New Social Spaces for Plank Basement Revealed in Email to Students
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief Director of Student Activities & Greek Life Jon Allen and Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning & Management Jim Biesecker sent an email to students on Thursday detailing the new social spaces coming to Plank Basement. The spaces come after an initiative to improve event and informal spaces on campus for students. In the spring of 2023, a group of students were brought together to...
Stine Lake Renovations Begin
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor On Tuesday, the Stine Lake renovations officially began, closing down the popular area of campus. The renovation, which was delayed by the rain, is expected to continue until late Oct. through mid-Nov. In a message sent through the Student Digest, Director of Services & Communications for Facilities Jennifer Coale explained the cause of this project. “In 2020 the College made several...
Campus Safety Crime Log: Sept. 18 – Sept. 24, 2023
Compiled by Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer Monday, Sept. 18 Vandalism: Musselman Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Underage Drinking, Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor: Apple Hall; Closed (Referred to SRR) Clery Act Liquor Law Violations: 2 Tuesday, Sept. 19 Vandalism: 104 W Water Street (ATO); Closed (Organization Referred to OSAGL) Wednesday, Sept. 20 No Crimes Reported Thursday, Sept. 21 Vandalism: Apple Hall; Closed (No Known...
Student Senate 9/25: Power Outage and Yik Yak Concerns
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor The Student Senate dealt with a power outage during their Monday meeting. Despite this, they continued without delay. Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 began his report by detailing his experience at Gettysburg College’s Summit on the Future this past weekend. “It was a really, really awesome event and it was a pleasure to represent the student body at that event,” said Lemon. In...
EI Concludes Democracy Week with Democratize America Event
By Brandon Fey, Contributing Writer On Friday, Sept. 22, the Eisenhower Institute (EI) concluded its Democracy Week celebration with the “Democratize America” event on Stine Lake held from 4-6 p.m. This was a casual event that was aimed to bring students from across the political spectrum to celebrate democracy and engage in meaningful conversion. EI student employee Adhara Ayndrila ’27 explained, “This [event] is supposed to bring...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: Sept. 21, 2023
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano began Thursday’s faculty meeting by recognizing how members of the Board of Trustees were in attendance. He thanked them for what they do for Gettysburg College and for being present at the meeting. Iuliano then acknowledged that a $1.5 million endowment was gifted to the college in order to establish the Ann McIlhenny Harward interdisciplinary fund for culture and music. This...
