College Exceeds Reach Goal in Annual Gettysburgives Giving Challenge
By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief Instructions were scrawled across the back of the envelope: “Don’t open until February 27 [at] 9am,” a directive intended to ensure that the gift inside would count for the fourth annual 36-hour Gettysburgives challenge that was held from 9:00 a.m. on Feb. 27 until 9:00 p.m. on Feb. 28. 3,417 alumni, parents and friends of the college mailed in gifts, made their gift over the phone and gave online...
Political Clubs Consider the Issues at Eisenhower Institute Campus-Wide Policy Debate
By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday night, the Eisenhower Institute held a campus-wide debate in a mostly-filled Mara Auditorium covering a variety of topics including foreign policy, climate change, immigration and gun control. The debate was moderated by Dr. Scott Boddery, Assistant Professor of Political Science and included representatives from six political organizations on campus: Gettysburg Anti-Capitalist Collective...
College Says No Effect on Admissions Decisions for Students Disciplined for Peaceful Protests
By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College has joined the growing list of colleges and universities that have pledged that discipline by high schools for engaging in peaceful protests, such as those now occurring across the country against gun violence, will not have an effect on admissions decisions. “Gettysburg College prepares students to engage in the complex questions of our time through effective leadership and...
Perry Talks Immigration, Gun Control in “On Target” Interview
The TL;DR Perry will seek election in the new 10th congressional district after the PA Supreme Court released a new map earlier this week. Perry is open to an immigration deal that includes a permanent protected status for beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program if it includes border security measures. Perry does not support banning the AR-15. Perry on why he voted against the budget deal: “I...
College Says No Decision Yet on Priority Housing for Hanson Basement Residents
By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College is denying a report that students displaced from Hanson Hall basement by the mold will receive priority lottery numbers in the sophomore housing lottery this year. The report, released by Gettysburg News Network Friday, suggested that a decision had been made to offer those students affected by the mold priority housing, but Jamie Yates, Executive Director of Communications &...
