X-SIG Series: Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia
By Cameron D’Amica, Staff Writer Dr. Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Technology at Uit, The Arctic University of Norway, delivered two lectures at Gettysburg College for the X-SIG Seminar Series. Dr. Ahluwalia presented his public lecture Photonic Research: Its Impact to Human Society on Monday, March 4, and he presented his technical lecture, Photonic-Chip Based Optical Nanoscopy...
The Story of a Great Gettysburgian: Janet Morgan Riggs as a Student of Gettysburg College
By Cameron D’Amica and Phoebe Doscher, Staff Writers Before becoming the president of Gettysburg College, Janet Morgan Riggs was simply a first-year student in 1973 who had no idea what the future would hold and where her Gettysburg College education would take her. Reflecting on her very first moments as a student on the Gettysburg campus with clarity, Riggs explained, “I can still picture that moment. I moved into Huber Hall....
The Legend of the Stine Lake Gazebo
By Cameron D’Amica, Staff Writer Many sophomore and first-year students at Gettysburg College have heard only faint whispers of the legendary gazebo that once overlooked Stine Lake. Many new students are completely unaware of the disappearance of the gazebo that occurred shortly before the Fall 2017 semester. Now is the time to close the case of the missing gazebo once and for all. The gazebo was added to the Gettysburg campus...
‘Fly Away With Me:’ Students Swing, Mingle and Soar at Annual Snowball
By Cameron D’Amica, Staff Writer The 25th Annual Snowball took place in the College Union Building Ballroom on Saturday, February 16th. The Buzz Jones Big Band, which has performed for the Gettysburg College Snowball since its inaugural year, started playing at 9:00 p.m. The swing dance started at 9 p.m. and lasted until 11:30 p.m. when a DJ took over until the end of the event. The theme this year was “Fly Away With Me.” For the...
The Gettysburgian Hosts Talk by New York Times’ Reporter Elizabeth Williamson
By Cameron D’Amica, Staff Writer Elizabeth Williamson, a journalist currently working for The New York Times, visited the Gettysburg College campus on Friday, February 15th and hosted a Q&A style information session in the Penn Hall Lyceum. The event was co-sponsored by The Gettysburgian and the Provost’s office. The journalist’s son and sports editor of The Gettysburgian, Charlie Williamson ‘19, introduced his mother to the...
