NEWS

  • Schlosser Shenanigans: double trouble closes the Schlobby

    Schlosser Shenanigans: double trouble closes the Schlobby

    Once again, the Schlosser Residence Hall has fallen victim to student antics. On Friday morning, Oct. 22, the Office of Residence Life notified the community that all East Wing restrooms and the Schlosser lobby (Schlobby) were closed due to displaced water. After a few hours, water continued to gather in the Schlobby; however, the East

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  • Board of Trustees meets to discuss agenda for next year

    Board of Trustees meets to discuss agenda for next year

    On Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, the Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees met for a business meeting. The board members first met at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and time to talk. At 8 a.m., the board started their meeting with a missions moment from 2011 Etown alumna TaLisa Ramos. Ramos spoke about her experience before, after

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  • Today’s Technology

    Today’s Technology

    Netflix employees staged a walk out on Wednesday, Oct. 20 in a protest against Dave Chapelle’s latest stand-up special. The walk out was held in Los Angeles, Calif. and was attended by hundreds of people, including Netflix employees, celebrities and local activists. In addition to the walk out, remote workers staged their own protest by

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CAMPUS LIFE

  • Book reviews

    Book reviews

    Most of us have read “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and throughout our K-12 education. It’s been utilized to teach about racism in the United States of America; however, teaching racism based on Lee’s book is inherently flawed as it centers the conversation on white saviorism since the book is written by a

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  • Welcome to the Jungle

    Welcome to the Jungle

    Tobi: Hi! I’m ready to be interviewed! Everyone’s gonna love me and want to meet me! Luna: Are you sure? We don’t even know these people. Mabel: Luna, you’re fine, it’s gonna be fine. Mom’s literally right there. Can I go first? Sorry, I just have a meeting with a very important nap this afternoon.

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  • Recipes for people who can’t cook

    Recipes for people who can’t cook

    Hello, Elizabethtown College students and community! How are you? Feeling a bit peckish, perhaps? While there are certainly a lot of positive aspects of grabbing something to eat from the Jay’s Nest or having a meal at the Marketplace, there’s nothing quite like eating a meal you made yourself.  Now, some of you might be

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SPORTS

  • Runner beats school record

    Friday, Feb. 1, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the New York University (NYU) DIII Invitational. The men’s team finished 21st with 10.5 points. Junior Samuel Gerstenbacher broke the 3,000m record with a finish of 8:33.17. The last record at Etown was set in 2003 by Steve Sanko at

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  • Wrestling team beats King’s

    The Elizabethtown College wrestling team traveled to King’s College Friday, Feb. 1. Etown ended 36-12 in a dual victory over King’s. Out of the 10 matches, Etown took a win for six of them. King’s was in the lead 3-0 after a 3-2 decision in a matchup with sophomore Josh McLaughlin. In the next two

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  • Women’s swim team has huge success, both teams take win

    The Elizabethtown College women’s and men’s swim teams traveled to Washington D.C., Saturday, Feb. 2 to go up against Gallaudet University for their final dual meet of the season. The women found huge success, especially in the opening 200 medley relay which included junior Sara Lingo, senior Maddie Lasko, first-year Robin Hill, and senior Erika

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FEATURES

  • Joint craft talk, evening reading explore effective use of dialogue

    Joint craft talk, evening reading explore effective use of dialogue

    Monday, April 9, the Bowers Writers House welcomed adjunct faculty of English Jennifer Besse and Assistant Director of Academic Advising Curtis Smith for a craft talk and a joint reading session. At Elizabethtown College, Besse teaches Latin and classical mythology, and Curtis Smith has taught EN 100 in the past. At the event, Smith and

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  • Emily Dickinson movie celebrates poetry month

    Emily Dickinson movie celebrates poetry month

    April is National Poetry Month, and in the spring 2018 semester, Elizabethtown College had a special focus on the great American poet Emily Dickinson. Last month, March 15, the College held an Emily Dickinson concert in Zug Recital Hall. March 15 also marked the opening of an Emily Dickinson exhibit in the High Library, entitled

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  • Student club, groups raise money for children with A-T

    Student club, groups raise money for children with A-T

    The Elizabethtown College Education Organization (Ed Org) hosted the 13th Annual A-T Benefit Saturday, March 17 from 7-9 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Ed Org raised a total of $1,300, which will be directly given to A-T Children’s Project. The donation was made in memory of Daniel Schuitema, 20, who recently died from

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