Student Senate 4/29: Final Meeting of the School Year
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 thanked the senators for such a great year. “I will miss all of you, and I know I’ve said it so many times this year, but it has been a highlight of my Gettysburg experience to have this honor to represent you all as President, so thank you,” said Lemon. He then updated attendees on the prominent student concern from the last meeting: the change in dining...
Student Senate 4/22: Changes to the Bullet Hole and the Honor Code Next Semester
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 stated that there are only two meetings left, with the meeting next week being a transitional one. Student Concerns will also be in a transitional phase, with President of the Student Body-Elect Michael Woods ’25 working with Lemon this week. He also commended the College Life Advisory Committee (CLAC) for its work planning the Big Spring Blowout Event and...
Gettysburg’s First Gala & Fashion Show
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor On Saturday, the Gettysburg African Student Association (GASA) and Fashion Initiative Club hosted their first Culture Shock Gala & Fashion Show in the CUB Ballroom. The event took place from 6-10:30 p.m and had a dress code of black formal attire. The theme of the event was Sankofa, a Ghanaian term meaning “go back and get it” or “learn from the past to change the future.” In English, it is...
Student Senate 4/15: Guest Speakers Tosten & Douds Update Senate on their Departments’ Projects
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 reported that they had a great Get Acquainted Day, with current and future Executive Board members manning the Student Senate table at the Expo. Parliamentarian Michael Woods ’25 informed everyone that the general senate elections along with class officers open after the meeting. Treasurer Alfredo Roman Jordan ’26 provided a budget update, sharing that the...
The College Administration’s Work to Enhance Transparency & Demand in the Face of the Demographic Cliff
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief, and Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Various colleges and universities are beginning to face the demographic cliff, meaning a loss in their student populations. The Chronicle of Higher Education explains that the cliff is a result of the 2008 recession, which led to couples having fewer or no children. As the nation reaches roughly 18 years since the recession, those fewer children are impacting the...
