Opinion

Charles (Buz) Myers,
Chair of the Faculty Governance Committee

I know that there has been some heated conversation among members of the community about the proposed elimination of Easter Break. Since some of this conversation is based on misinformation and misunderstanding I would like to set the record straight. In the process I would like to emphasize what students and faculty gain by eliminating Easter Recess. But I am getting ahead of myself. Let me provide some vital background for this discussion.

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Kyle Serfass

Columnist

“To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we’ll need to increase our supply of nuclear power. It’s that simple.”
-President Barack Obama

Times are tough in America, no doubt. The economy is causing serious woes for many Americans. Health Care Reform of any type looks like it is dead in the water (when Obama offered Republicans a chance to come discuss policy changes with him they claimed they feared they would be walking into a “trap”). Exacerbating our problems is the fact that Congress is so partisan and so divided that it cannot get much substantive change accomplished. It has gotten so bad that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh has said he will not run for another term out of frustration.

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Ryan Kosyla

Columnist

On Feb. 12, 2010, twenty-one year old Nodar Kumaritashvili, a Georgian luger, went on a training run hours before the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.
Flying at high speeds on the world’s longest luge track, encompassing 16 curves and a 45 story drop from start to finish, he rounded one of the remaining curves and lost control.

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Kevin Fitzpatrick
Contributing Writer

As I rock out to Asher Roth on repeat here in the house of Phi Delta Theta, I realize that I need to say something because I’m not the only person thinking this: Fraternities are not so bad. The vilifying of fraternities and the supposed lifestyle that comes with membership must end. I recently read a tirade against fraternities in this very newspaper, and a rebuttal is required.

Someone must do something about this, and I’m sick of seeing crime in my streets—wait, that’s Batman. I’m actually just tired of people who know nothing about me or my ilk making judgments about us. The attacks on frat dogs and frat-doggery in general must end.

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Andrew Arenge
Staff Reporter

Three weeks ago, the college’s Public Relations Department issued a press release to the staff of The Gettysburgian officially announcing the 2010 Commencement speaker as Robert Egger. The editorial staff ran the story on the front page, but from what I can tell, the timing and role out of this announcement was pushed under the rug by the college.

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