Dr. Hakim Williams Receives U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program Award
By Alli Dayton, Staff Writer On April 2, the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced that Dr. Hakim Mohandas Amani Williams, a professor at Gettysburg College, has received a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program Award. Williams is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies, Director of Peace and Justice Studies, an Affiliate of Education, and an Advisory Council Member for International and Global Studies, Public Policy,...
Editorial: The Case for an Additional Wellness Day
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board The wellness day on April 7, though well-intentioned, was inadequate in improving student mental health and is indicative of the administration’s apparent lack of trust in the student body. Like the March 2 wellness day, the administration kept it a secret until the day before, both failing to prepare students for time off and generally fraying student-administration trust. The confidentiality of...
Political Science Department Releases Statement in Support of Asian Americans
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer In response to the murder of six Asian-American women in Georgia this March, the Political Science Department has released a statement titled “Standing with Asian Americans #StopAAPIHate.” The statement asserts the department’s intention to stand in solidarity with the AAPI community at Gettysburg College and the #StopAAPIHate movement through continuing anti-racist work in their classrooms and...
Student Senate Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates Discuss Campus Issues in Virtual Forum
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor On Tuesday, April 6, the Student Senate Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Forum was held with moderation from Gauri Mangala ‘21. Sydney Quan ‘22 is running unopposed for the position of president while Colin Hughes ‘23, Miranda Zamora ‘23, EJ Gill ‘23, Courtney Cholewa ‘22, and Nate Capriglione ‘22 are all running for vice president. The Presidential Candidate “My intention is to lead...
Students Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility
By Kyle Beatty, Staff Writer On Saturday, Mar. 27, those taking advantage of the warm weather by taking a walk down Carlisle Street were greeted with blue and pink decorations on the porches and front yards of six College Houses, with a few more scattered across campus. House Leaders and members had set up stands for an early celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility (Mar. 31st), an event dedicated to celebrating the lives and...
Student Senate Gears Up for Elections
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor The first Senate meeting of April began with a discussion about technocratic elections as well as presidential and vice presidential elections. They began to accept applications for technocratic positions on Tuesday, the same day as the forum for the presidential and vice presidential elections. Student Senate President Kurtis Grey ‘21 announced that student organizations are allowed to host outdoor...
