NEWS
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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College receives consultation on cleaning, facility maintenance
Elizabethtown College announced March 8 that the Environmental Services Department is partnering with Hillyard “in an effort to enhance [the College’s] buildings” through Hillyard’s consultation services. Hillyard is nationally recognized as a manufacturer of cleaning chemicals and a distributor of facility maintenance products. Hillyard representatives first began their consultation the week of March 8. Throughout
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Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
The Senate passed its version of the Democrats’ COVID-19 relief bill Saturday, March 7. The House passed its version of the bill last week. The Senate’s bill is similar to the $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden outlined in January, but it has a few major differences. First, the Senate’s bill narrowed eligibility
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CAMPUS LIFE
Holidays: Making the best of your time at home
The holiday season: some look forward to it, while others dread it. For many, it can be a time of fun family gatherings, love and cheer. However, many people experience stress, fear and toxic situations when they are home for the holidays, often because of critical and malicious relatives. A harmful family situation is not
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Business Profile: Now Wear This!: High-quality thrift shopping moves to town
Are you looking for some new clothes, bags or accessories, but not willing to spend a lot of money to do so? Are you hesitant about thrift shopping? Well, Now Wear This! can ease all your doubts about the thrift store shopping experience. They offer a clean and organized shopping environment for all their customers.
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Movie Review: Beautiful Boy: Emotional film about drug addiction
Everything. It’s what all good parents want to do for and give to their children to help them succeed in life. It also demonstrates that their undying love will prevail, even through the most dire of circumstances. This is a sentiment reflected but also put to the ultimate test in “Beautiful Boy,” directed by Felix
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SPORTS
Men’s soccer team defeated by Drew University in Landmark Championship
In a Landmark Conference Championship game Saturday, Nov. 4, Elizabethtown College’s men’s soccer team fell to Drew University, currently ranked 10th. Drew extended their win streak to 16, finishing their season 19-0-1, claiming their first conference title since 2007. Throughout the game, the Blue and Gray had only 10 shots compared to Drew’s 15, with
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Men’s and women’s cross country win fourth consecutive Landmark Championship titles
The women’s team earned their 11th championship title in a row this Saturday, Oct. 28. The women scored a meet-low of 23 points, only three runners in the race finished under 24 minutes, two of them for Etown. Three Etown runners finished in the top-five and six made the top-ten. Senior Kelsey Brady led the
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Swim team edges out Goucher in first meet of the season
Saturday, Oct. 28, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams took on Landmark Conference opponent Goucher College at the Alumni Pool in the Jays’ first dual meet of the season. The Gophers took nine of 14 events on the women’s side, but the women placed high enough in the other events to defeat Goucher 133.5-128.5.
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FEATURES
Biology professor discusses new cancer medications, treatments
Dr. Jane Cavender, professor of biology and chair of the biology department, held a presentation entitled “What are these new cancer drugs?” as part of the Community Enrichment Series. “Talks like this hopefully give you a better idea of what [the medications] doing and how to take care of yourself,” Cavender said. She began the
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Restorative Circle training encourages civil conversations
The Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking recently cosponsored an event named ‘Kay Pranis – Training for Using Restorative Circles with Young People.’ The event took place from Thursday, Sept. 22 through Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. According to livingjusticepress.org, “Kay Pranis is a national leader in restorative justice,
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College students to mentor international high schoolers
Friday, Sept. 23, the Elizabethtown College Center for Community and Civic Engagement launched its new Building Bridges program with Lancaster Mennonite School. The program includes international students from Lancaster Mennonite and students from Etown that help them learn about various components, mainly with the prerequisites to attend college. The Etown students meet once a month
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