‘A Path That Is Not Sustainable’: College Hits Breaking Point, Sends Home Majority of Student Body
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief, Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor, Maddie Neiman, Managing Editor, Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor, and Nicole DeJacimo, Content Producer Takeaways 31 additional students have tested positive for COVID-19 this week. Some are symptomatic. Approximately 1,300 students must leave campus between Sept. 5-7. First-year students, along with a group of others, will remain on campus for the rest...
33 Active Cases: College Suspends In-Person Events Indefinitely
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief, Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor, and Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Major Takeaways: 33 students tested positive for COVID-19 after the second round of baseline testing conducted this past week (including the 13 cases previously reported on Friday). The college will place sanctions, including suspension, of “students who have clearly failed to comply with the college’s public health...
Students Living in the Gettysburg Hotel Asked to Quarantine, Effective Immediately
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief, and Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor An initial review of the second round of baseline testing results from this week indicates that there may be a number of students in the Gettysburg Hotel who have been “impacted” by the virus, according to an email sent today by Julie Ramsey, Vice President of College Life and Dean of Students. All students currently residing in the hotel have been asked to...
Second Round of Baseline Testing: What We Know So Far
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor, and Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor There have been 13 new positive COVID-19 results so far during the second round of student baseline testing, according to the most recent email to the Gettysburg College community. Not all results have come back yet, and the college is expecting to receive more positives by the end of this round. All informal and formal student gatherings are now...
Student Senate Holds First Meeting of the Semester on Zoom
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Student Senate commenced its first meeting of the fall semester over Zoom on Monday, Aug. 24 after President Kurtis Grey ‘21 sent out a notice of the meeting earlier that day. There was low attendance for this first meeting, with only 62 Zoom participants on the call and many club representatives missing. Grey briefly spoke about the executive board’s Big Three Annual Goals: “increase the amount of...
