NEWS
The Global Perspective
This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there are certain global issues
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Annual lecture promotes cross-cultural dialogue through music
The Ware Lecture on Peacemaking is an annual event hosted by the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking in honor of Judy S. and Paul W. Ware. J. Ware graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and later retired as an art teacher at Lancaster Country Day School in
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Common Cents
This weekly column will feature the latest topics and tips in the financial world. Each week, we will focus on a specific financial topic, with topics covering a wide range of financial information and the latest opportunities with the Family Business and Entrepreneurship Club on campus. If there are any topics or concepts that you
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CAMPUS LIFE
Superbowl Weekend prompts reflection on 1928 football team
People often wonder why our Elizabethtown College football team has been undefeated since 1929, when the campus does not possess a football field or team. The College was founded by the members of the Church of the Brethren, who encouraged the College to practice their beliefs of free expression of all religions and nonviolence. Actual
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Student discusses new 24-hour building access policy
With a new year comes a new semester. And with a new semester comes new ideas and policies. This year’s addition to the Elizabethtown College campus adds new policies to our old infrastructure. As of Monday, Jan. 23, all Etown students now have access to the Hoover and Nicarry academic buildings, 24 hours a day,
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Student performance groups benefit A-T non-profit
Elizabethtown College’s Education Organization (Ed Org) hosted the 12th Annual A-T Benefit in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare, genetic disease that develops during early childhood and progressively affects muscle control, weakens the immune system and predisposes patients to fatal cancers, causing most patients to
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SPORTS
Women’s tennis opens Landmark Conference with win over Moravian
The Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team is starting off 1-0 in the Landmark Conference after a 7-2 win at the Alumni Courts over Moravian College on Sunday, March 29. Senior Kaitlyn Pellegrino earned her 100th career victory. She is only the tenth player in program history to achieve this milestone. Pellegrino was paired with her
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Golf takes on Alvernia Spring Invitational
The Elizabethtown College men’s golf team competed in the Alvernia Spring Invitational on Tuesday, March 31 at the LedgeRock Golf Club. Of the 15 teams that competed in the event, the Blue Jays finished in ninth place, shooting a 346 as a team. Etown sent four golfers to Tuesday’s Invitational with all four shooting in
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Baseball swept in three game series against Moravian College
The Elizabethtown College baseball team entered Sunday’s doubleheader at Moravian with one of the top pitching staffs in the Landmark Conference. Though the Blue Jays had strong outings from senior Kristopher Davis in game one and sophomore Kevin Elwell in game two, the Greyhound’s came out on top. The hosts won game one 3-2 in
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FEATURES
CEO of NxtBook Media speaks about creativity in the workplace
Michael Biggerstaff, owner and CEO of NxtBook Media gave a lecture titled “Blending Creativity with your Company Culture to get Outstanding Results,” in the M&M Mars Room as a part of the Executive Lecture Series. NxtBook Media was named as one of the Ink’s 500 fastest privately held companies twice. It has been in the
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Long discusses Jackie Robinson’s impact on Martin Luther King Jr.
Many know Jackie Robinson as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. Yet fewer recognize his role as one of the first civil rights activists. In 1947, the baseball hero from the Brooklyn Dodgers shattered the color barrier in the world of sports. Dr. Michael Long, associate professor of Religious Studies and
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Diversity film shows unity of family, community in Gobi Desert to save a camel
On Thursday, Jan. 15, Elizabethtown College showed the documentary “The Story of the Weeping Camel,” a German film set in Mongolia. Louise Hyder-Darlington, the access services librarian, hosted the event. Hyder-Darlington was introduced to the film by a friend who worked in the Peace Corps. Hyder-Darlington said that her friend worked in the same area
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