Missing Packages: Charges Delivered in Gettysburg Borough Mail Theft Scandal
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg College received a mysterious influx of missing package reports throughout the last school year. Several students expecting packages reported having never received their items from the Campus Post Office after having ordered them to be shipped via the United States Postal Service. One junior student at the College was disheartened to discover that a package sent to her by her aunt containing...
College Prepares Students for Potentially Disruptive Phase of Borough Construction on N. Washington Street
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Gettysburg Borough has undertaken an infrastructure project to replace the domestic water line and storm sewer line along North Washington Street in an effort to improve stormwater control. Construction has been underway since the summer, though the College is now preparing for the next phase project which will involve a 24/7 burrowing operation beneath the railroad tracks that could potentially cause...
Congressional Candidate Beth Farnham Visits College Democrats
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg College Democrats hosted Beth Farnham, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania’s thirteenth House district, on Wednesday, Oct. 30 for a discussion on local politics and abortion. Farnham prefaced her talk by acknowledging the difficulty she faces as a Democratic candidate in a historically conservative district. Despite this, she remains determined to hold abortion access and...
Student Senate 10/28: Pool Proposal and Halloween Events
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Officer Reports President Michael Woods ’25 announced that the following Nov. 4 meeting would be “Senate Halloween.” He welcomed costumes and said that there would be candy. He also announced that there is now a full...
Discourse Amid Division: The 2024 Student Policy Debate
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The 2024 Gettysburg College Policy Debate was held on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in Mara Auditorium. This annual event provides student political organizations with the opportunity to engage in formal debate over topical policy issues. The debate was co-sponsored by the Eisenhower Institute, the Public Policy Student Council, Public Policy House, the new Conversations for Change initiative and the public policy...
