NEWS
The Global Perspective
Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 people were killed and six more were wounded in a shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. The massacre is believed to be the deadliest attack on the American Jewish community in U.S. history. “My holy place has been defiled,” Tree of Life rabbi Jeffrey Myers said to AP News. Myers
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Student Senate
Student Senate addressed mostly internal issues in its meeting Thursday, Oct. 25. As always, the meeting started off with student comments and announcements, but there were very few this time. The meeting then moved to administrative reports, starting with Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas. Limas provided an update on the presidential search
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New academic programs add spring courses
This upcoming spring semester, many of the academic curricula currently and newly added to Elizabethtown College’s list of degree programs will offer new courses for current students to choose from in the class selection period for the spring. These new programs are encompassing not only the new major and minor programs being offered on campus,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Student Senate wraps up Junior/Senior planning, organizing
Fade in: Cue the James Bond theme music. Cue handsome men dressed in tailored tuxedos. Cue the gorgeous women on their arms. Cue the mission and the mysterious evildoers. Based on the 1963 film and the well-known novels by Ian Fleming, “007: From Russia with Love” is coming to the Elizabethtown College campus. On Saturday
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Sophomore explores pros and cons of dating, seeking out a relationship during college career
It’s that time of year again. The birds are chirping. The snow is melting. Spring is in the air on Elizabethtown College campus. Students are eager to get outside to enjoy the sun and to hang out with friends another place besides their dorm room. Spring fever is not the only thing in the air
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Fender benders pose problems with parking
You are almost to your car when you spot it; the chipped paint, the long scratch, and the worst part: the dent. Whether you are a student, faculty member, or visitor at Elizabethtown College, if you keep a car on campus, there is always the possibility of a fender bender. As a student who keeps
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SPORTS
Boretti, Scannapieco earn Academic All-District honors for fall
Two Elizabethtown College fall athletes were named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Men’s soccer player, senior defender David Boretti, was named to the All-District Men’s Soccer Team for the second season in a row. Women’s volleyball player, senior middle hitter Kelci Scannapieco, became the first
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Men’s and women’s cross country teams sweep Landmark awards in first season
In its first season in the Landmark Conference, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams put a stranglehold on the title of best program. The women, who had won an unprecedented seven straight Middle Atlantic Conference titles before leaving the conference last year, kept the streak alive and did not leave any doubt
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Men’s basketball will rely on senior leadership this season
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team got a glimpse at what their season could hold for them when they took on Shippensburg University and Misericordia University at Kauffman Court two weekends ago. With a pair of victories, the squad should be feeling confident entering their season-opening tournament, The Dutch Burch Tip-Off, at Lycoming College. Sophomore
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FEATURES
DeGoede designs new device for The Gambia
Dr. Kurt DeGoede, professor of engineering and physics, discussed the work he has been doing with Elizabethtown College students in the Gambia to help develop better technology in the country on Tuesday, Oct. 14. The Gambia is a small African country about 25 miles in width and 350 miles in length. DeGoede said that traveling
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Grammy-winning guitarist David Cullen performs as part of Monday concert series
“Old and New,” a solo guitar recital performed by Elizabethtown College Artist-in-Residence David Cullen was the feature of the most recent Monday Concert Series in Leffler Chapel and Performing Arts Center. Cullen is a Grammy Award winner for Best Pop Instrumental Recording. His recital included works by John Dowland, Ralph Towner and J. S. Bach;
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Dr. Craig Nation discusses Ukrainian conflict in Ware seminar
On Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Center for Global Understanding hosted the Ware Seminar: The Ukrainian Conflict: A New World Order in Gibble Auditorium. The lecturers were Professor of Strategy and Director of Russian and Eurasian studies at the U.S. Army War College Dr. Craig Nation and Elizabethtown College faculty members Assistant Professor of Economics Dr.
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