Gettysburg Students Perform Original Play “Suck It”
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Thursday, the original play “Suck It” premiered at Gettysburg College’s Kline Theater. The play was sponsored by the Department of Theatre Arts and featured members of the Owl and Nightingale Players acting. “Suck It” was described on its poster as a play about “…vampires, codependency, and other things that suck.” It was directed by Constance Tarbox and Lance Windish. Other notable...
Ehrlich Alerts Campus Community of Student Arrest
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Monday, Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students Anne Ehrlich sent out a campus-wide email regarding a student arrest by the Gettysburg Police Department (GPD) in the early hours of Saturday morning. Ehrlich stated that Gettysburg College is “not in a position to make any judgment regarding GPD’s actions.” However, the College has asked Gettysburg Borough Mayor Rita Frealing...
Sally Susman Lecture Hosted by the Eisenhower Institute
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Thursday, the Eisenhower Institute (EI) at Gettysburg College hosted Pfizer Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Sally Susman for the Annual Henry M. Scharf Lecture. Susman is also the vice chair of the Pfizer Foundation and co-chair of Pfizer’s Political Action Committee. She gave a lecture titled “Making Meaningful Connections post-COVID.” Executive Director of EI...
Gaines Gives Lecture “Children of the Plantationocene”
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Thursday, Associate Professor of English at Florida State University Alisha Gaines gave a lecture titled “Children of the Plantationocene” in Joseph Theatre. The Department of Sociology Stuckenberg Fund and the Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society (AKD) sponsored the event. The lecture began with an introduction by Sociology Associate Professor Cassie Hays, who described her...
Heather Anderson Shares “5 Life Lessons Learned on Trails”
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Thursday, hiker and author Heather Anderson, whose trail name is Anish, spoke to an audience in the Atrium. The event went from 6:30-8 p.m. and was sponsored by the Garthwait Leadership Center (GLC), the women, gender, and sexuality studies department, the peace and justice studies department, and the Appalachian Trail Museum. The event was open to the Gettysburg community and beyond. People...
