A Note from the Editor: On Storytelling and Taking Up Space
When I walked into the Gettysburgian office for the first time this semester, it felt a little too much like a museum. Old issues of the magazine were stacked up on the table we usually gather around during weekly editorial meetings, and a bowl of candy canes that were definitely too old to eat without at least a little bit of overthinking were still in the corner. Our staff meets on Zoom every Sunday now, but I still missed the...
Opinion: Big Business Is the Enemy of Free Markets
By Christian Tolino, Columnist In the modern American political discourse, rising wealth inequality and distrust in corporate America have fueled distrust of markets. Conventional economic wisdom would have us believe that markets must be heavily regulated in order to avoid predation by larger corporations. However, it is not the free market that is to blame. It is a fallacy to consider that markets in the United States are truly...
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...
