Opinion: Take a Pledge, Trump
By Joshua Wagner, Opinions Editor “I affirm that I will uphold the highest principles of honesty and integrity in all my endeavors at Gettysburg College and foster an atmosphere of mutual respect within and beyond the classroom.” These words are referred to as the Gettysburg College Pledge. Every first-year Gettysburg repeats this pledge at Opening Convocation and is held responsible for adhering to its promises. Students may choose...
Parker Has Taught at Gettysburg for Over a Fourth of the College’s History. This Year, He Retires.
By Josh Wagner, Opinions Editor The year was 1967. Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, Will Ferrell was born, the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and a young Dr. William Parker joined the chemistry faculty at Gettysburg College. While many of his friends and peers from the University of North Carolina went into industry, Parker decided to teach. He made this decision since...
Hanson Fungus: A Failed Cover-Up
By Joshua Wagner, Opinions Editor THE ISSUE: While college administrators initially reassured students that the Hanson mold had been contained and remediated by trained professionals shortly after discovery, GettysLeeks has obtained classified information that indicate that the mold situation was much more dire than previously thought. Since receiving intel on March 15th, GettyLeeks muckraking squad has deployed all of its agents and...
13 Places Safer than FIJI Basement on Friday Night: Number 11 will Shock You!
By Josh Wagner, Opinions Editor The backstreets of Baghdad I-95 on foot at 2:00am Smyser Parking Lot without a Carlisle St. parking permit A pit of vipers Donald Trump’s Cabinet OJ Simpson’s bedroom The DMZ between North and South Korea An Egyptian ballot against Sisi Putin’s stable The extras’ dressing room on the Cosby Show Hanson basement Ron Wiafe’s office A coastal city in 30 years April Fools’...
Glass Named Alumni Professor of Mathematics
By Josh Wagner, Opinions Editor In 1888, the same year that the construction of Glatfelter Hall began, Dr. Henry Nixon began his tenure at then Pennsylvania College by taking the Alumni Professorship of Mathematics and Astronomy. During his 28-year tenure he was a popular campus figure and a leading academic. One of his works, a “Bibliography of Linear Differential Equations” was cowritten by J.C. Fields, the founder of...
