Student Senate Holds First Remote Meetings, Elections Soon Underway
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor The executive board of Student Senate held an information session over Zoom on Monday, Apr. 6, for Vice President Jack Lashendock ‘20 to detail the election process for 2020-21 senators and officers. The entire executive board then fielded questions from students. Lashendock reviewed the dates for petitions and elections. Despite the Constitution only prescribing a class year restriction for the...
From Our Senior Editors: Let’s Celebrate Graduation During Homecoming This Fall
By Lauren Hand and Benjamin Pontz We learned last week — to no great surprise — that Commencement Weekend, originally scheduled for May 17, has been postponed. With the coronavirus spreading and no end in sight, that was the only responsible decision. On May 17, the Class of 2020 will still officially be Gettysburg College graduates, but without the pomp and circumstance that typically characterizes the occasion. President...
Musselman Library Offers Resources for Students to Complete Remote Schoolwork
By Safiya Amin, Staff Writer As the Gettysburg campus shuts down and students begin remote learning, it’s easy to miss the many resources available to Gettysburg college students while on campus. But just because campus is shut down, doesn’t mean that the resources are too. Musselman Library still has a multitude of resources available to students that are almost identical to those offered on campus. Even though some resources...
Great Work from Home: Day 11
Welcome to the eleventh edition of our “Great Work from Home” daily bulletin, an initiative of The Gettysburgian during this season of social distancing. Each morning, we will present a curated playlist, a favorite Gettysburg campus photo, and hometown spotlight, each submitted by a different Gettysburgian. We are also issuing a new challenge this week: make your best attempt at baking servo cookies from home, and share...
Senior Reflection: A Love Letter to the Things We Can’t Replace
By Jessica Greenman On the evening of my last Tuesday at Gettysburg, I went early to orchestra rehearsal. A few of us, as members of a recently-organized student board, discussed ways to promote the ensemble in the college community. One of our first steps was social media, which could start that very night—we would take a short video of each senior. It was simple enough: Name. Class year. Major and minor. Length of time you’ve been...
RFYP Announces New Dates and Changes to Housing Selection
RFYP Announces New Dates and Changes to Housing Selection By Nicole DeJacimo, Investigations Editor On Friday, the office of Residential and First-Year Programs announced new dates for housing selection in April after the college’s shutdown postponed the process originally scheduled for March. Also, beginning with the Class of 2022, residential students will no longer have their GPA considered when determining their lottery number...
