NEWS
Impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump: implications
Photo by Megan White As President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry moves further along, what exactly does the process look like, and what are the implications of the proceedings so far? According to professor of political science at Elizabethtown College Fletcher McClellan, the impeachment process starts in the House of Representatives per the U.S Constitution. A
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Elizabethtown College inaugurates President Cecilia McCormick
Photos by Maddie Kauffman Oct. 26, 2019, Cecilia McCormick, J.D., was formally inaugurated as Elizabethtown College’s 15th president at the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Many people attended the event, including Etown faculty, staff and students, the Board of Trustees, delegates from a variety of universities and colleges and family, friends and colleagues of McCormick.
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Work to solar panel array continues after Winter Storm Jonas in 2016
Photo by Maddie Kauffman One of Elizabethtown College’s unique features is its solar array. A solar array is an electrical device that consists of a large arrangement of solar cells. These solar cells convert solar energy from the sun into usable electrical energy. The College has the largest solar array system of any higher education
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CAMPUS LIFE
Business Profile: Spence Candies
Calling all sweets lovers! If you are looking for a place to satisfy your sweet tooth, then look no further then Spence Candies, located at 558 East High Street in Elizabethtown. Spence Candies is a confectionary shop that specializes in the art of chocolate making. They have a wide variety of candy and chocolate products
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Simplify your savings: Use these nine simple tips to save money every day
Saving money is a valuable skill to develop, but it can be one of the hardest skills to implement. Why can saving money be so difficult? One reason for the struggle of saving is the constant pressure from the media to keep up with trends and to overcome moments of sadness by purchasing commodities. Due
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Music Review: Glass Animals album provides “musical utopia”
lass Animals came out with their second studio album, “How to Be a Human Being,” in August 2016. While every song contains its own unique vibes, the whole album has an addictive quality. The band includes Dave Bayley, Drew MacFarlane, Edmund Irwin-Singer and Joe Seaward, who met while in secondary school in Oxford, England. The
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SPORTS
Men’s and women’s cross country viewed among nation’s best teams
The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams competed in the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge this past Saturday, September 12. Coming off a Landmark Conference Championship after last season, the women were looking to continue their run of form in the new season, which they indeed did. Four out of the top-five finishers were current Blue
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Offensive outbursts help women’s soccer earn two wins
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team had scored just one goal through its first three games of the season before their matchup against Franklin & Marshall College on Sept. 9. A goal by Senior Kara Weller in the season-opener against Union (N.Y.) College helped the Blue Jays settle for a 1-1 tie on Sept. 1.
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Men’s soccer loses first game of season, upended by Diplomats
The Elizabethtown men’s soccer team kept their winning streak going after winning both of their games this week. Both games are road victories for the Jays. They have scored in the first 10 minutes every game so far this season and that did not stop on Wednesday. Gilbert Waso recorded his first goal for the
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FEATURES
Hughes donates collection of photographs on Amish life
Longtime photojournalist Dennis Hughes committed to donate his collection of about 18,000 pictures depicting life within the Amish community to Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Hughes delivered a presentation entitled “Amish in Focus: Photos and Stories” on Thursday, March 12, in which he selected and displayed roughly 150 of the most
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Bower Writers House offers comfortable environment for conversation, relaxation during Mellow Monday event series
The Bower Writers House offers a unique opportunity to students with Mellow Mondays, a time for students to relax after the weekend and prepare for the upcoming week. Mellow Mondays are held every Monday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 9 through April 27. Director of the Bowers Writers House and Lecturer in English
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New Playwrights Fest IV features staged readings
On Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14, the Elizabethtown College Theatre and Dance Division of the Fine and Performing Arts Department hosted its fourth annual “Etown New Playwrights Fest” in Zug Recital Hall. The fest features students that have taken Associate Professor of English Dr. John Rohrkemper’s playwriting course. The plays are presented in
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