Burgburst 2023: A Cultural Celebration Amid Challenging Times
By Brandon Fey, Staff Writer Burgburst, the highly-anticipated Gettysburg College tradition in which the student body shares its diverse cultural heritage through food, music, and community, took place in the College Union Building (CUB) ballroom on Saturday, Dec. 2nd, from 5:00-7:30 pm. The event featured 13 campus cultural organizations that provided food to the plethora of students and faculty members in attendance. Among them...
Student Senate: A Semester in Review
By Andrew Lemon, Contributing Writer Dear Gettysburg College, As we are now nearing the end of our Fall 2023 term, I found this opportunity fitting to provide an update on the state of the Student Body. First and foremost, thank you all for such a wonderful semester. I want to express, on a personal note, how much fun I have had leading our student body. The people, both students and faculty, are what make this institution...
Problem of the Week: Fall 2023, Thanksgiving
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. For...
1,000 Paper Cranes on Display in Glatfelter Hall
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor When students and faculty members walk into the main lobby of Glatfelter Hall, there are now 1,000 paper cranes hanging from the ceiling above. Visiting professor of mathematics Nathan Shank is the driving force behind the display. Shank teaches MATH 103, and students in his two sections of the class were responsible for folding the cranes, which are filled with deep symbolism. “The 1,000 cranes...
The Crossword Answers, October 2023 No. 2 Issue
Made by Riley Nolan, Contributing Writer This crossword originally appeared on page 23 of the No. 2 October 2023 edition of The Gettysburgian’s...
From Gettysburg College to Dental School: Kathryn Van Pelt ’23
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor Gettysburg College is known for its consequential education which enriches and prepares students, both in their time at Gettysburg as well as in their experiences following graduation. Kathryn Van Pelt ’23 is a recent alumnus who is currently in her first-year at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine. Van Pelt credits the professors at Gettysburg and the college’s multitude of...
