Scholarly Communications Shares Textbook Affordability Survey Results
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Friday, Director of Scholarly Communications Janelle Wertzberger and Scholarly Communications Librarian Mary Elmquist shared the results from the Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey conducted last fall. The research was titled “Spend, Stress, and Struggle: Gettysburg College Student Textbook and Course Materials Survey 2022.” Wertzrberger began the presentation by...
MLB Update: Heading into May
By Ben Simon, Staff Writer As the 2023 Major League Baseball season turns a month old, it is time to look at the biggest trends that have come upon this new season. While many of them may not last, they sure are interesting. First, the elephant in the room must be discussed. Three new rules are making their debut this season, aimed to improve the pace of play and, therefore, the excitement of the sport: the banning of most defensive...
A Positive Opinion: Gettysburg Great?
By Alfredo Roman Jordan, Staff Columnist I came across a comment by a parent on an old opinion piece. The parent expressed their desire to read more positive opinions about the college and what kids like about it, instead of the recent negative ones. This made me wonder about the image we are portraying of the College by only expressing negative opinions. As a result, I spent a whole shift at Commons ranting with my coworkers about...
President Bob Iuliano Meets with Student Senate and the 2023-24 Student Senate is Inducted
By Sophie Lange, Staff Writer On Monday, the Student Senate held its final meeting of the year. At the meeting, Gettysburg College President Bob Iuliano met with the Senate as a guest speaker, the inductions for the 2023-24 Senate took place and several policies were passed. Guest Speaker Iuliano began his discussion by emphasizing better communication between administration and the student body, and he asked Senate for advice. The...
Bullets Cheerleading Receives Long-Awaited New Uniforms and Practice Mats
By Charlie Miller, Staff Writer and Zion Williams, Staff Writer It was recently announced that the cheerleading team will receive 25 new uniforms and will receive practice mats for safety. Prior to this announcement, cheerleader Christine Lombardino ’23 said that “the administration has taken many measures, directly and indirectly, to delegitimize the cheerleading team.” According to the Gettysburg College athletics website,...
Opinion: Why Students Should Prioritize Writing
By Maddie Urbano, Guest Columnist I have loved writing for as long as I can remember. My first writing memory is from when I was eight years old and my mom gave me her old, bulky Dell laptop; I wrote a story about a princess and saved it to the desktop. I would continue writing casually throughout my life, but it was not until I came to college that I got to fully explore my love of writing. This love of writing has been further...
