Retention Rates Vary Widely Among Varsity Teams at Gettsyburg College
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor While seven in ten student-athletes who join the women’s lacrosse team at the outset of their college careers are still on the team by the time their senior year rolls around, less than half of football players stay on the team through their senior season. According to an analysis of eight Gettysburg College teams (men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s...
Gettysburgian Investigation Finds Broad Disparities in Department Course Enrollment
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg College advertises an average class size of 17. But, depending on what subject a student majors in, they may rarely—if ever—see such a class size. An Environmental Studies course, for example, is five times as likely as an English course to have an enrollment above the college average. An Organization & Management Studies course is twice as likely as a Theatre Arts course to have an...
A Note from the (Magazine) Editor: Entering the New Decade in Full Color
By Lauren Hand, Magazine Editor As February slowly makes way for March, it’s safe to say that most of us, in spite of our best intentions, have long since abandoned our New Year’s resolutions. Nevertheless, there is still plenty of time to aim high for the new decade. Here at The Gettysburgian, we are curious about the aspirations of our community, both individually and collectively, for the next ten years. For this issue, we reached...
Editorial: Senate Funds ROTC Ball, Drops Ball on Transparency
By The Gettysburgian Editorial Board THE ISSUE: Last week, the Gettysburg College Student Senate allotted $2,000 to the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) to host a Military Ball next weekend. $1,800 of that money is to pay for meals for 60 students (framed in the budget request as “30 Gettysburg Cadets and Dates”), and the remaining $200 is to contribute to renting the ballroom at the Gettysburg Hotel. Although...
Senate Adopts Opinion to Include Bias Training in First-Year Orientation
By Kyle Beatty, Staff Writer The Monday, Feb. 24 Student Senate meeting began with the usual attendance and approval of the previous meeting’s minutes. Senate Treasurer Giacomo Coppola ‘22 gave the current budget numbers: $49,707 spent with a further $25,754 allotted. Associate Director of Institutional Analysis Qin Zhang opened the week’s new business with a detailed presentation of the Student Success Dashboard. With this tool, now...
Opinion: The Perils of Purchasing the Presidency
By Emily Dalgleish, Opinions Editor This past week, 17 million people watched Elizabeth Warren eviscerate Michael Bloomberg in the Nevada Democratic debate. Though Bloomberg’s debate performance was abysmal, the 17 million that saw him flounder on stage pale in comparison to the millions who are bombarded with his daily TV and online advertising. Google and Facebook have served over 2 billion Bloomberg ads so far this year, and his...
