Senior Perspectives: The Editorial Board
Compiled by The Gettysburgian’s Editorial Board Laken Franchetti ’24, Editor-in-Chief I began my time at Gettysburg in the Class of 2025, but I managed to set myself on the unconventional path of graduating a year early. Despite this accelerated graduation, I have been able to accomplish everything that I set out to complete and more. I was able to serve as Editor-in-Chief of The Gettysburgian, Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus,...
Medieval Drama Course Performs “Noah: A Consequential Education”
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor On Friday at 4 p.m., English 312: Medieval Drama performed “Noah: A Consequential Education” outside of Breidenbaugh Hall. The course, taught by Professor of English Christopher Fee, has produced a public performance of a modernization of a medieval play for the last 25 years. This performance acts as students’ final assignment. English 312 has staged 15 productions, and the first production was the...
Associate Professor of English McKinley Melton to Leave Gettysburg College
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief After 12 years of teaching at Gettysburg College, Associate Professor of English McKinley Melton will be leaving the College after the conclusion of this semester. Melton will be an Associate Professor and the Chair of Africana Studies at Rhodes College. Melton was first drawn to Gettysburg College due to his prior experience teaching at a smaller liberal arts institution. Once he arrived at the...
Student Senate: A Year in Review
By Andrew Lemon, Contributing Writer Dear Gettysburg College, It is with great affection and a heavy heart that I write closing remarks to you on the current state of the Student Senate and the Student Body. As we close out our final semester for the 2023-2024 academic year, the Student Senate is ending its year in better shape than ever before. With no dramatic spectacles like impeachments, resignations or internal investigations,...
Gettysburg College has Three Winners of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
By Laurel Bennett, Features Editor The winners of the highly prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program at Gettysburg College have recently been announced. Peter Wildgruber ’24 (Austria), Leila Elshehawy ’24 (Palestine) and Anna Benson ’23 (Argentina) were selected. Lupe Lazaro ’24 was named an alternate to Spain, which is the most competitive country. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides information about its purpose: “The...
Out of the Dust: The Gettysburg College Archaeology Club
By Brandon Fey, Assistant News Editor The Gettysburg College Archaeology Club (GCAC) is one of the newest student organizations on campus that has been active since the beginning of the spring 2024 semester. This club strives to connect students who are interested in archaeology, regardless of their prior knowledge or experience with the subject. It holds weekly meetings where members take part in archeology discussions and...
