Wealth Inequality: An Environmental & Social Crisis
By Leah Nath, Staff Writer Though the climate crisis is still a highly debated and politicized topic, the consequences of global warming are being increasingly felt all around the world. Many of the world’s nations are clinging aggressively to their nationality and to the means of national evaluation by which we judge a nation’s worth. These concepts of evaluation are arbitrary and human-made, giving us the valuable opportunity...
Ken Burns Returns to Gettysburg College
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Ken Burns returned to Gettysburg College on Friday to present to the broader Gettysburg community in the College Union Building (CUB) Ballroom. Long-time collaborator Sarah Botstein joined him to kick off “The Art of Ken Burns – Gettysburg Film Festival.” The event included screenings of Burns’ movies along with a question and answer session. It was also filmed by PBS. The event began with an...
Gettysburg Men’s Golf Takes On Wynlakes Invitational
By Zion Williams, Staff Writer Following the first round of the Wynlakes Invitational in Montgomery, Alabama on Mon., Apr. 1, Gettysburg’s men’s golf team, consisting of Cam Deiuliis ’24, Daniel Suter ’25, Christian Deussing ’26, Patrick Kilcoyne ’26, and Drew Hurley ’24, sat tied for 11th place out of 14 competing teams. They finished the first round with a combined score of 306, which was 27 points off the host and leader of the...
Communal Painting Session Held in Honor of Sara Gifford
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor In Dec. of 2023, it was announced to the campus community that the Assistant Director of International Student Services (ISS) Sara Gifford had tragically passed away. Although Gifford had only worked at Gettysburg College for one semester, she had an immense impact on students and was known for her kind and loving spirit. Director of ISS Brad Lancaster and Program Coordinator for ISS Carla Pavlick,...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: April 4, 2024
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano began Thursday’s faculty meeting by reminding faculty members about the “Consequential Elections” event occurring April 5 with Ken Burns. Iuliano also mentioned the Hanson Lecture that would be held with Associate Professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University and Research Director at the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology Meredith...
Student Senate Popular Election Results for the 2024-25 Academic Year
By Sophie Lange, News Editor The popular election for the Student Senate concluded on Friday, March 29. The candidates for Student Senate President were Michael Woods ’25, Gabe Taub ’25 and Geoffrey Meadville ’25. Woods ultimately won the presidency. Current Student Senate President Drew Lemon ’24 reflected on the election, stating, “While we did have a substantial amount of qualified candidates run for the Presidency seat, I am...
