NEWS
Senior Leadership Team forum announces developments
President Elizabeth Rider and members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) made themselves available for student queries at a Sept. 14 forum held in the Koons Activity Venue (KAV) where several announcements were also made by SLT members. The SLT consists of Elizabethtown College’s five vice presidents who oversee the various areas of college operations.
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Business Buzz: Mortgage rates hit highest level since Trump took office
It’s the fourth-straight week that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has increased, climbing up to 6.95%. This marks the highest level for mortgage rates since President Trump’s first full week into his second term late January last year. A mortgage rate is the percentage of interest that is charged on a home loan. These
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Adjunct Curtis Smith set to release two new books this fall
After 45 years as an educator and at least a decade of publishing, Elizabethtown College English Department adjunct faculty member Curtis Smith is adding two more books to his body of work. Smith’s newest publications, the novel “(step)sisters” and the short story collection “this heart,” are his 16th and 17th books. The works continue Smith’s
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CAMPUS LIFE
Creature Feature: Angel the chinchilla
For most college students, having a roommate means dealing with someone who forgets to do the dishes, stays up too late or occasionally eats your food without asking. For Blake Carmosin, a junior graphic design major, having a roommate means having a third adorable roommate who also happens to be a chinchilla. Angel is a
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Media Review: “Pitch Perfect”
Musical comedy movie, “Pitch Perfect,” about collegiate acapella groups, is one of the best pieces of media to come out of 2012. “Pitch Perfect” follows Becca, a disgruntled college freshman with dreams of becoming a DJ in Los Angeles, begrudgingly joining the Barden Bellas, an all-female acapella group. On their journey to winning the International
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Students of Etown: Catie Sones
This fall, 565 students joined the class of 2030 at Elizabethtown College. With the bustle of activities and a perpetually growing list of assignments, you probably won’t get to meet them all. So, let me introduce you to one: Catie Sones. Sones is a first-year honors student and legal studies major. However, her journey to
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SPORTS
Henning, Blue Jays shine in doubleheader against Penn St. Berks
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team faced off in a doubleheader against Penn State Berks. The Blue Jays had the game rescheduled from an away game to one held at Thompson Gym over the weekend. The Blue Jays started off slow, getting initially outscored in the start of the first set 11-1. Etown found some
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Men’s tennis cruises past Penn State Abington
The Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team continued its strong start to the fall season Saturday afternoon, defeating Penn State Abington 6-1 at home. The Blue Jays took control early, winning two of the three doubles matches to claim the first point of the afternoon. Senior Ryan Kraychik and First-year Connor Gurekovich provided Etown’s biggest doubles
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Elizabethtown, Messiah stuck in stalemate with a draw in the annual Marshmallow Game
The annual marshmallow game between the MAC Commonwealth Conference’s Messiah Falcons and the Landmark Conference’s Elizabethtown Blue Jays men’s soccer teams took place this past week. The Blue Jays had to take the game on the road after the continued construction of Ira R. Herr Field continues on Etown’s campus to face off at Messiah.
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FEATURES
Democracy in action: CCCE office hosts National Constitution Day tabling
On Thursday, Sept. 17, students stopped by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) tabling to commemorate National Constitution Day with interactive tabling focused on civic engagement, voter registration information and constitution education. The event commemorates the Sept. 17 signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. This year, the event saw a massive increase
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RecWell hosts annual Suicide Prevention Week with new hazing awareness pledge.
Throughout the week of Sept. 14-17, the RecWell hosted numerous events promoting suicide prevention, self-care promotion and mental health resources for students in honor of Suicide Prevention Month. The initiative of the events was to connect students on campus with necessary tools to support mental health and wellbeing while fostering a stronger campus community. “[The
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Internship Insider Panel provides student insight to peers.
On Thursday, Sept. 10, second-year students gathered in the Susquehanna Room to listen to a panel of fellow students share their experiences with an array of internships, giving students an inside view to internship opportunities and experiences. The panel takes place annually in September. each year, giving students time to learn and discuss internship opportunities
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