NEWS
Pennsylvania Politics
With less than a month until election day, Pennsylvania statewide election campaigns are in the home stretch. This year, Pennsylvanians will cast votes for Attorney General, Auditor General and State Treasurer. For Attorney General, incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro is up against Republican challenger Heather Heidelbaugh. Shapiro is running on his popularity and his accomplishments from
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New networking opportunity for students, alumni
The Office of Career Services partnered with the Elizabethtown College Alumni Association to launch a new platform for virtual networking: EtownConnect. It is similar to services like that of LinkedIn and Handshake, except it only connects students to the Elizabethtown College community. Through the service, students can learn more about the job search process and
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Global Perspectives
Pro-democracy protests in Thailand continued Wednesday, Oct. 14, with an estimated 8,000 people marching from Bangkok’s Democracy Monument to the Government House, the location of the offices of the Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Protestors, many of whom are students, are calling for reforms to Thailand’s constitutional monarchy, including new elections, a more democratic constitution
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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 defeats Drew University in Landmark Conference opener
Saturday, Sept. 23, the Elizabethtown College’s women’s field hockey team took to the field against Drew University and claimed a shutout victory in the Landmark Conference opening. The first conference game of the season looked like it was going to be tough with a weakened offense, but Etown played to the strengths of the team
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Women’s soccer shuts out Lebanon Valley College 3-0
Saturday, Sept. 16, Elizabethtown College faced off against Lebanon Valley College on the soccer field at LVC, winning with a shutout victory and a final score of 3-0. With this victory, the Etown ladies are now 3-1-1 for the season. Four minutes into the game, sophomore forward Lydia Lawson followed a throw in made by
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Volleyball defeats Cairn, sweeps Berks in home opener
The Elizabethtown College volleyball team swept Cairn University on the road last Thursday, Sept. 14. The Blue Jays took the first set 25-19 with 13 kills and a .320 hitting percentage. The second set went the same way, ending with Etown on top 25-17. The Crusaders had seven errors and a .381 hitting percentage while
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FEATURES
Perceptions of masculinity discussed
Stewart M. Hoover, professor in the Department of Media Studies and Director of the Center for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of Colorado, Boulder, spoke Wednesday, Oct. 12 regarding the book he recently co-authored entitled “Does God Make the Man?: Media, Religion, and the Crisis of Masculinity.” He spoke about the the book,
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Chemistry club hosts webinar, students learn three skill sets
The Elizabethtown College Chemistry Club hosted a live webinar in Gibble Auditorium Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. The webinar entitled “The Chemist’s Code for Success: 3 Essential Skill Sets for Your Career” was part of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Program in a Box series and focused on time management, handling failure and professional
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College recognizes domestic violence, supports survivors
Domestic violence awareness is celebrated during the month of October.The Office of Student Wellness picked the week of Sept. 10 – Sept. 14 to educate the students at Elizabethtown College about how to prevent domestic violence. The Elizabethtown College Student Wellness Advocacy Group (S.W.A.G.) promotes domestic violence awareness by encouraging staff and faculty to display
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