Opinion: How U.S. Cities Fuel Genocide at the Expense of Their Communities
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a new opinion series by the Anti-Racist Collective, a student organization seeking to “deconstruct racial discrimination on campus.” This series is titled “World Conflicts & Humanitarian Exigency.” By Sophia Dotterweich, Guest Columnist Since October 2023, more than 60,000 Palestinian men, women, and children have been killed in Gaza as a direct result of military activity carried out...
Power In Numbers: The Herd Mentality of Cancel Culture
By Celena Glaghassi, Staff Writer As a Gettysburg College student, I have two major fears: failing a class and dropping my silverware in Servo. Earlier today, during dinner, someone dropped their fork. As most college students do, my friends and I giggled, said “transfer” amongst ourselves, and moved on with our meal. That got me thinking—why did we even stop to do that in the first place? Why was our first reaction to a mistake,...
Learning to See the G: Thoughts on a New Visual Identity
By Omer Shamil, Opinions Editor Just like many of you, I got to know the new logo through the school’s social media post, where it looked quite right but not so right at the same time. I think the biggest question that was making it more uncomfortable was why? As the semester started, I heard the logo in many different circles in many different environments. While many never wanted to say anything on the record, the general sentiment...
Opinion: This 9/11, Americans Must Unite to Confront a New Kind of Terrorism
By Charles Henry, Guest Columnist Today is September 11, 2025. 24 years ago, a self-confident America, flush from a decade of global primacy and convinced we were untouchable, was violently torn from that illusion. It is entirely appropriate and necessary, to remember the lives snuffed out that terrible day – parents, siblings, employees, first responders – ordinary people who, like all of us, did their best every day,...
A Night for Nepal: Candlelight Vigil in front of Penn Hall
By Omer Shamil, Opinions Editor At 9:08 last night, in front of Penn Hall, the Gettysburg campus slowed down. Students circled up, candles in hand, and stood in silence. The time mattered; 9:08 pointed to September 8th, the day protests erupted in Nepal. It was such a small detail, but it made the whole gathering feel intentional, like even here, thousands of miles away, we could tie ourselves to that moment. The protests in Nepal...
Professor Michael Birkner’s Remarks from the Class of 2029’s First Year Walk
During the Class of 2029’s First Year Walk on Aug. 21, Professor of History Michael Birkner ’72 addressed the students as the keynote speaker. Below are his remarks from the event, unedited by The Gettysburgian staff. President Iuliano, colleagues on this platform, and members of the Class of 2029: it is a privilege to be with you today as we continue to observe one of Gettysburg College’s most meaningful traditions. As I...
