Acclaimed Washington Post Political Columnist Jennifer Rubin speaks at Gettysburg College
By Nate Hoffert, Contributing Writer On Tuesday evening, the Department of Jewish Studies hosted Jennifer Rubin at Mara Auditorium, featuring her discussion on the topic of “Defending American Democracy: The Midterm Test.” Rubin has been a longtime political columnist for The Washington Post, known for writing highly-acclaimed conservative opinion pieces, and more recently, defending American democracy against the recent alt-right...
‘Pink Venom’ and The Return of Blackpink
By Kenzie Smith, Contributing Writer The long anticipated day finally came in July when YG Entertainment announced that Blackpink would be coming out of their almost two-year-long hiatus for a comeback. Blackpink is the biggest K-pop girl group in the world made up of four members: Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa, and Rosé. They debuted in 2016, and in 2017, their ever-growing fanbase received the name Blinks. Blackpink currently has 49 million...
Student Senate 9/5: First Senate Meeting of the Semester Includes a Budget Request and Induction of New Executive Board Members
By Gracie Meisner, Assistant News Editor Monday’s Student Senate Meeting welcomed students back for the 2022-2023 year, saw a Budget Request for The Women’s Network and the induction of two members, and concluded with minor edits to the Constitution. Officer Reports President Miranda Zamora ’23 started off by welcoming everyone back for the new year. “For those of you who have done Senate before, we are so excited to have...
College Launches New Bikeshare Program
By Kenzie Smith, Contributing Writer On Monday, the College’s new bikeshare program launched due to the efforts of Student Senate. Six bikes with Gettysburg branding will be located outside of the College Union Building when they are not in use. According to an email from the Assistant Director of the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life Trevor McClenon, to use the bikeshare program, students must download the “On Bike Share”...
Potential New Members for Sororities Have Decreased over the Past Three Years
By Alli Dayton, Managing/News Editor This weekend, 131 students participated in Gettysburg College’s formal sorority recruitment process. Of the individuals who went through the first round of recruitment on Friday, 104 received bids to one of the College’s six Panhellenic sorority chapters. In 2019, 191 students went through the first round of recruitment, with 151 receiving bids. In 2021, the number of potential new members going...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: September 1, 2022
By Katie Oglesby, Editor-in-Chief Takeaways The College met its admissions goals for class size and revenue with the Class of 2026. The Class of 2026 has 85 international students. The College has begun searches to fill nine tenure track positions in all three divisions. The College is set to end the year with a balanced budget on a cash basis, and is making progress on stabilizing the budget without needing to lay any employees...
