NEWS
Belarus Protest Modern Dictatorship
On Aug. 8, Alexander Lukashenko was reelected president of Belarus for a sixth term, allowing him to serve in office for another five years. The incumbent ran against Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a Belarusian human rights activist who turned to politics after her husband’s arrest last May. Tsikhanouskaya claims to have received between 60 and 70 percent
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Elizabethtown College welcomes new enrollment, admissions staff
Photo courtesy of Flicker It’s no question that the class sizes at Elizabethtown College are declining. This follows a national trend for small schools and does not set the College out of the norm for schools of similar sizes. One thing that does set Etown apart from some of the other schools is that Etown’s
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Community Health Advisory, measles reported in York County
Friday, Sept. 6, Elizabethtown College was issued a Community Health Advisory related to a case of measles reported in York County. The individual with measles travelled in and around both York and Dauphin counties, which neighbor Lancaster County. The advisory stated that though measles had not been reported in Lancaster County, students, faculty and staff
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: The Last Airbender
I’m sorry for having to do this. I only had time to watch one new movie over spring break, and I’m so sorry it had to be this one. To anyone who believes that this movie doesn’t exist, please spare yourself now. M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender”…let’s discuss. Right off the bat, Dev Patel
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in on new majors and minors offered at the College in Fall 2018
Elizabethtown College has been working to introduce new majors and minors to the academics program. As of this semester, new majors such as data science and chemistry laboratory science are available for students to enroll in. By fall 2018, students should expect to see new programs such as finance and financial economy, early childhood education
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Etown Esports Outlook
The Overwatch League’s first season had an explosive start. The professional eSports league for the multiplayer video game Overwatch began its first season of regular play in January 2018. The tournament was held at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles, and the venue was sold out for four days of the week. Online Twitch tv
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SPORTS
Women’s cross country earns bid to NCAA championships
One week after they took third at the Landmark Conference Championships, the men’s cross country team went on to place ninth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional. The Blue Jays competed against 51 other teams at DeSales University Saturday, Nov. 12. The top performer of the Blue Jays was first-year Samuel Gerstenbacher. He had
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Field hockey defeats Susquehanna, captures Landmark title
Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team played a close game against the Goucher College Gophers Wednesday, Nov. 2. After a long struggle in the second half, a last-minute goal saved Etown and earned them the second seed in the Saturday, Nov. 5 playoff game. Saturday, the Etown ladies played and won their championship game against Susquehanna
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Men’s soccer grabs at-large bid to NCAA Championships
Looking for a spot in the Landmark conference championship game, the Blue Jays came out ready to attack the Susquehanna University River Hawks on Saturday, Nov. 5. The top-seeded Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team was paired up against the number four seed in this semifinal match. Susquehanna had not made a conference appearance since they
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FEATURES
Kennedy discusses one-child policy in China, implications for gender ratio
Dr. John J. Kennedy, associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Global and International Studies at the University of Kansas, first observed the phenomenon of the “missing girls” in China during the 1990s. In his lecture “Out of the Shadows: Family Planning and Identifying the ‘Missing Girls’ in Rural China,” he
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Professors hold evening discussion of book by upcoming lecturer Kristof
Bowers Writers House was full of students from Associate Professor of Japanese Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya’s Anime to Zen class to discuss the writings of Nicholas Kristof in his book, “Thunder from the East: Portrait of Rising Asia.” Kristof is this year’s Ware lecture guest and will be on campus on April 13 and 14. Kristof
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Behrens shares history of Open Door Recital for children
“In that the recital now is in its 14th year, many students don’t know the history of the recital,” Dr. Gene Behrens, professor of music, said. Fourteen years ago, some of the families of children with special needs who attended music therapy sessions at Elizabethtown College’s on-campus clinic started a very important conversation. The families
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