Campus-Wide Email Updates Students on Incident at SAE House
By Ella Prieto, Staff Writer On Thursday, Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students Anne Ehrlich sent out a campus-wide email that updated the community on the incident at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) house last month. The incident involved individuals unknowingly being recorded in the bathroom at the SAE house by a hidden phone on Oct. 22. This prompted an investigation by both the College and the local police. “The...
Gettysburg College Students Prepare for Election Results
By Ella Prieto, Staff Writer On Nov. 8, Gettysburg College opened the Ballroom in the College Union Building (CUB) as a polling place for the Pennsylvania 2022 Midterm Elections. The poll was open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and saw an influx of voters, both from Gettysburg College and the wider Gettysburg community. The polling place was opened in the Ballroom thanks to the efforts of various political organizations on campus. Secretary...
Campus Safety Crime Log: Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2022
Compiled by Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer Monday, Oct. 31 No Crimes Reported Tuesday, Nov. 1 Criminal Trespass and Vandalism: Musselman Hall; Closed (No Known Suspects or Witnesses) Wednesday, Nov. 2 Burglary of Office: Bream Wright Hauser; Closed (Referred to Human Resources) Harassment, Stalking: Jaeger Center; Closed (Referred to Title IX office) Thursday, Nov. 3 Theft: Jaeger Center; Closed (No Known...
Students Respond to the First-Year Parking Pass Lottery
By Alexis Doyle, Staff Writer On Friday, Sept. 23, Campus Safety emailed the Gettysburg student body that a certain number of first years would be allowed to receive parking passes on campus. The first-year students were chosen through a lottery that they could enter through a Google form. The passes cost $100, and all students were notified during the week of Oct. 3 if they had received a spot. Executive Director of Campus Safety...
Ensemble of Variable Geometry Performs at Majestic Theatre
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer On Friday Nov. 4, the Ensemble of Variable Geometry, or EnVaGe, performed a set of three unique pieces inspired by myth and folk traditions. EnVaGe is a music performance and research organization founded and directed by Dr. Leal. According to the event’s program, the organization has put on projects such as a full-staged ballet production of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” and Chopin’s “Les Sylphides”...
Alumni Spotlight: Christopher Weyant
By Katie Oglesby, Editor-in-Chief When Christopher Weyant ’89 studied at Gettysburg College, he did not anticipate that he would end up publishing cartoons in The New Yorker and The Boston Globe. Weyant grew up in New Jersey. When he studied at Gettysburg College, he majored in political science and economics. His goal, at the time, was to be a lawyer, so he completed the Washington Semester program and studied constitutional law at...