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...
Singing Bike Man to Headline Springfest
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Friday, it was announced by the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life (OSAGL) that the campus celebrity coined “Singing Bike Man” would headline Gettysburg College’s Springfest. The news comes after the Student Senate’s mismanagement of funds this past year, which has led to fewer resources to pull from for this big event. “While this was not our plan, we are happy that an entertaining...
Gettysburg College Choir Tours Costa Rica
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor Over spring break this year, the Gettysburg College Choir traveled to Costa Rica to perform across the country. This included visiting San José, an excursion to Poás Volcano National Park, performing at Los Angeles Basilica, and more. The choir, which consists of students from all class years, was able to expand their viewpoints during the trip through the places they traveled to and the people...
