Editorial: On Crafting the Academic Environment
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board Colleges and universities are institutions that are meant to guide humanity into the future. Ideas—new and old—are exchanged, discussed, studied and analyzed in the pursuit of knowledge. The nature of academia is inherently divisive because of its role as a place for contradicting views and ideas to be challenged. This divisiveness is by design—existing knowledge, opinions and theories are meant to...
Student Perspectives: “What is the Gettysburg Student Experience to You?”
Compiled by Vince DiFonzo, Opinions Editor and Lead Copy Editor Emily Heyler ’26 Gettysburg has guided me on a path of new adventures and friendships. As a Gettysburg student from Honolulu, Hawaii, I found it hard to find my place on campus during the first semester because of homesickness—5,000 miles is not a short distance. However, new activities such as joining the Ultimate Frisbee team last semester and Sigma Sigma Sigma...
Opinion: Sir Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ and Misrepresenting History in Media
By Vince DiFonzo, Opinions Editor & Lead Copy Editor The award-winning Sir Ridley Scott, known for directing classics including “Gladiator” and “Alien,” most recently directed a historical epic depicting the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte is a figure that needs no introduction. The French emperor took the European order by surprise in the early nineteenth century, conquering much of the continent and...
Editorial: The Abrupt Closure of the Gettysburg Review
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board Gettysburg College stands out among other colleges and universities with the incredible opportunities it offers, in and out of the classroom, that greatly enhance the student experience. These opportunities allow students to make practical connections between what they learn in the classroom and the real world, which enables students to make the absolute most out of their short time at Gettysburg....
Opinion: Single-Stream Recycling is Performative Recycling
By Anastasia Volciak, Guest Columnist Living most of my life in Europe, I have seen a plethora of effective multi-stream recycling systems that significantly reduce more waste than the typical single-stream recycling system found in most of the United States. It is unrealistic to change the whole system without additional research being conducted, but America cannot keep recycling only 35% of waste nationwide—a number that has...
Opinion: “Nothing But the Facts” Q&A Leads to More Questions Than Answers
By Josh Fogg, Guest Columnist On Monday, Oct. 9, Student Senate held their normal weekly meeting. While Student Senate meetings are typically not the subject of the broader student consciousness, this week found all eyes turned to it. In attendance at this week’s meeting was President Bob Iuliano, Vice President for College Life Anne Ehrlich and Provost Jamila Bookwala, who came to give a short presentation addressing concerns of the...
