Opinion: Students Deserve Better Access To Plan B on Campus
By Colin Hughes, Contributing Writer Plan B, the emergency contraceptive provided by the college’s Health Center, is a safe pill approved by the FDA that prevents ovulation when used correctly. In addition to being a safe medication, it has the potential to prevent massive costs from being imposed on many young couples and women who are facing the obstacles that come with unplanned pregnancies. Since Plan B is safe and has the...
Opinion: Want Healing? Abolish the Filibuster
By Carter Hanson, Staff Writer The Republican Party has become, through the gradual rise of the far-right and its embrace of destructive conspiracy theories, the party of untruth and authoritarianism. Most recently illustrated by the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, this dangerous brand of politics directly threatens American democracy. President Biden and the Democratic Party have a rare opportunity and a solemn duty to right the...
Opinion: A Democratic Reckoning
By Harrison Brown, Contributing Writer On Sept. 26, Senate Republicans (minus the unneeded vote of Maine Senator Susan Collins) voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court — just eight days before the election. This was a blatant reversal of Republican logic in 2016, when Merrick Garland was refused even a hearing eight months before the election. Barrett marks the finishing touches on a Republican campaign to...
Opinion – Zoom Fatigue and the Absence of Community: Why We Deserve an S/U Grading Option
By Shanzae Sarwar, Contributing Writer I vividly remember the first moment I stepped foot on the campus of Gettysburg College three years ago. After two layovers and a 24-hour flight, I experienced the normal fatigue from international travel, but it was accompanied by a sense of excitement at the thought of studying abroad for the next four years. Three years later, I can proudly say that Gettysburg has become like a home to me; a...
Opinion: The Predicament of COVID-19: Tales from My Family’s Local Small Business
By Abigail Marconi, Staff Writer My family owns a deli, and it is quite literally the epitome of a ma-and-pa shop. Grandpa Marconi started the family business in 1982. These days, we typically have 15 employees working with us to serve the community of Hagerstown, Md. our homemade soups and subs. Small businesses have always struggled to stay afloat, but the lockdowns and restrictions implemented to fight COVID-19 put unprecedented...
Opinion: The Case For A Pass/Fail Semester
By Thomas Cassara, Staff Writer On March 25, 2020, students were given the opportunity to opt into a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading scale for the spring semester, where any letter grade of a D- or more would be listed as ‘Satisfactory’ and would not impact a student’s GPA. This grading option gave many students, myself included, a feeling of peace. The college chose to acknowledge our struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic...
