Fielding Center Hosts CBS Correspondent Major Garrett to Discuss Trump Presidency
By Nicole DeJacimo, Assistant News Editor Over 120 people spilled out of CUB 260 to listen to the head Washington Correspondent from CBS speak about his life as a journalist covering the President of the United States. The Fielding Center hosted Major Elliot Garrett this Tuesday for the lecture “The Trump Presidency: Partial Productivity Amid Impatient Belligerence.” Almost immediately after Nick Arbaugh ‘20 introduced Garrett, he...
College Shows Progress on Sustainability, Advocates Want More Campus Engagement
By Nicole DeJacimo, Assistant News Editor Over the past ten years, Gettysburg College has reduced its net carbon emissions by nearly 50 percent through energy upgrades, energy-efficient new construction, and purchasing carbon offsets. News of that progress, though, has been slow to diffuse, and student activists bemoan the lack of a more coordinated public commitment to making the campus more sustainable. History & Current Status...
Robert W. Iuliano Installed as Gettysburg’s 15th President
By Nicole DeJacimo and Phoebe Doscher Robert W. Iuliano was installed as Gettysburg College’s 15th president on the Beachem Portico in front of Penn Hall this Saturday. Students, alumni, family, and Gettysburg community members filled the white fold-out chairs in the hot sun during the ceremony and fanned themselves with their programs while others rested in the shade on the library steps. For those who could not bear the...
Opinion: Without a Call for Change, Solidarity Is Silent and Inconsequential
By Nicole DeJacimo, Guest Columnist Solidarity marches are irrelevant without a concrete call for change. Last Friday, over 150 Gettysburg College students, administration, faculty, and community members stood in front of Penn Hall in solidarity with the thousands of marches around the world calling for government officials to address climate change. The universal strike came three days before the United Nations climate summit, where...
Class of 2023 Takes the First Steps Towards Future in Orientation Traditions
By Phoebe Doscher and Nicole DeJacimo The Class of 2023 participated in a five-day Orientation, starting on Wednesday, August 20th, which was chock full of immersive activities to prepare students for their next four years at Gettysburg College. Two Orientation traditions–the First-Year Walk and GIV Day –allowed students to immerse themselves in the community both by making the historical excursion through town to the...
