Why We Hate Politics and Partake in Them Anyways With Kelly and Emma Fryer
By Vanessa Igras, Staff Writer On Wednesday, Oct. 7, the Office of LGBTQIA+ Life hosted a webinar analyzing the 2020 election cycle through a conversation with Kelly Fryer and Emma Fryer; a mother and daughter duo that managed to flip Arizona politics on its head. Through a discussion on the upcoming election, viewers engaged with the question of why women and LGBTQ+ folks should continue to partake in the political process, as...
Weekly Roundup Oct. 19 – Oct. 24
Compiled by Katie Oglesby, News Editor Monday, Oct. 19: Research 101: Citation and Paraphrasing Held from 4:00 to 4:30 P.M. via Zoom Librarians at the Musselman Library discuss how to properly cite your sources in a 30-minute online workshop. Tuesday, Oct. 20: Conversations 2020: Foreign Policy and Economics Issues Held from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. virtually Economics Professor Char Weise and Assistant Research Professor of Political...
Statements of Purpose from Inclusion Officer Candidates
Compiled by Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor Applicants for the newly instated technocratic position of Inclusion Officer for the Student Senate Executive Board have been asked to submit statements of purpose. Applicants were instructed to “include relevant past experiences or any additional qualifications [they] believe may help [their] candidacy,” according to the Inclusion Officer Application. The Candidates for Inclusion Officer and...
Opinion: The Predicament of COVID-19: Tales from My Family’s Local Small Business
By Abigail Marconi, Staff Writer My family owns a deli, and it is quite literally the epitome of a ma-and-pa shop. Grandpa Marconi started the family business in 1982. These days, we typically have 15 employees working with us to serve the community of Hagerstown, Md. our homemade soups and subs. Small businesses have always struggled to stay afloat, but the lockdowns and restrictions implemented to fight COVID-19 put unprecedented...
Motion to Expand Access to S/U Grading Option Proposed, Amended; Vote Postponed to November
By Anna Cincotta, Editor-in-Chief President Iuliano began today’s faculty meeting by asking faculty members for their patience while waiting to hear about what the spring semester at Gettysburg College will look like. “We are approaching this as methodically as I think you would want us to,” he said. The college is looking to learn from the fall reopening and subsequent de-densification to ensure that the spring goes as smoothly as...
Opinion: The Case For A Pass/Fail Semester
By Thomas Cassara, Staff Writer On March 25, 2020, students were given the opportunity to opt into a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading scale for the spring semester, where any letter grade of a D- or more would be listed as ‘Satisfactory’ and would not impact a student’s GPA. This grading option gave many students, myself included, a feeling of peace. The college chose to acknowledge our struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic...
