“Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posie, ashes, ashes, we all fall down….”
Name: The Gettysburg Plague
Relationship Status: Polyamorous
Year: Super Senior
Activities: Coughing, sneezing, sleeping, missing classes
Favorite Season: Winter
Favorite Subject: Health Sciences
Favorite Spot on Campus: Health Center
Favorite Drink: Hot Tea
Favorite Food: Chicken Noodle Soup
Would you consider yourself to be popular?
A: I try to visit every student at least once a year, so I would say yes.
What is your favorite part of the school year?
A: When everyone gets back to campus, and it just starts to get cold so I can start my visits!
How do you think students feel about you?
A: I think that although they don’t always love me visiting, they recognize that I am part of student life.
Editor’s note:Â Though the Ring Around the Rosie/Black Death myth has been debunked (Snopes), we at HC Gettysburg don’t see the harm in temporarily revitalizing it for the sake of a punny title in an article personifying Gettysburg’s infamous sickness.