Photo courtesy of Unsplash January 15, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced that they are resigning as senior members of the Royal Family and instead working towards becoming financially independent. In a post on their respective Instagram, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said that they will continue “…to fully support Her Majesty The
READ MOREPhoto courtesy of Unsplash Housing selection for students requiring health-related accommodations has functioned much of the same over the past few years at Elizabethtown College. Committed to providing equal access for all students, Etown students residing on campus are able to request specific housing to suit individual living concerns, such as disabilities, health or psychological
READ MOREPhotos courtesy of Elizabethtown College Flickr The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted a People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grant to an Elizabethtown College research team led by professor of chemistry Dr. Lauren Toote and professor of engineering Dr. Brenda Read-Daily. The interdisciplinary team is working on developing a cheap and effective
READ MOREElizabethtown College alumna Dena Krebs recently returned to the community to launch an upcycling boutique. Her store, Creations Reimagined, opened its doors Saturday, March 4. Located at 206 S. Market Street, the boutique features products from 13 artists. Though the artists’ products range in price and style, they all have one thing in common: they’re
READ MOREI’m sorry for having to do this. I only had time to watch one new movie over spring break, and I’m so sorry it had to be this one. To anyone who believes that this movie doesn’t exist, please spare yourself now. M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender”…let’s discuss. Right off the bat, Dev Patel
READ MOREElizabethtown College has been working to introduce new majors and minors to the academics program. As of this semester, new majors such as data science and chemistry laboratory science are available for students to enroll in. By fall 2018, students should expect to see new programs such as finance and financial economy, early childhood education
READ MOREOne week after they took third at the Landmark Conference Championships, the men’s cross country team went on to place ninth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional. The Blue Jays competed against 51 other teams at DeSales University Saturday, Nov. 12. The top performer of the Blue Jays was first-year Samuel Gerstenbacher. He had
READ MOREElizabethtown College’s field hockey team played a close game against the Goucher College Gophers Wednesday, Nov. 2. After a long struggle in the second half, a last-minute goal saved Etown and earned them the second seed in the Saturday, Nov. 5 playoff game. Saturday, the Etown ladies played and won their championship game against Susquehanna
READ MORELooking for a spot in the Landmark conference championship game, the Blue Jays came out ready to attack the Susquehanna University River Hawks on Saturday, Nov. 5. The top-seeded Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team was paired up against the number four seed in this semifinal match. Susquehanna had not made a conference appearance since they
READ MORESenior music therapy major Abby Whitmoyer greeted people at the BSC doors with a joyful “happy peace day” and a flyer explaining International Peace Day and the music department’s involvement Sept. 15, 2015. Meanwhile, A group of musicians performed songs with messages about peace and kindness to a growing audience. ”I want them to see
READ MOREAs an anthropology major in college and graduate school, Dr. Robert Wheelersburg was required to pick a region of the world that interested him. He decided against the most common regions and chose the Arctic. Despite this choice, ending up in Iceland was a matter of chance. “Most people in the program worked in Alaska
READ MORE“You will reach the highest level of your profession.” It was this fortune cookie that convinced Victor Osorio to dream big and keep working towards those dreams. After graduating from Alfred University in May of 2015, the job hunt was short-lived. “After I graduated college, I was in the ‘real world’ for a couple of
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