NEWS
Etown engineering professor’s project with local high school
In spring 2021, associate professor of engineering Dr. Brenda Read-Daily worked with Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry students at Palmyra Area High School in order to teach them about environmental engineering. Her project focused on teaching the students about water hardness and managing the nitrogen cycle. It was recently featured in an Association of Environmental Engineering
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Engineering professors awarded at annual conference
Recently, two Elizabethtown College engineering professors received awards at the annual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference. The conference is a yearly event dedicated to engineering educators, and it includes technical events and workshops for the attendees. This year’s conference included speakers who were in the field of engineering education at many different accredited
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Global Perspectives
The United Kingdom’s former First Secretary of the State and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was demoted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sept. 15. The reassignment occurred following Western countries pulling out of Afghanistan. Johnson reassigned Raab to the position of Secretary of State for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister. The reassignment occurred after Raab received
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the jungle
Hey! I’m Dave! How do I look in this sweater? Yes, I need to wear a sweater because I have no fur. I thought that that would have been obvious. It does get in the way when I’m trying to take a bath, though. I really should invest in some lotion to make my skin
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Welcome to the jungle
Hello! My name is Killian! This is my first semester taking classes, though my mom, Aries, is working on her second year of college. Unfortunately, I’m spending my first semester remote. The plus side is that I get to take classes on my mom’s bed. Though, to be honest, I don’t pay attention as much
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Social but distanced fall
This season may be called fall, but that doesn’t mean it’s a downer! Autumn is a fantastic time of year with lots of fun activities to do, and luckily you can still do a bunch of them while maintaining safe distance from your friends. First, let’s think about aesthetics! What represents fall more than changing
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SPORTS
Swim teams still early in season, defeat Landmark opponent
Saturday, Oct. 27, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams defeated Landmark Conference opponent Goucher College on the road in the Jays’ first dual meet of the season. First-year Robin Hill finished first in both of her individual events of the meet, the 1000-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. Hill finished the 1000-yard freestyle with
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Field Hockey falls to second going into Landmark Conference playoffs
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team faced the Catholic University of America Saturday, Oct. 27 in a rainy match at home. This was a big match for both teams as it decided who gets the number one seed as well as home field advantage in the Landmark Conference playoffs. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays did not
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Field hockey suffers tough loss, breaks 10-win streak in overtime
Photo: Jocelyn Kline The Elizabethtown College field hockey team gained their 10th straight win Oct. 17 when they faced Swarthmore College in a nonconference matchup. Swarthmore did score first to begin the match, but a game-saving goal by first-year Grace Hardy put the Jays on the board in the 59th minute. For most of the
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FEATURES
“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” starts conversation about modern technology
Elizabethtown College’s Theater Department is performing “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” by Sarah Ruhl this spring semester at the Tempest Theater. The comic play explores the need for connection in a technology-driven world. “Ms. Ruhl is a creative and artistic playwright,” director and associate professor of theater Richard Wolf-Spencer said. The play opens with a woman
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Award winner talks about stories, history behind Amish quilt-making
Dale Brown Book Award winner Dr. Janneken Smucker spoke at Elizabethtown College Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Smucker, author and associate professor of History at West Chester University, wrote a book titled “Amish Quilts.” The award is given to an individual who advances Anabaptist or pious religions. “I knew that there would be interest
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New professor shares impact of World War I on views of gender, race
As the High Library continues to feature the WWI and America Exhibition, it sponsored the lecture “Defining the Nation: Gender, Race and Belonging in World War I.” Assistant professor of history Dr. Chelsea Schields gave the lecture in the High Library Wednesday, Feb. 14. Archivist Rachel Grove Rohrbaugh started the event by talking about the
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