Scott Hancock on Gettysburg’s Past and Present
By Piper Mettenburg, Features Editor On July 4, 2020, Scott Hancock arrived at the State of Virginia Monument in Gettysburg National Military Park equipped with a small hammer and signs reading “#FindABetterRoleModel,” and began staking homemade Black Lives Matter flags around the 41-foot monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. A dedicated Civil War historian, Hancock wants battlefield visitors to understand a simple truth—that...
Student Senate Hosts Technocratic Forum and Election
Kyle Beatty, Staff Writer. Student Senate’s Apr. 12 meeting began with the announcement of next year’s President and Vice President: Syd Quan ‘22 and Colin Hughes ‘23, respectively. President Kurtis Grey ‘21 reported that, in response to Student Senate’s opinion on emergency contraceptive access, the Health Center is immediately lowering the cost of Plan B from $20 to $9 and will continue to reduce the cost and increase access. Senate...
College Announces Release of BARC Report
By Alli Dayton, Staff Writer Last June, President Iuliano asked the Bias Awareness and Resource Committee (BARC) to evaluate tools and resources for diverse students, the protocols for bias incidents, campus programming, and campus awareness of bias incidents. The committee delivered recommendations for these policies during the summer, and since then, members of the college community have continued to explore ways to confront...
Golf and Track Update
By David Goldman, Staff Writer Gettysburg’s golf teams, as well as the track and field teams, have been knee deep in competition thus far. Both programs are excited to be able to finally compete again within the Centennial Conference. Here are how these teams are faring against opponents this year. Men’s Track and Field Men’s track and field opened their season on Apr. 10, heading over to Carlisle, PA to compete in the Dickinson...
Eisenhower Institute’s New Virtual Format Leads to Programming Changes
By Alli Dayton, Staff Writer The Eisenhower Institute (EI) prepares students for careers in public, private, and nonprofit sectors through programs that teach students about leadership, networking, and translating their knowledge to positive action. Some of the distinctive program’s year-long or semester-long programs include Washington Connections, Environmental Leadership, Strategy and Leadership in Transformational Times, Contours...
Students Navigate Activism Fatigue
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief In the fall of 2019, Nadine Snyder ‘21 passed a resolution in the Student Senate advocating the elimination of plastic bags at the Bullet Hole. This call for a plastic bag ban at the popular to-go dining option on campus set off a chain of events that eventually resulted in the decision to start charging students for plastic bags, which drastically reduced plastic consumption at the college during...
