A Tour of the New Bullet Hole
This slideshow requires JavaScript. By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief The new temporary Bullet Hole has opened on campus, and we got an exclusive tour of the new facility. There is a lot that is the same – the friendly service and Chicken Finger Friday have not gone anywhere – but there is a lot that has changed. When I approached the front door of the new space, I was struck by the terrace with trees and other plantings as well as...
Fire extinguished at the College Union Building construction site
This slideshow requires JavaScript. By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief At least nine fire companies were on scene Thursday afternoon to fight a fire at the College Union Building (CUB) construction site on campus at Gettysburg College. A statement released by the college said sparks from a welding torch ignited a pile of construction material at the CUB demolition site just after 12:15 p.m. The statement said the fire was extinguished...
Commencement 2017 celebrates diversity, achievement and the value of a liberal arts degree
By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief As graduates prepared to retreat down the steps of Penn Hall, symbolically culminating their college careers, hundreds of family members—smartphones in tow—crowded the lawn in front of Beachem Portico eager to catch a glimpse of one of the 577 graduating seniors from the Class of 2017. “Gettysburg is about the human experience,” Gettysburg College president Janet Morgan Riggs said to the graduating...
Full text: Johnnetta Betsch Cole delivers address at Commencement 2017
Sister President Janet Morgan Riggs, members of the Board of Trustees, colleagues of the faculty and staff, students, alumni, friends and supporters of this outstanding liberal arts college: Good Afternoon! And a very special good afternoon to the women and men of the hour: the spectacular class of 2017; and to your parents, family members and friends. I want to recognize my husband, James Staton; my dear friend with whom I worked at...
Full text: Haya Mohanna ’17 delivers student address at Commencement 2017
You know, I always knew that I was short, but it wasn’t until this morning when they told me I have to put a stool on the podium that I realized I’m really short. President Riggs, distinguished guests, our amazing faculty members, staff members, proud parents and relatives and of course, Class of 2017. For those who don’t know me, my name is Haya and I am an international student from the Gaza Strip, Palestine. A...
