NEWS
Precautions in the Marketplace
Due to COVID-19, Dining Services has adjusted the dining options available to the Elizabethtown College community. To follow the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Pennsylvania Department of Health and public health officials, the Marketplace has experienced a variety of changes. The Marketplace’s seating is now limited to approximately 120 guests to
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Etown Unveils 6 Schools
Elizabethtown College is switching to a new academic structure in which departments and programs are grouped together underneath different “Schools.” Rather than have 19 departments, the College will now have six Schools. The six schools are Public Service; Sciences; Arts and Humanities; Engineering, Math and Computer Science; Human and Health Professionals; Business; and Continuing and
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What Happens Next? RBG’s Death and the Supreme Court Vacancy
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday, Sept. 18 from complications due to metastatic pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg was 87 years old. Nominated by former President Bill Clinton, she served as a justice on the Supreme Court from 1993 until her death. She was the first Jewish judge to serve as well as
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: do sexual assault allegations have a place in politics?
The midterm elections of 2018 have taken an interesting turn of events as the hearing for one of the nominees for Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, revealed sexual assault allegations. Voting was suspended until the end of the trial early in the week of Oct. 1. Despite the allegations, Kavanaugh was voted onto the Supreme
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Expectation vs. Reality: First-years discuss college life and its challenges
The first year of college life poses many challenges, even with the promise of more personal freedom and room to grow as a person. There are a lot of problems to consider, such as living with a roommate in a tiny dorm room, adjusting to college classes and a heavy workload and trying to stick
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Etown Simplified: Out with clutter, in with peace of mind
Written by Hannah Dillenger, Karina Guy, Liz Heaney, Robin Hill and Brady McLamb- Simple Living FYS The National Association of Professional Organizers reports that we spend one year of our lives looking for lost items. What if we had just enough stuff that we could know where everything is? Frank Lloyd Wright was aware of
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SPORTS
Field Hockey team falls 4-2 on the road against Catholic University (#18)
Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C., the Elizabethtown College field hockey team faced Catholic University of America for the first time since the Blue Jays defeated the Cardinals last season. This year Catholic scored twice in each half, beating Etown 4-2. The first goal of the game was scored by Catholic player Grace Olson at the
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Volleyball dominates Arcadia Invitational, wins seventh in a row
The Elizabethtown College volleyball team is riding a six-game winning streak after defeating Rowan University, Washington College and Arcadia University at the Arcadia Invitational Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23. Friday night, the women had one game at 5 p.m. against Rowan. It was a quick match for the Jays, sweeping the Profs 25-18,
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1940s
The improvement of Elizabethtown College’s Athletic Program reached a standstill as the United States entered World War II. Many college-aged people in the 1940s chose to enter into the military, stunting college enrollment and severely hindering the growth of Etown athletics. The teams hurt most by lowered enrollment were baseball and soccer. The baseball team
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FEATURES
2016 Peace Fellow lectures on the American criminal justice system
The Elizabethtown College Alumni Peace Fellowship (ECAPF) and the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking recently honored 2016 Peace Fellow Melanie Snyder ’85. Snyder is currently executive director of the Lancaster County Re-Entry Management Organization (LCRMO) for her work researching and maintaining peace in Pennsylvania. Following her naming as the 2016 Peace Fellow, Snyder came
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Author speaks about history, impact of pit bull on culture
Wednesday, Nov. 2 the Bowers Writers House welcomed author Bronwen Dickey for a craft talk and evening reading. Dickey discussed her writing strategy and personal approach to creating narratives and talked about her new biography, “Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon.” “Bronwen has written a stunning book about the history and legacy of
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Professors discuss struggles of translating original works
The Bowers Writers House held an event Monday, Oct. 24 about the process of translation. Dr. Brian Newsome, Dr. Vanessa Borilot and Dr. Mark Harman spoke about their experiences with translation. Newsome talked about his translation of the book “Invasion 14,” originally written by Maxence Van der Meersch. As an associate professor of history and
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