President Iuliano Updates Community on Steps to ‘Foster a More Inclusive Campus’
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief On Thursday afternoon, President Bob Iuliano sent a campus-wide email with updates on steps the College has taken since the racist incident in which a racial slur was cut onto another student in early September. First, Iuliano reported that there will be a dialogue session open to all students, faculty and staff on Nov. 21 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. as part of the Conversations for Change initiative. This...
Opinion: A Message to Liberals from a Former Trump Supporter
By Tom Cassara ’23, Guest Columnist In 2016, my high school had a mock election ahead of the presidential election. The school’s administration had a voting booth brought in and placed in our schools’ main cafeteria. It represented a pretty solid exercise in civic preparedness. Over the course of several days, students could vote during school hours, reinforcing the notion that voting should be personal and private. As a social...
Faculty Meeting 11/7: Public Policy Approved as a Standalone Major; Online Masters in Education Proposal
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Thursday’s faculty meeting began with President Bob Iuliano addressing a campus-wide email that updated the community on steps the College has taken related to bias issues in the aftermath of the racist incident in which a racial slur was cut onto the body of a student. Iuliano announced that the next faculty meeting will address steps taken since the racist incident. This meeting will be open to...
‘Smashing Pumpkins’ Event Held at Painted Turtle Farm
By Nathaniel Swindell, Staff Writer On Nov. 8, Partnerships for Sustainability hosted “Smashing Pumpkins” at the Painted Turtle Farm, where students were encouraged to take a sledgehammer and smash pumpkins to their hearts’ content. Students and faculty members donated their Halloween pumpkins to be smashed and then used for compost at the farm. The event featured a fire pit, snacks and music by appropriately named alternative rock...
Opinion: In Spite of the Election, Keep Being You
By Michael DeRenzo, Guest Columnist With the 2024 Presidential Election coming to a close, I had a few thoughts that I would like to share. I am not a woman. I am not a black person. I am not part of the LGBTQ+ community. I am not a Latino, or an immigrant from outside the United States. Yet my heart aches for these all these communities. I do not see this election as a matter of left versus right. In fact, there are things about...
Mayor Rita Frealing Visits Campus, Addresses Student Concerns
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg Mayor Rita Frealing visited campus on Friday, Nov. 8 to hold a “Cookies and Conversation” table in the Bullet Hole section of the CUB between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Students and staff were encouraged to introduce themselves and share any questions or concerns they had about the greater community. Several students used the mayor’s visit as an opportunity to voice a particular concern regarding...
