Students Take Charge: After 7 Years, Gettysburg Athletics Welcomes Backs the Student Athlete-Advisory Committee
By Caitlin Rubsamen, Sports Editor Every National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) school has the opportunity to run a Student Athlete Advisory Committee, or SAAC. At Gettysburg, the last time the student athletes had a formal committee on campus was in 2018, and at that time, it was called SAIL, Student Athletes in Leadership. Junior field hockey member Maya Viscardi-Carelse ’27 found out what SAAC was last spring when talking...
Theater Department Features World Premiere of “Twin Hearts,” by Susan Russell
By Jules Young, Arts & Entertainment Editor On Thursday through Sunday, Feb. 26th to March 1st, the Gettysburg College Theater department put on the play “Twin Hearts,” written and directed by theater professor Susan Russell. This production was the world premiere of the show; a play about Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan. The play was a fascinating take on the Helen Keller story, by having Keller and Sullivan be...
Postcard from Abroad: Hills and Hills and Even More Hills
By Isabella Rapucci, Guest Writer ATHENS, GREECE— When picking Greece as my study abroad location, I was shocked by how much of this country was uphill. Anywhere that I need to go, it is almost a 90 degree angle. Similarly, in my personal life I was overcoming a lot of mental hills, learning what it is like to pack up my life and move somewhere entirely foreign. These many hills and mountains began to hold a deeper significance for...
4/13 Student Senate Meeting Minutes
The Gettysburg College Student Senate provided the following minutes. Besides formatting, they have not been edited in any way. Approval of Minutes Motion passed. Guest Speaker Staci Grimes, Director of Marketing and Digital Engagement Gettysburg College Website Redesign. Project Purpose The website is the College’s most important digital platform for recruitment, student experience, storytelling, and advancement Cross-Campus...
Opinion: An Introduction to Environmental Injustice, Racism, & Advocacy
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a new opinion series by the Anti-Racist Collective, a student organization seeking to “deconstruct racial discrimination on campus.” This series is titled “World Conflicts & Humanitarian Exigency.” By Anti-Racist Collective President Oumye Toure, Guest Columnist Introduction By design, the communities in close proximity to environmental hazards are of color. In fact, race is a more...
