College Announces Spring Semester Start Date, Introduces Option for Virtual January Term
By Jane Fitzpatrick, Assistant News Editor This afternoon, President Iuliano informed the campus community that the spring 2021 semester will officially commence on Feb. 1. In his report, Iuliano suggests that the administration is working towards formulating a plan in which students will be able to return to campus. “The later start serves several public health goals that directly bear on our goal to bring as many students back to...
Theatre Department Presents Virtual Production of ‘She Kills Monsters’
By Lily Zhou, A&E Editor The theatre department has been hard at work on their upcoming virtual production of She Kills Monsters, Virtual Realms, which is set to premiere Friday, October 30 at 8 p.m. on YouTube. She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms is a play by Qui Nguyen that tells the story of Agnes Evans as she copes with the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she...
Weekly Roundup Oct. 26 – Oct 30
Compiled By Katie Oglesby, News Editor Tuesday, Oct. 27: Research 101: Working with RefWorks Held virtually from 4:00 to 4:30 P.M. Join the Musselman Library staff in learning how to use RefWorks to cite sources. GET-Together: The Drive Behind Success Held virtually from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. President and co-founder of Thunder11 and author of Primitive – Tapping the Primal Drive that Powers the World’s Most Successful People...
Faculty Spotlight: Elly Toyoda Joins Sunderman Faculty as Visiting Assistant Professor of Violin
By Lily Zhou, A&E Editor Dr. Elly Toyoda was hired as a visiting assistant professor of violin for the Sunderman Conservatory of Music this semester. Even before she came to Gettysburg to teach, she had previously visited campus in February as a guest performer with the music ensemble Eighth Blackbird. “I remember thinking, ‘Wow, I wish I could have studied here as a student!’ It was immediately apparent to me that the school is...
Sexual Assault Prevention Fair Engages Students Virtually, Uses Instagram as a Platform
By Alli Dayton, Staff Writer The purpose of the week-long event was to “[focus] on education in sexual assault prevention,” according to the organizer, Kristin Haugen ’21. When Haugen initially began designing the Sexual Assault Prevention Fair in February, she envisioned it in the style of the activity fair, with tables representing each group in attendance. In her original plan, students could have approached the tables to discuss...
Fall Fest Brings Autumnal Cheer to Campus
By Alli Dayton, Contributing Writer From Thursday, Oct. 8 through Sunday, Oct. 11, Gettysburg College hosted “Fall Fest,” a weekend of events intended to celebrate the fall season and to bring the residential cohort together for some fun, fall-themed activities. The excitement began on Thursday evening with a blanket-making session. Attending students created no-sew fleece blankets while conversing with the other students at the...
