Postcard from Abroad: In the Footsteps of Franklin
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer As I walk from the abroad center each day to the bus stop for an 8 p.m. dinner with my host, I pass by a familiar name: Rue Franklin (Franklin Street), named after the polymath and founding father Benjamin Franklin. Franklin is one of the most iconic figures from my home city of Philadelphia, and I have found that he retains an enduring legacy in both the United States and France. In early December 1776,...
Implementing New Academic Programs: Finance, Public Health Policy and Communication Studies
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg College has begun offering new academic programs in public health policy, finance and communication studies. Beginning this fall semester 2025, students have the option of pursuing curricula toward these majors. The finance and public health policy programs were approved by a faculty vote on Sept. 26, 2024, and the communication studies program was approved at a meeting the following March. ...
Award Recipients at the 2025 Fall Honors Day
Compiled by Mika Klubis, Contributing Writer Dr. Ralph Cavaliere Endowed Teaching Award: Lindsey Reid Seniors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa: Michael Aaron Anne Bolenbaugh Marisia Conners Dylann Eck Mary Huegel Maria Kardash Carissa Mobley Alice Nguyen Trang Pham Rebecca Ruggles Hassler Latin Prize: Alice Nguyen Muhlenberg First Year Student Prize: Margaret Hunter Samuel Garver Greek Prize: Natalie Hughes Samuel Garver Latin...
Gettysburg’s Approaching Mayoral Election and What it Means for the Borough
By Brandon Fey, News Editor This Nov. 4, Gettysburg voters will decide whether to re-elect the incumbent Mayor Rita Freeling as part of the 2025 Municipal General Election. Mayor Frealing is challenged by Councilman Chad-Alan Carr, who holds the at-large seat of the Gettysburg Borough Council. Carr defeated Frealing in the Democratic Primary in May, after receiving 268 votes compared to Frealing’s 237. However, Frealing was able to...
Classics Department Rebrands as Ancient Greek & Roman Studies
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Department of Classics at Gettysburg College has officially rebranded itself as the Department of Ancient Greek & Roman Studies. The department held its annual fall welcome party on Sept. 24 in Weidensall Hall for returning and interested students, where faculty discussed the change and the trajectory of the department going forward. The renaming was inspired by a motivation to underscore the...
