NEWS
Twelfth annual SCAD promotes student research
Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) launched in 2007 and has continued to be a tradition at Elizabethtown College for 12 years now. In the spring, students present their research with the support of faculty mentors. The research covers the disciplines offered at the College and also allows students to review research outside their discipline.
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Common Cents
This weekly column will feature the latest topics and tips in the financial world. Each week, we will focus on a specific financial topic, with topics covering a wide range of financial information and the latest opportunities with the Family Business and Entrepreneurship Club on campus. If there are any topics or concepts that you
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Departments hold research presentations
As Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) draws closer, two other departments on campus are holding their own student research presentations at Elizabethtown College. One of these presentations, the 19th Annual Student Conference in Business and Economics, was held Wednesday, April 10 in Hoover 212. Professor of finance and international business and Director of the
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in on national debate: Should Confederate monuments stay or go?
Confederate statues began cropping up in American cities in the 1890s to commemorate living and dead Confederate soldiers. Monuments and Civil War reenactments became large-scale forms of commemoration. One hundred fifty years later, citizens are beginning to question the monuments’ place in American culture and cities. While the discussions of removing monuments to Confederate battles
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Business Profile: Turquoise Bear’s Emporium
As one walks past Turquoise Bear’s Emporium, they will learn through just one glance into the storefront windows that the emporium is not just another store. In fact, you will probably never find another store like it! Therefore, the shop is perfect for those looking for “one of a kind items.” Turquoise Bear’s Emporium is
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Business Profile: the Shoppes on Market Street
If you are looking for a fun place to explore that has lots of interesting items, then look no further than The Shoppes on Market Street. The Shoppes on Market Street is a collection of 30 antique and thrift shops, where shoppers can find many one of a kind items. The Shoppes are located at
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SPORTS
Men’s soccer flies past Catholic University behind Eneme’s hat-trick
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team improves to 6-1 on the season with a split this past week with a loss at top ranked Franklin & Marshall and a home win against Catholic University. Fourth ranked Franklin & Marshall jumped pit early as they had two first half goals followed by a third goal in
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After week off, field hockey downs Wesley in non-conference action
After having much success on the offensive end of the game, the Elizabethtown College Field Hockey team took a loss, 0-4, to nationally-ranked No. 9 Ursinus College. Etown is now 2-3 on the season, but sees the game against Ursinus as a learning opportunity. “Some things that we took away from the Ursinus game to
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Men’s and women’s cross country viewed among nation’s best teams
The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams competed in the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge this past Saturday, September 12. Coming off a Landmark Conference Championship after last season, the women were looking to continue their run of form in the new season, which they indeed did. Four out of the top-five finishers were current Blue
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FEATURES
Kraybill explains initiation of Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Not many would guess that Elizabethtown College holds the only research institute in the world for Anabaptist and Pietist studies. Even fewer would be able to tell the story of how our very own Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies came to be. One of the few is Dr. Donald Kraybill, distinguished college professor
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Kraybill, Kopko explain Bergholz Amish beard-cutting hate crime case
Many think of the Amish people as a tight community that stick together. Not much is heard about any issues within their group. In 2011, the spotlight was on the Amish, more specifically on Samuel Mullet of Bergholz, Ohio. Mullet was presumed to be the leader of a group of fellow Amish family members to
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Gross shares performance experiences, collaborative work with composers
Dr. Anne Gross, assistant professor of music, has been in demand across the world, from all over the United States to Ireland, Germany, Spain, Australia and Cuba. Her reputation, skill and knowledge as a recitalist, oratorio soloist and master clinician in vocal performance makes her the perfect fit as a professor at Elizabethtown College. In
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