Gettysburgian editors Ben Pontz and Gauri Mangala discuss the news and other items of interest on the Gettysburg College campus and interview campus newsmakers on the new On Target podcast produced in association with WZBT.
College Implements New Travel Protocols, Students Abroad Feel Inconvenienced, Though Not Alarmed, by the Coronavirus
By Katie Oglesby and Benjamin Pontz As students and staff disperse for spring break, Gettysburg College has issued new guidelines about the coronavirus, canceling several spring break trips, and is preparing for the possibility that members of the campus community may need to self-quarantine if they travel to affected areas. As of Saturday evening, Johns […]
College Cancels Spring Break Trips As Coronavirus Spreads
Compiled by Gauri Mangala, Managing Editor In the current state of general panic of coronavirus, Gettysburg College has heeded the warning of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and has cancelled many of the college-sponsored Spring Break trips: Cancelled Trips The Center for Public Service (CPS) has cancelled its Health Care and Education […]
With New Travel Warning, Students Studying Abroad in Italy Must Either Sign New Waiver or Return Home
By Benjamin Pontz, Editor-in-Chief Students studying abroad in Italy must either sign a new special waiver within 48 hours or return home as the coronavirus spreads throughout the country, which now has more than 1,100 confirmed cases. The college protocol, which is standard when students are in countries with U.S. State Department Travel Warnings, was […]
As Coronavirus Spreads, College Largely Mum While Students Abroad Told Not to Travel
By Nicole DeJacimo, Investigations Editor With college-sponsored spring break trips on the horizon and dozens of students studying abroad in Europe, the Center for Global Education and other study abroad programs released travel recommendations to Gettysburgians in light of an ever-expanding outbreak of the coronavirus. Students studying abroad in Austria, Switzerland, and Hungary have received […]
Students Modify Study Abroad Plans as College Monitors Coronavirus Outbreak
By Gauri Mangala and Benjamin Pontz Six Gettysburg College students who planned on studying in Shanghai, China this semester have changed their plans after a coronavirus outbreak led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to advise travelers to avoid travel to China. Some students have elected to pursue a different abroad program, while […]
