Weekly Roundup Feb. 22 – Feb. 28
Compiled by Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Monday, Feb 22 Hot Chocolate Bomb Grab and Go Held in the Junction from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pre-register, and receive supplies and a tutorial Virtual Advanced Resume Workshop Held virtually from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Hear from Career Ambassadors and learn about different ways to enhance your resume document Tuesday, Feb 23 Cookies, Cocoa, and Career Connections Held on the Bullet Hole...
Student Senate Adopts Hybrid Meeting Model, Discusses Concerns About Mobile Health Testing
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor On Monday, Feb. 15, Student Senate held its first in-person meeting in nearly a year in Mara auditorium. With a capacity of 29 people, Mara was able to hold voting members while all other attending parties tuned in via Zoom. Five members of the executive board attended the in-person meeting, and Secretary Jenna Giordano ‘23 joined virtually. The spring semester affinity group leaders along with a few...
Single Bedrooms on Campus: For Some Students, a Welcome Change. Others Say It’s Been Isolating.
By George Malian ’23, Staff Writer When the world emerges at the better end of this pandemic, it will likely be remembered as a time marked by striking loneliness. If you subscribe to the belief that life is best enjoyed in the company of others, the past eleven months have been taxing. COVID-19 has split us from the friends, family, and everyday activities we once took for granted. Apart from the tragedy and trepidation that...
In Email To Gettysburg’s Senior Class, Iuliano Announces Plans to Maintain Traditions This Spring
By Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor On the afternoon of Feb. 18, President Bob Iuliano wrote an email to the class of 2021. “Your class has been on my mind a lot this year, but especially as of late, as you settle into your final semester as Gettysburg students,” he began. Iuliano expressed sympathy for the seniors experiencing their final year far differently from what they may have expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “In...
Iuliano Updates Faculty on Vaccination Prospects, APPC Proposes Motion Expanding the S/U Grading Option
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief Feb. 18 Faculty Meeting Key Takeaways : Last week there were no new cases of COVID-19 among the student body. From what we know so far from this week’s testing, there are still zero cases on campus. President Iuliano is confident that faculty and staff working on campus will have access to vaccines when the state moves into vaccination Phase 1B. Provost Chris Zappe announced that professors...
