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Blasts from the past
This week in 1903, a writer for The Gettysburgian discussed concerns about the upcoming annual parade for Washington’s birthday. It appeared as though no one had started to make plans for the parade that year. The parade was only two weeks away and something had to be done quickly to put everything together. The reporter suggested having a “mass meeting shortly” to come up with plans for the traditional parade. However, it seems two weeks it not enough time to put together a parade because they did not write about the parade that year again! This week in 1938, a sixty-year resident of Gettysburg was profiled. Henry Clay, who lived by nearby the gate on Washington and Stevens Street, moved to Gettysburg in 1877, working as a waiter until he began working for the military park. He loved living across from the college, even though he was only able to receive education up to first grade. Clay remembered when he first moved to Gettysburg, there were only four buildings on the campus. He also helped work as a carpenter on Glatfelter and for remodeling Penn Hall. The community around Gettysburg College has always been a supportive one! This week in 1953, six students from Gettysburg participated in an exchange program with six West Point cadets. Each of them had a wonderful time learning about the differences in the two schools. The six West Point cadets were refreshed by the coed nature of Gettysburg and the freedom students had on campus. The ROTC Gettysburgians were surprised by the strictness of West Point, with the very rigid schedule there, but they were also impressed with the honor system at West Point. All wanted to visit the schools again after their three-day exchange was over. This week in 1973, the Gettysburg College Board of Trustees approved a funding campaign to create a library learning center. The Gettysburgian reported that the project would cost an estimated $18.5 million and fundraising would be hard, but President Hanson believed this center was a essential physical need for the college. This project was a very important one to the entire campus community, for which they were willing to raise funds. These archived “blasts from the past” were compiled by staff writer Shannon Zeltmann thanks to Special Collections in Musselman Library.
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Thursday, February 8, 2018
“One Billion Rising” event probes #MeToo movement
The Women’s Center at Gettysburg College hosted its annual “One Billion Rising” event last week (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College) B y E mma P adrick accusations sweep every investigated and handled in arena and workplace. Congress. S taff W riter Even the President Although the It is no secret that of the United States has been increase in awareness and the last several months have the subject of 20 allegations action has effectively opened been marked by celebrities of sexual misconduct, and, a national conversation wearing black attire, musical after numerous reports of on the issue, people are artists wearing white roses, sexual harassment by both beginning to ask what comes and people from many United States Senators and next. industries sharing stories members of the House of That was one of sexual harassment and Representatives came to q u e s t i o n p o s i t e d i n abuse at the hands of notable light, both bodies voted to Thursday’s One Billion global figures. All of these require members and staff to R i s i n g e v e n t , h o s t e d trends are part of the global undergo sexual harassment by Gettysburg College’s #MeToo movement, which training and legislation is Women’s Center. has resulted in powerful currently under consideration According to celebrities, politicians, and that would overhaul how the One Billion Rising medical professionals outed sexual assault allegations are -Continued on next pageand dethroned as waves of
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Students, workgroup discuss draft Freedom of Expression statement at Town Hall B y B enjamin P ontz M anaging N ews E ditor 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 month and how the process will proceed to the ratification stage. The town hall opened with a presentation in which each of the workgroup members outlined a different part of the process that led to the philosophy draft. “The most important part of this for us has been the process,” said Dr. Jennifer Bloomquist, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Dean of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Programs, and Chair of the Freedom of Expression Workgroup. To that end, Dr. Scott Boddery, a judicial scholar from the political science department who was not on the committee, discussed the legal framework in which the panel worked, noting specifically that the First Amendment to the
United States Constitution says “Congress shall make no law” and does not necessarily bind private institutions such as Gettysburg College. Dr. Hakim Williams, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and a member of the workgroup, discussed the institutional context relating to freedom of expression, focusing specifically on the college’s mission statement, which mentions the importance in “free and open exchange of ideas,” “the worth and dignity of all people,” and a “diverse and inclusive learning environment.” Pat McKenna ’20, Chair of the Student Senate Policy Committee and the student representative to the workgroup, recapped the listening tour. “We viewed our role as facilitators, not as writers of this statement,” McKenna said. From there, the discussion shifted to the development of the statement’s text; Dr. Ivanova Reyes, Assistant Professor of Economics and the Faculty Council’s representative to the workgroup, discussed the detailed content analysis she undertook of each message the group received either at one of its open forums with students, faculty, or the -Continued on next page-
will not have access to their original rooms, but can leave many of their belongings behind. “Support will be provided to move your belongings, and we will work to minimize any disruption as much as possible,” Kant said. “When your floor is scheduled to be cleaned, you will need to gather enough belongings for a period of up to two weeks. The bulk of your belongings can remain in the room. We will ask you to box any items on the floor or on horizontal surfaces. We will provide boxes for this purpose. The boxes can remain in the room. The professional team will cover all items left in the room. You will get more information about this as we get closer to the move, including a proposed checklist of what belongings you should be sure to take with you.” Kant promised Hanson Hall residents that the college will “work closely with you to make this process as manageable as we can.” According to Jamie Yates, Executive Director of Communications & Media Relations, students will not begin moving for 10-14 days as basement cleaning just began. Students who originally resided in the basement will not be required to move back there after all cleaning is done because they have already had to move twice, she added. The college has been working to consolidate rooms
in other residence halls to make room for displaced Hanson Hall residents, and some residents briefly lived at the Gettysburg Hotel while the college worked to find them permanent on-campus housing. “This should have been solved earlier over break. It’s irresponsible and unfair that we have to suffer the consequences,” said Hanson Hall resident Lauren Sherman ’21, who said she has cold symptoms, but, obviously does not know for sure if the mold is a factor. “It makes me feel physically ill to be in my room, but I don’t have anywhere else to go.” Yates said that, to date, the college has no knowledge of any students experiencing adverse health effects due to the mold issues. “With the exception of medically documented mold allergies, there is really no way for us to track health symptoms directly attributable to presence of mold,” she said. “We recommend that anyone with health concerns contact or visit the health center.” Sherman also noted the hassle of having to move temporarily. “It’s inconvenient,” she said. “Whereas the the students from the basement are settled now for the semester, we’re just being moved wherever they can fit us temporarily.” Staff Writer Maddie Neiman contributed to this report.
Mold remediation will temporarily displace Hanson Hall residents
Hanson Hall, a first-year residential facility on the East Quad (Photo courtesy of Gettysburg College) B y B enjamin P ontz However, today, Kant sent upper floors to remediate all M anaging N ews E ditor another email to remaining affected areas. This work After mold was Hanson Hall residents stating will involve removing water discovered in the basement that, on the recommendation pipe insulation and cleaning of Hanson Hall, a first-year of Compliance Management affected ceiling cavities and residential facility in the East I n t e r n a t i o n a l , a n hard surfaces of affected Quad at Gettysburg College, environmental consultant rooms.” Work will proceed residents of the all-female retained by the college, floor, the only such single remediation work would one floor at a time beginning in the basement. After the gender floor in first-year begin immediately. “ A i r q u a l i t y basement is cleaned, firstresidential facilities, were relocated to other vacant assessments were normal floor residents will move to locations on campus for or typical for an indoor the basement while the first the remainder of the spring e n v i r o n m e n t . V i s u a l floor is cleaned; then, secondassessments revealed mold floor residents will move to semester. A n e m a i l f r o m conditions were present in the basement while that floor Associate Dean of College the first and second floors is cleaned, and, finally, thirdLife for Residential and First- and limited areas of the third floor residents will move to Year Programs Keira Kant floor,” Kant’s email said. the basement while that floor sent last week indicated that “[W]e have chosen to be is cleaned. The college has precautionary air quality tests proactive in addressing this conducted on the first, second, issue and take action based contracted INX Technology and third floors of Hanson on the recommendation of C o r p o r a t i o n o f P A , a Hall did not indicate any our consultants … [W]e bioremediation professional, issues and remediation work have decided to begin work to conduct the cleanings. would not begin until the on the basement today and Each floor will take about two conclusion of the semester. will continue moving to the weeks during which residents
Inside This Issue
Volume CXX, No. 10
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Apple and Musselman laundry addressed, pg. 2
AguileraGonzalez: Thank you, CPS, pg. 3
In support Oscars of drafted predictions, philosophy, pg. 5 pg. 6
Blue Dog Dem on SOTU, pg. 7
Women’s track dominates, pg. 8