Student Curators Culminate Work in New Schmucker Gallery Exhibits
By William Oehler, Staff Writer & Director of Photography The Gettysburg College Schmucker Art Gallery unveiled two new student-curated exhibits on Wednesday, Sept 4, highlighting the work of students Isobel Debenham ’25, Cyndy Basil ’25 and Sarah Louise Huebschen ’26. Basil and Debenham co-curated the exhibit “The Portrait of the Artist” featuring fifty-one prints from western artists, while Huebschen’s curation focused on works...
Student Senate 9/9: New Member Induction and Quorum Debate
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor This week’s meeting of Student Senate started with a recall for quorum requested by Senator Joey Labrie ’25. After the recall, Parliamentarian Carl DeMarco ’25 asserted that a quorum was present. Labrie argued that the Senate did not, because the affinity group leaders were not present, even though the Student Senate Constitution mandates that they are elected by the second meeting of the semester. ...
Eisenhower Institute Welcomes New Senior Fellow John Austin
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Eisenhower Institute announced this August that international economic leader John Austin has joined the institute as a new senior fellow. Austin is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution whose career focused on the economic revitalization of post-industrial regions in Europe and North America. He is bringing this work to EI to further his mission of strengthening international...
The Weekly Roundup: Sept. 9 – 15
Monday, Sept. 9 9 a.m. – Noon, SCCAP Food Pantry Shift, Campus Kitchen at SCCAP 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Open Swim, Jaeger Center Pool Noon – 1 p.m., Cycle-Spin with Amanda, Jaeger Center 143 Multipurpose Room 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., SCCAP Food Pantry Shift, Campus Kitchen at SCCAP 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., IM 7 v 7 Soccer, Tennis Court Field 1 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., History, Civil War Era Studies and Public History Social,...
Economic Revitalization Focus of New Eisenhower Institute Senior Fellow Talk
By Hugh Toner, Contributing Writer On Tuesday, the Eisenhower Institute hosted its first Lunch and Learn event of the year, called “Saving Democracy Through Economic Revival.” The event, led by EI Senior Fellow John Austin, focused on economic revitalization in industrial regions. Austin, the newest addition to the EI Fellows, has worked closely with the institute in the past and contributed to the design of a number of their...
Opinion: Addressing Homelessness at Our Front Doors
By Leah Nath, Staff Writer When I first returned to the Gettysburg College campus this semester, I was struck by the eerie quiet and stillness of the grounds. While I have gotten used to the gray that grows over the campus and its students returning with the end of summer and the entrance of winter, the 90 degree heat and lack of movement in the days before move-in felt far more unnatural. With eight dorm halls, six apartment...
