Students Navigate Activism Fatigue
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief In the fall of 2019, Nadine Snyder ‘21 passed a resolution in the Student Senate advocating the elimination of plastic bags at the Bullet Hole. This call for a plastic bag ban at the popular to-go dining option on campus set off a chain of events that eventually resulted in the decision to start charging students for plastic bags, which drastically reduced plastic consumption at the college during...
Class of 2020 Commencement to be Held on Homecoming Weekend
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief The Class of 2020 will celebrate their commencement ceremony on Sunday, September 26 during Homecoming weekend. In a message to the campus community, Commencement Coordinator Erin Eline Aumen noted that the decision was made with the hope that the fall will allow greater flexibility to gather safely, and with fewer COVID-19 restrictions. Aumen also noted that the postponement will provide the new...
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: CGE Launches New ‘Study Abroad at Seminary’ Program
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief After the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an overwhelming number of Gettysburg College students cancelling their plans to study abroad, the Center for Global Education (CGE) announced a new program for those who still wanted to, as the new flier on the office door reads, “get away without really getting away.” “We knew we needed to do something for our students during this challenging time,” said CGE...
