Editorial: What We Know About Josh Wagner
By Members of The Gettysburgian’s Editorial Board THE ISSUE: Joshua Wagner ‘19 was selected as the student speaker at this May’s Commencement exercises. Since that announcement was made, a group of students has begun to circulate a petition advocating Josh’s removal in light of an article he wrote as part of last spring’s April Fools edition for The Gettysburgian. The article — titled “13 Places Safer than FIJI Basement on...
Breaking the Mold at the 4th Annual Women of Distinction Dinner
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor On Thursday, March 28, the Office of Multicultural Engagement (OME) and the Women’s Center held the Fourth Annual Women of Distinction Dinner in the Atrium. This dinner and awards ceremony aimed to “honor and recognize the achievements of outstanding women, femmes, and gender-fluid individuals in our community,” according to an email by Valentina Cucuzza, Violence Prevention Coordinator and Director...
April Fools: 13 Things that Could Survive in Quarry Pond
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor Located on the outer edge of campus by the pavilion and Painted Turtle Farm, Quarry Pond is well-known among students for being an inhospitable ecosystem. Rumors abound about the mysterious, supposedly toxic contents of the water. Some believe that the pond is home to biohazardous waste from the biology and chemistry labs, while others speculate that the murky depths gained their uninhabitable status...
Internet Sensation Allison Closs, AKA “Danny DeVito Prom Girl,” Shares Her Story
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor Allison Closs ‘22, also known as the “Danny DeVito Prom Girl,” experienced a new development in her months-long association with the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor when, during an interview with DeVito on March 11, late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel held up one of the now-famous photos of Closs and her cardboard cut-out DeVito prom date. “I had a lot of trouble getting a date,” said...
Singer/Songwriter Nelly’s Echo Brings Music and Laughter to the Junction
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor At 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, Baltimorean singer/songwriter Nelly’s Echo took to the Junction stage in the newest installment of the Campus Activities Board’s Coffeehouse Series. Throughout his hour-and-a-half setlist, Nelly’s Echo entertained his audience with not only his undeniable talent as a musician but also his killer sense of humor and charismatic personality. Before his performance began,...
