NEWS
Student takes over as president for a day
Elizabethtown College hosted its President for a Day program Wednesday, March 31 in order to give students the opportunity to see first-hand how the College runs at an administrative level and to present ideas on how to better the student experience both on and off campus. President Cecilia McCormick swapped places with junior business administration
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Senior Leadership Meeting: enrollment, finances, and more
April 8, 2021, Student Senate held their semesterly Senior Leadership Meeting via Zoom. This meeting began with general presentations from Vice President of Enrollment John Champoli and Vice President of Finance Jerry Silberman, and then the rest of the meeting was a question and answer session based on the following topics: COVID-19 Response, Longevity of
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, April 1 at 3:45 p.m. for their weekly Zoom meeting, but this meeting was structured a bit differently. Since Student Senate is wrapping up their term, they are focusing a lot of their meeting time on internal affairs to prepare for next year. The April 1 meeting contained just Executive Cabinet
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CAMPUS LIFE
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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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Have hate crimes been on the rise since the 2016 election?
The Pittsburgh community was shocked after a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue Oct. 27, left 11 dead and many more grieving. The synagogue is home to three different congregations of Jewish communities, and each was holding a service that morning. Around 10 a.m., members from all three services heard a loud boom
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Etown Traditions: Rocky Horror Picture Show
The stage is set. Makeup by the pound sits on standby. Red tubes of lipstick have been bought and opened, ready to mark the foreheads of the newbies. It’s Rocky Horror Picture Show season at Elizabethtown College and the message is being spread across community and campus; get ready for the creatures of the night
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SPORTS
The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1980s
The 1980s started off strong for Elizabethtown College athletics. The men’s soccer team made it to the Division III tournament under the direction of Coach Owen Wright from 1980-1982. In 1983, current coach Skip Roderick, ’74, became head coach and led the team to two MAC championships throughout the decade. The team earned a record
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Men’s and women’s soccer shut out Juniata to end regular season
Saturday, Oct. 28, Elizabethtown College’s men’s soccer team confirmed there will be a home semi-final game in the near future while sweeping Juniata College out of the way with overwhelming power. The men led with 17 total shots, along with astounding possession throughout the entire length of the match. Junior goalkeeper Brian Gately only had
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Field hockey team falls 3-4 to Juniata College in a shootout on senior day
Saturday, Oct. 28 on Elizabethtown College’s Wolf Field, the Juniata College Eagles outscored the Blue Jays field hockey team in a shootout. Etown’s senior day was tarnished by the 4-3 loss, bringing their record to 8-9. The Landmark Conference game began in favor of the Blue Jays, with seniors Emma Christman and Megan Eppley taking
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FEATURES
Faculty Recital spotlights talents of Fine, Performing Arts professors
To kick off the 2016-2017 concert season at Elizabethtown College, the fine and performing arts department presented the Annual Faculty Recital Monday, Sept. 19 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Every fall, members of the music department faculty prepare solo or chamber performances to share with the campus community. This year’s concert showcased both full-time
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Professors make trip to China, study impacts of Brethren missionary
China, since 1949, has been governed by the Communist Party. Part of this party’s platform has been the oppression of religion. Today there are five government-sanctioned (and government-monitored) religions: the Buddhist Association of China, the Chinese Taoist Association, the Islamic Association of China, the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (a protestant branch) and the Chinese Patriotic Catholic
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Musicians celebrate World Peace Day with performance
International Day of Peace, or Peace Day, is a day devoted to “commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples,” stated a 1981 United Nations resolution that created the International Day of Peace. This day is recognized Sept. 21 every year, usually commemorated by various events across college
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