Student Senate 2/3: Budget Requests, Senate Shark Tank and a Campus Swing Set
By Brandon Fey, News Editor President Michael Woods ’25 began the meeting with an acknowledgement that due to illness, the senators in attendance were just one member over quorum. Officer Reports President Michael Woods ’25 stated that the meeting would include the first “Senate Shark Tank” activity in which the senate would vote to allot a pre-reserved $10,000 to the best idea presented. He also shared the QR code to a marketing...
New Campus Bar and Eatery Opens in Plank Basement
By Brandon Fey, News Editor On Friday, the new campus bar and eatery in the basement of the Plank Gym was officially opened as a social space from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The site offers all Gettysburg students complimentary beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, as well as snacks for purchase including popcorn, pretzels and nachos. New tables and chairs have been placed outside the new bar and down the hallway of Plank basement....
OSAGL Holds 2025 Spring Activities Fair
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Photos by Grace Jurchak, Director of Photography On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Office of Student Activities and Geek Life hosted the annual Spring Activities Fair from 5 to 7 p.m. in the CUB Ballroom. The fair encourages students to explore new activities and organizations showcased at the event. This year, the organizations had the option to submit an advertisement image to be featured in a rotating...
Quarry Pond Geese Test Positive for Bird Flu
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Pennsylvania Game Commission has reported that the geese carcasses discovered at Quarry Pond tested positive for the bird flu (H5N1). This contributes to a recent trend in which cases of the virus have been confirmed nationwide. This was announced via a campus-wide email by Executive Director of Campus Safety Alex Wiltz on Sunday. This message was an update to his previous email on Jan. 18, in which he...
Gettysburg Commemorates 2024 Dedication Day
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Few symbols of Gettysburg are as iconic as that of President Lincoln delivering his famous Gettysburg Address in which he described the United States as a nation “conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” The Gettysburg community honors this legacy each year by celebrating Remembrance Day, with events and traditions leading up to the anniversary of Lincoln’s...
