Senate: Race to Zero Waste, Alumni Networking Panel Attendees Announced
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief At Monday’s Senate meeting, a guest speaker presented about the Race to Zero Waste, and the executive board announced the alumni that will be featured in the networking session next week. Officer Reports President Syd Quan ’22 called the meeting to order and announced that the alumni networking session sponsored by Senate will be taking place on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. The following alumni will be...
College Announces New Director of Religious and Spiritual Life and College Chaplain
By Alli Dayton, News Editor On Monday, February 14, Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students Anne Ehrlich announced via email that Michael Bright will be joining Gettysburg College as the new Director of Religious and Spiritual Life and College Chaplain. Ehrlich wrote, “Bright will lead our continuing efforts to build a strong interfaith-focused program and ensure that the spiritual needs of students and our community are...
Clorox to Cannabis: Troy Datcher
By Patrick Sullivan, Contributing Writer On Thursday, February 10, the Management Department hosted Troy Datcher ’90, CEO of the Parent Co., a California-based cannabis company. Troy Datcher graduated from Gettysburg College in 1990 having majored in Political Science. Datcher joined the Parent Company six months ago after he left the Clorox Company, where he worked for 12 years. Datcher spoke about his career, management, and...
College Creates Center for Student Success
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer Gettysburg College students can now look forward to a new office for academic support resources. As announced by Dean of Student Success Keira Kant, the department of Academic Advising and some parts of College Life are merging to create the Center for Student Success. The Center for Student Success aims to help students overcome hurdles in their academic lives and assist them with their college journey....
COVID-19 Update: College Ends Requirements for Masking in Residence Halls and Weekly Testing
By Laken Franchetti, Assistant News Editor After the third week of classes, the college has confirmed 58 new cases out of 1,616 tests conducted within the student body. 7 positive cases out of 219 were found among employees. The college believes that positivity rates are on a steady decline, and the majority of students who tested positive for COVID-19 were asymptomatic. For these reasons, COVID protocols have been adjusted. An...
NBA Mid-Season Update
By Colin Lawless, Staff Writer The NBA is enjoying their most “normal” season since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic two years ago, and it has been worth the wait. Heading into the All-Star break, both the East and West are home to familiar faces and surprises as every team vyes for eternal glory come June. In the East, the Chicago Bulls are easily the most pleasant surprise as they sit half a game back of the top. Summer moves...
