Campus Paint Night Celebrates Project Gettysburg-León
By Shanzae Sarwar, Staff Writer On Friday, Nov. 6 the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life (OSAGL) and the Center for Public Service (CPS) co-sponsored Paint Night in the CUB Ballroom. This event was carried out in partnership with Taller Xuchialt, an art school supported by Project Gettysburg-León, a non-profit international organization that joins Gettysburg’s sister city program with León, Nicaragua. Allan Lindo, an...
Blast from the Past—November 18, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1960, students protested President Paul’s announcement after Homecoming. He felt many students did not give their full support for campus athletics, so students would not have a day off from classes on Monday as they did in years past during Homecoming Weekend. The administration decided to add an extra day to Christmas vacation to compensate for the loss of this day off. Students began...
Weekly Roundup: Nov. 17 – Nov. 20
Compiled By Katie Oglesby, News Editor Monday, Nov. 16 Sex in the Pandemic Held virtually from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. The Women’s Center discusses relationships and sex during the pandemic. Wednesday, Nov. 18 CPS Summer Opportunities Info Session Student panels held from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Learn about the Center for Public Service opportunities locally and abroad for this upcoming summer. ...
Students Demand Action and Amnesty International Host Faculty Panel about Guns in America
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor President of Amnesty International Maggie Galloway ‘22 moderated discussion between Africana Studies Professor Hakim Williams, Economics Professor Charles Weise, and History and Africana Studies Professor Scott Hancock. President of Students Demand Action Phoebe Doscher ‘22 and Vice President of Students Demand Action Lacey Weynand ‘22 provided questions for the panelists. Doscher’s first question...
Student Senate Committees Present Semester Progress
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor Student Senate met Nov. 9 for committee presentations. Treasurer Connor Heath ‘23 began by mentioning that there would be a budget request to approve at the next meeting. Chair of Senate Outreach Committee Sydney Quan ‘22 gave a presentation on headshots to ensure the rest of the Student Senate would submit them to her for their website properly. Chair of Academic and Career Affairs Committee Garrett...
Blast from the Past—November 12, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1915, the Pen and Sword Society was putting together an honor system for the college. They were looking into different references to the honor system at Gettysburg and putting together a pamphlet to give to all the students so everyone would have one. Then, the students could take a vote on how they felt about the honor system. They hoped it would spark deep conversations among the...
