‘There Is No Known Threat to the Campus’: Gettysburg Police Respond to Shooting Near Race Horse Alley, Victim in Critical Condition
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor, and Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief At 9:00 a.m. on Mar. 11, Executive Director of Public Safety Bill Lafferty informed Gettysburg College campus community members about a shooting that occurred in the parking lot of Members First Credit Union early this morning. Gettysburg Police responded to a reported shots fired call around 12:15 a.m., and found a gunshot victim on Chambersburg Street who was then...
Virus Update: One New Case, Number of Students Moved to Remote Study Doubles
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief On the afternoon of Feb. 26, Dean of Students Jeff Foster and Assistant Vice President of College Life Darrien Davenport shared a current update about the state of COVID-19 at Gettysburg. There is currently one new confirmed positive case on campus this week, and the number of students reassigned to the remote cohort due to violations of health and safety protocols has gone from 3 to 6 over the course...
Record-Breaking Proceeds From Gettysburgives Come at the Heels of a Year of Financial Uncertainty for the College
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief The annual Gettysburgives fundraising campaign concluded on Feb. 24, and a total of $2,118,550 was committed to the college over the course of 36 hours. This giving challenge, which has taken place during the month of February for the past seven years, depends on financial commitments from the Board of Trustees, emeriti trustees, and—this year, at least—19 alumni, parents, and friends of the college...
COVID-19 Update: Four Students Test Positive, Pushing Total Number of Cases To 13
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief According to the COVID-19 campus dashboard, four additional positive cases were confirmed after the administration of over 1,300 tests to on-campus students between Feb. 15 and Feb. 21. This is the first week, after the initial round of baseline testing and arrival quarantine protocols this semester, that positive tests have been reported. An email from Interim Vice President for College Life and Dean...
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...
