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Learn how Laken Franchetti '25 decided to follow in her grandfather's footsteps and attend Gettysburg in the kickoff edition of the first-year journal "Getty, Set, Go!"
By Laken Franchetti, Contributing Writer I applied to Gettysburg College because my grandfather had attended. I had never toured the campus, and I conducted very minimal research into the college’s…
ICYMI: Senate had their first meeting of the semester on Monday. President Syd Quan established a standard of respect in terms of time and opinion.
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief On Monday night, Student Senate held their first meeting of the semester with the new executive board. After President Syd Quan ’22 called the meeting to or…
Since students began arriving on campus for the semester, three employees and one student have tested positive for COVID-19. Read more COVID updates from College Life here:
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief Since students began arriving on campus, one student has tested positive and three employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The College will continue to monit…
Problem of the Week is back! Every Friday, we will be posting a problem from the Mathematics Department. Solve it, and you have the chance to win a victory button and receive the Paul Mugabi problem-solving award.
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 en…
Student Senate first meeting of the semester!
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“I think making a place home is sort of a process,” CPS Coordinator, Anna Bochenek '22 said. “[Our goal is to] get people to put both feet in and start investing in the community.”
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief On the Friday of First-Year Orientation, first-year students had the option to give back to their new community through the Center for Public Service’s (CPS) Gett…
ICYMI: The newest class of Gettysburgians participated in the First-Year Walk tradition last week. Read about it here:
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief and Katie Oglesby, Magazine Editor On Thursday, Aug. 26, the Class of 2025 participated in the First-Year Walk, beginning in the Chapel and ending at the Gettysbu…
President Bob Iuliano welcomes the class of 2025 to Gettysburg, “You are about to enter one of the most consequential periods of your life, a time of personal and intellectual growth that will give you great and lasting consequences in all the years of your life to come,."
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief and Katie Oglesby, Magazine Editor On Wednesday, Aug. 25, Gettysburg College welcomed first-year students and families for the 190th Convocation for the Class of …
The Class of 2025 moved in yesterday! Catch up on some highlights from Opening Day:
Starting today, Gettysburg will require individuals to mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. This interim change coincides with move-in for the fall semester and will be revisited in the coming weeks.
By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing Editor This past week, Vice President for College Life Anne Ehrlich and Provost Chris Zappe announced the College will require indoor masking for all students, staff, a…
Starting August 18, Dr. Carlos Tasso Aquino will assume the role of Interim Chief Diversity Officer. He will also serve as a member of the President’s Council.
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief Yesterday, President Iuliano announced that Dr. Carlos Tasso Aquino will assume the role of Interim Chief Diversity Officer and a member of the President’s…
“Gettysburg College is committed to providing you with the best medical care possible and the newly-formed relationship with WellSpan allows for a comprehensive approach to medical care,” said VP Anne Ehrlich.
By Katie Oglesby, Magazine Editor On Thursday, Aug. 12 Vice President of College Life and Dean of Students Anne Ehrlich announced in campus-wide email changes to health services on campus, notably …
On Oct. 4, 2021, former NBC Washington Correspondent, Tracie Potts, will join the Eisenhower Institute as its new Executive Director.
By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing Editor On Oct. 4, 2021, former NBC Washington Correspondent, Tracie Potts, will join the Eisenhower Institute as its new Executive Director. In an email to the G…
Halfway through the MLB season, David Goldman gives us a look at the emerging talent and teams to watch.
By David Goldman, Staff Writer Midseason marks always come quicker than expected and serve as an indication to teams that the most important half of the season is soon underway. The first half of t…
The Milwaukee Bucks emerged as NBA playoffs champs this season. Colin Lawless breaks down the season’s triumphs and missteps in this playoffs recap:
By Colin Lawless, Staff Writer This year’s NBA playoffs meant the return of the ever important fans of the league. After a long year made up of close calls and bubble experiments, fans supported th…
Gettysburg responded to updated CDC guidance recommending that vaccinated individuals mask indoors in areas with a high transmission of COVID-19. The College maintains the masking policy requiring only unvaccinated individuals to mask indoors and expects to reach a 91% vaccination rate for students and employees by the start of the fall semester.
By Katie Oglesby, Magazine Editor On Thursday, July 29, Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students Anne Ehrlich and Executive Director for the Human Resources Office Jen Lucas sent out a …
Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees Darrien Davenport announced his resignation yesterday. Davenport's last day at Gettysburg will be August 13. Read on for more:
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief Interim Chief Diversity Officer and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees Darrien Davenport announced his resignation yesterday. His last day at the colleg…
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Princeton Review and US News & World Reports national college rankings place Gettysburg at the highs and lows, evaluating campus life, education and value.
By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing-Editor Recently, the Princeton Review published the 2021 college rankings; Gettysburg made the list of top twenty schools for six categories, in addition to being class…
Yesterday President Iuliano announced that Darrien Davenport will fill in as Interim Chief Diversity Officer following Jeanne Arnold's departure. Read about this update and additional changes to the Office of Multicultural Engagement here:
By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing Editor This morning, President Bob Iuliano announced that Jeanne Arnold, the college’s inaugural Chief Diversity Officer, will leave Gettysburg on June 30 to work at St…
When Naomi Osaka chose not to participate in post-match news conferences for the French Open and withdrew from the tournament, she reinvigorated the conversation about mental health in the sports world for student athletes and professionals alike.
By Jack Herr, Sports Editor Tennis star Naomi Osaka recently withdrew from the French Open, citing mental health reasons, which sparked a conversation about the pressure on professional and collegi…
Amanda Del Gaudio began as Gettysburg's inaugural Director of Gender Equity and LGBTQIA+ Life on June 1. Previously the Assistant Director of LGBTQ+ Advocacy and Awareness at Hofstra University, she will provide leadership for initiatives under the Women's Center and LGBTQIA+ Life.
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief Starting June 1, Amanda Del Gaudio began as Gettysburg’s inaugural Director of Gender Equity and LGBTQIA+ Life. Del Gaudio formerly served as the Assistant Direct…
Today Gettysburg announced the appointment of Anne Ehrlich as the new Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students. Ehrlich previously served as Vice President for Student Development at Knox College. She will begin July 26.
Anne Ehrlich, Courtsey of Knox College By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing Editor Today, President Bob Iuliano announced in a campus-wide email Dean Julie Ramsey’s new successor, Anne Ehrlich, who hails f…
A Gettysburg College alumna seeks justice after receiving a message with an alleged confession to her 2013 sexual assault. She and another former student shared their stories with the Associated Press.
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief On May 17, the Associated Press released a story about two sexual assault cases that occurred on Gettysburg’s campus in 2013 and 2014. Gettysburg alumna Shannon K…
Nearly a quarter of the student body has received COVID-19 vaccines, and students who are not requesting exemptions must be fully vaccinated at least two weeks prior to arriving on campus in the fall.
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief This afternoon, Interim Vice President for College Life and Dean of Students Jeff Foster sent an email to the campus community outlining the fall 2021 vaccine req…
The Class of 2021 graduated nearly two weeks ago. We unpacked how the class ranked in the sports world during their four years at Gettysburg.
By Garrett Glaeser, Sports Editor This year’s graduating class of athletes have had their daily routines and expectations consistently upended for the past year. Many athletes still have vivid memo…
Phoebe Doscher and Nicole DeJacimo have worked side by side at The Gettysburgian since their first years and now will lead The Gettysburgian as Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor, respectively.
Staff Report Phoebe Doscher ‘22 will serve as editor-in-chief of The Gettysburgian during the 2021-22 academic year for its 124th volume. Nicole DeJacimo ‘22 will join her as managing editor. Both,…
After seven years, the college’s inaugural Chief Diversity Officer will leave Gettysburg on June 30 to work at St. Francis College, NY in a similar role.
By Nicole DeJacimo, Managing Editor This morning, President Iuliano announced that Jeanne Arnold, the college’s inaugural Chief Diversity Officer, will leave Gettysburg on June 30 to work at…
#BreakingNews: Gettysburg College will require students to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campus in the fall, with the exemption of medical or religious reasons.
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief President Bob Iuliano announced on Thursday afternoon that all students are required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before returning to campus for the 2021-22 aca…
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"Rise to this occasion of this defining moment. Rise to the challenges confronting our country and our planet … Rise to be the leaders and the voices of change that we know you can be." - President Bob Iuliano to the graduating class of 2021.
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief The class of 2021 gathered at Memorial Field for the 186th Commencement on May 17, 2021. Seniors processed through Penn Hall to honor the tradition of passing thr…
The Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2021 will begin at 10:30 this morning. Follow along for updates and read on for details:
By Phoebe Doscher, Editor-in-Chief On Monday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m., the Class of 2021 will begin the 186th Commencement. The ceremony will take place on Memorial Field, and will be live streamed on…
Professor Warshaw will retire following the Spring 2021 semester after thirty-five years as a member of the Political Science Department at Gettysburg College. She has touched the lives of numerous students and faculty members as a professor, colleague, founder of the Eisenhower Institute Fellows Program, and Director of the Fielding Center for Presidential Leadership Study.
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The Gettysburgian's live streamed candidate forum for the Gettysburg College Student Senate's 2020-21 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election moderated by Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Pontz. Candidates for president are Kurtis Grey, Nadine Snyder, Rock Swartz, and Hassan Williams-Kone. Candidates for vice president are Lauren Browning, Matthew James, and Katherine Troy.
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As part of our #GreatWorkFromHome initiative, we'll be chatting with various Gettysburgians and releasing video or audio from those conversations. Today, Editor-in-Chief Ben Pontz sat down (virtually) with Andy Hughes, Executive Director of the Garthwait Leadership Center, to discuss staying connected from afar and how student organizations might approach moving forward during this season of remoteness.
Mid-day update with some important facts about Gettysburg's decision to go online that seem to be getting buried. Read more here: https://gettysburgian.com/2020/03/five-important-things-to-know-about-gettysburgs-decision-to-go-online/
Here's an update for Sunday, March 15 from managing editor Gauri Mangala.
In the spirit of trying new things (and because we'll all be seeing each other's basements thanks to Zoom meetings eventually anyway), we're experimenting with daily video updates recapping what we know and still don't know to complement our article on the same subject: https://gettysburgian.com/2020/03/what-we-know-what-we-dont-know-gettysburgs-response-to-the-coronavirus/ Here's an update for Saturday, March 14 from editor-in-chief Ben Pontz.
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