NEWS
Etown alum receives public service award
Recently, Elizabethtown College alumnus Howard “Hob” Kroesen received an award from the Elizabethtown Borough. Kroesen received the Vincent W. O’Connor Public Service award at the Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner on Oct. 4. The award was presented by Borough President Marc Hershey. The Vincent W. O’Connor Public Service Award is an award which is
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Today’s Technology
Just as Facebook went offline and endured a potential data breach on Monday, Oct. 4, the live video streaming service Twitch fell victim to a data breach on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Twitch first confirmed the data breach after a user posted Twitch data on 4chan, a message board website that allows users to post anonymously.
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Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 14 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Assistant Director of Housing & Resident Life for Student Activities Carina Carpenter. They spoke on events happening over homecoming weekend, including Bingo which will be open to both current students and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Virtual Hangouts: Video Games
As we get farther into the semester, some students on campus are trying to find more ways to connect with their friends who are in another dorm or studying remotely. Why not kick up the competition and friendly rivalry and play some video games? One of the most popular party games right now is Among
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Welcome to the Jungle: Al
Hi, I’m Al and this is my first year on campus! Right now, I’m swimming around Brinser with my moms, Korinne Gieger and Elizabeth Cunningham. They picked me up over the summer to ensure that their triple didn’t seem so empty, since their third roommate decided not to come because of COVID-19. I actually spent
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How to Get Back into Academic Work after the Winter Break
Winter Break has come and gone. Some might be excited for new classes, a fresh start and having a routine again. Others, however, might be reluctant put forth effort into their school work and to get back in the habit of a college routine. If you fall into the latter category, here are some tipsREAD MORE
SPORTS
Men, women cross country runners set new personal records
Saturday, Oct. 13, the Elizabethtown College cross country teams competed in the Inter-Regional Border Battle Championship and Open hosted by Rowan University. The men’s team took 12th place in the open and 15th in the Championship. Junior Samuel Gerstenbacher was Etown’s top finisher. In the open, first-year Blake Samsel and senior Darren Labenberg were the
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Men’s soccer dominates in senior night, moves up in Landmark
Photo: Megan White The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team faced Penn State Berks Oct. 10 for their senior night match and stole the win 5-1. Senior Gilbert Waso is the first player to mention in this game, as he earned his 100th career goal on his senior night, making it that much more special. First-year
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Women’s soccer suffers loss against Landmark opponents in tough week
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team had a hard week as they suffered losses to both Moravian College Wednesday, Oct. 10 and the University of Scranton Saturday, Oct. 13. The Blue Jays lost to Moravian 2-1, fighting hard until the last minute. Moravian scored both its goals in the first half of the game, first
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FEATURES
Speaker expresses passion for nonprofit organizations and artwork
Be out in the world and be comfortable with that,” internationally famous artist Sean J. Patrick Carney said. Carney dedicates his time, passion and artistic talents to working for nonprofit organizations. Carney spoke at Elizabethtown College Monday, Oct. 16. He gave two different presentations: “Making the Nice a Bit Nicer: Management, Engagement and Contribution in
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Afternoon craft talk leads students to write creatively about photos
You’re making the painting speak, the sculpture speak,” poet Julia Spicher Kasdorf said during her craft talk Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Bowers Writers House. Spicher Kasdorf spoke about the relationship between poetry and image. Poets have been writing in response to images and photographs for years. Spicher Kasdorf told the audience about the Imagist
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Guest lecturer on photography shares stories behind his photographs
During a photography lecture Thursday, Oct. 12, photographer Steven Rubin shared some of his projects and the scenarios of the people he had photographed. As an associate professor of art in the Photography Department at Pennsylvania State University, it is no wonder Rubin has pursued a diverse amount of projects. After Elizabethtown College professor of
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