NEWS
COVID-19 Reopening Plan
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event that has affected every part of the lives of the Elizabethtown community. To return to a “new normal,” the College is reopening for the Fall 2020 semester with a plan and safeguarding protocols in place to protect students, professors, faculty and visitors from COVID-19. Before the College reopened,
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Welcome Back
Welcome, Blue Jays, to the 2020-21 school year! I am very excited to be working again with The Etownian, and though we have a few updates to our procedures, we will still be reporting news from campus, the community and nation-wide, especially leading up to the presidential election. This semester, The Etownian will be operating
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Student Senate
Student Senate started meeting for the semester Thursday, Aug. 27 over Zoom. The first meeting began with administrative reports where each administrator detailed the changes in their department for the semester. This included that the Marketplace is closed everyday from three to four p.m. for sanitation, all buildings are locked at all times, Counseling Services
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: What is the significance of the impending DACA deal?
Monday, March 5, President Donald Trump plans to repeal the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) unless new legislation is passed. DACA refers to a protection policy that affects people who came to the United States as children but have no lawful immigration status. This bill was introduced June 5, 2012, and it allowed
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Album of PA native moody, memorable
Pennsylvania native Matthew Tyler Musto, who goes by the stage-name “blackbear,” (stylized lowercase) released his third studio album, “digital druglord,” April 21, 2017. It was preceded by promotional single “Do Re Mi,” which hit spot number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Although “Do Re Mi” has received the most attention, the entire album is
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Photography Contest Finalist
First-year student Miranda Fedor is a finalist in the Photographer’s Forum annual photography contest. This photo was selected out of over 12,000 entries from around the world and will be published in Photographer’s Forum, a book that will be sent to different college libraries and to art, photography, and graphic design professors. Photographer’s Forum Magazine
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SPORTS
Cross country teams sweep Landmark Championships for third straight year
For the third year in a row, both the men’s and women’s cross-country teams took first place in the Landmark Conference Championships this past weekend. The meet took place on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The men’s and women’s teams scored a total of 31 and 28 points, respectively. For the
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Women’s volleyball finishes Landmark Conference play winless
Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team closed out its Landmark Conference play at home in Thompson Gym on Friday, Oct. 14 with two losses to the University of Scranton and Moravian College. The Blue Jays first match of the day was at 4 p.m. against Scranton. Etown came out strong, leading the first set by six
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Men’s golf competes in Franklin & Marshall Invitational
Sophomore Felix Goettfert and senior Kyle Hakun were the two top finishers for the Elizabethtown College men’s golf team on Monday afternoon. For the second consecutive tournament, both golfers led the Blue Jays in scoring. On Monday at the Franklin & Marshall Invitational, Goettfert shot six over par for a round of 77. Hakun matched
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FEATURES
Nelson leads Flutefest Choirs
The Arioso Flute Choir performed at Flutefest in the Zug Recital Hall at 7:30p.m. on Monday, March 16. Dr. Paula Nelson, adjunct faculty, the faculty coordinator of Flutefest and the instructor of the Arioso Flute Choir, accompanied the choir on the piano. The twelve-member choir performed several light classical pieces, including the Overture from Semiramide
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Geaney performs Irish songs, reads poetry
Michael Geaney, a graduate in Gaelic Language and History from University College Cork, educated students on his tenth visit to Elizabethtown College through song and poetry at Bowers Writers House on Tuesday, March 10. Geaney began his presentation by singing a song associated with the beginning of Ireland. The song focused on first discovering Ireland
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Fries draws comparisons between baseball, leadership
Notre Dame senior infielder, Tommy Chase, is more than just a student-athlete. Chase uses his free time to give back to his community by participating in Life Works, an organization that pairs mentors with underprivileged third and fourth graders. He is a finalist for the John Wooden Citizenship Cup Award, an honor bestowed upon athletes
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