Opinion: Is the Financial Situation at the College That Bad?
By Alfredo Roman Jordan, Staff Columnist In my two years at Gettysburg College, I’ve noticed a recurring trend: students here often have a pessimistic view of the College. However, after reading through the College factbook, tax filings available through ProPublica and the College’s endowment report, I’ve come to realize that our college is slowly inching toward a financial precipice. Students’ pessimistic views may be correct;...
Opinion: The Vital Role of Narcan Accessibility in Preventing Overdoses
By Reese Koch, Guest Columnist Narcan, also known as naloxone, is a vital medication used to quickly reverse the respiratory depression caused by opioid overdose. With the opioid crisis affecting communities nationwide, college campuses are also seeing its impact. Over five-thousand Pennsylvanians die every year from opioid overdoses, with almost thirty percent of those victims being people from the ages of 19 to 29. The availability...
Letter to the Editor: Comment on R. Iuliano’s Compensation
Editor’s note: The figures highlighted in Mr. Scott’s letter reiterate what was reported by The Gettysburgian initially. While the President’s FY 2022-23 $621,127 base salary is about 4% higher now than his base salary set in his initial 2019 contract, the President’s total compensation during FY 2022-23 (the latest publicly available data) of $731,660 is 38.27% higher than that of former president Janet Morgan Riggs. She was paid...
Opinion: Addressing Homelessness at Our Front Doors
By Leah Nath, Staff Writer When I first returned to the Gettysburg College campus this semester, I was struck by the eerie quiet and stillness of the grounds. While I have gotten used to the gray that grows over the campus and its students returning with the end of summer and the entrance of winter, the 90 degree heat and lack of movement in the days before move-in felt far more unnatural. With eight dorm halls, six apartment...
Opinion: America Stands Unprepared for Global Conflict
By Connor Joyce, Guest Columnist As tensions rise between global powers and conflicts escalate into open warfare, the threat of a global war on a scale not seen since the Second World War reaches dangerous levels. Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, recently expressed grave concern over the possibility of a third world war. “It would be an unholy alliance between Russia, China, Iran, North Korea,...
Opinion: Militant Attendance Policies as a Vector for Disease
By Terra Hobler, Opinions Editor Attending higher education is a privilege that many do not have. As someone who is currently attending Gettysburg College, I am extremely grateful to be fortunate to afford the obscene cost of furthering my education beyond high school. Of course there are times when I do not feel so fortunate, like when I am writing a final paper the night before it is due or entering my fifth hour of reading articles...
