NEWS
Former Etown Alumna awarded highest OT honor
Kristie Patten is a former alumna who graduated from the Elizabethtown College Occupational Therapy (OT) program in 1987. Etown OT Department chair Tamera Humbert quoted in an interview “Yes, Dr. Patten is very well known to us.” She has most definitely left an impact on the College. She was recently honored with the highest award
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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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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: District Judge in Texas rules the men-only draft is unconstitutional
Sex discrimination in the United States’ military service has recently been under fire because while it has required American men to register for the selective service upon their 18th birthday, women were not mandated to sign up. Friday, Feb. 22, U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller in Texas ruled that the Selective Service System (SSS)
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Music Review: Fidlar, new album
California skate punk reminiscent of older bands California skate punk. That’s the standard description of one of my favorite bands, Fidlar. Their most recent album, the 2019 “Almost Free,” is a little bit Jet, a little bit Beastie Boys, a little bit the Clash, but definitely a hundred percent Fidlar. The Fidlar attitude is timeless.
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Was the arrest of a Florida sixth-grader after an altercation with a teacher warranted?
Monday, Feb. 4, a sixth-grade student was arrested for “disrupting a school function and resisting an officer without violence” after a substitute teacher had an issue with the student declining to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, according to CNN. Though the school’s student code of conduct does not require students to stand for the
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SPORTS
Men’s basketball breaks five-game losing streak on senior night
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team cruised to a victory over the Goucher College Gophers in Thompson Gymnasium Saturday, Feb. 10. The crowd roared as seniors Will Jackson and Matt Brickman were introduced as two members of the starting five for Etown for the first time in their careers. The Blue Jays used that energy
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Women’s basketball advances to third place in Landmark Conference
Wednesday, Jan. 31 Elizabethtown College’s women’s basketball team came out with a win against Drew University 73-68. Sophomores Mikayla Ruth and Marissa Emlet both reached new career highs in points when the team beat the Landmark Conference opponent. Etown trailed by nine points at the half. Ruth shined in the second half, overall, making 26
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Men’s basketball team seeks improvement after two losses
Wednesday, Jan. 24 in Juniata College’s Memorial Gymnasium, the Eagles held off the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays in a 75-64 loss. The Landmark Conference match started off close, with the Eagles leading 13-8 in the first five minutes. Sophomore Connor Moffatt put three points on the board 2:12 into the game, with an assist from
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FEATURES
SDLC hosts children’s book drive, encourages literacy, self-confidence
The Cover to Confidence Student Directed Learning Community (SDLC) is currently sponsoring a children’s book drive until Oct. 24. The children of Burrowes Elementary School in Lancaster City will receive the new and gently-used donations. Books for children ages four to 10 can be dropped off on the second floor of Steinman Hall, the Elizabethtown
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Professor discusses new book on Turkish foreign policy
On Wednesday, Oct. 19 Elizabethtown College students gathered in the Bowers Writers House to listen to guest lecturer Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, associate professor of political science and director of the international studies minor, talk about the Turkish foreign policy and its security. Her lecture, “Three Months Past Turbulence: Turkish Foreign Policy and Security,” gives a unique
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Perceptions of masculinity discussed
Stewart M. Hoover, professor in the Department of Media Studies and Director of the Center for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of Colorado, Boulder, spoke Wednesday, Oct. 12 regarding the book he recently co-authored entitled “Does God Make the Man?: Media, Religion, and the Crisis of Masculinity.” He spoke about the the book,
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