Franchetti, Prieto to Lead Gettysburgian in 2023-2024 Academic Year
Staff Report Laken Franchetti ’24 will serve as editor-in-chief for The Gettysburgian in the 2023–2024 academic year for its 126th volume. Ella Prieto ’26 will join her as managing editor. The two of them, as well as the rest of the incoming editorial board, were elected unanimously by The Gettysburgian’s staff. Franchetti previously served as news editor, assistant news editor and staff writer. She will be succeeding recent graduate...
Editorial: Behind the Scenes in Administration Highlights a Need for Student Voices
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board Faculty meetings are exclusive events that construct the future of Gettysburg College but lack important members of campus: the students. Persisting issues and new concerns are showcased during these meetings that directly and indirectly impact student futures, but we are not welcome to join the conversation. The Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) is working to create a new curriculum that will...
Postcard from Abroad: بلدي الأردن Jordan, My Country
By Natalie Peck, Contributing Writer “Welcome to Jordan!” This phrase has been repeated to me at least once a week over the last two months since moving to Amman, Jordan and I know I’ll hear it until I leave. Sometimes, it’s spoken in an Uber on my drive back to my homestay while I’m clutching the headrest due to the wild driving that makes New York drivers seem tame. Sometimes, it’s in my host family’s living room as I meet another...
Gettysburg Campus Safety Officer Ricky Pearce Retires
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer This past fall, Campus Safety Officer Ricky Pearce retired after eleven years at Gettysburg College. Pearce was known for connecting with students on a personal basis. Before coming to Gettysburg, Pearce worked for the National Park Service at Gettysburg. When he saw an opening at the college campus in 2012, he decided to apply. Pearce listed his first year working at the college as one of his fondest...
Professor Rachele Salvini’s Path from Italy to Gettysburg
By Laurel Bennett, Staff Writer Rachele Salvini, the Emerging Writer lecturer in the English department, grew up in Italy. She completed her undergraduate studies in Florence with an influential study abroad experience in Norway. Salvini visited the United States for the first time to participate in a writing workshop in New York and knew she wanted to work with English by writing and teaching for the rest of her life. After her...
