Dear Dogtor Zach: Quarantine Breakup
Dear Dogtor Zach & Co., I just found out that my friend and their significant other just broke up. They are heartbroken and quarantined at home with a family that’s not very supportive. How can I help when I’m under stay at home orders myself? Signed, Fretful Friend (FF) Dear FF, First, & Co. wants you to know that your friend is lucky to have you! The pain of a break up sucks under normal circumstances. When you add a...
OPINION: International Students Face New Challenges During COVID-19
By Huanjia Zhang, Contributing Writer Known for its town square, churches, antique stores, and pick-up trucks, central Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg is the quintessential American small town. It contains rich Civil War history and prides itself on the eponymous Gettysburg Address. Gettysburg also hosts 147 international students from across the globe, and they are enrolled at Gettysburg College — a small, residential liberal...
OPINION: SpaceX Launch Provides a Much Needed Reminder of the Beauty of Human Ingenuity and Collaboration
By John Keefe, Contributing Writer Is it normal to feel angry at the human race? Now more than ever, it’s easy to feel a little disheartened. The news reveals a perpetual cycle of widespread division, apathy, greed, bigotry, violence, dishonesty, deception, unparalleled political rancor—and the list goes on. Hundreds of thousands are dead, millions are sick all over the world, many more are out of work, and students were forced...
Opinion: Living on Campus During COVID-19
By Peter Zhang, Staff Writer It did not catch me by surprise when the college announced its decision to move to remote instruction on March 16th, 2020. At that point, conversations with my family back home in China had been centered around COVID-19 for over two months. From the first case in Seattle, to restricting all flights from China, to spotted outbreaks around the globe, I regret that we are living in a world that hides too much...
What We Know About Ben Pontz: Celebrating the Leadership of Our Former Editor-in-Chief
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board Ben Pontz served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Gettysburgian for two years, and has written over 200 articles for the publication. In addition to writing and editing, Ben has led with unparalleled ambition, dedication, and foresight. Under his leadership, The Gettysburgian staff received first-place Keystone Press Awards for both ongoing news coverage and editorials, and this past year, Ben...
A Parting Reflection from Gettysburgian Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Pontz
By Benjamin Pontz, Retired I’ve always loved newspapers. When I was in fourth grade, my teacher Mrs. Brown suggested that I start one. Almost surely, she was exasperated at my constant pestering and needed something to occupy me for a while, but start a class newspaper I did. Brown’s Clowns Monthly, as it was called, was (very briefly) the talk of Hans Herr Elementary School in Lampeter, Pennsylvania. We published weather...
