Campus Safety Email Advises on Safety Concerns in Light of Racial Slur Incident
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor On Thursday, Executive Director of Campus Safety Alex Wiltz sent a campus-wide email providing students with measures to take if they receive messages relating to the racial slur incident, in which a student cut a racial slur into another student at a social gathering in a campus residential hall. “We understand that some of you may have received messages through social media, texts, phone calls or...
Gettysburg African Student Association, Black Student Union Release Joint Statement on Racial Slur Incident
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor On Tuesday, Gettysburg College’s Black Student Union and Gettysburg African Student Association released a joint statement on Instagram regarding the racial slur cut into a student. “We stand in full solidarity with those who have been impacted and offer our deepest support as we navigate this terrible situation. We are disgusted by this act of violence, and we are disappointed in the way the...
Student Senate 9/9: New Member Induction and Quorum Debate
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor This week’s meeting of Student Senate started with a recall for quorum requested by Senator Joey Labrie ’25. After the recall, Parliamentarian Carl DeMarco ’25 asserted that a quorum was present. Labrie argued that the Senate did not, because the affinity group leaders were not present, even though the Student Senate Constitution mandates that they are elected by the second meeting of the semester. ...
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...
