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Blasts from the past
1937 This week in 1937, a Gettysburg student published an editorial decrying the pricegouging and timeconsuming nature of “checking wraps” at the upcoming Panhellenic Dance, which was a “thorn in the flesh for all the male students,” who have to “spend half of his dorm date’s allowance of time” in addition to pay “tolls” to check garments. The student suggested hiring students at a flat rate as a potential method of lowering the cost. 1965 This week in 1965, students and community members lined West Lincoln Avenue to welcome home Joe Bavarro, a star Bullet wrestler who was returning home after finishing second in the 147-pound weight class at the NCAA tournament, which was held in Laramie, Wyoming. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Bavarro had no idea he would return to such a celebration; in fact, his fraternity brothers planned it the same afternoon he returned through word-of-mouth and local radio. 1997 This week in 1997, The Gettysburgian profiled Tom Dombrowsky, who was departing the college as Director of Greek Life after six years due to budget constraints. Dombrowsky was the first person to hold that position, which was created in response to a 1988 faculty movement to eliminate the Greek system entirely, and as he reflected on his tenure, he noted implementation of the BYOB policy, improvement of the standards and expectations for fraternities, and a movement towards fraternities going dry by 2000, which was a commitment that Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) had made. Dombrowsky, who now is an adjunct instructor of military history at Gettysburg, ultimately noted that “the Greek community is much better now” than when he started. 2006 This week in 2006, controversy emerged on campus over what was described as “racist graffiti” in Musselman Hall. The Gettysburgian featured a variety of student responses, most of which expressed outrage at not only the racist sentiment expressed in the graffiti, but also in the campus culture that would allow it to exist. An open forum for discussion was held in the Junction as students worked to process the situation. These archived “blasts from the past” were compiled by news editor Benjamin Pontz thanks to the digitized Special Collections in Musselman Library.
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Sweeping renovations to college buildings set to begin over summer
A look at the exterior design of the College Union Building, whose renovations will begin this summer. All photos in this article were provided by the college.
B y J amie W elch E ditor - in -C hief Gettysburg College has recently announced a multi-million dollar renovation and new construction project to improve campus facilities including the Eisenhower House, the Dining Center and the College Union Building. The largest project and that with the most impact to the campus community will be the College Union Building renovation. The project consists of demolishing the part of the building that currently houses the Junction, the Bullet Hole, Ike’s and the old swimming pool and replacing it with a new 26,000-square-foot, twostory addition. The first floor will feature food service space for the Bullet Hole, Ike’s and Commons. Director of Facilities Planning & Management James Biesecker said in a town hall event held March 6 that there will be seating for approximately 350 people in the new
space, in contrast to the existing 275 seats currently available. The design of the space, which can be seen in the renderings on the right, is very open, with vaulted ceilings and vistas of glass working in concert to create a very light and airy feel to the space. On the left side of the rendering of the seating area is the new Bullet Hole serving area. A new multipurpose space will replace the existing Junction and will be the new home of Commons. This space can be glimpsed at the very back of the rendering of the first floor seating area. The second floor will be the new home of the Center for Career Development, Garthwait Leadership Center, Gettysburg Recreational Adventure Board (GRAB) and the Office of Student Activities & Greek Life. There will be dedicated interview rooms for use by the Center for Career Development in addition to new meeting spaces for the Campus Activities Board and student government.
The outside of the new space will feature a sizable patio with large steps that Biesecker hopes will be a new spot for student programming. Biesecker said that a lot of time and effort went into designing the space. “There’s a large team that’s been working on this for over a year,” he said. Associate Dean of College Life Jim Duffy was on the steering committee for the new addition and he is excited about the new Bullet Hole space, which will make for a “better student experience.” The project begins the Monday after Commencement, and the college hopes to complete it by August 2018. Another major campus project that is already ongoing is the construction of a new 5,500-square-foot addition on the west side of the Dining Center. The addition will be used as the temporary Bullet Hole facility while the College Union Building addition is under construction,
and will transition into Specialty Dining and campus banquet space after construction on the CUB is completed. As a consequence of the construction projects, Biesecker announced changes to Dining Services operations over the summer and during the 2017-2018 academic year. This summer, the Bullet Hole and Specialty Dining will be closed to allow for the completion of construction of the temporary Bullet Hole space and for demolition of the College Union
Building. The Dive, Commons and the Servo Express Food Truck will feature extended hours and expanded menus over the summer. The Office of Residential & FirstYear Programs said these facilities will be open 8 a.m to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Servo Express Food Truck will be located between Masters Hall and the Science Center throughout the summer. The student side of the Dining Center will be open over the summer, but hours will vary and -Continued on next page-
The first floor dining area in the re-designed CUB
A view of the second floor in the re-designed CUB
A look from Servo at the re-designed CUB
“Trip Around the World” allows students to sample international cuisine B y B enjamin P ontz N ews E ditor
When Brooke Gutschick decided she wanted to host an event in The Attic, she struggled to conceive of a theme. One of her roommates mentioned how much they enjoyed BurgBurst and Servo’s International Food Festival, and an idea was borne. Gutschick, the senior class president, set to work orchestrating a “Trip Around the World” that was held last Friday and featured 13 tables at which various clubs set out food for students to sample. Approximately 500 students did just that; the free event also welcomed faculty, staff
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Photo courtesy of Kate Helmstetter and administrators for what Gutschick called “a casual Friday evening celebration of our campus’s diversity.” Part of the college’s ongoing “Year of Food,” the “Trip Around the World” invited students to engage with the theme using their tastebuds, always an attractive proposition.
“I really went into the event with minimal expectations since this was the first event ever of its kind to be offered. I was very impressed at the amount and variety of food and beverages offered,” said senior Julie Schuldt. “My favorite food item was definitely a tie between the potato
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pancakes and the baklava. I think this event was fairly helpful in engaging students in the year of food. I wish the clubs that prepared the food had handouts or signs behind the tables that talked about the cultural significance or history of each dish served,” she said. For her part, Gutschick was “blown away” at the number of students who attended. “The event absolutely exceeded my expectations. I saw people from all spheres of campus: students, professors, administrators and staff members, which is exactly what I was hoping for,” she said. Participating organizations included
Asian Student Alliance, BBQ Club, CAB (Polish food), China Club, Greece, Italian House, Gettysburg African Student Association, Hillel House, International Affairs Association, International Club, Latin American Student Association, Women’s Rugby (UK food) and Vietnamese Student Association. Ultimately, the event aimed to help students participate in the Year of Food in a nonlecture format. “This was an opportunity for people to come and eat some good food to finish off a long week, and I think we did just that,” said Gutschick.
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