April Fools: ‘Wellness Day’ to Become ‘Wellness Hour’
By Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor In a new mental health initiative, Gettysburg has devised a plan to give students moments of reprieve not through a fully-cancelled day of classes, but in interspersed Wellness Hours throughout the rest of the semester. During those pre-planned hour-long blocks, one class at most would get canceled, and students will be encouraged to use face masks, take a nap, or watch one to two episodes of their...
April Fools: ‘It Was Easy, Can’t Complain’: President Iuliano’s Reflections on Year Two
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano’s first year at Gettysburg College went so perfectly planning-wise that he knew it would be hard to beat. “I wouldn’t change anything about year one,” he said while planting tulips in front of Penn Hall. “But year two has just been relaxing, plain and simple. Now that I’m more familiar with this amazing campus community, I’ve really been able to focus on more of my long-term...
April Fools: Students Living in Hotel Shocked by Excessive Room Service Charges to Their Student Accounts
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief When the college decided to move a group of students into the Gettysburg Hotel last fall, most were happy with their new housing option—especially since there was a rumor circulating that room service would be covered by their meal plans. A recent Gettysburgian investigation, however, debunked this widespread myth and found that students living in the hotel were racking up charges on their student...
April Fools: EI Solves Polarization Crisis with New Lecture Series
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor President Bob Iuliano announced via a campus-wide email on Apr. 1 that the recent Eisenhower Institute Lecture Series intended to combat political polarization on campus has, in fact, solved the polarization crisis. Instead of having separate clubs, College Republicans, Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), College Democrats, and Leftist Student Collective now meet at the same time in Mara Auditorium for a...
April Fools: FIJI Chapter Members Replaced with Fiji Water Bottles, Greek Evaluation Score Jumps from 19.8 to 82
By Piper Mettenburg, Features Editor In light of the events of last semester, Jon Allen from the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life (OSAGL) made the executive decision to replace all FIJI brothers with bottles of water. “The decision wasn’t easy but we felt like it had to be done,” Allen said. “It was the only way to maintain a sense of normalcy on campus without having an increased risk of COVID transmission. I...
