Blast from the Past—October 20, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1970, there was heated debate about having a modern-style observation tower on Cemetery Ridge. Many locals did not want the tower to be put in. Some gave environmental reasons for not wanting the tower, while others pointed out that the aesthetic was too modern for Gettysburg. The town told local citizens that they had already given their approval of the tower and that the project was...
Blast from the Past—October 14, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1910, some improvements were made concerning dormitory life for the school year. New regulations were put in place by the Student Council, which were distributed to students on notecards that they could hang in their dorm. While they didn’t specify what the new rules were, they hoped that all students would carefully read them, as if affected their dorm experience for the semester, and...
Blast from the Past—October 6, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1955, the First-Years on campus no longer had to follow the freshmen customs. For many years on campus, first-years had to follow customs set in place by the upperclassmen. There was always a long list of rules first-years had to follow, including them wearing Dinks— a hat, which was often blue and orange, to denote they were first-years, signs saying their names and where they were from,...
Blast from the Past—September 29, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1965, seven juniors were studying abroad, in France, England, Germany, and Spain, while three others were studying in different American universities. Three students were studying in Spain through New York University’s program. Two students were studying for a year at the University of Munich, Germany. One student was spending their year at the University of Edinburgh in England, and the...
Blast from the Past—September 22, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1930, the college was excited to announce new features of the 1930 G-Book. The G-Book was the student handbook, along with various other sections, that used to be given out to all the students on campus. In 1930, they were excited to add a new alumni section, which would contain articles from the Alumni Association, list all the alumni clubs, and highlight several Gettysburg alum. They...
