Grassroots Anti-Racism Activism in Gettysburg
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor The American Anti-Racism Alliance is a grassroots collection of people from the Gettysburg College community. In September 2020, a group of Gettysburg College students and employees participated in an anti-racism activation experience titled, A Long Talk about the Uncomfortable Truth (“A Long Talk”). When participants in the program wanted to continue this anti-racist work, Kyle Williams, the...
The Center for Career Engagement’s Winter Break Trip to Orlando
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor Over winter break the Center for Career Engagement (CCE) completed a “career trek” which examined the family vacation market and completed market research in the amusement parks in Orlando, Florida. The trip was directed by Associate Director of Career Assessment and Marketing Christopher Bloom Ford and Director of External Relations Billy Ferrell. A “career trek” is an immersive experience...
Gettysburg College’s Ragged Road to a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor On Tuesday, the friends of the Musselman Library, the Department of History and the Iota of Pennsylvania chapter of Phi Beta Kappa co-sponsored a lecture featuring Professor of History Michael Birkner ’72. Birkner’s lecture was entitled “The Ragged Road to a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter.” The Iota of Pennsylvania chapter is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year; however, Birkner explained that the...
Campus and Community Groups Host Dream the Future: Contribute to a Mural! in Honor of Martin Luther King JR
By Heather Wirick, Staff Writer and Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor On Monday, Jan. 30, Gettysburg College hosted elementary-age students from the greater Gettysburg area to add to a community dream mural in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. in CUB Junction. The event was sponsored by The Center for Public Service, the Eisenhower Institute, the Sunderman Conservatory, and Adams County Art Council. Prior to the event, Professor...
At the Intersection of Politics and Technology: Kat Atwater ’07
By Kyle Hammerness, Features Editor The billions of dollars spent on elections often overlook the people on the ground who work tirelessly to campaign and build vast networks of groundbreaking technology to direct this money to where it is needed most. Kat Atwater ’07 is a Gettysburg alumna who works in Washington D.C. and has a hand in this campaign work. Growing up in Denver, Colorado, Atwater knew that she wanted to attend a small...
