Editorial: The Case for a Liberal Arts Education in 2020
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board We all have friends who intended to major in economics but are now studying biology and women, gender, and sexuality studies, or who intended to study English but have switched to public policy with a Spanish minor, or who had no idea what they wanted to study, but discovered a new passion. The freedom in a liberal arts education allows students to explore their interests before choosing a major...
Opinion: Gettysburgians Share Aspirations for the New Decade
Compiled by Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor We invited members of the campus community to share their aspirations for the coming decade, whether they be personal, academic, professional, national, or global. Here is what they shared. Dr. Jeanne Arnold Chief Diversity Officer My aspiration for the College over the next decade is that it will evolve to become a model for how liberal arts colleges can create truly inclusive campus...
A Note from the (Magazine) Editor: Entering the New Decade in Full Color
By Lauren Hand, Magazine Editor As February slowly makes way for March, it’s safe to say that most of us, in spite of our best intentions, have long since abandoned our New Year’s resolutions. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of time to aim high for the new decade. Here at The Gettysburgian, we are curious about the aspirations of our community, both individually and collectively, for the next ten years. For this issue, we reached...
Editorial: Senate Funds ROTC Ball, Drops Ball on Transparency
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board THE ISSUE: Last week, the Gettysburg College Student Senate allotted $2,000 to the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) to host a Military Ball next weekend. $1,800 of that money is to pay for meals for 60 students (framed in the budget request as “30 Gettysburg Cadets and Dates”), and the remaining $200 is to contribute to renting the ballroom at the Gettysburg Hotel. Although...
Opinion: The Perils of Purchasing the Presidency
By Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor This past week, 17 million people watched Elizabeth Warren eviscerate Michael Bloomberg in the Nevada Democratic debate. Though Bloomberg’s debate performance was abysmal, the 17 million that saw him flounder on stage pale in comparison to the millions who are bombarded with his daily TV and online advertising. Google and Facebook have served over 2 billion Bloomberg ads so far this year, and his...
Opinion: The Longest Three-and-a-Half Years
By Carter Hanson, Columnist And now, as the lilting rhetoric of Adam Schiff fades into the monotony, Lisa Murkowski has determined she will vote against including new witnesses and documents in the Senate Impeachment Trial. Though the verdict of the Trump Trial may not be released until next week, this almost surely dooms impeachment. This outcome is not unexpected, but it was not until Murkowski declined new evidence that the...
