Unraveling the Strategic Direction
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College is currently facing budgetary pressures that have caused them to make and propose decisions that have elicited strong reactions from faculty and students. In an interview with The Gettysburgian, President Bob Iuliano explained that the administration has launched a new strategic planning process, which causes the administration to determine what resources best enhance the student...
Canceled or Popularized: The Rise of Cancel Culture
By Kenzie Smith, Arts & Entertainment Editor Any pop-culture enthusiast is familiar with the effects of cancel culture as there are endless social media posts and news articles on it. Cancel culture occurs when celebrities or other public figures participate in behaviors that are viewed unfavorable by the general public. This often causes a mass of people to publicly withdraw their support of the individual and call for others to...
Faculty Spotlight: Professor Christopher D’Addario
By Zach Brooks, Social Media Manager The fall ’23 semester marks the start of Professor Christopher D’Addario’s term as Chairperson of the English Department. He enters the role having taught English at the college for ten years. D’Addario first came to Gettysburg College in 2005 as a visiting professor after completing graduate school. After leaving Gettysburg and holding a job at another institution, he returned in 2012 in a...
The Growing Disconnect Between Counseling & Wellness Services and the Student Body
By Sophie Lange, Assistant News Editor Gettysburg College’s Counseling and Wellness Services has long been promoted as a confidential resource for students’ mental health on campus. They provide services such as mental health consultations, workshops, referrals to campus partners, peer support, group and individual treatment and referrals to community partners. The importance of readily available care, diversity in care options,...
Gettysburg College Students to Perform “The Prom!”
By Leah Nath, Contributing Writer The arts departments of Gettysburg College puts on a musical spectacular for the community every two years, and this fall, the performance will be “The Prom!” Director and Theater Arts Professor Chris Kauffman returns after directing last year’s play “Shakespeare in Love.” This year, he is joined by choreographer Bruce Moore, a Broadway actor and native Gettysburgian who joined the Gettysburg stage as...
Opinion: Single-Stream Recycling is Performative Recycling
By Anastasia Volciak, Guest Columnist Living most of my life in Europe, I have seen a plethora of effective multi-stream recycling systems that significantly reduce more waste than the typical single-stream recycling system found in most of the United States. It is unrealistic to change the whole system without additional research being conducted, but America cannot keep recycling only 35% of waste nationwide—a number that has...
