Panel Discusses the Pivot in War History from Battle Lines to Abstraction
Professor Ian Isherwood By Garrett Adams, Staff Writer It is a general belief that war affects only those that are on the front line and the soldiers doing the fighting are impacted the most, both physically and mentally. However, in a panel discussion led by Professors Ian Isherwood ‘00, Dina Lowy, and William Bowman, the idea of the Front became fewer battle lines and trenches and much more abstract. The talk itself took place over...
The Theater Is Closed, but for Professor Christopher Fee and the Medieval Drama Class, “The Show Must Go On”
By Garrett Adams, Staff Writer Gettysburg College is one of many college campuses that has seen traditions put on hold or outright cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This, however, has not stopped English Professor Christopher Fee and his Medieval Drama class. Every other year since 1999, the class has put on a live performance of their original adaptation of a medieval play for the college in the Spring, typically...
Senate Continues Debate on Club Representative Amendment
By Garrett Adams, Staff Writer Student Senate’s last meeting of the semester on Monday, Dec. 2 was highlighted by a return to the proposal for new amendment that would no longer require club representatives to attend weekly Senate meetings. The amendment is a proposal championed by Student Senate President Patrick McKenna ’20, who discussed the rationale for his plan in an interview earlier this semester with “On...
Senate Discusses Amending Club Representative Attendance Requirement at Meetings
By Garrett Adams, Staff Writer Last Monday’s Senate meeting featured remarks from President Bob Iuliano, debate on a new amendment, and affirmation of donating money from the Senate rollover account towards the Emergency Fund. President Iuliano began the meeting by giving a few words of advice and wisdom to the Senate. He called on leaders of student organizations to help “all students to do what they came here to do.”...
Ulysses S. Grant Scholar Brooks Simpson Speaks at Annual Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture
By Garrett Adams, Staff Writer The 58th Annual Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture at the Majestic Theatre, held on Nov. 19 to commemorate the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, was delivered by Brooks D. Simpson, an ASU Foundation Professor of History at Arizona State University. The Fortenbaugh Lecture series began in 1962 with Bruce Catton as the inaugural speaker. Since then, speakers such as Simpson have come to Gettysburg to...
