NEWS
Twelfth annual SCAD promotes student research
Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) launched in 2007 and has continued to be a tradition at Elizabethtown College for 12 years now. In the spring, students present their research with the support of faculty mentors. The research covers the disciplines offered at the College and also allows students to review research outside their discipline.
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Common Cents
This weekly column will feature the latest topics and tips in the financial world. Each week, we will focus on a specific financial topic, with topics covering a wide range of financial information and the latest opportunities with the Family Business and Entrepreneurship Club on campus. If there are any topics or concepts that you
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Departments hold research presentations
As Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) draws closer, two other departments on campus are holding their own student research presentations at Elizabethtown College. One of these presentations, the 19th Annual Student Conference in Business and Economics, was held Wednesday, April 10 in Hoover 212. Professor of finance and international business and Director of the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Editor critiques campus parking limitations
Parking can be inconvenient at any college or university. At Elizabethtown College, the campus is fortunately small enough that it can be crossed in a 10-minute walk or less. My roommate attended Penn State University main campus for a year, where her walk to classes every day was 30 minutes, despite living in standard campus
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Business Profile: Folklore Coffee & Co.
For seven years, Folklore Coffee & Company on Market Street has been a haven for students in need of a study space or a caffeine fix. Owners Ryan and Dawn Bracken believe that beyond serving good food, providing a comfortable atmosphere is key to running a successful business. Though the shop serves over a thousand
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Superbowl Weekend prompts reflection on 1928 football team
People often wonder why our Elizabethtown College football team has been undefeated since 1929, when the campus does not possess a football field or team. The College was founded by the members of the Church of the Brethren, who encouraged the College to practice their beliefs of free expression of all religions and nonviolence. Actual
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SPORTS
Baseball reaches 20 wins mark, awaits Shenandoah
The Elizabethtown College baseball team picked up three wins and one loss last week, sweeping the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and falling to York. Junior pitcher Dylan Manning started Thursday, his fourth of the season. He allowed six hits, three runs and walked three. The Spartans took the lead in the bottom of the
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Men’s tennis earns first victory of spring season
Elizabethtown College’s men’s tennis team almost managed to secure its first victory of the 2015 season on Saturday afternoon against Catholic University. The Blue Jays were defeated 5-4. Things started off well as first-year Michael Yost and junior Evan Hinkley snagged a No. 3 doubles 9-7 win from Catholic’s Conor Wilson and Brendan Rooney in
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Women’s tennis splits weekend road matches
The Blue Jays were ready to compete on Saturday when they traveled to Washington, D.C. to take on Catholic University in women’s tennis. The Jays picked up their fourth straight win on a 6-3 victory and advanced to 3-0 in the Landmark Conference. Then on Sunday, the Lady Jays traveled to Salisbury University to take
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FEATURES
Wenger discusses constituencies, working for a major corporation, encourages students to continue learning throughout lifetime
On Feb. 20, the Business Department of Elizabethtown College held one of their weekly M&M Mars Lecture series of speeches, this time featuring E. Philip Wenger, the CEO, President and Chairman of the Fulton Financial Corporation. Wenger initially joined the Fulton Financial Corporation in 1979 in an entry-level job before being promoted to Vice President
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Admissions offers personalized experiences to prospective students
Like many other current students across the Elizabethtown College campus, accepted high school seniors from surrounding states will be stepping foot on that same red brick this coming Saturday, Feb. 21 for an accepted students day at the College. As the student response deadline of May 1 approaches, the Office of Admissions is hard at
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Appel encourages valuing morals, happiness in academic pursuits
On Wednesday, Feb. 11, “Humanities and the Richness of Being: A Life Dynamic with Dr. Jacob Appel” was held in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event was sponsored by Bowers Writers House. The man who gave the presentation was Dr. Jacob Appel, an accomplished author who is also a physician, lawyer, bioethicist and social
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