NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 21 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Dean of Students & Executive Director for College Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez. Gonzalez first let students know that the board of trustees is on campus. She also spoke about
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The state of student employment on campus this semester
Most college students don’t consider getting a job when they are preparing to move onto campus. However, part-time jobs can help students with housing and tuition payments, food, transportation and other necessities, while also giving them a bit of extra spending money for fun. This is no different for students at Elizabethtown College, many of
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Global Perspective
The 26th annual Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP26) will take place between Sunday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 12. The conference was supposed to take place in late November 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland but was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The countries that will attend
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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 team competes as Susquehanna, enjoys homecoming
Friday, Oct. 19, Elizabethtown College’s swim team competed in the Susquehanna Schweikert Relays against Susquehanna University, King’s College, Lebanon Valley College and Juniata College. The men’s team finished first in the 3×100-yard butterfly relay. Sophomore Alex Pecher and seniors Tommy Kuhn and Casey Marshall beat the second-place Susquehanna team by almost eight seconds. Pecher, senior
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Men’s golf finishes in seventh
Over Homecoming Weekend Saturday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 21, the Elizabethtown College men’s golf team competed in the Landmark Men’s Invitational. They finished in seventh place. On day one first-year Caleb Clements and junior Michael Zabrecky each shot in the 70s in round one. Their scores were career-lows for both Blue Jays. The team
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Women’s volleyball takes loss
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team lost their last home game 2-3 to Stevenson University Thursday, Oct. 18. The senior night honored the three senior players; Mackenzie Garner, Sarah Schneider and Katie Kennedy. Schneider had three kills and Garner had two as they had a 6-2 lead in the fifth set. First-year Rileigh Hudock had
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FEATURES
Bowers speaker shares personal story in creative writing essay
Monday, Oct. 30, students gathered at the Bowers Writers House to hear a reading from speaker Jessica McCaughey. McCaughey is an assistant professor of academic and professional writing at George Washington University. She developed a writing program to aid organizations and their employees through workshops focused on proper technical and professional writing and editing. She
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Senate’s annual Trunk-or-treating event brings kids to campus
Monday, Oct. 30, only a day before Halloween, was the day of the annual Trunk-or-Treat event in the parking lot of Elizabethtown College’s Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event was held to let children from the area have a fun, safe and easy way to go trick-or-treating. Student Senate has hosted the event around
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Editor shares working with celebrities, editing and publishing books
Oct. 28, the Bowers Writers House hosted a lecture entitled “Book or Bust: Make it or Break it in the Publishing World.” The lecture featured Charles “Chuck” F. Adams, Executive Editor at Algonquin Books. Previously, Adams worked at other publishing firms, including Simon & Schuster, Dell/Delacorte, Macmillan, Holt, Rinehart and Winston. During his career, Adams
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