Professor Rachele Salvini’s Path from Italy to Gettysburg
By Laurel Bennett, Staff Writer Rachele Salvini, the Emerging Writer lecturer in the English department, grew up in Italy. She completed her undergraduate studies in Florence with an influential study abroad experience in Norway. Salvini visited the United States for the first time to participate in a writing workshop in New York and knew she wanted to work with English by writing and teaching for the rest of her life. After her...
Senior Spotlight: Sophie Low, Soprano
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer On April 1, Sophie Low performed her senior recital which highlighted women composers such as Italian writer Barbara Strozzi to Gettysburg College’s own Natalie Dolan ’23. Low is a soprano under the tutelage of Dr. Susan Hochmiller and Professor Jeffrey Fahnestock. Among the many themes prominent in the works performed by Sophie, love, triumph over adversity and the mysteries of life were most notable. ...
Art and Art History Department Debuts New Major Track
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer The Art and Art History Department recently announced a brand new major track: Art History and Museum Studies. According to the track’s description, this track is designed for students who “want to develop professional experience related to museum work or are just interested in the powerful stories behind works of art and material culture.” The track includes opportunities to work onsite at museums such...
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...
A Note from the Editor: On Telling Stories
The Gettysburgian has been an integral part of my college career, so this final editor’s note is bittersweet for me. I am so grateful for my time here, for the friends I have made and the stories I have had the privilege to tell, and I am sad to see it end. But I am also grateful for the experience The Gettysburgian has given me that will help me pursue a career in journalism at a national level. I have been a part of The...
Proposed Curriculum Passes with Narrow Support of Faculty
By Katie Oglesby, Editor-in-Chief After two academic years of deliberation, the faculty passed the curriculum changes proposed by the Curriculum Review Committee (CRC). This curriculum was reintroduced in fall 2022 after the faculty delayed discussion on it in spring 2022. This curriculum will not be implemented until 2028. The curriculum only required a simple majority to pass, which it received, with 79 votes in favor and 73 votes...
