The Second Amendment at a Crossroad With Adam Winkler
By Vanessa Igras, Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Eisenhower Institute’s Fielding Center, alongside Phi Beta Kappa and the EPACC hosted UCLA Professor of Law, Adam Winkler, for a discussion surrounding the current state of the Second Amendment. Gettysburg College students gathered in the Mara Auditorium on Thursday night to hear Professor Winkler, a specialist in constitutional law, lead this timely conversation. Although the...
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center Celebrates Name Change
By Laken Franchetti, Staff Writer The former Women’s and LGBTQIA+ Resource Center hosted a celebration on Oct. 3 to share its new name with the campus. After conducting a survey to determine the best name for the center, leaders within the resource center determined that they wanted to make a change. The resource center is now known as the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, which fully represents the mission and values the center...
COVID Update: College Permits Overnight Visitors in Residence Halls
By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing Editor As of November 4, students will be able to host overnight guests in on-campus housing, according to today’s email from Vice President Anne Ehrlich. “We are pleased to be in a position to lift this restriction,” said Ehrlich, “thanks to our consistently low campus transmission rates, and our Level 1 baseline status.” Students are still encouraged to wear a mask indoors...
Student Senate: Guest Speaker, Passing of Opinions, Finalization of Recent Updates to Constitution
By Leah McCann, Staff Writer President Sydney Quan ‘22 returned after a week of absence to lead this week’s meeting, announcing the “very timely” presence of guest speaker Tracie Potts, director of the Eisenhower Institute. Additionally, two recently discussed opinions were passed and the most recent updates to the Constitution were finalized. Guest Speaker Tracie Potts, a formal journalist and the current director of the...
Review: Fall Jazz Concert a Swinging Success
By Noelle Muni, Staff Writer The Jazz Ensemble entered the stage for the concert on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 23 with an introduction by new ensemble director Eric Byrd. Mr. Byrd set the tone for the evening, opening with jokes and establishing the “go with the flow,” improvisational tone of the concert and its music. The ensemble began by performing “Wave” by Antonio Carlos Jobim and arranged by Michael Mossman. As its name...
Students Celebrate Halloween Festivities
By Sarah Laud, Staff Writer As one of the nation’s most notoriously haunted college campuses, Gettysburg College and its spooky history fit directly into the Halloween holiday. During the week prior to Halloween, Servo employees transformed the dining hall into a haunted house, with Halloween goodies spread throughout. Servo faculty and staff dressed up in costumes and decorated the food stations with cobwebs, streamers, and...
