Student Senate 4/21: Dining Services, Honor Commission Visit Senate
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The meeting opened with a quorum. Attendance was exactly at the minimum quorum for voting. Officer Reports President Michael Woods ’25 acknowledged the meeting as the second to last of the year and encouraged everyone to “finish strong.” Parliamentarian Carl DeMarco ’25 said that the election ballots for the next year’s senate would be available that evening. Vice President Abby Ruggiero ’26 asked...
EI Hosts General William Matz ’61 for Talk on New Book
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Eisenhower Institute hosted Major General William M. Matz Jr. ’61, U.S. Army (Ret.), for a book talk on his new memoir, “My Toughest Battle: A Soldier’s Lifelong Struggle with Polio,” on Tuesday, April 15, in the Bowen Auditorium. The discussion was moderated by history professor Michael Birkner, who conducted the discussion in a Q&A format. He introduced Matz’s book as a personal account of...
Pilot of First-Year Greek Life Recruitment to Begin in Spring 2026
By Brandon Fey, News Editor On Tuesday, April 15, the campus community received an email from Vice President for College Life Anne Ehrlich regarding the College’s decision to expand recruiting for social fraternities and sororities on campus to students during the spring semester of their first year. The current policy allows students to rush greek life organizations beginning in the fall semester of their sophomore year. She...
From the College to Council: Jeff Rioux Announces Campaign for Gettysburg Borough Council
This article originally appeared on page 9 of the No. 5 April 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine By Brandon Fey, News Editor As Director of the Center for Public Service (CPS) at Gettysburg College, where he has worked for the past 15 years, Jeffrey “Jeff” Rioux has strived to connect students and faculty to the greater Gettysburg community through public service to foster social change. He now looks to expand upon this work...
French Department Hosts Lecture: ‘Josephine Baker, A Life of Contrasts’
By Brandon Fey, News Editor On Thursday, March 27, the French department hosted a discussion on Josephine Baker, an American-born entertainer and cultural icon who became renowned for her work in France. The event featured a biographical presentation by Kirsten Peeler, a senior project manager and architectural historian at Goodwin & Associates, Inc. in Frederick, Maryland. Peeler’s presentation, titled, “Josephine Baker, A Life...
