Missing Packages: Charges Delivered in Gettysburg Borough Mail Theft Scandal
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Gettysburg College received a mysterious influx of missing package reports throughout the last school year. Several students expecting packages reported having never received their items from the Campus Post Office after having ordered them to be shipped via the United States Postal Service. One junior student at the College was disheartened to discover that a package sent to her by her aunt containing...
The Weekly Roundup: Nov. 4 – 10
Monday, Nov. 4 9 a.m. – Noon, SCCAP Food Pantry Shift, Campus Kitchen at SCCAP 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Open Swim, Jaeger Center Pool 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Get Out the Vote!, Stine Lake 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Student Athlete Well-Being Event, College Union 260 Noon – 1 p.m., Cycle-Spin with Amanda, Jaeger Center 143 Multipurpose Room 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., SCCAP Food Pantry Shift, Campus Kitchen at SCCAP 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., IM...
Finance, Public Health Policy Majors Approved by Faculty; Available to Students Next Year
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg students will have two additional major options to choose from beginning in the 2025-26 academic year: finance and public health policy. The new majors are the latest additions to the 40+ majors that Gettysburg College currently offers. The major proposals were presented to faculty on Sept. 12, and on Sept. 26 both proposals passed a faculty vote with strong majorities. The Finance...
College Prepares Students for Potentially Disruptive Phase of Borough Construction on N. Washington Street
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Gettysburg Borough has undertaken an infrastructure project to replace the domestic water line and storm sewer line along North Washington Street in an effort to improve stormwater control. Construction has been underway since the summer, though the College is now preparing for the next phase project which will involve a 24/7 burrowing operation beneath the railroad tracks that could potentially cause...
Patience in Progress: The $2.4 Million Quest for Improved Wi-Fi at Gettysburg
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor In March of this year, Vice President of Information Technology Rodney Tosten sent a campus-wide email detailing a major $2.4 million two-year project to upgrade campus Wi-Fi. Tosten then visited the Student Senate, addressing Wi-Fi improvement as a key issue to the College administration, which spurred the project to be instated. “All this is because you have engaged with us and we want to keep...
Voting in Gettysburg? A Guide to the Candidates on Your Pennsylvania Ballot
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, Nov. 5, many eligible Gettysburg College students will cast their vote in the 2024 election. The race for the presidency between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remains historically deadlocked throughout the country, even more so in swing state Pennsylvania. Voters in Pennsylvania, in addition to the presidential race, will be voting for their representatives in the U.S....
