College Removes Printers From Library and Closes Computer Labs
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor and Nicole DeJacimo, Content Manager All printers from Musselman Library have been removed and all computers have been closed off to minimize high-touch areas and reduce the density of public spaces on campus ahead of students returning to residential life in the fall, according to Robin Wagner, Dean of Musselman Library and Thomas Franza, Director of Infrastructure and Technology. This week, Wagner told...
Opinion: College Communication and COVID-19
By Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor In just a few weeks, I am supposed to travel across the country to return to Gettysburg. As of now, I don’t know when I am supposed to return, if my housing is confirmed, or even how I will be eating. Some of those details we were supposed to find out yesterday. As students, we are relying on clear, consistent communication from the College. That communication is severely lacking. President Iuliano...
College Provides More Details Regarding COVID-19 Protocols for the Fall Semester
By Nicole DeJacimo, Content Manager Early this week, President Bob Iuliano and Dean Julie Ramsey outlined new COVID-19 protocols in preparation for the return to residence this upcoming semester and emphasized caring for one another during the ongoing global pandemic. Behavioral Expectations and Testing In accordance with CDC guidelines and Governor Tom Wolf’s state mandates, all students and staff must wear a mask when they are...
339 Carlisle Column: The Art of Economic Thinking
By Joshua Gonzalez, Abigail Marconi, and Alec Smith We all came to Gettysburg believing that the information our professors pass down to us will enable us to tackle the world’s issues through the power of a liberal arts education. However, in this column we seek to fundamentally question that assertion. We believe that certain knowledge can never be attained — specifically, economic knowledge for the purposes of economic...
The Power of White Women in Racial Injustice
By Britney Brunache, Columnist As our country continues to reckon with the systemic oppression of Black people that the Black Lives Matter movement has drawn attention to, it is important to consider the power that white women hold within America. First, let’s start with the lynching culture that has taken place in America for many years. Although there were many lynching cases before this, the first person that probably comes to mind...
College Announces Changes to Residential Policies for Fall 2020
By Nicole DeJacimo, Katie Oglesby, and Jane Fitzpatrick Administrators have provided the Gettysburg College community with more information surrounding the residential return in fall 2020. Details about class schedules, new updates to the academic calendar, and the state of fall athletics were all highlighted in a campus-wide email sent out on Tuesday evening. Residence and Move-In Vice President for College Life and Dean of...
