March Madness: The Final Four
By Zion Williams, Staff Writer The University of Connecticut (UConn) Huskies and the San Diego State University Aztecs booked their spots to the NCAA Men’s Championship after beating Miami and FAU respectively in the Final Four. UConn convincingly beat Miami 72-59, while San Diego State beat FAU 72-71 in a much more even contest. Nicholas Boyd opened the scoring from the three-point line, registering FAU’s first ever points in...
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...
Student Senate Popular Election Results
By Laken Franchetti, News Editor The Student Senate popular election for the 2023-2024 executive board concluded on Friday. Drew Lemon ’24 won for Student Senate president with 55.68 percent of the vote. Evelyn Datte ’24 followed with 43.18 percent. The remaining 1.14 percent of voters did not vote in this category. Current Senate President Miranda Zamora ’23 shared her thoughts on Lemon taking over next year. “There is no doubt in my...
Heather Anderson Shares “5 Life Lessons Learned on Trails”
By Ella Prieto, Assistant News Editor On Thursday, hiker and author Heather Anderson, whose trail name is Anish, spoke to an audience in the Atrium. The event went from 6:30-8 p.m. and was sponsored by the Garthwait Leadership Center (GLC), the women, gender, and sexuality studies department, the peace and justice studies department, and the Appalachian Trail Museum. The event was open to the Gettysburg community and beyond. People...
The Weekly Roundup Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Compiled by Ava Burchell, Staff Writer Monday, Apr. 3 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., EI Program Pop-Up Table, CUB Green 12 p.m. – 1 p.m., National Week of Student Action Table, Bullet Hole 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., EI Program Orientation, Breidenbaugh 201 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Networking and Job Searching While Abroad, CUB 208 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Meditation in Motion, Virtual 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., Health Sciences Informational Meeting, McCreary 109 5 p.m. – 6:30...
Student Spotlight: Sam Martin ’24
By Sydney Dyer, Staff Writer “It was not planned, no,” Samantha Martin ’24 laughed when asked if triple majoring was her plan coming into Gettysburg her freshman year. Martin is a triple major in political science, public policy and women, gender, and sexuality studies (WGS) with a minor in peace and justice studies. She is currently studying abroad in Washington, D.C. in the Lutheran College Washington Semester, interning with both...
