NEWS
Student Senate: Junior/Senior details are announced
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Feb.16 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with the Oath of Office for Class of 2023 Representative Olivia Baker. Moving into Administrative Reports Director of the Office of Student Activities (OSA) and Commuter Engagement Brooke Hollinger reported that the theme for this year’s Mx.
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Strides to be made against racism with CARE
In pursuit of anti-racism on the Elizabethtown College campus and in the community as a whole, Coalition for Anti-Racist Education (CARE) has been established. According to an email sent by the College, CARE is defined as “a group of dedicated employees and students who strive to create a thriving community where all faculty, staff, and
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PA Politics: John Fetterman to receive treatment for clinical depression
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, newly elected Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression. This marks the Democrat’s second trip to the hospital this month, with the first in early February after Fetterman reported being lightheaded while attending a retreat in Washington. “John, Gisele
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CAMPUS LIFE
Weather Report: Summer’s still holding on
Many autumn lovers, such as myself, have been waiting for the day we get to take out our knit sweaters, order hot lattes and go to class in our sweatpants. As far as we are concerned, fall weather should be here already! Unfortunately for us, Mother Nature does not agree. Even with fall quickly approaching,
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Students of Etown: Ava Lammersen
Ava Lammersen is 19 years old and currently attends Elizabethtown College as a sophomore. Lammersen is from Woodstown, N.J., and decided to join the flock at Etown because she was impressed with the liberal arts academic rigor, the location of the College, and the small yet welcoming class size Etown offers to its students. There
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Recipe Review: Learn how potatoes can become an easy dorm favorite
Finding ways to cook favorites from home in a college dorm can be difficult. With only a microwave and a minifridge to use while at school, many students turn to easy snacks or desserts to satisfy their hunger and go home on the weekends for a familiar meal. However, these comfort foods may not be
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SPORTS
Bike exchange program
Recently, the bike share program was announced to reopen. For those that do not know what the bike share program is, it is a free service for Elizabethtown College students and employees. According to Director of the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being Whitney Crull, “You simply go to the Bowers Center Equipment Desk
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Casey K. Moore
Casey K. Moore was recently announced an inductee into the Ira R. Hall of Fame for sports. He was a two-sport athlete during his time at Elizabethtown College, competing as a member of the men’s swimming and soccer teams, and later becoming team captain for both teams. Moore earned All-American honors in 2001 after touching
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Here Comes the Boom
“Here Comes the Boom” tells the story of Scott Voss, played by Kevin James, a high school biology teacher at the Wilkinson High School. Budget cuts at the school start to jeopardize the continuation of the school’s music department, which would result in fellow colleague and music teacher Marty Streb, played by Henry Winkler, being
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FEATURES
Former White House staff member encourages youth political engagement
Elizabethtown College recently had the pleasure of hosting Daniella Gibbs Léger, the executive vice president for communications and strategy at American Progress. Léger was on campus as the Woodrow Wilson visiting fellow, and on Thursday, Feb. 28 she was interviewed in Gibble Auditorium by Etown junior Pleasant Sprinkle-Williams. In discussing how she got involved with
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Scene on campus: art, music come together prior to Ware lecture
In anticipation of this year’s Ware Lecture on the cultural exchanges of the Silk Road, student volunteers came together to show the interconnectivity between peacebuilding, art, and music by painting greenery on a piano in the halls of the Baugher Student Center. This piano will be freely available up until the lecture itself for those
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Senior Capstone Series: Recitals showcase talent, growth of music majors
Every year, senior Elizabethtown College music majors from all three branches of the department are required to perform a thirty-minute recital with their principle instrument, whether that be voice or a physical instrument. These recitals take the knowledge that students have acquired over four years and put it to use in front of an audience.
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