NEWS
Professor to Provost: A Profile on Kristi Keas
When Kristi Kneas entered Elizabethtown College as an associate professor of chemistry, she had no idea that she would one day hold her current position of Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Kneas did know that while she enjoyed chemistry, what she really loved was teaching others and working on their skills. This
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The benefits of Etown’s Pre-Law Program
There has been a recent increase of interest in law and legal studies at Elizabethtown College, as well as on a national scale. Etown comes with many ways to help students who are interested in pursuing a career in law and how to get started. Something different that Etown does involving law is their pre-law
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Student Senate: New policy about scheduling exams before finals announced
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, March 31 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with student comments and announcements in which Class of 2025 Representative Amelia Whittmeir reminded everyone of the Hide-n-Seek club event on April 2 starting at 5 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium. Class of 2025 Representative Alexis Sheetz
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Treat: Auntie Anne’s Cinnamon Pretzel Bites
Hello Crumb Crew, and welcome back to your daily reading of all things crunchy, chewy and everything in between. Today, we will be opening on a true treat today: Auntie Anne’s cinnamon sugar dusted pretzel bites! Regular size cup, lots of sugary goodness, but VERY messy. I would take caution on eating it in places
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The Students of Etown: Alexis Price
Despite Elizabethtown College being a small school compared to most of the colleges in the area, it is nearly impossible to know all of the students on campus. Each one of them has their own unique story on how they came to attend Etown, and it is important to know that their story has value.
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Movie review: “tick, tick,…BOOM!”
My first experience with “tick,tick…BOOM!” was in 2017. I was in the midst of my “Hamilton” phase and ready to devour anything that Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared in. On a YouTube search, I found a video of him and Karen Olivio, another prominent Broadway actress, singing “Therapy” from “tick, tick,…BOOM!.” Immediately, I was hooked. I did
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SPORTS
Puppy Bowl
If you are not a football fan, and are watching TV on Super Bowl weekend, you might come across something known as the Puppy Bowl. The Puppy Bowl is an annual television show on Animal Planet. This year, the puppies were put on either Team Fluff or Team Ruff and faced off against each other
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Super Bowl LV
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs faced off in Super Bowl LV. The Super Bowl was a showdown between the two best teams in their respective conferences. This was a game to be remembered. To begin, in the first quarter, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker drove a 49 yard
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A brief Super Bowl history
The Super Bowl is not a new thing to hit popular sports culture. It grew out of a rivalry between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL) in 1966. The two divisions were rivals in every way except for one: they agreed that the end-of-season championship game, then called the AFL-NFL
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FEATURES
Craftwork by local artisans to be sold at new maker’s market
Whirligig Unique Boutiques is a maker’s market type shop that is currently home to thirty different artisans, and more artisans (and their products) are coming! The shop is owned and operated by local resident Stacey Derck, who takes pride in the products that her shop sells, as well as the stories behind the people who
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Alum conducts work to assist first-generation college students
The Open Doors Education Group first opened its doors to first generation college students at the beginning of April. This group’s founder, president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ramon Rios, is an alum of Elizabethtown College and a few current students are helping out with the organization. This organization is based in Lancaster, and Rios
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Graduating senior staff says their “farewells” to the Etownian
Almost four years ago I walked into the Etownian news room and (at least it feels like) I never walked out. While I cannot speak for everyone, I know many of our seniors had similar experiences. The Etownian is where I found my true home at Etown, I found a family within my fellow writers
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