Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Season Recap
By Staff Writer, Zion Williams Cross country is well underway this season and is starting to ramp up. Here’s everything you need to know about the season thus far: The men’s cross country team opened up their season at the Galen Piper Challenge on Friday, Sept. 1. They finished ninth out of 12 teams on the day, as Shippensburg took the victory with 24 points. In his collegiate debut, Maddon McNicholas ‘27 led the Bullets, as he...
EI Hosts Spotlight PA Lunch & Learn for Democracy Week
By Ella Prieto, Managing and News Editor On Wednesday, the Eisenhower Institute (EI) hosted Deputy Editor of Spotlight PA Sarah Anne Hughes for a Lunch & Learn in CUB 260. The event began with an introduction from the Executive Director of EI Tracie Potts, who told the audience about Hughes’ work and thanked the EI staff members who made the Lunch possible. Hughes then took over with a PowerPoint presentation detailing Spotlight...
Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Number 5
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....
Campus Safety Crime Log: Sept. 11 – Sept. 17, 2023
Compiled by Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief Monday, Sept. 11 Disorderly Conduct: W Stevens Street; Closed (Transferred to Gettysburg Police Department) Disorderly Conduct, Trespass, Unlawful Fireworks Discharge & Littering: 113 W Broadway (Lambda Chi Alpha); Closed (Transferred to Gettysburg Police Department) Tuesday, Sept. 12 Underage Possession & Transportation of Alcohol, Furnishing Alcohol to Minors: 104 West Water...
Counseling and Wellness Services Hold Fresh Check Day
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, Fresh Check Day was held on Stine Lake from 12 to 3 p.m. Fresh Check Day is a concept created by The Jordan Porco Foundation (JPF), and the event is designed to bring the campus community together to “check-in” on the mental health and wellness of college students. Student organizations and clubs held booths at the event that discussed self-care, the positive impact creativity and art...
EI Hosts Rebuilding Trust In Government Event
By Brandon Fey, Contributing Writer On Monday, Sept. 19, The Eisenhower Institute (EI) at Gettysburg College held its “Rebuilding Trust In Government” forum in the Dining Center Atrium from 6-8 p.m. It featured a bipartisan panel of former U.S. Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) and John Yarmuth (D-KY). This event initiated the EI’s annual Democracy Week, which aims to promote interest in American government around Constitution Day...
