Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Number 11
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest....
Las Vegas Aces Win Back-to-Back WNBA Championships
By Max Ferguson, Staff Writer The Las Vegas Aces are building a dynasty, as they took home their second WNBA championship. They did it in a dominant 3-1 series against the New York Liberty. The team, formerly known as the Utah Starzz from 1997-2003 and then San Antonio Stars from 2003-2018, relocated to Las Vegas as the strip developed. As Las Vegas’ population of year-long residents increased, investors were eager to bring in...
Criminal Justice Reform Advocate David Garlock Speaks at Gettysburg College
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer On Oct. 30, Gettysburg College hosted criminal justice reform advocate David Garlock in the Mara Auditorium of Master’s Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. This event was organized by the Public Policy Department, Psychology Department, Peace and Justice Studies and the Office of Title IX and Sexual Respect. Both the local office of the Adam’s County Children’s Advocacy Center and the Pennsylvania Coalition...
Campus-Wide Email Reveals a New Gift Made to the College
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor On Tuesday, Provost Jamila Bookwala sent out a campus-wide email notifying the Gettysburg College community that a $1.5 million gift has been received from the Endeavor Foundation. This gift is being used to establish the Ann McIlhenny Harward Interdisciplinary Program for Culture and Music. Bookwala said, “The fund is a gift to the Humanities that will enable an annual series of events...
Bullets and Red Devils Compete for Little Brown Bucket on Family Weekend
By Owen Kutlu, Staff Writer It was a lively afternoon on Family Weekend at Musselman Stadium for a battle between Gettysburg and Dickinson. The contest did not disappoint, as both teams competed for the treasured Little Brown Bucket. The Red Devils got the ball to begin the game, and they did not waste any time scoring. Just over a minute into the affair, Dickinson hit an explosive 65-yard deep ball to take a seven-point lead early....
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...
