College Institutes Reduced Hours, Furloughs To Address Budgetary Gap Caused by Coronavirus
By Benjamin Pontz and Gauri Mangala Gettysburg College will furlough a “small number” of administrative employees, reduce the hours of some support staff, and reduce its contribution to employee retirement accounts to help offset financial effects of closing campus due to COVID-19. The announcement came Monday afternoon in a message to all employees. “We will be more closely aligning the pay with the actual working...
Class of 2020 Degrees to be Conferred Virtually, Commencement Postponed to October
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor It has been announced that the Class of 2020 Commencement will be held over Fall Reading Days, on Oct. 9-10 of the upcoming semester. In an email to the senior class, Commencement Coordinator Katie Barako stated that more than 80 percent of the Class of 2020 responded to a survey regarding how students would like to celebrate Commencement. “The overwhelming majority wanted the opportunity to...
Senate and Class Officer Elections are Underway
Compiled by Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor The elections for Student Senators and Class Officers has begun. Below are the candidates unedited statements of purpose: Class of 2021 Senator Abigail Hauer Throughout my tenure at Gettysburg College, I have prided myself on being a member of Student Senate. I joined Senate during the beginning of my first-year spring semester to seek both amends and change from the college administration...
Candidates Discuss the Issues at Student Senate Presidential, Vice Presidential Forums
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor The Gettysburgian hosted a Zoom forum via Facebook live for the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates of Student Senate on Monday, April 13. The forums were moderated by The Gettysburgian‘s editor-in-chief, Benjamin Pontz ’20. The presidential candidates, Kurtis Grey ‘21, Hassan William-Kone ‘21, Nadine Snyder ‘21, and Rock Swartz ‘22 delivered opening statements that largely tacked with their...
Four Candidates Will Vie for Student Senate Presidency, Three for Vice Presidency
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor The petition period for candidacy in the Presidential and Vice Presidential Elections has officially ended. Vying for the position of President are Kurtis Grey ’21, Nadine Snyder ’21, Rock Swartz ’22, and Hassan Williams-Kone ’21. Running for the position of Vice President are Lauren Browning ’22, Matthew James ’21, and Katherine Troy ’21. The...
