Performance of ‘Vagina Monologues’ Shines Light on Women’s Health, Empowerment
By Sarah Hinck, Staff Writer An abundance of Gettysburg students sported stylish and trendy t-shirts that said “MADE IN VAGINA” last week while walking around on campus … they were in support of the Women’s Center’s annual production of The Vagina Monologues, which took place last Thursday and Friday in the CUB Ballroom. Directed by Caroline Lewis ‘18 and Marion McKenzie ’19, The Vagina Monologues is a play written by Eve Ensler. It...
Senate Allocates Nearly $10,000 at Meeting, Discusses Freedom of Expression
By Sarah Hinck, Staff Writer A whopping sum of $10,191.99 came before the student senate for approval on Monday night, and, with minor adjustments including one adding error discovered during the meeting, almost all was allotted. The clubs requesting funds were Biosphere ($1,707 towards six events this semester; $1872 was requested, but one event was not approved) Black Student Union ($1,615 towards an upcoming alumni weekend event...
Senate Allocates Funds to Five Clubs As Debate Extends Meeting
By Sarah Hinck and Miranda Feeley, Staff Writers The focal point of this week’s Student Senate meeting was undeniably the six club budget proposals that amounted to roughly $12,000 of the $91,511 that the Senate is granted each year to spend on new initiatives. Having previously overspent its New Initiatives Budget by $23,000 during the 2016-2017 school year, Senate Treasurer Sarah Berkowitz has urged Senate to take a cautious...
Senate Spends 22 Percent of Annual Budget in First Month
By Sarah Hinck, Contributing Writer The fifth Student Senate meeting of the 2017-2018 school year began with free pizza, but it quickly proceeded to more pressing agenda items, namely discussion of budget requests and procedures. College clubs are presently clamoring to obtain a slice of this year’s collective Senate budget of $91,505, 22% of which has already been allotted. Last year, Senate was forced to withdrawal $23,000 from its...
Senate swears in first-year members, discusses budget
By Sarah Hinck, Contributing Writer This week at the third Student Senate meeting of the semester, six recently elected senators as well as class officers of the Class of 2021 were sworn into office after pledging to uphold the principles of honesty, integrity, and accountability as leaders at Gettysburg College. The results of the election were announced Sunday: The elected officers of the Class of 2021 are Ali Nettles (President)...
