NEWS
Etown student helps solve cold case
Elizabethtown College student Eric Schubert has recently solved a nearly 60-year-old cold case. Schubert had used his knowledge and passion for genealogy to discover the killer of nine-year-old Marise Ann Chiverella. On March 18, 1964, Chiverella was on her way to school in Hazleton, Pa. when she was abducted. Later that day, her body was
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Senate votes on new amendments to decrease class representatives and start biweekly meetings
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 3 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special order for a report from Vice President for Enrollment Management John Campoli. Currently Elizabethtown College is 22 percent up in applications and 40 percent in applications compared to two years ago. The retention
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Robert D. Ballard gives lecture at Elizabethtown College
On Feb. 16, famous oceanographer Robert D. Ballard gave a lecture to Elizabethtown College and community members as part of the Evenings of Enlightenment. Ballard is an ocean explorer, best known for discovering underwater archeology, such as the R.M.S. Titanic and the Bismarck. He began the discussion by talking about his passion for the ocean
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CAMPUS LIFE
Valentine’s Day Horoscopes
Hello there! I welcome you all back to another semester of horoscopes at the Etownian, whether you’re a starchild or a skeptic. This first horoscope is a sort of special one, since this issue is closest to Valentine’s Day. That means for once the horoscopes can be written in the most stereotypical manner — about
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Remote learning tips
With the third semester underneath COVID-19 restrictions starting, students on the Elizabethtown College campus are remote learning as well as those at home. However, not being in the physical classroom can be hard for students as they are easily distracted, lose motivation to keep up with homework or struggle overall. Since the virtual campus does
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Music review of Margaux’s EP “More Brilliant Is the Hand That Throws the Coin”
Uh oh! We’re starting the semester with an Etownian classic: a writer going into depth on a project by an artist you’ve probably never heard of! The great news is that, as always, in the Campus Life section we are allowed to express individual writers’ opinions. That just means I’m allowed to promise you’ll love
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SPORTS
Women’s basketball suffers a one-point loss in Landmark game
Wednesday, Nov. 28 the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team took a 71-61 win against York College of Pennsylvania. York took the first points of the game. Sophomore Emma Powell put the first point on the board for Etown with nine minutes left of the first quarter. A few seconds later, Sophomore Veronica Christ made a
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Wrestling team competes in weekend invitational at York
Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 the Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed in the New Standard Corporation Invitational. The invitational was held at the York College of Pennsylvania, and 16 schools were represented. On Friday, Etown took 12th place and Saturday they took 16th. Seven Blue Jays were able to move through the competition
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Women’s swim team bounces back with victory over Eagles
Photo: Jocelyn Kline Wednesday, Nov. 28, Elizabethtown College’s swim teams swam at Bryn Mawr College, where the men’s team took on Cabrini University and the women’s team swam against Bryn Mawr and Cabrini. First-year Robin Hill was a standout for the Jays, winning the 100-yard butterfly by almost two seconds and earning a season and
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FEATURES
Professor shares research on domestic minor sex trafficking in new book
Monday, Jan. 23, the Bowers Writers House held its first event of the spring semester. The event, titled “A National Horror: Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking” with Dr. Susan Mapp, focused on the harsh reality of sex trafficking in the United States. Director of Bowers Writers House Jesse Waters said that this topic is one of
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Facilities management, campus security keep campus safe during snow
At Elizabethtown College, our first priority is to attend to student and faculty’s safety,” Vice President for Administration and Finances Robert Wallett said. There are multiple people, such as Campus Security, Facilities Management and academic workers, involved in making weather-related decisions. Students, employees and those traveling to and from the College are taken into consideration
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Guest pianist from New South Wales performs with Oberlin alumnae
Alumnae of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, with guest pianist from the Riverina Conservatorium in New South Wales Hamish Tait, performed a concert at Elizabethtown College Sunday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The alumnae included Assistant Professor of music and soprano singer Anne Gross, violinist Lauren Davis and cellist
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