Pakistan Problems
By Michael DeFeo, Guest Columnist Since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, American security forces have provided substantial security to Pakistan and worked with Pakistani troops and intelligence to combat terror in West Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Trump Administration’s freezing of $900 million in security aid to Pakistan did not capture front-page headlines or endless cable news coverage the way the President’s nuclear...
#GBCTalks: Let’s Talk About Afrofuturism
By Musselman Library Do you enjoy reading and discussing books? Are you interested in Afrofuturism? Do you find it hard to say no to a free book? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should sign for the next #GBCTalks series. #GBCTalks is a book-based discussion program designed to facilitate conversation about difficult issues in the Gettysburg College community and beyond. This semester, we will read Parable of the...
Students, Workgroup Discuss Path Forward at Freedom of Expression Town Hall
By Benjamin Pontz, Managing News Editor As part of its ongoing listening tour, the Freedom of Expression Workgroup held a campus-wide town hall in the College Union Building Ballroom Thursday at which more than 125 students, faculty, and administrators — including large contingents from College Life and Musselman Library — came to hear a presentation on how the workgroup developed the draft philosophy it released last...
Police Respond to Apparent Drug-Related Incident at Paul Hall
By Benjamin Pontz, Managing News Editor Around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, two units from the Gettysburg Borough Police were on the scene at Paul Hall on the West Quad of the first-year residential complex at Gettysburg College. In addition to the police, officers from the Gettysburg Department of Public Safety (DPS) were present. Police officers were observed removing three large brown bags from a first-floor room in the...
Faculty Discuss Possibility of Student Referendum on Freedom of Expression Philosophy
By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Jennifer Bloomquist, Associate Provost and Chair of the Freedom of Expression Workgroup, said at the faculty meeting Thursday she would not be opposed to holding a referendum of the full student body on the draft institutional philosophy on freedom of expression. The comment came in response to a question from Dr. Randall Wilson, Professor of Environmental Studies, who called into question whether...
Discussion about Hybrid and Online Course Pilots Turns Sour
By Jamie Welch, Editor-in-Chief At the December 7, 2017 faculty meeting, Vice Provost Jack Ryan faced a barrage of criticism as he presented regarding online courses. “The concern is….that this is going to be a bigger thing that is going to impact our departments.” “Are you going to continue to not let us know you’re applying for these things?” “I don’t think that reaching out to a few humanities faculty is the same thing as getting...
