NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, April 11 for its last meeting before running elections for next year. The meeting started with questions about summer housing for students staying on campus. Coordinator of Housing Operations Wendi Kenley answered questions about transportation, saying that a shuttle will run from the Featherton Apartments to Elizabethtown College based on times
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Trustees debate residential renewal plan
The Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees held its spring business meeting Saturday, April 27. Before the formal meeting began, assistant professor of STEM education Dr. Peter Licona, associate professor of music Dr. Kevin Shorner-Johnson, senior Etownian Business Manager Emily Seratch and sophomore Veronica Ruiz presented the mission statement of Latinx recruitment and empowerment at Etown
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Current students represent College outside classroom
Members of the Elizabethtown College community are continuing to make their marks outside the College bubble even as the academic year ends. Two seniors recently won Fulbright scholarships. Etownian staff writer Victoria Edwards won a research fellowship and senior Melissa Germano won an English Teaching Assistant scholarship. Both worked with Director of Prestigious Scholarships and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Review: “Woodstock”
Portugal. The Man has been accumulating popularity with their latest album, “Woodstock, released June 16, 2017. The alternative rock band from Wasilla, Alaska, uses memorable and gripping music as a platform for societal and political commentary, an idea which inspired the “Woodstock” album title. Member John Gourley stated that music has the same mission now
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Business Profile: Twisted Easel Etc.
Twisted Easel Etc. offers painting experiences for all ages. The studio on Market Street provides a space for private parties, open paint nights and art lessons, with plans on expanding to more ventures in the future. Patrons can choose to create in multiple mediums, including glassware, canvases, barn wood décor and seasonal gifts. “Right now,
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“It” returns with horror, humor
A dark and rainy day. Standing on her porch, a woman and her cat catch sight of a boy as he lingers in front of a storm drain. Moments later, both of them look back to see a pool of blood flowing into the drain and the boy gone. Unbeknownst to them, the scourge of
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SPORTS
Deam places fifth in pole vault as track competes at Collegeville
The men’s and women’s track and field teams had their meet moved up a day in an attempt to avoid Winter Storm Jonas this past weekend. The Collegeville Classic took place Friday, Jan. 22 at Goucher College, as opposed to Saturday. The men’s team scored a total of seven points and placed 13th in the
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Men’s swim team defeats Frostburg State, women drop close meet
Before the storm postponed the men’s and women’s swim teams’ meets against McDaniel College , the teams each faced Frostburg State University at home on Jan. 18, 2016. The men clinched a win for the final meet at home, while the women were defeated by just three points. The men won 111-87 against Frostburg. First-years
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Men’s basketball loses two legends
Earlier this month, the Elizabethtown College community lost two icons when Frank Keath ’49 and Bill Foster ’54 passed away. Both men made their mark on the men’s basketball program at Etown and their impact is still felt today. Keath and Foster were charter inductees into the Ira R. Herr Athlete Hall of Fame in
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FEATURES
Ecology conference focuses on career development for students
Elizabethtown College hosted the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) Conference titled “Careers in Ecology.” The conference is held annually for undergraduate and graduate students studying ecology and biology, as well as individuals with careers in ecology. The conference is open to all members of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter ESA in addition to
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Play raises awareness about sexual assault, war in Iraq
Between April 16 and April 26, the Theatre and Dance division of Elizabethtown College’s Fine and Performing Arts Department presented their production of Ellen McLaughlin’s play “Ajax in Iraq.” The play offered a mash-up of Sophocles’ classic tragedy “Ajax” with the modern Iraq War. The play follows the story of two heroes: Ajax, an ancient
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Djanikian explains path to writing poetry
On Friday, April 24, the Bowers Writers House held an afternoon craft talk with poet Gregory Djanikian. He is the director of the creative writing program for undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania. Djanikian began by charting his early life and how it lead to a career in poetry. He enrolled in the University of
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