April Fools: ‘It Was Easy, Can’t Complain’: President Iuliano’s Reflections on Year Two
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano’s first year at Gettysburg College went so perfectly planning-wise that he knew it would be hard to beat. “I wouldn’t change anything about year one,” he said while planting tulips in front of Penn Hall. “But year two has just been relaxing, plain and simple. Now that I’m more familiar with this amazing campus community, I’ve really been able to focus on more of my long-term...
April Fools: Students Living in Hotel Shocked by Excessive Room Service Charges to Their Student Accounts
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief When the college decided to move a group of students into the Gettysburg Hotel last fall, most were happy with their new housing option—especially since there was a rumor circulating that room service would be covered by their meal plans. A recent Gettysburgian investigation, however, debunked this widespread myth and found that students living in the hotel were racking up charges on their student...
April Fools: EI Solves Polarization Crisis with New Lecture Series
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor President Bob Iuliano announced via a campus-wide email on Apr. 1 that the recent Eisenhower Institute Lecture Series intended to combat political polarization on campus has, in fact, solved the polarization crisis. Instead of having separate clubs, College Republicans, Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), College Democrats, and Leftist Student Collective now meet at the same time in Mara Auditorium for a...
April Fools: FIJI Chapter Members Replaced with Fiji Water Bottles, Greek Evaluation Score Jumps from 19.8 to 82
By Piper Mettenburg, Features Editor In light of the events of last semester, Jon Allen from the Office of Student Activities and Greek Life (OSAGL) made the executive decision to replace all FIJI brothers with bottles of water. “The decision wasn’t easy but we felt like it had to be done,” Allen said. “It was the only way to maintain a sense of normalcy on campus without having an increased risk of COVID transmission. I...
April Fools: Garage-Style Doors at Bullet Solve Student Mental Health Crisis Brought on by Pandemic
By Piper Mettenburg, Features Editor The prolonged isolation brought on by the pandemic has created a student mental health crisis. Thankfully, students at Gettysburg College have been able to keep their spirits up thanks to the garage-style doors at Bullet. “I’ve just been feeling so trapped since the pandemic began so it’s nice to finally feel like I can flow,” said Joy Zanghi ‘21 of the garage doors, which enable students to...
April Fools: CGE Launches New ‘Study Abroad at Seminary’ Program
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief After the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an overwhelming number of Gettysburg College students cancelling their plans to study abroad, the Center for Global Education (CGE) announced a new program for those who still wanted to, as the new flier on the office door reads, “get away without really getting away.” “We knew we needed to do something for our students during this challenging time,” said CGE...
