GSRC Hosts Meeting to Assess Interest in Gender Inclusive Greek Organization
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer Historically, social Greek organizations have been divided by gender, with male students joining fraternities and female students joining sororities. Recently, this division has been challenged on college campuses across the nation. On Monday, February 21, and Wednesday, February 23, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) hosted events to gauge interest in a gender-inclusive Greek organization....
International and Global Studies Presents Panel on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
By Patrick Sullivan, Contributing Writer On Tuesday, March 1, International and Global Studies presented a panel on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with three professors from the History, Economics, and Political Science departments: Professor William Bowman, Assistant Professor Lindsay Reid, and Associate Professor Rimvydas Baltaduonis. Bowman spoke first about the history of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He began by...
Senate: Springfest Update, Election Education
By Sarah Laud, Staff Writer On Feb. 28 at 7 p.m., Student Senate held their weekly meeting. President Sydney Quan ’22 called the meeting to order, and began with officer reports. Vice President Miranda Zamora ’23 announced an Election Education series where anyone interested in running for Senate positions can learn more about the process and job expectations. Election Education will be held on March 2 at 6 p.m. in Glat 001 and March...
“Why Pronouns?”: A Critique of TERF Ideology
By Monica Solis, Contributing Writer I took a long sip from my morning coffee cup as my eyes widened at the stunning opinion piece headline in The Wall Street Journal, “When Asked ‘What Are Your Pronouns,’ Don’t Answer.” My mind wandered, all the way back to my time as a young child, playing with Barbie dolls and matchbox cars, overseeing teddy bear masses (in true Catholic fashion), and rocking plastic babies to sleep. I thought of...
Nicholas Progasic: The Force Behind the Mailroom
By Sarah Laud, Staff Writer To Nicholas Progasic, the supervisor of the Gettysburg College mailroom, every package matters. Every day, Gettysburg students make trips to the mailroom to collect packages. The mailroom is a key component to the many moving parts that make a student’s experience at college run smoothly. Forgot your hairbrush at home? Missing your favorite game-day socks? Didn’t order your biology textbook yet? Students...
OSAGL Explores Springfest Options for Spring 2022
By Sarah Laud, Staff Writer “Everyone talks about the time Maroon 5 came to Gettysburg College. But that was before Maroon 5 became Maroon 5,” said Director of the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life (OSAGL) John Allen. Gettysburg’s Springfest is not what it used to be and this Spring, it is undergoing yet another transformation. “There are two conceptions of what Springfest is,” says Allen. To some, Springfest is...
