Opinion: We Need to Read More Than a Screen
By Cassidy Haines, Guest Columnist Where classrooms were once full of students with thick textbooks on their desks and a metric ton of books in their bags, will now only reveal a sea of laptops and tablets in academic buildings across the country. In Musselman Library, students flock to the computers and printers, but seldom skim the browsing room or scan the stacks the library was built to house. Instead of physical books or...
Opinion: How the WellSpan-Gettysburg Partnership is Hurting Students
By Alfredo Roman Jordan, Guest Columnist On Aug. 12, 2021, the College announced that it would be partnering with WellSpan to operate the health center on campus. Initially, the health center had been operated by the college itself, but it could not (or refused to) offer competitive wages to nurses who were leaving in droves to work at hospitals after the pandemic increased the wages of travel nurses by 50% and of normal RNs by 20...
Opinion: “Woke” Professors and Microaggressions
By Lauren Chu, Social Media Manager The higher education system in the United States can often be exclusionary and hostile to minority students. The prevalence of microaggressive professors in universities and colleges across the country compounds this exclusiveness. Unfortunately, I have personally been faced with remarks of ignorant microaggressions by one professor during my last semester at Gettysburg College. After being raised...
Opinion: A Civil Servant Lacking Civility: State Rep. Dan Moul’s Conduct on our Campus
By Liam Nelson, Guest Columnist On Monday, Feb. 13, Gettysburg College Republicans hosted the inaugural Abraham Lincoln Birthday Dinner. The event, open to students and faculty of any political persuasion, was a creative way for the party of Lincoln to honor their founding president in a place consequential to his legacy. Distinguished guests included U.S. Rep. John Joyce of the 13th Pennsylvania Congressional District and...
Opinion: Why Capitalist Greed is at the Center of the Ohio Train Derailment Incident
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor While UFOs and Chinese spy balloons dominate the current American news cycles, not enough attention is being given to the Ohio train derailment incident, which could end up being one of the worst environmental disasters in recent history. While it is likely to live up to those expectations, it also represents the pinnacle of capitalist greed and a complete failure of governmental regulation. The...
Opinion: The Erasure of History as a Culture War
By Trevor Hobler, Staff Columnist In the United States, there is a public education system that provides free access for all children. Education is an undisputed positive aspect of the United States government, and though it isn’t without its flaws, there is no argument as to whether educational services should be provided or not. That was up until a certain topic called “critical race theory” was suddenly at the forefront of national...
