Discourse Amid Division: The 2024 Student Policy Debate
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The 2024 Gettysburg College Policy Debate was held on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in Mara Auditorium. This annual event provides student political organizations with the opportunity to engage in formal debate over topical policy issues. The debate was co-sponsored by the Eisenhower Institute, the Public Policy Student Council, Public Policy House, the new Conversations for Change initiative and the public policy...
Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Visits Gettysburg College
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, prominent civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson traveled to Gettysburg College and visited students taking a course taught by Africana studies professor Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams. Jackson and his son, former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., visited students taking the course, “Education for Social Change.” Topics of discussion included the upcoming election and how of...
Upgrades Announced for West Quad Residence Halls, Plank Gym and CUB Ballroom
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor On Wednesday, President Bob Iuliano released a campus-wide email announcing facility upgrades to West Quad residence halls, the College Union Building Ballroom and Plank Gym’s lower-level basement. The Plank renovations will be completed in the spring semester while construction on the West Quad and CUB Ballroom’s renovations will begin in May. Upgrades to West Quad residence halls, which currently...
Student Senate 10/21: Voting Begins for the Ralph Cavaliere Award
By John Towey, Staff Writer Officer Reports President Michael Woods ’25 welcomed the Senate back from break and announced that it would be voting on the Dr. Ralph Cavaliere Endowed Teaching Award which is awarded annually to a full-time faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching. Treasurer Jack Thompson ’27 reported that Senate has $69,965.46 in cash on hand. Secretary Olivia Taylor ’25 reminded the Senate that the first...
President Iuliano Encourages Students to Vote in Campus-Wide Email
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano sent a campus-wide email on Monday afternoon addressing the upcoming election, encouraging students to vote and calling for the community to treat each other with “respect for difference.” Iuliano began his email by acknowledging the divisive political climate surrounding this year’s election. “It’s an election in which the candidates offer profoundly different views of where...
Campus Safety Crime Log: Oct. 7 – Oct. 20, 2024
Compiled by Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer Monday, Oct. 7 Possession of Stolen Property: Paxton Hall; Closed (Referred to SRR) Harassment, Stalking (VAWA Definition): Stine Lake; Closed (Referred to Title IX Office) Disorderly Conduct, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: Stone Lot; Closed (Arrests by Gettysburg Police) Clery Act Drug Law Violation Arrests: 1 Tuesday, Oct. 8 Driving Under the Influence: Smyser Parking Lot; Closed (Arrests by...
