New COVID Protocols Lead to Unconventional Student Housing
By Alli Dayton, Staff Writer In an effort to maintain a low residential density, the college has prioritized housing students in single bedrooms instead of doubles or triples. As a result of this change, many students are currently living in unconventional housing across campus—including rooms in the Gettysburg Hotel and the President Inn & Suites. Students are also living in the former fraternity house at 105 W. Water Street that...
Weekend Roundup: Gettysburg Opens Against Washington College
By David Goldman, Staff Writer It had been over a calendar year since Gettysburg athletics competed in any sports, but this past weekend the Bullets kicked off Centennial Conference play. It was a busy weekend — all of the spring teams faced off against Washington College. Early Win for Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s Play Postponed After Spike in COVID Cases The action kicked off on Saturday with women’s lacrosse traveling...
Opinion: Only Gun Control Will Help My Hometown Heal
By Carter Hanson, Opinions Editor, and Emily Dalgleish On Monday, I faced an all-too-familiar American experience: agonizing over the safety of friends, family, and loved ones after a mass shooting. The shooting in Boulder was at the grocery store where my family shops, which is two minutes from my high school, and that I have been to hundreds of times. I got the news that my family was safe and at home. Ten families this week and...
Sophomores Reflect on Disrupted College Experience
By Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor At this time last year, first-year students had just reached the midpoint of their second semesters at Gettysburg. They had begun immersing themselves in college life by meeting friends, discovering areas of interest for possible majors, and getting engaged in activities. In other words, when the pandemic hit and the college transitioned to remote instruction for the remainder of the spring 2020...
After the Suspension of Two Chapters, What’s Next for Greek Life?
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor The Gettysburg College chapters of Delta Gamma and Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) were suspended for violations of COVID-19 protocols on campus during the fall 2020 semester, and these sanctions were issued following the de-densification process that ensued after 64 students tested positive for the virus. Around 1,300 of the students on campus were sent home after the outbreak; only first-years and several other...
A Note from the Editor: On Storytelling and Taking Up Space
When I walked into the Gettysburgian office for the first time this semester, it felt a little too much like a museum. Old issues of the magazine were stacked up on the table we usually gather around during weekly editorial meetings, and a bowl of candy canes that were definitely too old to eat without at least a little bit of overthinking were still in the corner. Our staff meets on Zoom every Sunday now, but I still missed the...
