April Fools: Students Receive 1,596 Emails About Phone Outages, Express Gratitude for College’s Transparency
By Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Director of Infrastructure and Computing Thomas Franza has been publicly recognized by the student body as an influential member of the administration for his high level of communication and transparency during campus phone power outages. Students were notified periodically throughout the process of rebooting the “College Telephony System” on various occasions, including when members of the...
Weekly Roundup March 29 – April 4
Compiled By Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Monday, Mar. 29 Registration Workshop Held virtually from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Get Prepared for Fall/Spring Registration BMB Speaker – Dr. Derek Applewhite Held virtually from 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m Dr. Derek Applewhite, Associate Professor of Biology at Reed College, will discuss his research on the role of SPECC1L Drosophila homolog, Split Discs, in the regulation...
Weekly Roundup March 22 – March 28
Compiled by Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Monday, March 22 Intramural Sign Ups and Lawn Games Sign up tables located outside Plank Gym, games held on Stine Lake from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Join the Intramural Staff for lawn games and sign up for intramural sports teams Pi Sigma Alpha Spring Speaker Series Held virtually from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Lee Drutman, a senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New...
‘Consistently Low Case Count’ Leads to More Opportunities for Campus Engagement
By Jane Fitzpatrick and Anna Cincotta On March 16, President Bob Iuliano sent an email to the campus community announcing a return to various campus traditions and activities due to low COVID-19 case numbers. “As of today, we have zero positive cases among all Gettysburg College students tested on campus, and we have not had multiple positive tests in a week since February 17,” said Iuliano. “I cannot overstate what a significant...
Weekly Roundup March 15- March 21
Compiled by Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor Monday, Mar. 15 Kenneth L. Smoke Colloquium Series Lecture Held virtually from 4:00 – 5:00 pm Assistant professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington Dorainne J. Green speaks on “Managing Emotions in the Face of Discrimination: Implications for Individual and Group Outcomes” Tuesday, Mar. 16 Stronger: An Interest-based Look at Understanding the...
