NEWS
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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Today’s Technology
From a lack of vaccine doses to an excess in a few months, the United States has managed an incredible feat of vaccine creation and distribution. However, the fact that a vaccine was made in under a year is even more awe-inspiring. This success is owed largely to new technologies in vaccine creation used by
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New and returning Education adjunct professors
The education department has had some restructuring in recent weeks. Director of Clinical Experiences Diane DeArment has retired. In addition, Lecturer in Education, Educational Administration and Leadership Dr. J. Edward Frick has resigned. The department has welcomed four new adjunct professors, Susan Pfeil, Chanda Telleen, Matthew Woods and Dr. David Vázquez-González. In addition, two adjunct
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CAMPUS LIFE
Etown Simplified: Simplified gift-giving for the holiday season
Written by Hanna Dillenger, Karina Guy, Liz Heaney, Robin Hill, Brady McLamb The consumer-focused holidays are fast approaching. As the largest shopping day, Black Friday, grows near, many people start to contemplate what to buy for the myriad of people on their gift list. According to the Census Bureau’s monthly retail trade statistics, Americans are
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: What does the Trump administration’s redefinition of gender mean?
The Trump administration proposed a new memo to narrow the definition of gender to say that it is a biological condition prescribed at birth and related to genitalia Oct. 21. This decision has the potential to roll back what the Obama administration did to loosen the definition of gender to recognize it as a person’s
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Etown Simplified: Simplify your life with DIY
Written by Catherine Amos, Kayla Anderson, Lila Bolze, Lucy Conrey and Giselle Taylor The acronym DIY, which means “do it yourself,” may spur images of colorful crafts and sad Pinterest fails, but a modern wave of the DIY initiative is influencing bloggers and social media. Modern DIYers coined the name “Makers” to describe themselves and
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SPORTS
Women’s XC competes at LVC, Nelson named Landmark athlete of the week
Friday, Oct. 20, Elizabethtown Col l e ge’s women’s c ross country team participated in the Last Chance Run Fast Invitational at Lebanon Valley College. Junior Emily Nelson and first-years Justine Itterly and Kinsey Kilment were top finishers for the Blue Jays, all running season-best times on the 6,000-meter course. Nelson, in her first year
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Women’s and men’s soccer shut out Goucher on the road
Saturday, Oct. 14, the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays held the Goucher College Gophers to only two shots throughout the whole match and remained powerful for 90 minutes. Etown won the game 3-0, keeping their fouls down to half of what Goucher gave up. The Blue Jays stayed composed with the ball and kept the shots
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1960s
Elizabethtown College’s athletic program was off to a strong start in the fall of 1960 with the men’s soccer team winning its first national championship. The Blue Jays did not win the MAC championships again, but they did make it to the national championship where they tied 2-2 with Newark College of Engineering to share
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FEATURES
French table offers new opportunity for high school, college students to interact, cooperate on language learning objectives
Every second and fourth Thursdays, Elizabethtown’s popular café, Folklore is filled with the sounds of French speakers. Over coffee and snacks, French students talk with Dr. Vanessa Borilot, Elizabethtown College French professor, and Mrs. Sarah Crawford, Elizabethtown High School French teacher. French table is modeled after a similar opportunity offered to Spanish students, though the
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Friedly presents “Related/Unrelated,” unconventional, interactive art
When Professor of Fine Arts Milton Friedly was invited to participate in an art show in Lancaster, the first question he asked himself was “Can I do a show for this space?” His initial plan was to do one or two large installations. He has a piece that is 56 Dell keyboards entitled QWERTY which
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International Peace Day planned, celebrated by music students
Senior music therapy major Abby Whitmoyer greeted people at the BSC doors with a joyful “happy peace day” and a flyer explaining International Peace Day and the music department’s involvement Sept. 15, 2015. Meanwhile, A group of musicians performed songs with messages about peace and kindness to a growing audience. ”I want them to see
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