My Gettysburg Gap Semester: Trading Classes for a Campaign
By Emily Dalgleish, contributing writer This summer, I had serious doubts about Gettysburg’s COVID-19 plans and their ability to make it through the fall semester. My doubts became so serious that I decided to call the school’s bluff by taking a gap semester. By mid-July, cases continued to increase, and many schools were reversing their plans to return in-person. The administration was not providing their full plans, and there was...
Opinion: College Communication and COVID-19
By Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor In just a few weeks, I am supposed to travel across the country to return to Gettysburg. As of now, I don’t know when I am supposed to return, if my housing is confirmed, or even how I will be eating. Some of those details we were supposed to find out yesterday. As students, we are relying on clear, consistent communication from the College. That communication is severely lacking. President Iuliano...
What We’ve Learned from Online Learning
Compiled by Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor We have reached the end of six weeks of online classes in a semester that none of us could have anticipated. In the transition to remote learning, many of us have been pushed out of our comfort zones. But throughout this process, we’ve also learned more about ourselves, our communities, and the ways in which we learn. We’ve asked faculty members and students to reflect on this period...
April Fools’ Opinion: Ranking the 2020 Fiascoes (So Far)
By Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor 2020 has had its fair share of national and global crises– so many that it is difficult to keep track. For that reason, I have created a definitive ranking of the fiascoes of this year from least to most chaotic. 5. Roger Stone sentencing After Stone was convicted of seven crimes, including lying to Congress and obstruction of justice, prosecutors recommended he be sentenced to seven to nine years...
April Fools’ Opinion: Gettysburg Should Move to a Pass/Pass Grading System
By Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor Following a student petition for a pass/fail grading option for this semester, Gettysburg changed its grading policy so students could elect for a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grade option after receiving their letter grades. A grade of a D- or above would be considered satisfactory. However, I believe the bar is still too high: anything below a D- should also be considered a pass in the first-ever...
