NEWS
Spring semester finals week schedule on the weekend
This semester, Elizabethtown College will hold finals Saturday, May 8. Students and faculty alike were surprised to see exams take place on a weekend, and the change resulted in mixed feelings for many. While the administration has stated that it was necessary to hold finals on that day to ensure a timely Commencement Day and
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Interhall visitation allowed
Elizabethtown College announced in a COVID-19 campus update email Monday, April 21 that interhall visitation would be permitted starting Thursday, April 15. In an email sent a few weeks earlier Monday, March 22, the COVID-19 Task Force said that they would not permit interhall visitation at that time but would instead continue to monitor the
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, April 15 at 3:45 p.m. over Zoom for their weekly meeting. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began the meeting with his administrative report. He started by saying he is disappointed by the number of inappropriate responses on the “before I graduate” boards in the Baugher Student Center (BSC)
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the jungle: Gilbert and friends
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hey, I’m Gilbert! Don’t mind me if I get a few laps in during the interview. I’m working on my beach bod before spring break. Just gotta keep swimming … sorry, if you don’t want to continue the interview, that’s fine. Keep going? Okay. I just came to Elizabethtown College a
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Movie Review: What We Do in the Shadows
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In honor of Taika Waititi’s latest Oscar win, this week’s review will be a throwback review of his and co-writer/director Jemaine Clement’s 2014 horror mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows.” Both Clement and Waititi have always had a somewhat unconventional sense of humor, if the latest Waititi film “Jojo Rabbit”
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Welcome to the jungle: Orange
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hi, I’m Orange. And no, it’s not because I’m orange in color. Okay, maybe it is, but that’s beside the point. I don’t know why you would want to interview me, since I’m not that insteresting. Ok, fine. Let’s see … I’ve known my mom, Liz, for basically my entire life.
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SPORTS
Men’s soccer comes out with a tie, women’s team takes a win: A non-conference game against Babson came out scoreless, the women’s game ends 2-4 Etown
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team faced Babson College Saturday, Sept. 1 in a non-conference match. The players ran for 110 minutes with over 28 shots attempted between both teams and a great effort on both sides. Although shooting opportunities were fairly limited, the Jays still outshot the Beavers by four, two of those shots
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Men’s volleyball to start in mid-January for the 2018-2019 season
Alex Hinsey is currently the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball coach, and he is excited to start coaching the College’s very first men’s volleyball team this year. This will be the College’s 24th Division III sport. Hinsey has years of experience under his belt when it comes to volleyball and recently moved from Pittsburgh about a
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The Blue Jays field hockey season starts well with back to back wins
Photo: Megan White Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team earned back to back wins in their first games of the regular season this weekend. Friday, Aug. 31, they won on the road against Frostburg State University, then in the Jays’ home opener against Dickinson College, Saturday, Sept. 1. Etown came out strong with an early shot
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FEATURES
Author excites audience with original creative writing prompts
Tuesday, Jan. 23, Elizabethtown College welcomed author Meghan Kenny and held two events which featured her: a writing workshop and a reading from her books. Raised in Connecticut and New Hampshire, Kenny has lived in a variety of places. She spent a few years in Idaho and time in France and Peru. She is now
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“Me Too” campaign response brings sexual assault into conversation
Etown students received another email regarding an alleged sexual assault in the Ober residence hall that occurred last week. Sexual assault is a hot topic of conversation right now, especially on many college campuses. For many it is not an easy thing to talk about. The “Me Too” campaign is about the issue of keeping
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Creative nonfiction workshop discusses writing through inspiration
Nov. 16, the Bowers Writers House hosted a creative writing workshop and reading from two English professors from Elizabethtown College. Adjunct professor of English Cass Daubenspeck and lecturer in English and Etownian co-advisor Erica Dolson were asked to co-host the event by professor of English Dr. Carmine Sarracino. Director of the Bowers Writers House Jesse
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