Opinion: GPD is Failing Us
By Alfredo Roman Jordan, Staff Columnist Over the last weekend, we received emails regarding two separate incidents that affect our safety on campus. It’s no secret that safety on campus has been declining, as evidenced by various emails sent by Campus Safety at the beginning of the year following fights and arrests. In fact, Niche downgraded our college to a C+ for safety. The reality is that the campus doesn’t feel safe to...
Opinion: Letter to the Editor
By Robin Wagner, Dean of the Library To the editor: This is in response to your guest writer’s whining and tedious column about all the things that do not satisfy him at Gettysburg College (Gettysburgian magazine, March 2023, p. 10). I guess I should breathe a sigh of relief that the worst thing he can say about the library is that it is ugly. But, come on! Didn’t anyone ever explain to him the difference between a package and the...
Ehrlich Alerts Campus Community of Student Arrest
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Monday, Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students Anne Ehrlich sent out a campus-wide email regarding a student arrest by the Gettysburg Police Department (GPD) in the early hours of Saturday morning. Ehrlich stated that Gettysburg College is “not in a position to make any judgment regarding GPD’s actions.” However, the College has asked Gettysburg Borough Mayor Rita Frealing...
Inside Gettysburg Athletics: Student Team Managers and Assistant Coaches
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor Student team managers and assistant coaches are the unsung heroes of Gettysburg athletics. While not every team has them, they are crucial to their team’s success, only in less visible ways. Though they do not receive as much fanfare for their behind-the-scenes work as the players, they show an equal level of dedication to their teams. The men’s basketball team has two such individuals: Andrew Winton ’23,...
Editorial: Student Senate Budget Issues Prove Change is Crucial
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board The spring 2023 semester has brought many debates regarding the Senate as a successful governing body due to their ineffective budget allocation for this academic year. At the start of the year, Senate was allotted $92,116 and by the end of the fall semester, $77,299.89 had been allocated, allowing for the rest of the spring semester budget to total $18,576.11—leaving merely 16 percent of the...
“Suspicious Person” Arrested after Attempting to Follow Students into Residence Halls
By Katie Oglesby, Editor-in-Chief Sunday evening, a social media post began going around warning students to be careful walking alone at night because of a few instances that had occurred during the evening with an individual following students. At around 11 p.m., Director of Campus Safety Alex Wiltz sent out a campus-wide email alerting the student body to the situation. Wiltz noted that at approximately 8:37 p.m. they received a...
