NEWS
40th Anniversary of Emergent Scholars Program emphasizes ongoing commitments to academic excellence
As of 2021, Emergent Scholars celebrates its forty year anniversary at Elizabethtown College. First created in the fall of 1981 by then Etown President and former professor of bible and philosophy Reverend Dr. Mark C. Ebersole, the Emergent Scholars award recognizes students who have a GPA of 3.75 or higher after their first three semesters
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Global Perspective
The U.S. intelligence community revealed Friday, Feb. 26 that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved of the operation that killed Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. U.S. President Joe Biden declared that he will hold Saudi Arabia accountable for human rights abuses the same day, further straining relationships between
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Feb. 25 for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with a special order from Assistant Director of Annual Giving Liz Moyer. She spoke to senators about the Power of One Day. The annual day of giving will take place Tuesday, March 23. The goal is to have 1,899 participants.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: Peppermint: This movie is more stale than sweet
I will look for you. I will find you. And I will kill you.” These simple words may be one of the most popular film quotes forever ingrained into our lexicon and into the psyches of filmgoers from the recent past. Convincing. Intense. Fear-inducing. The jump-off point of Liam Neeson’s desperate search for his kidnapped
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: do sexual assault allegations have a place in politics?
The midterm elections of 2018 have taken an interesting turn of events as the hearing for one of the nominees for Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, revealed sexual assault allegations. Voting was suspended until the end of the trial early in the week of Oct. 1. Despite the allegations, Kavanaugh was voted onto the Supreme
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Expectation vs. Reality: First-years discuss college life and its challenges
The first year of college life poses many challenges, even with the promise of more personal freedom and room to grow as a person. There are a lot of problems to consider, such as living with a roommate in a tiny dorm room, adjusting to college classes and a heavy workload and trying to stick
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SPORTS
Field Hockey defeats Drew University in Landmark Conference opener
Saturday, Sept. 23, the Elizabethtown College’s women’s field hockey team took to the field against Drew University and claimed a shutout victory in the Landmark Conference opening. The first conference game of the season looked like it was going to be tough with a weakened offense, but Etown played to the strengths of the team
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Women’s soccer shuts out Lebanon Valley College 3-0
Saturday, Sept. 16, Elizabethtown College faced off against Lebanon Valley College on the soccer field at LVC, winning with a shutout victory and a final score of 3-0. With this victory, the Etown ladies are now 3-1-1 for the season. Four minutes into the game, sophomore forward Lydia Lawson followed a throw in made by
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Volleyball defeats Cairn, sweeps Berks in home opener
The Elizabethtown College volleyball team swept Cairn University on the road last Thursday, Sept. 14. The Blue Jays took the first set 25-19 with 13 kills and a .320 hitting percentage. The second set went the same way, ending with Etown on top 25-17. The Crusaders had seven errors and a .381 hitting percentage while
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FEATURES
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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Benowitz discusses new book regarding history of borough
In the winter of 2014, Professor Jean-Paul Benowitz, director of Student Transition Programs and assistant director of Academic Advising, began to write his third book, Elizabethtown, at the request of Arcadia Publishing. The book was to serve as a part of their “Images of America” series and tells the history of the borough. Benowitz previously
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Ecology conference focuses on career development for students
Elizabethtown College hosted the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) Conference titled “Careers in Ecology.” The conference is held annually for undergraduate and graduate students studying ecology and biology, as well as individuals with careers in ecology. The conference is open to all members of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter ESA in addition to
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