Opinion: The End of the Gettysburg Review
By Hannah Rinehart, Guest Columnist My name is Hannah, and I’m a graduate of the class of 2023. I am also the former Editor-in-Chief of the Mercury Literary Magazine, and in my senior year, I was an intern at the Gettysburg Review. Today, as I’m writing this, the Gettysburg Review has announced via Instagram that they are being forced to close their doors and cease releasing volumes, which they have been doing for 35 years. Cutting...
Opinion: Go Greener, Gettysburg
By Molly Hoffman, Guest Columnist This year, Gettysburg College received a gold rating from the STARS Report for its sustainability efforts. The STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System) Report is a self-reporting framework that allows colleges and universities to track their sustainability performance. Colleges are given a rubric with different categories that each have a total number of possible points a school...
Editorial: Behind the Scenes in Administration Highlights a Need for Student Voices
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board Faculty meetings are exclusive events that construct the future of Gettysburg College but lack important members of campus: the students. Persisting issues and new concerns are showcased during these meetings that directly and indirectly impact student futures, but we are not welcome to join the conversation. The Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) is working to create a new curriculum that will...
Senior Perspectives: Reflections on Their Time at Gettysburg College
Compiled by Mikelyn Britt, Opinions Editor Emma Fee ’23 “I transferred to Gettysburg after my freshman year at a different institution. I was genuinely happy and enjoying my college experience for the first time after what had been an incredibly hard year. I started at Gettysburg in the fall of 2019, meaning that Covid hit in the spring of my second semester on campus, and lockdown restrictions were in place for the next...
Opinion: Never Forget, But Stop Misremembering
By Anna Audia, Lead Copyeditor This July will be the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, but regardless of whether the anniversary year is a rounded-off centennial or ends in a random integer, an anniversary is always an opportunity to discuss the issue of Civil War memory. As members of American society, it is crucial that we use this anniversary to understand the events that took place years ago because they condition the...
The Commons: Opinions from across Campus
Compiled by The Gettysburgian’s Editorial Board Lack of Amenities As Gettysburg college students begin looking at their housing options, they are most likely finding a lack of amenities that are either not there or inaccessible or far away. There are far too many residential areas on campus that are not equipped with their own appliances. Like many students, I have experienced the frustration of needing to go across the street...
