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READ MORETuesday, March 19 was Elizabethtown College’s 5th annual Power of One Day. Each year on Power of One Day, Etown sets a higher donor goal than the year before. For the first year in 2015, the initial goal was 200 donors in 24 hours. This has grown to this year’s goal of 1,700 donors in
READ MOREThursday, March 14, Student Senate held its most recent meeting, starting with a special order regarding the new work order system. Office/Work Station Manager for Facilities Management Bob Mrgich presented on the new automated system, which is a step up from the old manual one. This new system has been in place since before spring
READ MORERacist slurs. Sexist attacks. Hateful rhetoric. What do these things have in common? They can all be found at a Donald Trump rally. It frankly doesn’t matter who you support, whether you lean left or right, whether you like Trump or not—if you have a moderate bone in your body, you can agree that the
READ MORENumerous colleges and universities across the country closed on Election Day this past Tuesday. Elizabethtown College was not one of them. Instead, as voters rushed to the polls, the students of Etown followed the schedule of a regular school day. Should the College have taken the day off to help its students fulfill their civic
READ MOREIn today’s reboot-filled entertainment world, it is surprising that one legendary show has not received a “dark and gritty” reboot: “The Twilight Zone.” With its individual stories and recognizable brand name, it would be a sure-fire hit with audiences. Maybe it has not happened yet because CBS does not want to tarnish its former legacy,
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team headed to Hilton Head Island, S.C. over spring break to face up against four teams. The singles line up against York College came out victorious 9-0, and doubles 8-2. St. John Fisher College lost to Etown, 8-1, Roanoke College lost 5-4, and Mount Union College lost 5-4. The first
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team will enter the Landmark Conference Playoffs on a three-game winning streak after their victory over Susquehanna on Saturday. The Blue Jays and the Crusaders played for seeding in the Landmark Conference tournament. The Blue Jays conquered the Crusaders 74-60 to clinch the third seed. The Blue Jays were on
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team started its 2015 season in the most picture perfect way, knocking off top 25 opponent, Dickinson College. Eight different Blue Jays scored Wednesday, Feb. 18, in the team’s 8-6 victory on Wolf Field. In the last four seasons, Dickinson earned a pair of conference titles, an NCAA quarterfinal appearance,
READ MOREAsking Elizabethtown College students about the weather at this time of year is usually met with complaints about frigid temperatures from legions of chattering teeth. The same question asked closer to the equator would most likely be answered next to an air conditioner on full blast. At Etown, the Office of International Student Services (OISS)
READ MOREThis past Saturday, S.W.E.E.T. sponsored a trip for students to see the musical “Newsies” at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Pa. This highly anticipated event was a huge success, with many students attending. “Newsies” tells the true story of the Newsboy Strike of 1899. This Disney musical is about Jack Kelly, a newspaper delivery boy
READ MOREThe musical “Company” premiered Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Tempest Theatre. It also ran on Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1. Renowned composer Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for the 1970 musical, and George Furth scribed the book. Composed of fragmented vignettes as opposed to a linear storyline, “Company” revolves around the
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