NEWS
Mold testing in Hackman South causes student concern
Colleges, due to their age and ware due to time, are often subject to scrutiny in terms of the quality of their housing. Elizabethtown College has been addressing that issue of their own through the renovation of their dorms including the most recent ones of Myer and Royer. Still, students may find that their living
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Student Senate: Transition Committee works on final constitution
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 9 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports where Associate Dean of Students Jenn Crowder reminded students that the housing intention form and spring break stay request form are both due on Feb. 15. Associate Director of the Office of Diversity,
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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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CAMPUS LIFE
Artist Review: Surfaces
With the recent bouts of warm weather over the past few weeks, I’ve found myself turning more and more frequently to the music from the band Surfaces. The group, which is widely known for its hit song “Sunday Best,” perfectly blends multiple genres of music, making them a unique group whose music perfectly complements the
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Abby’s Advice: Course Scheduling
For students who will be returning to Elizabethtown College next year, the time to plan for the Fall semester is now! While browsing the course catalog and thinking about all the opportunities available is exciting, this time of year can also be stressful. As our thoughts turn towards the future, considering what classes to take,
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Welcome to the Jungle: Meet Kelsey Knappenberger’s one-eyed cat, Kyra
Kelsey Knappenberger is a junior information systems major at Elizabethtown College. When she moved on campus, she brought along with her a black cat named Kyra. Kyra had been brought onto campus to act as an assistant animal to Knappenberger. The two have a strong connection due to Knappenberger nursing Kyra after having found her
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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
Guest speaker discusses female representation in comics, media
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at 7 p.m., Bowers Writers House welcomed guest speaker and author of the novel “Superwomen and Supergirls: Gender, Power, and Representation in Comics, TV, and Film,” Carolyn Cocca, who is a scholarly expert on the appearance of females in modern superhero narratives in daily media. Today, the presence of women taking
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“If/Then” musical opens, student actors share their experiences
The Theatre and Dance division of Elizabethtown College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts is presenting “If/Then” as the fall 2018 musical. The musical is performed in the Tempest Theatre in the Baugher Student Center (BSC). “If/Then” is a musical written by the the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators of the musical “Next to
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Union organizer shares personal collection of WWI propaganda posters
Photo: Madeline Kauffman From Thursday, Nov. 1 to Saturday, Dec. 1, Elizabethtown College will be showcasing propaganda posters from World War I designed to enlist women in the war effort. These posters are from the personal collection of Pamela Tronsor, a union organizer for Communications-Workers America and personal friend of professor of English Dr. John
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