NEWS
Dr. Oya Ozkanca appointed to leadership position in the National Collegiate Honors Council
Recently, Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca—professor of international studies and political science, as well as Director of the Honors Program and the international studies minor here at Elizabethtown College—was appointed to a prestigious leadership position in the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC). This development serves to create an advantageous environment for the Honors Program at Elizabethtown College
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PA Politics: A House Divided: Game of Thrones politics in the PA State House
The landmark midterm elections of 2022 flipped the PA State House from Republican to Democratic control for the first time in eleven years. It all started with the 2020 decennial census results which caused new state legislative maps to be drawn in 2021 by the bipartisan Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission. The new maps had the
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PA Politics: House leadership in jeopardy
Similar to its counterpart in the United States House of Representatives, the Pennsylvania House is struggling to figure out its next speaker. Not that it doesn’t have one now—Mark Rozzi (D-Berks) is the current speaker, but his election was both unusual and unexpected. In November, Democrats won 102 out of 203 seats, but one member
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CAMPUS LIFE
Student Wages Op-Ed Companion Piece
Note: The Etownian reached out to Student Senate and the Business Office, but were unable to receive a response due to time constraint. In addition, the statements in this piece are entirely the individual’s opinion and do not reflect the opinions of the Etownian. Some statements were edited for length and clarity. Back in February
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Op-Ed: Student wages
The current campus minimum wage is $8.25. No amount of complicated pay schemes can change that. This fact doesn’t sit well with many of us at Elizabethtown College: that’s why we (Nicholas Wiley and Gabriel Karl) are writing this Op-Ed on behalf of the Etown Young Democratic Socialists of America. Gabriel $8.25 is too little,
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Movie Review: Sonic 2
In order to get into the mind of the Blue Blur, I knew I had to make an effort to act like he does. That means before I stepped into the theater, I was to indulge in Sonic’s favorite dish of choice: a chili dog. It was my first time eating the dish, and I
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SPORTS
Rudy
“Rudy” is a movie about a football player named Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger Jr. whose dream is to play football on Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish football team. He is not expecting to be a starter, but he wants to fulfill his lifelong dream by being on the field in uniform and make one play during the
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Intramural basketball contest
Sunday, February 28, Elizabethtown College held an intramural basketball shooting competition. The contest featured eight competitors, who were shooting basketballs to win the contest. Whoever had the most points at the end of the contest won. At first, there were 20 layups which were one point each. Then, there were 20 foul shots with each
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Intramurals update
With Elizabethtown College’s COVID-19 restrictions and many campus activities being hosted virtually, students from a wide range of backgrounds are in search of extracurricular activities to participate in with their friends. For many of these students, intramural sports are the perfect way of getting out of the dorm room, staying active and spending time with
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FEATURES
Study drugs pose risk to students looking to improve study habits
College can be very stressful for students. Between school work, jobs, friends, living alone and figuring out the future, it’s not a surprise that some turn down the path of prescription drugs to help with focusing on studying and classes. According to the Harvard University Office of Alcohol & Other Drug Services website, some of
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Love and Information illustrates various elements of relationships
Love and Information,” by Caryl Churchill, a play comprised of unrelated vignettes, currently being shown in the Elizabethtown College Tempest Theatre. This experimental play, first performed in Sept. 2012, intentionally includes very little detail pertaining to characters, background and stage direction. This gives directors and performers a lot of interpretive freedom. The Etown production, directed
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Student researchers have opportunites explore interests, global issues
Elizabethtown College provides many opportunities for students to learn outside of the classroom. One of these opportunities is student research, some of which is able to be published. Many students engage in student-faculty research as undergraduates. This allows them to advance in their fields of study as well as make new information more accessible to
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