NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Sept. 16 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Dean of Students & Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez. Gonzalez used her time to answer questions, like one from senior Rachel Skwirut. Skwirut asked about the possibility
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Marketplace to-go Container Opinions
The Marketplace to-go containers have been a success; they allow students to eat outside, take their meals back to the dorms and are an overall quick and orderly way to navigate the dining hall—which can often become overcrowded. “They are very convenient and sustainable. I like that they are reusable. You can take them out,
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Batch-22: Pennsylvania’s 2022 Senate Election Candidates and Partisan Divisions
As soon as long-time U.S. Senator Pat Toomey announced his decision not to run for reelection in 2022, the race to become Pennsylvania’s newest senator was on. Senate hopefuls from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia with political pedigrees covering the far-right to the radical left have thrown their weight into a campaign of name recognition statewide. This
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music review: Lord Huron: A nostalgic, haunting sound for listeners
During one particularly peaceful summer night this past July, I spent a few hours sitting in my overgrown backyard with nothing but a drink, my bluetooth speaker and my own thoughts. This is one of my favorite hobbies, as well as one of my least productive. Sometimes, you just have to drift through time, carried
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Initial response to new wellness center on campus
In the spring of 2018, Elizabethtown College confirmed plans to construct a fitness and wellness center on campus. When construction crews struck ground in summer 2018, initial response from students was mixed. Some students were excited to have expanded facilities. The Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being features a full indoor track and large
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Advice: Students Offer Tips to First-Years on Living Well
Health is really important to maintain, and being a college first-year does not make it an easy task. There are a lot of aspects of good health that could fall through the cracks for college first-years with all the homework they are assigned. However, it can be done, especially with practice. 1. Balance your work
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SPORTS
Men’s and women’s track and field headed off to Landmark Conference
“I prepared for the meet like any other meet,” Mann said. “I went to practice and did the workouts Coach gave me. Also our running workouts and I put time in the weight room.” This helps Mann improve his times and pace going into the next race. “It felt great to win my events,” he
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Men’s swimming wins by two, women’s record drops to 4-8
Friday, Feb. 2, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams took on Frostburg State University at home. Seniors Megan Anderson, David Foery, Dru Schneider, Molly Templin and Morgan Taylor were honored as part of the teams’ senior night, as the five Blue Jays swam in their last home meet of their Etown swimming careers. The
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Wrestling beats King’s, honors seniors
Friday, Feb. 2 launched senior wrestling night at Elizabethtown College. Etown won by their highest margin of victory all season against King’s College (Pennsylvania). Six seniors were honored: Eric Eckstein, Rocco Hladney, Chris Kummerer, Quinn Ruble, Philip Torresani and Joe Ghione. Torresani, who was injured in the Pete Wilson-Wheaton Invitational, stepped out onto the floor
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FEATURES
Most modern musical ever performed at College opens
The Elizabethtown College production of “Spring Awakening” opened Thursday, Oct. 27. This musical was originally produced in 2006 and is the most modern musical students have performed at Etown to date. The musical was chosen by the play selecting committee. Two students, one junior and one senior, are elected to the committee each year. The
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Sleep Fair hosted to educate students on healthy sleep habits
The Student Wellness Advocacy Group (S.W.A.G.) hosted their first ever Sleep Fair Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the KAV. S.W.A.G. collaborated with a couple people from the campus and local community to create a program that provided with Etown students with different resources related to sleep. A couple areas of
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2016 Peace Fellow lectures on the American criminal justice system
The Elizabethtown College Alumni Peace Fellowship (ECAPF) and the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking recently honored 2016 Peace Fellow Melanie Snyder ’85. Snyder is currently executive director of the Lancaster County Re-Entry Management Organization (LCRMO) for her work researching and maintaining peace in Pennsylvania. Following her naming as the 2016 Peace Fellow, Snyder came
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