NEWS
Etown introduces incoming student comprehensive fee
During last week’s Student Senate meeting, Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas introduced a new comprehensive student fee. The student fee will not affect current Elizabethtown College students, but will be implemented for full-time incoming students beginning in the fall 2021 semester. The fee will total 600 dollars, with 300 dollars being paid
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Pennsylvania Politics
Monday, Feb. 8, Pennsylvania’s Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman declared he will run for the Commonwealth’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. The former mayor of Braddock and recent champion for progressive causes in Pennsylvania has attracted a large following across the nation thanks to his media-savvy nature, with many TV interviews and tweets going viral
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Global Perspective
The Myanmar coup d’état began Feb. 1, 2021 after members of Myanmar’s ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were ousted via a military takeover by the Tatmadaw and the leader of the coup Min Aung Hlaing. The NLD won 83 percent of the Parliament’s body in the 2020 general election, which was contested
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: A Trip to the Moon: This older star still sparkles
If you learned anything about me from last year, you should know I am the laziest movie critic of our time. Why else would I constantly review Netflix originals and movies that came out within the last fifty years? Well young voyagers, we’re now traveling farther than we’ve ever attempted before. Buckle your seatbelts because
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Letter to the Editor: Homer reflects on changes arriving this fall semester
Written by Sanjay Paul, Associate Professor of Economics The beginning of an academic year is always fraught for Homer. The arrival of the 2018-19 term was no exception. Homer worried about the changes that had been hatched during the summer and would now be unleashed on the denizens of the campus. So it was with
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Music Review: Kane Strang: Modern-day ’90s grunge
Everyone has different tastes – it’s an undeniable truth. But whether you like indie rock, bluegrass, classic country or bubblegum pop, everyone needs a little grunge. The newest addition to your phone’s “Nirvana-esque” playlist: Kane Strang. Deadpan, clever, introspective and relatable, Strang’s 2017 album “Two Hearts and No Brain” feels both nostalgic and new. The
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SPORTS
Successful start for XC, hosts first met on new course
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Galen Piper Alumni Open/XC Challenge at Shippensburg University Friday, Sept. 1. The men placed fourth with 107 points and the women took third out of seven teams with 58 points. On the men’s side, sophomore Samuel Gerstenbacher led the Blue Jays as the
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Field hockey team falls 0-1 in Saturday’s game against Washington & Lee University
Saturday, Sept. 16, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team played a hard-fought game at Washington & Lee University. Despite the team’s best efforts, the game went into a 0-0 overtime and the Generals managed to score the winning shot. Junior goalie Margo Donlin had an outstanding match, making a career-high 13 saves and defending the
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Blue Jays Win 2OT Thriller
The Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer team defeated Penn State Harrisburg in double overtime on a warm mid-September afternoon in Middletown. The Blue Jays Gilbert Waso slipped the ball past nationally ranked Penn State Harrisburg goalkeeper Hunter Cooper to end the match. The Elizabethtown native led the game with both goals. Grayden Rogers and JD Haaf each
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FEATURES
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated with Trip to Lancaster festival
Sept. 15 marked the start of Hispanic Heritage Month here in the U.S., Hispanic Heritage Month technically lasts from Sept. 15 until Oct. 15 but is often just celebrated during the month of September. Some students at Elizabethtown College kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with a trip to the 3rd Annual Lancaster Latin American Festival
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Business professor studies sustainable workplace practices, green employees in Durham
Whether she is encouraging students in her business classes to minimize print documents or carrying plastic bottles home to assure they are properly recycled, Dr. Cristina Ciocirlan is constantly looking for ways to promote sustainability. In the classroom, at home and in her research, she makes it a priority to value the environment, a trait
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Blue Jays return to the nest, join faculty, staff
With the addition of Chris Morgan, ’91, as Elizabethtown College’s new athletic director, one can’t help but take note of the number of alumni who now serve the College as faculty members and staff. Dr. Kyle Kopko is one of those alumni. Kopko graduated with a degree in political science in 2005. While an undergraduate
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