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By Gauri Mangala, News Editor On Sunday, July 29, first-year students of Gettysburg College were excited to find their housing assignments up and active on the new student dining portal. So excited, in fact, that 77 first-year students posted their room assignments on the Gettysburg College Class of 2022 Facebook page, with a handful more of them posting questions on how to find their assignments. However, it was made clear soon...
Blavatt Resigns Position as Executive Director of the Eisenhower Institute
By Gauri Mangala, News Editor On Monday, May 21, Provost Christopher Zappe announced in an email to the campus community that “Jeffrey Blavatt ’88 has decided to resign from his position at The Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College.” Blavatt had served in leadership roles with EI since 2007 and was its Executive Director from its integration with the college in 2009. He also served as a member of the...
College Holds 183rd Commencement for the Class of 2018
By Gauri Mangala, News Editor For the Gettysburg College’s Class of 2018, the long-awaited day has finally arrived: commencement. Gettysburg’s 183rd commencement represents the culmination of their college careers in which the graduates symbolically exit Pennsylvania Hall through the Beachem Portico, mirroring their entrance during convocation during their first day, marking the end to their undergraduate experience. Hundreds of...
Gettysburg Great Recipes: Kant’s Mocha Cake
By Keira Kant, Associate Dean of College Life From the Kitchen of Kristen Kant, Keira Kant’s mom Cake 2/3 c. Unsweetened cocoa 2 c. Flour 1 2/3 c. Sugar 1 1/3 c. Water 2/3 c. Butter (10 2/3 T) 3 eggs 2 heaping tsp. Instant coffee 1 1/2 tsp. Baking soda 1 tsp. Amazing (vanilla)-overflowing 1/2 tsp. Baking powder 1/2 tsp. Salt Butter frosting 1 box confectioners sugar 1/2 c. Butter (one stick) 1/4 c. Cocoa 1/4 c. Water 1 heaping tsp....
Gettysburg Great Recipes: Jones’ Flank Steak
By Darryl Jones, Senior Associate Director of Admissions Flank Steak, cooked Argentinian style with Chimichurri Sauce Ingredients: 2 lbs of flank steak 2 teaspoons of ground cumin-get whole seeds and grind them yourself 1 teaspoon of cracked black pepper ½ teaspoon of cayenne powder 2 garlic cloves 1 chopped red onion 2 teaspoons of ground coriander 1 1/2 teaspoons of kosher salt 2 cups each of fresh flat leaf parsley and fresh...
