Finance, Public Health Policy Majors Approved; President Iuliano Addresses Racial Slur Incident at 9/26 Faculty Meeting
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief On Thursday, the faculty held their third meeting of the academic year, in which President Iuliano addressed the investigation into the racial slur incident and the faculty voted to pass two new major proposals: finance and public health policy. President Bob Iuliano opened the meeting by speaking on the racial slur incident and its effect on the College community. The incident was first reported...
Swim Team Releases Statement Condemning Racial Slur Incident
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday afternoon, the Gettysburg swim team contacted the Gettysburgian to release a statement addressing an incident in which a racial slur was cut into the body of a swim team member by another team member at an informal social gathering. The College has since confirmed that the student who cut the slur onto another student is no longer enrolled at the school. The swim team’s statement...
President Iuliano Encourages Community Reflection in Campus-Wide Email Addressing Racial Slur Incident
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief On Monday afternoon, President Bob Iuliano addressed the College investigation into a racial slur being carved into a student’s body at an informal social gathering on campus in a campus-wide email, calling it “unacceptable and distressing.” The incident was first reported on by the Gettysburgian last Wednesday. The communication follows an email yesterday sent by Vice President of College Life...
‘Teacher, Mentor, Colleague and Friend’: Professor Peter Carmichael Remembered at Celebration of Life
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Friends, colleagues and students gathered at Majestic Theater for a celebration of the late Professor Peter Carmichael’s life on Friday, Sept. 20. Carmichael died on July 21, 2024 due to complications from a respiratory illness. Carmichael served as director of the Civil War Institute for 14 years in addition to his role as a history professor. Shortly after his death, the Gettysburgian collected...
Campus-Wide Email Provides Investigation Update on Racial Slur Cut onto Student; Victim’s Family and College Release Joint Statement
Editor’s Note: On the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 23, President Bob Iuliano released another statement on the incident, which was reported on by the Gettysburgian here. By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief On Sunday afternoon, Vice President for College Life Anne Ehrlich sent a campus-wide email with an update on the investigation into the racially-charged incident at an unofficial swim team social gathering in which a slur was...
