Gettysburg College Student Senate

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Dear Students,

As you may have seen or heard, students have assembled on the steps of Pennsylvania Hall to raise awareness of the effects of hate speech, bias incidents, and sexual assault on campus recently. This demonstration has been going on since Thursday afternoon.

The Senate Executive Board unequivocally supports the actions of our peers. We think that free speech and the right to peacefully assemble are essential American and democratic ideals. The purpose of a Liberal Arts education is to create informed, worldly thinkers, and this protest is a prime example of the success of those ideals. While we support free speech, the Senate Executive Board in no way sees hate speech as an acceptable form of expression, and we condemn all forms of it. We believe that bias incidents and sexual assaults happen all too often on campus and need to be addressed. We are fully committed to supporting the protestors, continuing the discussion, and fostering meaningful change on Gettysburg’s Campus.

We encourage all members of the Student Body to support their peers in the fight to end injustice and hate. Part of living in a democratic society is disagreeing with others. It is, in fact, a core value of democracy and Liberal Arts education as a whole. While our political and ideological beliefs may not all be the same, we can all agree that hate has no place in our community.

If you wish, please feel free to join our peers at the steps of Pennsylvania Hall. If you wish to protest personally or in a more private way, that is just as well. However, we encourage every single student (and faculty member/administrator) on campus to engage in meaningful and civil dialogue.

We have the power to shape our small part of a very large world, and to not do so would be irresponsible.

In Solidarity,

The Senate Executive Board

Amelia Johnson Smith, Taylor Beck, Luke Frigon, Brooke Gutschick, Niko Papoutsis, Christina Noto

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Tomorrow - on Sunday September 11, 2016 - we will be remembering and honoring the lives lost and affected by the September 11th attacks. We ask that you all join us for this memorial service that will take place in front of the Peace Pole (between Glatfelter Lodge and Penn Hall). The services will begin at 8:44 AM.

Gettysburg administration has taken a step towards full transparency by conducting an "assessment of learning, living, and working at Gettysburg College." The climate survey results are now out! You can view the results by visiting: www.gettysburg.edu/climate

Members of the executive board met with Dean Ramsey this afternoon to discus the goals of Student Senate this upcoming year !

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! 🦃

Come see us at CUB and get a free servo cookie and cup of apple cider!

Be sure to stop by the CUB tomorrow between 11-1! Student Senate will be hosting a CUB table with free servo cookies and hot apple cider! All you have to do is like us on Facebook or follow us on Instagram!

Student Senate meets tonight at 7 PM in CUB 260! Hope to see you there!

Come by the CUB lobby today to enjoy a free Servo cookie and talk to members of Student Senate!