Mayor Rita Frealing Visits Campus, Addresses Student Concerns
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg Mayor Rita Frealing visited campus on Friday, Nov. 8 to hold a “Cookies and Conversation” table in the Bullet Hole section of the CUB between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Students and staff were encouraged to introduce themselves and share any questions or concerns they had about the greater community. Several students used the mayor’s visit as an opportunity to voice a particular concern regarding...
Politico Journalist Reflects on Election Results During Annual Blavatt Lecture
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief The Eisenhower Institute welcomed Peter Canellos of Politico on Wednesday — one day after the 2024 election — for the annual Blavatt Lecture. This year’s lecture was called “America Has Spoken – What’s Next?” Canellos is a career journalist who is currently working as the managing editor of enterprise (news, analysis and opinion) at Politico and is the author of multiple books, including “The...
Campus Safety Crime Log: Oct. 28 – Nov. 3, 2024
Compiled by Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer Monday, Oct. 28 No Crimes Reported Tuesday, Oct. 29 No Crimes Reported Wednesday, Oct. 30 Vandalism: Hanson Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Harassment: College Union Building; Closed (Referred to SRR) Thursday, Oct. 31 No Crimes Reported Friday, Nov. 1 No Crimes Reported Saturday, Nov. 2 Vandalism: Paxton Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Rape: Location Withheld to...
Gettysburg College Participates in the 2024 Election
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Gettysburg College community engaged in the historic 2024 Presidential Election through themed events and discourse leading up to Tuesday, when students and faculty finally cast their votes at the polling station created in the CUB Ballroom on campus. There had been significant efforts by student organizations to get their classmates to register to vote in the weeks prior to the election. The Political...
‘Get Out the Vote’ Block Party Held by Political Science, Pi Sigma Alpha
By Nathaniel Swindell, Staff Writer On Monday, the political science department held a block party on Stine Lake encouraging students to “get out the vote” by casting a ballot in the 2024 presidential election. The event was held one day before the Nov. 5 election day as a final reminder for eligible students to vote. “There have been studies that block parties, or similar things like this are really productive in getting greater...
Student Senate 11/4: Senate Halloween; Upgrades to Plank Gym
By John Towey, Staff Writer Officer Reports President Michael Woods ’25 and the other officers wished the Senate a belated happy Halloween. Vice President Abby Ruggiero ’26 and Inclusion Officer Oliver Eckloff ’27 reminded everyone to vote Tuesday. Parliamentarian Carl DeMarco ’25 mentioned that committee attendance has been low and that there have been conversations about assigning members to committees. Treasurer Jack Thompson ’27...
