Editor’s Note: On Paying Attention
Every Wednesday night, between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m., the editorial team at The Gettysburgian crowds around the conference table for our weekly meeting. Those nights, we nail down the biggest stories of the week, brainstorm subjects for our next magazine and commiserate about the things students, faculty, staff and administration are saying about the College. These conversations in the newsroom require us to take the pulse of the...
Zamora Elected 2022–23 Senate President, Meadville Elected to Be VP
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief The student body elected Miranda Zamora ’23 to be the next president of Student Senate and Geoffrey Meadville ’25 to serve as vice president. Zamora ran unopposed and Meadville defeated fellow Vice Presidential Candidate Rocco Rodrigues ’23. Zamora, a political science major and Spanish minor, currently serves as the vice president of Student Senate, a position she took following...
Problem of the Week: Mesmerized by Measurement
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest. THE...
98% of the Class of 2022 to Accidentally Graduate with a Minor in Peace and Justice Studies (April Fools)
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief An exclusive Gettysburgian report reveals that nearly every student in the Class of 2022 will graduate with a minor in Peace and Justice Studies. “The results are unbelievable,” Registrar Brian Reese said. “I’ve never seen anything like this before.” Reports show that Peace and Justice Studies Director Hakim Williams has sent hundreds of emails to students alerting them that they have all the...
The Entire Student Senate Impeaches Themselves (April Fools)
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief At Monday’s Senate meeting, the unexpected happened. Senators moved to impeach every member of Student Senate, including committee chairs, senators, and the entire executive board. This news comes on the heels of a number of impeachment trials over the past academic year. This time, the reasoning behind the impeachments was simple: Senate must start fresh, and the only way to proceed with fair...
