Senate Spends Down Remaining Budget in Final Meeting as New Executive Board Installed
By Sarah Hinck, Staff Writer At long last, the Gettysburg Student Senate has finalized its executive board for the 2018-2019 Academic Year as Nick Arbaugh’20 emerged victorious after having obtained a narrow 39% plurality of the votes cast in the re-vote for Senate President. Arbaugh defeated Anna Burns ‘19 and Alex Xie ‘20. Burns previously lost in the first, equally competitive election to Haley Gluhanich ‘19 who was soon...
Balanda and Burns Provide Senate Update on Facilities Task Force
By Sarah Hinck, Staff Writer After a second forum moderated by Managing News Editor of The Gettysburgian Benjamin Pontz ’20 at Monday’s Student Senate meeting, senators voted for the remainder of the executive board, which will feature a mix of old and new faces in the upcoming academic year. In other news, senators Marisa Balanda ‘21 and Anna Burns ‘19 reported on the newly established Facilities Task Force. In wake of the...
International Affairs Program Hosts Panel on ‘America First’ Trade Policy
By Sarah Hinck, Staff Writer Last Thursday, the International Affairs Program hosted a panel on U.S. Trade Policy. The panel was led by Professor Frederick Geller and Professor Joel Hillison from the U.S. Army War College; the latter is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department here at Gettysburg College. The first portion of the panel was dedicated to discussing the history of trade in the U.S. As a...
Senate Breezes Through Light Agenda in First Post-Spring Break Meeting
By Sarah Hinck, Staff Writer Student Senate returned from Spring Break refreshed and with a light agenda for Monday’s meeting. Amendments to the Senate Constitution regarding the election process were tabled in accordance with Senate procedure so they can be ratified at next Monday’s meeting. Among the major changes are an adjustment to the composition of Senate (going from seven senators per class to four senators per class...
In Other News, Senate Approves Budget, Discusses Freedom of Expression
By Sarah Hinck, Staff Writer While Monday evening’s Senate meeting was headlined by a heated discussion of mold and maintenance, there was one budget request from that came from the Gettysburg African Student Association (GASA) for $1452. The amount was approved in full, leaving roughly $29,000 for Senate to allocate during the rest of the semester. In other news, the final draft of Freedom of Expression Philosophy will come...
