The Weekly Roundup: Nov. 4 – 10
Monday, Nov. 4 9 a.m. – Noon, SCCAP Food Pantry Shift, Campus Kitchen at SCCAP 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Open Swim, Jaeger Center Pool 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., Get Out the Vote!, Stine Lake 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Student Athlete Well-Being Event, College Union 260 Noon – 1 p.m., Cycle-Spin with Amanda, Jaeger Center 143 Multipurpose Room 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., SCCAP Food Pantry Shift, Campus Kitchen at SCCAP 4 p.m. – 6 p.m., IM...
Senior Spotlight: Janaa Eborn, Violin
By Zach Brooks, Magazine Editor On Friday, Oct. 4, Janaa Eborn ’24 performed her senior recital in Paul Recital Hall. Eborn is a music major studying violin under Elly Toyoda at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music. The recital fulfilled an important degree requirement for Eborn, as well as representing a culmination of their musical achievement. Eborn’s first piece was unaccompanied Bach, Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 by Johann...
Finance, Public Health Policy Majors Approved by Faculty; Available to Students Next Year
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Gettysburg students will have two additional major options to choose from beginning in the 2025-26 academic year: finance and public health policy. The new majors are the latest additions to the 40+ majors that Gettysburg College currently offers. The major proposals were presented to faculty on Sept. 12, and on Sept. 26 both proposals passed a faculty vote with strong majorities. The Finance...
College Prepares Students for Potentially Disruptive Phase of Borough Construction on N. Washington Street
By Brandon Fey, News Editor The Gettysburg Borough has undertaken an infrastructure project to replace the domestic water line and storm sewer line along North Washington Street in an effort to improve stormwater control. Construction has been underway since the summer, though the College is now preparing for the next phase project which will involve a 24/7 burrowing operation beneath the railroad tracks that could potentially cause...
Patience in Progress: The $2.4 Million Quest for Improved Wi-Fi at Gettysburg
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor In March of this year, Vice President of Information Technology Rodney Tosten sent a campus-wide email detailing a major $2.4 million two-year project to upgrade campus Wi-Fi. Tosten then visited the Student Senate, addressing Wi-Fi improvement as a key issue to the College administration, which spurred the project to be instated. “All this is because you have engaged with us and we want to keep...
A Note From the Editor: My Lifeline Through College Challenges
By Ella Prieto, Managing Editor During first-year orientation, I had the privilege to speak to the incoming class during their Experience Gettysburg program. In writing the speech, students are given a wide berth on what to draw on. My peers and fellow speakers chose unique and fascinating topics: the life of a student-athlete, navigating the campus as an international student, becoming a shy first-year to a published author. For me...
