College to Award Three Honorary Degrees at 184th Commencement
By Phoebe Doscher, News Editor Gettysburg College will award honorary degrees to three distinguished citizens at the 184th annual Commencement exercises held on May 19: Jane Rice, LeVar Burton, and retiring President Janet Morgan Riggs ‘77. Rice is the co-founder of the Rice Family Foundation, which awards funds to non-profit organizations in Hanover, PA and surrounding communities. She is married to Mike Rice, former CEO and owner of...
‘Heart of the Sunderman Conservatory’ Diane MacBeth Announces Retirement
By Phoebe Doscher, Assistant News Editor Diane MacBeth, Sunderman Conservatory of Music Administrative Assistant, has announced her plan to retire on July 5, 2019 after 36 years at Gettysburg College. Per an email announcement sent out by Dr. James Day, Director of the Sunderman Conservatory, on Apr. 22, MacBeth indicated her gratitude for the faculty, staff, and students across all departments at Gettysburg over the years. Included...
Seniors Present Philosophy Capstone Projects
By Phoebe Doscher, Assistant News Editor Six senior philosophy majors presented their senior theses for educators, family, and peers on Wednesday, May 1. Philosophy Department Chair Gary Mullen prefaced the audience with a short introduction of students’ semester-long work which consisted of previous meetings with the faculty in the department to present their research in a longer form, and finally, the short iteration of their theses...
Class of 2019 President Reaffirms Support of Wagner as Commencement Speaker
By Phoebe Doscher, Assistant News Editor On Monday, April 29, President of the Class of 2019 Olivia Lanctot sent out an email update to the senior class reaffirming her support to appoint Josh Wagner as the senior Commencement speaker. The update comes following the petition to remove Wagner as Commencement speaker when copies of his article “13 Places Safer than FIJI Basement on Friday Night: Number 11 will Shock You!” from the 2018...
New Faculty Spotlight: Charlotte Werbe
By Phoebe Doscher, Assistant News Editor A new face on campus, but already a strong impact on student life, Professor Charlotte Werbe, Assistant Professor in the French Department and Affiliate Professor to Judaic Studies, came to Gettysburg at the start of the 2018-2019 term at the tail end of earning her doctorate degree from Princeton University. Werbe currently teaches French language courses, from elementary FREN 104 to...
