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...
A Note from the Editor: On Storytelling and Taking Up Space
When I walked into the Gettysburgian office for the first time this semester, it felt a little too much like a museum. Old issues of the magazine were stacked up on the table we usually gather around during weekly editorial meetings, and a bowl of candy canes that were definitely too old to eat without at least a little bit of overthinking were still in the corner. Our staff meets on Zoom every Sunday now, but I still missed the...
Gettysburgian Investigation Finds Discrepancies in Textbook Prices Across Departments
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief Any Gettysburg student who chooses to major or minor in chemistry must complete CHEM 107, or Chemical Structure and Bonding. According to data compiled by The Gettysburgian, more than 220 students took this course in the fall of 2019, and the cost of the required textbooks for this course, if they were purchased used from the college bookstore, amounted to $299.98, regardless of instructor....
‘Consistently Low Case Count’ Leads to More Opportunities for Campus Engagement
By Jane Fitzpatrick and Anna Cincotta On March 16, President Bob Iuliano sent an email to the campus community announcing a return to various campus traditions and activities due to low COVID-19 case numbers. “As of today, we have zero positive cases among all Gettysburg College students tested on campus, and we have not had multiple positive tests in a week since February 17,” said Iuliano. “I cannot overstate what a significant...
College Faces $15 Million Deficit, Will Continue Reduced Contributions to Staff Retirement Accounts
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief The college faces a $15 million gap between anticipated revenues and current expenses for the upcoming fiscal year and will compensate by continuing to halve its contributions to staff retirement accounts. The Board of Trustees expressed support for dipping into the $320 million endowment as the college continues to reel from the financial pressures caused by the pandemic. President Bob Iuliano...
