Provisional Phi Gamma Delta Chapter Returns to Campus After Two-Year Suspension
By Alli Dayton, Managing Editor This February, the Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) fraternity initiated 11 members into its chapter, following a two-year suspension. In Dec. 2020, Gettysburg College suspended FIJI until Jan. 2023, following violations of the College’s COVID-19 protocols. During a campus-wide quarantine period intended to reduce increasing COVID-19 cases, FIJI hosted a party that prompted their suspension. In addition to...
With Student Senate Elections Approaching, Students Reflect on the Meaning of their Vote
By Vincent DiFonzo, Content Manager In the upcoming weeks, Student Senate elections will be held to select class officers, senators, and executive board members, including vice-president and president, for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. All current students are eligible to vote, including graduating seniors. An email sent to the student body by Senate Vice-President Geoffrey Meadville ’25 outlined important reminders for the...
The Commons: Opinions from across Campus
Compiled by Mikelyn Britt, Opinions Editor Meal Exchange The Bullet Hole is one of the few dining areas on campus, yet it remains inaccessible to a group of students. First years are required to buy the USA plan with unlimited meals, which sounds like a great deal until you consider the fact that these meals are only redeemable at Servo. Servo’s hours are less than ideal, closing at 7:30 p.m. every day. If a first-year gets hungry...
A Note from the Editor
By George Malian, Magazine Editor As a senior set to graduate in May, I’ve realized that this will be the last piece I write for The Gettysburgian. My time at this newspaper has been an experience that has shaped me not only as a writer but as a person. It has challenged me to think deeply about the foundation of a place that—for better or worse—has played a part in molding us into the people we are. It has given me a sense of purpose...
Trio of New Head Coaches Prepare their Teams for Spring Success
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor The fields and diamonds of Gettysburg College will feature the debuts of three new head coaches this upcoming spring athletics season. Brooke Kalman and Cory Beddick are newer to their programs—softball and baseball, respectively—but fans of the Bullets women’s lacrosse team are already familiar with Charlotte Cunningham, who served on the coaching staff for the past four seasons. All three are working to...
The Value of a Global Education
By Anna Audia, Lead Copyeditor Mason Clark ’24, an international affairs and political science double major, began this semester with back-to-back trips to Rwanda and Colombia in an effort to understand how conflict-stricken nations reconstruct themselves. Clark traveled first to Rwanda with the Immersion Project program through the Center for Public Service from Jan. 4 to the 14. His interest in Rwanda began in eighth grade when he...
