NEWS
Residence Life Works with Students Staying on Campus
Photo courtesy of Elizabethtown College Flickr Since Elizabethtown College has moved online, most students have moved back home. However, some students in extenuating circumstances were approved to stay on campus until they move off campus. Initially, when the College was expecting to return April 6, these numbers included students who had internships and fieldwork placements,
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The U.S. Response to the COVID-19
Photo courtesy of Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm. Many people are living in fear, confusion or perhaps outright panic. The United States is no exception. As of Wednesday, March 18, all 50 states had the virus. Each day the number of cases rises, and the recommended procedures to prevent the
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Today’s Technology
Photo courtesy of Unsplash While people nationwide are being instructed to stay at home, schools at all levels are trying to keep learning going by moving to online classes. Here is a list of some of the most popular tools being used to facilitate online teaching. Discord: Built and marketed to gamers as a free
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Did Nike take a risk with their new ad?
Sept. 6, Nike’s new “Just Do It” ad campaign dropped during the NFL season opening game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles. The day before, the ad appeared on social media and caused a stir because the ad is narrated by and features Colin Kaepernick, former San Fransisco 49ers quarterback. In 2016, he
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Letters to the Editor: We want to hear from you
Do you have something on your mind that you’d like to talk about? Want to open up a dialogue on campus? Enjoy writing professionally or just for a hobby? The Etownian has an opportunity for you! The Etownian welcomes viewpoints from our readers (current students, alumni, faculty, staff, and parents) to be published as Letters
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Etown Simplified: Finding Joy in Decluttering with Marie Kondo
Written by Catherine Amos, Kayla Anderson, Lila Bolze, Lucy Conrey and Giselle Taylor Simple Living FYS According to Foxcroft NYC, we wear 20 percent of our clothes 80 percent of the time. The rest of the clothing just stays in the drawers, gathering dust. Current buying culture encourages the purchase of too many items that
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SPORTS
The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1950s
Elizabethtown College’s athletic program expanded throughout the 1950s, adding three new sports teams including field hockey, wrestling and cross country. The College also joined the NCAA in 1954 while remaining a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Field hockey was added to Etown’s athletic program in 1952 and was led by Coach
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Women’s soccer suffers tough loss at home against Catholic
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team went up against Catholic University of America in a double overtime game Saturday, Oct. 7. Going into the first half, the women focused on keeping the ball on the opposing team’s half and pressuring the Cardinals’ defense throughout the attack. The number of shots by both teams was impressive
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Volleyball team dominates at Lycoming Warrior Tip-Off Classic
Elizabethtown College’s volleyball team swept SUNY Canton and Misericordia University Saturday, Oct. 7 on the road at the Lycoming Warrior Tip-Off Classic. After snapping their seven-game winning-streak during their first Landmark Conference Weekend, the team bounced back to crush Lebanon Valley College 3-0 last Thursday, Oct. 5, easily taking all three sets 25-13, 25-16 and
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FEATURES
Music department presents Shakespeare-oriented event
As Shakespeare’s First Folio comes to Elizabethtown College, a long list of other events related to Shakespeare and his influence on the arts are taking place across campus. One such event, entitled If Music Be the Food of Love: Songs from the Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, was recently hosted by the music department.
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Mosaic House sponsors Black Lives Matter discussion, vigil
Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m., the Mosaic House hosted an event centered on the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Students and faculty held a Respecting All Perspectives (RAP) discussion in the house. Later, students gathered in front of the BSC and wrote the names of some of the people of color who have been
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Group meditation held in library, discussions follow
I’m interested in alternative states of consciousness, which is my thesis project, and I wanted to experiment,” said senior psychology and philosophy major Andrew Kile in regard to the meditation event recently held in the Tower Room of the High Library. Throughout the last 17 years that professor of religion and Asian studies Dr. Jeffery
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