EI Women and Leadership and The Women’s Network Host Lieutenant Colonel Donna Whittaker
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Tuesday, the Eisenhower Institute’s (EI) Women and Leadership program and The Women’s Network hosted a lecture by Lieutenant Colonel Donna Whittaker. The event took place from 6 to 7 p.m. in CUB 208. The event began with an introduction by two students in the Women and Leadership program. Rachel Herr ’26 described what the program entails and explained how the group explores interactions...
Yik Yak’s Impact on Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor Following their graduation from Furman University, Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington released the app Yik Yak in 2013. According to a 2017 New York Times Article, the purpose was for those in a close radius to be able to download the app and communicate anonymously. It became popular at colleges and universities, where students would interact about school news on the app. As Yik Yak continued to...
Gettysburg’s Interfraternity Council Relaunches Not in Our House Campaign
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor In the spring semester of 2020, Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) member Ryan Ahern ’20 launched the Not in Our House Campaign. Working with the Gettysburg College Office of Sexual Respect and Title IX, Ahern hoped to combat sexual assault and gender violence throughout campus with Greek organizations at the forefront of the fight. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the campaign did not gain...
Nikki Johnson-Alfano Gives Women & Leadership Talk at Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., lawyer Nikki Johnson-Alfano gave a speech on women and leadership in the College Union Building. The event was co-sponsored by the Public Policy Department, the Eisenhower Institute’s (EI) Women and Leadership program, the EI Fielding Fellows, the Pre-Law Program, The Women’s Network, and the women, gender, and sexuality studies department. The event...
College Democrats & Farmhouse Host Climate Change Panel
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Tuesday, the Gettysburg College Democrats and Farmhouse hosted a climate change panel from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Joseph Theatre. The panel featured Environmental Studies Professor Sarah Principato and Economics Professors James O’Brien and Rimvydas Baltaduonis. The event began with an introduction by College Democrats President Carter Hanson ’23 and House Leader of Farmhouse Alyssa Gubernick ’23....
