NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, April 1 at 3:45 p.m. for their weekly Zoom meeting, but this meeting was structured a bit differently. Since Student Senate is wrapping up their term, they are focusing a lot of their meeting time on internal affairs to prepare for next year. The April 1 meeting contained just Executive Cabinet
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Today’s Technology
From a lack of vaccine doses to an excess in a few months, the United States has managed an incredible feat of vaccine creation and distribution. However, the fact that a vaccine was made in under a year is even more awe-inspiring. This success is owed largely to new technologies in vaccine creation used by
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New and returning Education adjunct professors
The education department has had some restructuring in recent weeks. Director of Clinical Experiences Diane DeArment has retired. In addition, Lecturer in Education, Educational Administration and Leadership Dr. J. Edward Frick has resigned. The department has welcomed four new adjunct professors, Susan Pfeil, Chanda Telleen, Matthew Woods and Dr. David Vázquez-González. In addition, two adjunct
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review: Jon Bellion
Unique songwriter with catchy music Anyone who says good music is a thing of the past has simply stopped looking for it. All you have to do is dig a little deeper. New artists with plenty to give pop up out of the ground every single year. You know the song “All Time Low”, the
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Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse”
Fresh take on a classic Marvel movie It’s the end of an era, friends. I’ve reveled in my title as “The Laziest Film Reviewer” for close to a year now. Watching Netflix films or just reviewing old films I found in the library is my niche. So, I’ve got to confess…I went to the movie
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Was President Trump’s deal to end the shutdown sufficient?
Just before the holidays began in December 2018, President Donald Trump declared a federal government shutdown. A government shutdown occurs when there is a disagreement over a bill between the President and Congress. Often times it is due to the majority of Congress being a different political party than the President. During a government shutdown,
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SPORTS
Men’s basketball leads with a loss against Drew and a win with Goucher
Wednesday Jan. 17, Elizabethtown College’s men’s basketball team faced Drew University in a fast-paced, competitive game. The Blue Jays fell behind in shooting, but kept the Rangers’ leading shooter, senior Yonathan Napoleon, to only two points in the first half. The men ultimately came out slow compared to the game against Goucher College on Jan.
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Women’s XC second at regionals, advance to DIII champs
History was made Saturday, Nov. 11 as all five runners from Elizabethtown College’s women’s cross country team earned all-region honors. The women finished runner-up to Johns Hopkins Univeristy and earned a bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. Out of all the teams at the event, Etown and Hopkins were the only two to have
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 2000s
The turn of the century ushered in an era of success for Elizabethtown College athletics. Matt Jones took over the baseball team in 2000, leading the team to back-to-back conference titles and NCAA tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, the softball team broke the program record for wins, finishing 30-12 and earning a
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FEATURES
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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Groups on campus, in community support local homeless
Individuals experiencing homelessness are frequently stigmatized and misrepresented by mainstream media. While there are plenty of cases where mental health and substance abuse have contributed to an individual’s experience with homelessness, the majority of people who are experiencing homelessness fell on hard times for one reason or another. In Lancaster County, 40 percent of individuals
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Student-Athlete Mentors sponsors campaign against drunk driving
For the first time, Elizabethtown College Student-Athlete Mentors (SAMs) hosted the Blue Jays Never Drive Drunk Campaign Tuesday, Oct. 18 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Erin Coombs from the Edward Taylor Coombs (ETC) Foundation spoke to Etown athletes about the impact drunk driving can have on a community. In 2011, Coombs’ brother Edward died
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