Opinion: Pandemic Burnout—It’s Not Your Fault and It’s Not Just You
By Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor “How are you doing, really?” This is the question that precipitated a Gettysburgian editorial last fall deconstructing stress culture at Gettysburg. We discovered that we were not, in fact, “good,” or even okay for that matter, and addressed the toxic behavior of letting our mental health slide during a busy semester. That was in 2019. Fast forward 14 months, and we find ourselves in the midst of...
Snapshots from a Pandemic Semester
Compiled by Mary Frasier, Photography Director, and Piper Mettenburg, Features Editor We documented the various changes to campus since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Here’s how life at Gettysburg looks during the spring 2021 semester, almost a year since the college halted in-person classes in March of 2020. This photo story appeared on pages 14 through 17 of the March 16,...
College Moves Up Commencement Date for Class of 2021, Announces In-Person Ceremony
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday afternoon, President Bob Iuliano announced that the college will host an in-person commencement ceremony for this year’s senior class on the morning of Monday, May 17 at Musselman Stadium. All members of the Class of 2021 — including those in the remote cohort — will be invited to attend, and each student will be permitted to invite two guests to the on-campus event. While...
New COVID Protocols Lead to Unconventional Student Housing
By Alli Dayton, Staff Writer In an effort to maintain a low residential density, the college has prioritized housing students in single bedrooms instead of doubles or triples. As a result of this change, many students are currently living in unconventional housing across campus—including rooms in the Gettysburg Hotel and the President Inn & Suites. Students are also living in the former fraternity house at 105 W. Water Street that...
Weekend Roundup: Gettysburg Opens Against Washington College
By David Goldman, Staff Writer It had been over a calendar year since Gettysburg athletics competed in any sports, but this past weekend the Bullets kicked off Centennial Conference play. It was a busy weekend — all of the spring teams faced off against Washington College. Early Win for Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s Play Postponed After Spike in COVID Cases The action kicked off on Saturday with women’s lacrosse traveling...
