From the Editor: A Change to How We’ll Handle the Crime Log
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Since the fall of 2016, The Gettysburgian has, on a weekly or a biweekly basis, published the Daily Crime and Fire Logs exactly as reported by the Gettysburg College Department of Public Safety (DPS) both in print and on our website (and exclusively on our website since fall of 2019). This is not the first time in the publication’s 122-year history that some facsimile of the crime log has been...
Opinion: Zoom University Is Not Worth $56,000
By Ashleigh Blackwell, Contributing Writer The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives drastically in the past few weeks. We have been ordered to stay home, lost our jobs, and, for students, transferred to online education. While I applaud Gettysburg College for the necessary precautions they have taken and for giving us the room and meal plan refund we deserved, we have been told there will be no tuition refund. Technically, the...
Introducing New Column: Dear Dogtor Zach
By Gettysburg College Counseling Services Have you ever wanted to ask a counseling professional a question without making an appointment? Counseling Services is launching “Dear Dogtor Zach & Company” where you can ask a question about relationships, mental health, family, or even sex! The entry will be anonymous. We will choose one question a week to provide a professional response as well as a fun response from the perspective of...
Senior Reflection: The Time Given Us
By Jared Barna “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” The car was packed; the family was all loaded up and ready to go. We had woken up early that morning to get a jump start in an attempt to bypass the inevitable Harrisburg traffic. As...
Opinion: Solidarity Must Go Both Ways
By Owen Keenan, Guest Columnist The COVID-19 pandemic has warranted the greatest societal reorganization since World War Two. The economy has ground to a halt and social bonds have been put on hold. The policy needed to end this pandemic is a hard, but necessary, pill to swallow if we are to protect the elderly and immunocompromised. This means that healthy young people, who are at lower risk of serious illness from COVID-19, must act...
From Our Senior Editors: Let’s Celebrate Graduation During Homecoming This Fall
By Lauren Hand and Benjamin Pontz We learned last week — to no great surprise — that Commencement Weekend, originally scheduled for May 17, has been postponed. With the coronavirus spreading and no end in sight, that was the only responsible decision. On May 17, the Class of 2020 will still officially be Gettysburg College graduates, but without the pomp and circumstance that typically characterizes the occasion. President...
