Former Gettysburg Mayor Carr Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges
By Sophie Lange, Managing Editor Former Gettysburg Mayor Chad-Alan Carr was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police on Friday, March 13. He has been charged with two felony counts of Photograph/Film/Depict on Computer Sex Act-Child as well as a misdemeanor for corruption of minors after allegedly exchanging inappropriate messages and video calls multiple times with the victim, who was in high school at the time that the crimes...
A Note from the Editor: On Change and Discovery
By Sophie Lange, Managing Editor Growing up, I always loved writing. It did not matter if it was creative, academic, or otherwise; I simply loved putting words down on paper and being able to tell a story. I have a distinct memory of my fourth-grade English teacher encouraging this passion, and little did she or I know, I would go on to become the Managing Editor of my college’s newspaper. When I first arrived at Gettysburg, I truly...
Campus Safety Alerts Campus of Jaeger Center Fire
By Sophie Lange, Managing Editor Executive Director of Campus Safety Alex Wiltz sent a campus-wide email today, alerting the campus community of a small fire that occurred earlier this afternoon at the Jaeger Center. The fire department extinguished the fire, and no one sustained any injuries. The fire department was present at the Jaeger Center for an extended period, and the Jaeger Center was temporarily closed. The building was...
Summer Changes to Musselman Library
By Sophie Lange, Managing Editor Over the summer, the Musselman Library made several changes. This included merging departments, combining the Checkout and Research Help Desks, relocating the Writing Center, and creating a study space that students can reserve. Due to staffing changes and a desire to unite employees who provided related services, the library staff decided last spring to combine the two public services departments,...
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Lacayo on Literature, Cinema, and the Spanish Language in an Interdisciplinary Education
By Sophie Lange, Managing Editor Assistant Professor and Mellon Faculty Fellow of Spanish & Latin American Studies Aarón Lacayo graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from New York University with a double major in Spanish and History before continuing his education at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, where he received his Master’s and PhD in Spanish/Latin American Literature & Culture. During his PhD program, he also earned a...
