Weekly Event Roundup: Feb. 24 – 29, 2020
Compiled by Phoebe Doscher, News Editor Monday, Feb. 24: Free Stamps for Voting Noon to 1 p.m. in the CUB Lobby Democracy Matters will be handing out free stamps to mail absentee ballots Tuesday, Feb. 25: Coffee, Cookies, and Copyright 12:30 – 2 p.m. in the Browsing Room at Musselman Library Drop in to learn how Fair Use applies to course reserves, faculty publishing, and film screenings. Chat with library staff about...
Weekly Event Roundup: January 20 – 26, 2020
Compiled by Phoebe Doscher, News Editor Monday, Jan. 20: First Day of Classes Textbook Rush 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in CUB Ballroom Come by to pick up reserved textbooks or buy books. Tuesday, Jan. 21: GoinGlobal Learning Session 10 – 11 a.m. in CUB 208 Learn how to use a resource to find jobs and internships at home and abroad Wednesday, Jan. 22: Time Management Workshop 4 – 5 p.m. in the Mosaic House A workshop for OME and...
“Unsilent Night” Connects Students through Collaborative Sound Experience
By Phoebe Doscher, News Editor Following an open rehearsal of the Sunderman Conservatory of Music’s Symphony Orchestra, students brought out glow sticks, warm winter garments, and portable speakers to walk across campus the night of Dec. 5 and create a cacophony of sound with Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night mobile application. The trek began at Schmucker Hall, where Music Professor César Leal and student coordinators Hera...
College Debuts New Eisenhower Scholarship for Class of 2024
By Phoebe Doscher and Benjamin Pontz Gettysburg College has introduced a new merit scholarship geared towards incoming students with records of civic engagement. The Eisenhower Scholarship, named for the 34th President of the United States and namesake of the college’s public policy institute, represents the highest merit-based offering to incoming students at $40,000 per year. Approximately ten members of the Class of 2024, for which...
From XIX to ’19 Symposium Celebrates Women’s Rights through Performances and Lectures
This slideshow requires JavaScript. By Phoebe Doscher, News Editor The year 2020 marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. Students and faculty worked together in the Sunderman Conservatory of Music on Sunday, Nov. 17 for the From XIX to ‘19 Symposium to commemorate the 100-year mark of the amendment being passed and ratified in a series of lectures, performances, and...
