Student Senate 1/29: First Meeting of the Semester
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor Officer Reports President Andrew Lemon ’24 began the meeting by welcoming everyone back. “Welcome back everybody, to new faces and old, returning. I hope everyone had a great break!” said Lemon. He stated that the Student Senate Executive Board is working to create goals for this semester that will be shared with the entire Senate once completed. Additionally, he is working to build two committee...
Trouble in Milwaukee: Bucks Fire Head Coach Adrian Griffin
By Owen Kutlu, Staff Writer To much surprise, the Milwaukee Bucks fired Adrian Griffin from his role as head coach of the team last week. Griffin was just months into his stint as head coach, as he began his new role over the summer. Despite the turmoil in the organization surrounding the head coach position, the Bucks still boast a record of 32-14, good enough for second place in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Celtics. The...
Campus Community Gathers to Remember Sara Gifford
By Sophie Lange, News Editor On Thursday, the Gettysburg College campus community held a Service of Remembrance for Assistant Director of International Student Services Sara Gifford in Christ Chapel. Gifford, 35, passed away on Dec. 22 as a result of an automobile accident. In addition to her work with the Office of International Student Services, she was also a Ph.D. candidate at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in the English...
Faculty Meeting News and Notes: Jan. 25, 2024
By Laken Franchetti, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano began the faculty meeting on Thursday by welcoming faculty members back from winter break before turning the discussion to this year’s admissions progress. Admissions Update The deadline for general applications for the Class of 2028 was Jan. 15. For the second year in a row, Gettysburg College has received a record number of applications with over 8,100 applicants....
Gettysburg College Professors Create Free Open Spanish Textbooks
By Theodore Szpakowski ’24, Contributing Writer Last year, four Gettysburg College Spanish professors worked to create a set of textbooks that would better meet student needs in the areas of curriculum and cost. As a result, students in Spanish 101 and 102 saved a combined total of $46,762 from Fall 2022 to Fall 2023. The professors have found that some textbooks do not cover all the course materials or cover some poorly, and this in...
Problem of the Week: Spring 2024, Number 1
Editor’s Note: The Department of Mathematics at Gettysburg College hosts a problem of the week challenge to determine each semester’s Paul Mugabi problem-solving award recipient(s). Each week’s entries are scored by a faculty judge, and winner(s) from each week will receive a Problem Of the Week (P.O.W.) button. The Gettysburgian is not involved in or responsible for accepting or evaluating students’ submissions to this contest....
