Majestic Theater Hosts Abigail Disney’s “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales”
By Audrey Chambers, Contributing Writer On Wednesday Sep. 30th, The Majestic Theatre held a screening of the American Dream and Other Fairytales. The film was directed and produced by Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who co-founded The Walt Disney Company with his brother, Walt. Both her father and grandfather had large roles as executives at the company. Her work as a philanthropist advocating for low-income...
AFS and Economics Hosts Dr. Abigail Disney for 20th Anniversary of Derrick K. Lecture
By John McDermott and Gabriel Renelt, Staff Writers On Thursday, Oct. 1, the Africana Studies Department, the Economics Department and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted the 20th Annual Derrick K. Gondwe Memorial Lecture on Social and Economic Justice. This year’s edition of the event named for Dr. Gondwe, a former professor of the Economics Department and founder of the Africana Studies Department, was titled “Of...
Gettysburg Hosts Annual Salsa on the Square
By Shriya Trilok, Staff Writer Salsa on the Square was held in downtown Gettysburg on Sept. 25 from 5 to 10:30 p.m on Lincoln Square. The event allows Gettysburg College to collaborate with the community and celebrate Hispanic and Latino cultures. It featured a live band, food stands, organizations from Gettysburg College and more. Gabriella Orellana ’29 said, “Salsa on the Square is important to me, especially as a Salvadoran,...
Gettysburg College Computer Science Students Present Summer Internship Research
By Paige Drummond, Contributing Writer Two Gettysburg College computer science students presented the research and projects they did over their summer internships to their peers from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24 in Glatfelter Hall. The two presenting students were Kris Nguyen, ’27 and Damian Vu, ’26, both of whom are computer science majors and did work with technology companies over the summer. Both of...
Kindness Campaign starts with “For Such a Time as This” Screening
By Maria Renee Solano, Contributing Writer On Saturday, Sep. 26, the Majestic Theater showed a screening of the documentary “For Such a Time as This” as part of Kindness Week. The event was free and sponsored by Healthy Adams County and the Center for Youth and Community Development. Kevin Smith is the writer of this documentary, the creator of Kindness Worldwide, and a Gettysburg College Alumnus. Hanover Safe Home, Healthy...
Phi Beta Kappa Hosts Presentation by Professor Tomás R. Jiménez: “Are We Still a Nation of Immigrants?”
By Gabriel Renelt, Staff Writer On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Stanford Sociology and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Professor Tomás R. Jiménez gave a presentation aimed at answering the question: are we still, and have we ever been, a nation of immigrants? This lecture was presented by The United States’ oldest honors society, Phi Beta Kappa. Professor Jiménez is the founding director of Stanford’s institute for advancing...
