Phi Beta Kappa Inducts 50 Gettysburg College Seniors
By Clinton Baugess, Secretary of Iota of Pennsylvania Chapter On May 27 the Iota of Pennsylvania Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa inducted 50 new members into the Society through a virtual ceremony, a first in its nearly 100-year history at Gettysburg College. The ceremony featured a modified version of the traditional program and included recorded congratulatory remarks from President Iuliano. Students are elected to Phi Beta Kappa by the...
Dear Dogtor Zach: Quarantine Breakup
Dear Dogtor Zach & Co., I just found out that my friend and their significant other just broke up. They are heartbroken and quarantined at home with a family that’s not very supportive. How can I help when I’m under stay at home orders myself? Signed, Fretful Friend (FF) Dear FF, First, & Co. wants you to know that your friend is lucky to have you! The pain of a break up sucks under normal circumstances. When you add a...
Current Issues Dialogue Spurs Conversation, Resources during COVID-19 and Anti-Racism Movement
By Phoebe Doscher, Magazine Editor Students, faculty, staff, and administrators tuned in for the Office of Multicultural Engagement’s (OME) Current Issues Dialogue via Zoom on the afternoon of June 2 to discuss the current climate as anti-racism protests and movements take place across the nation and the world continues to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 100 participants tuned in for the dialogue, which ran over an hour and was...
OPINION: International Students Face New Challenges During COVID-19
By Huanjia Zhang, Contributing Writer Known for its town square, churches, antique stores, and pick-up trucks, central Pennsylvania’s Gettysburg is the quintessential American small town. It contains rich Civil War history and prides itself on the eponymous Gettysburg Address. Gettysburg also hosts 147 international students from across the globe, and they are enrolled at Gettysburg College — a small, residential liberal...
2019 Greek Evaluations: New Review Process Suggests Overall ‘Satisfactory’ Performance of Fraternities and Sororities
By Katie Oglesby, News Editor While evaluating sororities and fraternities on the Gettysburg College campus dates back to 1998, a committee created in 2013 was responsible for implementing the groundwork for our current rubric and evaluation process. 2019 also marked a change in the evaluation process — in previous years scores were out of 500 points, but this year, they were out of a weighted 100. Chapters’ scores are...
OPINION: SpaceX Launch Provides a Much Needed Reminder of the Beauty of Human Ingenuity and Collaboration
By John Keefe, Contributing Writer Is it normal to feel angry at the human race? Now more than ever, it’s easy to feel a little disheartened. The news reveals a perpetual cycle of widespread division, apathy, greed, bigotry, violence, dishonesty, deception, unparalleled political rancor—and the list goes on. Hundreds of thousands are dead, millions are sick all over the world, many more are out of work, and students were forced...
