Opinion: Only Gun Control Will Help My Hometown Heal
By Carter Hanson, Opinions Editor, and Emily Dalgleish On Monday, I faced an all-too-familiar American experience: agonizing over the safety of friends, family, and loved ones after a mass shooting. The shooting in Boulder was at the grocery store where my family shops, which is two minutes from my high school, and that I have been to hundreds of times. I got the news that my family was safe and at home. Ten families this week and...
Sophomores Reflect on Disrupted College Experience
By Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor At this time last year, first-year students had just reached the midpoint of their second semesters at Gettysburg. They had begun immersing themselves in college life by meeting friends, discovering areas of interest for possible majors, and getting engaged in activities. In other words, when the pandemic hit and the college transitioned to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020...
Blast from the Past—March 23, 2021 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1946, some Gettysburgian writers conducted a poll to see how many students used fountain pens, which brands of fountain pens they used, and the variety of brands they used. That year, there were 670 students at Gettysburg, and 650 said they used fountain pens. Of those students, 255 said they did not use more than three brands of pens. As for the brands students used, most used Parker...
After the Suspension of Two Chapters, What’s Next for Greek Life?
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor The Gettysburg College chapters of Delta Gamma and Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) were suspended for violations of COVID-19 protocols on campus during the fall 2020 semester, and these sanctions were issued following the de-densification process that ensued after 64 students tested positive for the virus. Around 1,300 of the students on campus were sent home after the outbreak; only first-years and several other...
Weekly Roundup March 22 – March 28
Compiled by Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Monday, March 22 Intramural Sign Ups and Lawn Games Sign up tables located outside Plank Gym, games held on Stine Lake from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Join the Intramural Staff for lawn games and sign up for intramural sports teams Pi Sigma Alpha Spring Speaker Series Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Lee Drutman, a senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New...
