Blast from the Past—February 9, 2021 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1991, the library shortened the loan period for students to thirty days. This new loan period was an attempt to allow more students to use the books. The library also added that students could request a book that they needed. This way they can request a book that has already been checked out of the library and when a book is returned, the student can pick up the requested book right away....
Blast from the Past—December 4, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1945, the college decided to limit the number of coed students in the first-year class. They decided to increase the number of female students from 150 to 175, but there could only be 25 first years who could be female based on the number in the upper classes. The college knew it was not the best option, but they only had a limited number of female dorms. This week in 1950, the girls’...
Blast from the Past—November 18, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1960, students protested President Paul’s announcement after Homecoming. He felt many students did not give their full support for campus athletics, so students would not have a day off from classes on Monday as they did in years past during Homecoming Weekend. The administration decided to add an extra day to Christmas vacation to compensate for the loss of this day off. Students began...
Blast from the Past—November 12, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1915, the Pen and Sword Society was putting together an honor system for the college. They were looking into different references to the honor system at Gettysburg and putting together a pamphlet to give to all the students so everyone would have one. Then, the students could take a vote on how they felt about the honor system. They hoped it would spark deep conversations among the...
Blast from the Past—November 4, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1955, Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered from an illness, which the College had sent their best wishes to Eisenhower’s well-being. Mamie Eisenhower decided to write to the college, thanking them for the letter. The letter was from the middle of October, stating: “Thank you for the message of good wishes for the president’s speedy recovery. It means a great deal to the president and me to...
