Gaines Gives Lecture “Children of the Plantationocene”
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Thursday, Associate Professor of English at Florida State University Alisha Gaines gave a lecture titled “Children of the Plantationocene” in Joseph Theatre. The Department of Sociology Stuckenberg Fund and the Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society (AKD) sponsored the event. The lecture began with an introduction by Sociology Associate Professor Cassie Hays, who described her...
9th Annual Gettysburgives Event Raises Over $900,000
By Katie Oglesby, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburgives, an annual fundraising event for the College, was held between Wednesday and Thursday for 36 hours. As of Friday morning, the event raised $904,695, but gifts were still being counted. Director of Annual Giving Nicki West noted that the event used to be held in February, but was moved to be closer to Founder’s Day, Friday, April 7, when the College celebrates 191 years. West said that...
Relay for Life Event Raises Over $27,000 for the American Cancer Society
By Alli Dayton, Managing Editor On Saturday, the American Cancer Society on Campus hosted its annual Relay for Life event. By the end of the event, the organization raised $27,274,81 for the American Cancer Society (ACS). According to Co-President Nicole Cesanek ’23, students involved began planning for the event in the summer of 2022 and continued to plan through weekly meetings leading up to the event. “During the first couple of...
Title IX Office Hosts Presentation on Men’s Role in Violence Prevention
By Vincent DiFonzo, Content Manager On Monday, the Office of Sexual Respect and Title IX hosted Gordon Braxton for a presentation entitled “Masculinity & Men’s Role in Violence Prevention.” The lecture was the first Title IX event in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Braxton is an author and advocate against sexual violence, and he served as Harvard University’s Violence Prevention Specialist. He attended the...
Campus Safety Crime Log: Mar. 27 – April 2, 2023
Compiled by Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer Monday, Mar. 27 Criminal Vandalism: 240 Carlisle Street (Sigma Chi); Closed (Organization Referred to OSAGL/SRR) Theft: Stine Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Vandalism: 104 West Water Street (ATO); Closed (Organization Referred to OSAGL/SRR) Disorderly Conduct; 200 Block of Carlisle Street: Closed (Referred to Gettysburg Police) Tuesday, Mar. 28 Trespass, Vandalism, Underage...
Capstone Students Seek to Increase Multi-Stream Recycling on Campus
By Sophie Lange, Staff Writer Ethan Bruemmer ’23 and Sam Arkin ’23 set up four recycling bins in CUB to collect plastic shipping bags as a part of their environmental studies (ES) senior capstone with Chairperson and Professor of Environmental Studies Sarah Principato. In addition to studying ES, Bruemmer and Arkin have majors in English and political science, respectively. According to Arkin, “We know that the [college] uses...
