Happy New Year from the Features Staff: Our Resolutions for 2019
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor To celebrate the beginning of the new year, members of the Features staff of The Gettysburgian have shared their 2019 resolutions. From traveling to being healthier to forming unconventional friendships, these goals might just inspire you to think of your own attainable (or unattainable) resolutions for the new year: Julia Chin ‘21: I hope to study in England in the fall and finally see a Shakespeare...
X-SIG Presentations Showcase Summer Research
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor On Friday, October 19, the Cross-Disciplinary Science Institute (X-SIG) Program held its 6th annual poster presentation event in the Science Center Atrium. Students in the Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology departments showcased their summer research findings to a crowd of their peers,...
Speaking and Singing in Italian
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor For four weeks this summer, from June 1 through June 30, Elizabeth Buscher ‘19, a Music Education major, participated in an Italian opera and language program, called “Si Parla, Si Canta,” in Urbania, Italy. Encouraged by Dr. Susan Hochmiller of the Sunderman Conservatory, Buscher searched for summer programs during which she could further develop her musical ability. Last summer, she attended the...
Mailroom Makeover
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor Among the many changes accompanying the College Union Building’s construction, the mailroom and its system of operations will function with a few major differences beginning this fall semester. Most visibly, the area where students could open their own mailboxes has vanished and been replaced by a much larger window, where students will need to approach and receive assistance from a mailroom employee....
College Launches Sustainability Initiatives Including New Water Bottle Refill Stations
By Maddie Neiman, Features Editor As the Fall 2018 semester begins, the sustainability interns, leaders of the Sustainability at Gettysburg College movement, have a few initiatives prepared to motivate students to be environmentally conscientious this year. One such initiative is the Food Waste Committee, a group organized with the goal of reducing waste on campus “by finding better uses [for food] or by donating the usable food to...
