Student Senate 9/2: First Meeting of the Semester
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Officer Reports President of the Student Body Michael Woods ’25 opened up the first Student Senate meeting by welcoming everyone. “Welcome to Senate! It feels good to have everyone back in the room,” said Woods. He also shared that applications for committee chairs and affinity group leader elections will be coming out in the upcoming weeks. Vice President Abby Ruggiero ’26 echoed Woods in welcoming...
Email from President Iuliano Alerts Campus to New Initiatives
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor On Thursday, Gettysburg College President Bob Iuliano sent a campus-wide email alerting individuals of new initiatives for the 2024-2025 academic year. He began by listing accomplishments from the past academic year, such as the creation of the Donna Jean Brogan Center for Quantitative Learning and the $2.4 million Wi-Fi upgrade. “With the increasingly competitive higher education landscape, this work...
Student Senate’s Campaign to Better Its Reputation
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor As another academic year winds down, the Gettysburg College Student Senate has reflected on their year of work. While many members feel proud of their work and accomplishments, an issue still remains for the Senate: bettering their reputation on campus. Multiple meetings this semester have featured in-depth discussions around this issue. Senators have proposed numerous projects to accomplish this,...
Free Palestine Protest Takes Place at Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor On Thursday, a Free Palestine protest took place outside of Masters Hall from roughly 4 to 5 p.m. Posters were put up before the event and called it an “Urgent Call to Action: Solidarity with Palestine.” The poster explained that it was to show “solidarity with other American universities” as well as to call “for a free Palestine and an end to the Israeli genocide.” It also specified that the protest...
Rightmire Named 2024 Student Commencement Speaker
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor On Monday, the Class of 2024 Treasurer Gwenyth Michaels ’24 announced in an email that the Student Commencement Speaker Selection Committee chose Regan Rightmire ’24 as the 2024 Student Commencement Speaker. “The Committee and I are truly confident that Regan represents our class and will deliver a phenomenal speech at graduation,” wrote Michaels. The email also provided background on Rightmire. She...
