Students Present X-SIG Research
By Ella Prieto, Managing & News Editor and Jess Chernoff, Staff Photographer This past Friday, students presented research they conducted over the summer through the Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute (X-SIG) Program at Gettysburg College. The event was held over Family Weekend so that visiting relatives, in addition to peers and faculty members, could view the projects. Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, along with...
Student Senate 10/30: Costume Contest and Opinions on the Floor
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 began the meeting by wishing everyone a happy Halloween. He also urged senators in the room to give their full attention to the meeting. Vice President Geoffrey Meadville ’25 concurred with Lemon and also announced the upcoming guest speakers and that Belle Pedersen ’24 is the new Academic Affinity Group Leader. He also went through the costumes in...
EI Hosts Lunch and Learn Event Featuring Skye Lawrence
By Jonathan Wenger, Staff Writer On Oct. 26, the Eisenhower Institute (EI) hosted the latest installment of their “Lunch and Learn” series. The event’s guest speaker was Co-founder of Ampere Skye Lawrence. Ampere is a company that focuses on electrifying and decarbonizing industrial processes. Lawrence earned her Bachelor of Arts in Government from Smith College and received her master’s of public administration in Science,...
New Accreditation Self-Study Made Available to the Campus Community
By Eric Lippe, Magazine Editor Gettysburg College recently published its Self-Study Report Draft for feedback from the campus community. The College hopes to gain feedback before the document is submitted to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) during 2024’s accreditation review. According to an email sent out to the college community on Oct. 22, the report was compiled by over sixty students, staff, faculty and...
Gettysburg College Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Initiates 10 New Member
By Clinton Baugess, Secretary of Iota of Pennsylvania Chapter The Iota of Pennsylvania chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society welcomed 10 new members into Phi Beta Kappa on Friday, Oct. 27 in Mara Auditorium. The newest members include: Salim Alwazir, Benjamin Durham, Albrun Johnson, Emily Jumba, Jacob Krebs, Sarah MacDonald, Michael McCarty, Avery O’Neill, Emma Ortiz and Julia Wass. Students are elected to Phi Beta Kappa by the...
Alexander Hamilton Society Hosts Russo-Ukraine War Expert Raphael Cohen
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer The Gettysburg College chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society hosted Russo-Ukraine War expert Raphael S. Cohen as a guest speaker in the Mara Auditorium of Masters Hall on Oct. 25 from 6 to 7 p.m. Cohen is currently employed by the RAND Corporation, a non-partisan global policy think-tank and research center. He is the author of several articles about the ongoing war in Ukraine. The focus of his...
