Opinion: Gettysburg College is Stuck in the Past
By Dominic DiLuzio, Guest Columnist Gettysburg is known for its rich Civil War history. College ambassadors highlight the history of the College from the moment a new student steps onto campus, speaking of Union and Confederate troops occupying Penn Hall and underscoring almost every inspirational message with a historic Gettysburg anecdote. However, this inseparability from its history has had an unintentional effect on the College:...
Opinion: Why Labs Should be Worth More than a Fourth Hour
By Angelina Piette, Guest Columnist Imagine this: you walk into your weekly 1:10 p.m. biology lab. You were told before coming that it was going to be a longer lab and you set your things at the lab bench. It takes the lab instructor thirty minutes to explain the lab before you and your partner dive into it. You watch as the time flies by: 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. Four hours later, you and your partner finish the lab and are...
The Commons: Opinions from across Campus
Compiled by Mikelyn Britt, Opinions Editor Meal Exchange The Bullet Hole is one of the few dining areas on campus, yet it remains inaccessible to a group of students. First years are required to buy the USA plan with unlimited meals, which sounds like a great deal until you consider the fact that these meals are only redeemable at Servo. Servo’s hours are less than ideal, closing at 7:30 p.m. every day. If a first-year gets hungry...
Opinion: The Future of AI in an Academic Environment
By Dom DiLuzio, Staff Columnist Since November, the sphere of academia has been irreversibly changed by the release of ChatGPT. Available for use by any person without a paywall or other dissuasion, the chatbot has caused a firestorm over its implications in the present and in the future. The current discourse is that use of ChatGPT should be lumped in with other forms of academic dishonesty and treated as such. It is evident that...
Opinion: Intro Courses Are Too Easy
By Trevor Hobler, Staff Columnist I applied to Gettysburg College because I wanted a liberal arts education. I wanted to take various courses across different fields while getting a somewhat comprehensive and engaging experience. However, much to my chagrin, after two semesters of taking intro courses in several subjects, I encountered about one course that exceeded that of my high school education. The counterargument is: that they...
Opinion: No Class on Wednesdays
By Alfredo Roman Jordan, Guest Columnist During the height of the pandemic, my high school had no classes on Wednesdays. Instead, the day was dedicated to activities, clubs and school-wide gatherings. We would also wake up later and go home earlier, and it felt like a breath of fresh air. This was not just the case at my school; many other schools across the US adopted this model as they looked for ways to transition back into...
