Gettysburgian editors Ben Pontz and Gauri Mangala discuss the news and other items of interest on the Gettysburg College campus and interview campus newsmakers on the new On Target podcast produced in association with WZBT.
College to host two events discussing Islam next week
By Benjamin Pontz, News Editor After deliberation by college administration and despite opposition from numerous students, Robert Spencer, the Director of Jihad Watch and a FOX News contributor who focuses on Islamic fundamentalism in the context of terrorism, will speak at Gettysburg College next Wednesday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the College Union Building […]
JMR Discusses Tuition, Campus Climate, Freedom of Speech in Digital Town Hall
By Benjamin Pontz, News Editor When Gettysburg College President Janet Morgan Riggs agreed to sit down for a half-hour interview to be broadcast live on WZBT and through Facebook Live, she admitted she wasn’t quite sure what to expect. While the interview, which happened last Thursday, covered some major issues facing the campus community, it […]
Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Affects Faculty Travel
By Benjamin Pontz ’20, Staff Writer On the heels of sending an email to discuss the potential impacts of ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Gettysburg President Janet Morgan Riggs again sent an email to the campus community regarding an immigration-related issue. This time, the message discussed President Donald Trump’s recent executive […]
Demuring ‘Sanctuary Campus’ Label, College Pledges Support for Undocumented Students
By Benjamin Pontz ’20, Staff Writer Three days after the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States, Gettysburg College President Janet Morgan Riggs sent an email to the campus community pledging the college’s ongoing support for undocumented students presently protected from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA, […]
LeVar Burton addresses race and justice at Dedication Day ceremony
By Annika Jensen, Editor-in-Chief On November 19, a crowd of reenactors, community members, and Civil War enthusiasts gathered at Soldiers’ National Cemetery to commemorate the 153rd anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Following a wreath-laying ceremony at Soldiers’ National Monument and music by the Gettysburg High School brass band, the Dedication Day program began at the rostrum […]
