NEWS
Senior staff reflects on time at the Etownian
Writing this means I am accepting that my time at both Elizabethtown College and the Etownian are coming to an end (which is something I do not want to think about, in all honesty). I have been in the academic world for so long, I do not know who I am going to be once
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, April 22 at 3:45 pm for the first meeting of their new term. The meeting was held both in-person in Gibble Auditorium and virtually over Zoom. Since it marked the beginning of a new Senate term, the meeting began with the Oath of Office for all senators. Senators then continued with
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Global Perspective
India is currently facing a COVID-19 crisis, with millions of reported cases and no end in sight. More than 20 million COVID cases have been reported as of Tuesday, May 4, including approximately 3.5 million people who are currently being treated. In the past week, the number of COVID cases in India had increased by
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CAMPUS LIFE
Seniors: Favorite Etown memory?
There are less than 100 days until graduation! “The service trips to New Jersey during break to help with disaster relief and stuff. I had a lot of fun helping people. I went all three years. I would have gone the first year, but there was a hurricane.” ~ Bri Floystad “One of my favorite
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: How should political leaders handle crisis?
Venezuela has been in a state of crisis for much of the last decade, but tensions came to a head last month when the leader of the country’s National Assembly declared himself interim president. This leader, Juan Guaidó, declared himself interim president following the reelection and inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro was first elected
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No shadow means early spring 2019
Saturday Feb. 2 marked Groundhog Day 2019, when Phil, our neighborhood meteorologist groundhog, reveals whether spring will come six weeks early or if winter will persist for an extra six weeks. It is the 133rd anniversary of the very popular tradition. This year, Phil emerged from his burrow at precisely 7:30 a.m. and, to the
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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
Students of diverse majors, worldviews travel to Chicago for interfaith studies, bring back plans to educate campus
This August, five Elizabethtown Students were able to attend the Interfaith Leadership Institute (ILI) in Chicago. The three day conference was sponsored by the non-profit organization, Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) and consisted of sessions and networking meant to encourage relationships among the participants at the conference. “It really focuses on bringing like-minded people together to
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Students, senior citizens help rebuild after Hurricane Sandy
Over fall break, 10 students travelled to Point Pleasant, New Jersey and helped repair two houses in the area that had been affected by Hurricane Sandy four years ago. The students worked with senior citizens from Lend a Hand, a disaster relief group based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The students did not need any prior experience
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Bowers Writers House sponsors panel, professors discuss research
Every semester, the Bowers Writers House hosts a variety of lectures and panel discussions that are meant to give students the opportunity to engage with experts and to explore post-graduation career paths. Monday Sept. 26, the Bowers Writers House presented “Communications Challenges, Changes and Opportunities: A Panel Perspective with Etown’s Communication Dept Faculty,” which gave
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