Presentation of Enrollment and Financial Data to Faculty Paints Challenging Picture of College’s Fiscal Future
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Tuition revenue is stagnating, the rate of admitted students electing to come to Gettysburg is declining, and the amount of financial aid offered to incoming students is increasing. These three headlines, in tandem, framed a complicated financial picture presented to the faculty in a special meeting held last Thursday. The meeting marked the faculty’s first holistic review of the demographic...
Reusable Containers Only Part of Bullet’s New Efforts Towards Sustainability
By Katherine Scott, Features Editor 2,500 people come through the Bullet Hole every day, which creates the potential for a lot of waste. Dining Services has, however, been at the forefront of campus sustainability efforts, and, over winter break, the Bullet Hole made many changes in the efforts to become more environmentally friendly. While some changes are conspicuous — like reusable cups and paper to-go containers —...
Musselman Library Launches ‘Reading Without Walls’
By Katie Oglesby, Assistant News Editor From Jan. 20 to Mar. 27, 2020, Musselman Library is hosting a three-part reading challenge entitled “Reading Without Walls” with the goal of broadening readers’ perspectives of the world. The challenge is located in the Browsing Room of the library. The three challenges of “Reading Without Walls” are as follows: “read a book about a person/character from a different background or culture...
Student Senate Holds Brief Meeting, Affinity Group Leaders Appointed
By Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor The Monday, Feb. 3 meeting of Student Senate saw the official appointment of the Spring 2020 Affinity Group Leaders. The leaders are as follows: Academic: Taden Welsh ‘21 Arts and Music: Garrett Adams ‘22 Cultural: Alma Contreras ‘22 Social: Lauren Browning ‘22 Political: Sydney Kaplan ‘22 Religious: Lucas Toglia ‘22 Service: Hank Hahne ‘22 President Pat McKenna ‘20 announced the appointment of Lauren...
New Football Coach Promises Wins
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor Gettysburg College formally welcomed its new head football coach, Maurice “Moe” Banks in a press conference held Tuesday afternoon. Banks comes to Gettysburg as the program’s 26th coach by way of the University of Pennsylvania, where he coached outside linebackers for one season. Previously he coached at his alma mater Georgetown for five seasons. Executive Director of Athletics Mike Mattia said in...
Students Gather in Junction to Watch the Caucus Results That Never Came
By Nicole DeJacimo, Investigations Editor We still do not know who won the Iowa Caucuses, but students stayed late into the evening Monday waiting to find out. The Fielding Center for Presidential Leadership Study and Gettysburg College Democrats hosted an Iowa Caucus watch party in the CUB Junction at which nearly fifty students gathered to watch the caucus process and results while engaging in political conversations. A stream of...
