Union Building
This slideshow requires JavaScript. At last night’s meeting of the Gettysburg College Student Senate, Mike Bishop, manager of Bullet Hole, shared photos and renderings of the new Bullet Hole facility. We’ve compiled them into a gallery above. Read more about the new facility in the article...
Senate Passes Freedom of Expression Philosophy, Hears from Bishop on New Bullet Hole
By Benjamin Pontz, Managing News Editor In a meeting that was tame in perfect juxtaposition to last week’s fiery display, the Gettysburg College Student Senate unanimously passed the final version of the Freedom of Expression philosophy proposed by the college’s workgroup late last month. With nary a statement of support or opposition — or even any questions — the body acted on a motion by Senator Jack...
Hanson Basement Residents Get Priority Housing (Back)
By Benjamin Pontz, Managing News Editor Less than two weeks after the college reversed course on its initial plan to give residents of the Hanson Hall basement displaced due to mold priority in the sophomore housing lottery, it reinstated that priority Thursday evening. An email sent to Hanson basement residents from Vice President of College Life and Dean of Students Julie Ramsey attributes the decision to advocacy from students...
Ramsey Apologizes to Students Affected by Hanson Mold
By Benjamin Pontz, Managing News Editor One day after a heated airing of grievances relating to the ongoing mold situation at Hanson Hall at the Gettysburg College Student Senate meeting where students castigated the college — and Associate Dean of College Life for Residential and First-Year Programs Keira Kant, who came to the meeting to field questions and hear student concerns — for not apologizing to Hanson residents,...
Kant Offers No Apology for Mold Issue in Fiery Student Senate Meeting
The TL;DR Keira Kant, Associate Dean of College Life for Residential and First-Year Programs, answered questions at Monday night’s Student Senate meeting relating to the Hanson Hall mold situation in what started as a largely respectful dialogue and metamorphosed into a seemingly cathartic venting of grievances. Students expressed frustrations with what they view as a lack of communication and concern for the Hanson residents...