In the first episode of On Target’s second season, Benjamin Pontz and Gauri Mangala break down news from the summer months at Gettysburg College. Then, they sit down with Dr. James Day, the new director of the Sunderman Conservatory of Music, to talk about his life, career, and outlook for his tenure at Gettysburg.
Bullet Points
Update on the Gettysburg College Presidential Search (0:32)
Tiffany Lane has left her position as Gettysburg’s Director of LGBTQA Advocacy & Education (7:02)
Women’s lacrosse team wins national championship (14:22)
Interview with Dr. James Day (16:21)
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Author: Benjamin Pontz
Benjamin Pontz '20 served as Editor-in-Chief of The Gettysburgian from 2018 until 2020, Managing News Editor from 2017 until 2018, News Editor in the spring of 2017, and Staff Writer during the fall of 2016. During his tenure, he wrote 232 articles. He led teams that won two first place Keystone Press Awards for ongoing news coverage (once of Bob Garthwait's resignation, and the other of Robert Spencer's visit to campus) and was part of the team that wrote a first-place trio of editorials in 2018. He also received recognition for a music review he wrote in 2019. A political science and public policy major with a music minor, he graduated in May of 2020 and will pursue a master's degree in public policy on a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Manchester before enrolling in law school.
