Senate Names Inclusion Officer Candidates, Addresses S/U Grading Option
Kyle Beatty ‘23, Staff Writer Student Senate opened with roll call and approval of the last week’s minutes with a slight procedural change: President Kurtis Grey ‘21 announced that instead of voting in the Monday meeting to approve minutes, senators would give their approval in an online poll ahead of time while raising any potential objections in the live meeting. The minutes were approved with no objections. Vice President Katie...
Conversations 2020: The Pandemic’s Implications on U.S Elections
By Vanessa Igras, Contributing Writer On Tuesday, Sept 29, Professor Sarah Principato led the conversation in asking crucial questions about elections and science during a pandemic. Caitlin Bergstrom was the first keynote speaker who joined that evening. She works as the Public Affairs Analyst at the American Geophysical Union (AGU), where she researches policy, analyzes issues, and monitors legislative and regulatory developments...
COVID-19 Changes Health Center Procedures
By Alicia Method, Staff Writer As students traversed campus this semester, they met a maze of arrows directing traffic and a sea of multicolored masks on every sidewalk. Like all facilities on campus, the Gettysburg College Health Center found itself having to make a number of changes to tackle the current public health crisis and create a safe environment for students at this time. According to Director of Health Services Judith...
Blast from the Past—October 14, 2020 Edition
By Shannon Zeltmann, Staff Writer This week in 1910, some improvements were made concerning dormitory life for the school year. New regulations were put in place by the Student Council, which were distributed to students on notecards that they could hang in their dorm. While they didn’t specify what the new rules were, they hoped that all students would carefully read them, as if affected their dorm experience for the semester, and...
The Current Status of Gettysburg College Athletics
By Jack Herr and Colin Lawless, Staff Writers The COVID-19 pandemic has done a number on the sports world. Professional leagues were postponed for months, and while the majority are back up and running, they still face their fair share of problems. College sports are only back in some parts of the country, and the schools that have allowed them to resume are subject to more and more scrutiny as the weeks continue. Gettysburg College...
Weekly Roundup Oct. 12 to Oct. 16
Compiled By Katie Oglesby, News Editor Monday, Oct. 12: Women in American Politics Held virtually at 5:00 P.M. with members of HerCampus Gettysburg. The discussion will be about the role of women in politics both historically and in conjunction with the 2020 Presidential Election. Tuesday, Oct. 13: Conversations 2020: Women and Identity Politics in Elections Held virtually from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Professor of...
