Problem of the Week: Parabulous!
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest. THE...
Infographic: The Class of 2025 in Numbers
This infographic originally appeared on page 7 of the September 24, 2021 edition of The Gettysburgian’s magazine.
Dining Services Short-Staffed and Under-Resourced Due to COVID
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College’s Dining Services has faced delays and shortages with food supply in addition to being under-staffed as a result of the pandemic. Executive Director of Auxiliary Services Mike Bishop explained the implications of these challenges and ways that the department has adjusted their operations with all students back on campus this semester. Hiring Challenges Over-Burden Current Staff...
Rick Deutsch ’00 on Making the Viral ‘Blue’s Clues’ 25th Anniversary Video
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief If you haven’t already seen, in early September, Nick Jr. brought Blue’s Clues’s original host Steve Burns back to deliver a touching message in honor of the 25th anniversary of the show. The video on Nick Jr.’s Twitter account showed the original Steve addressing his abrupt departure from the show to go to college, and reflecting on how far both he and the viewers have come since he was last on the...
Students Speak Out After Removal of Printers from Library
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief Last summer, Gettysburg removed the printers from the library to minimize high-touch surfaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. The printers have not been brought back to the library, and instead, students must access them in the basement of Plank Gym, Glatfelter Hall, McCreary Hall, and the HUB in West Building. This semester, a student started a petition to bring the printers back to the library. The...
