NEWS
Pa. state senators push for student refinancing plan
Rider Brandau is a low-income, first-generation student at Elizabethtown College. “When students borrow money for college, they agree to pay back that money,” Brandau said. “I will owe roughly $30,000 upon graduation, which is a fair price for what I have received from Elizabethtown.” Many students share his experience. About 1.8 million Pennsylvanians have student
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Then versus now: Behind the scenes of the Bowers Center
What started as a segment of the Be More Inspired campaign and a virtual “fly-through” has officially become a brand-new addition to Elizabethtown College. With just a few months left until its grand opening during the summer of 2019, the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being is set to include various amenities and recreational
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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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CAMPUS LIFE
Avenged Sevenfold releases new album, showcases technical improvements
Wailing drums with a guitar crunch of this generation usually evades this reviewer’s ears, but sometimes a delve into contemporary metal is soul-enriching. The average face-melting fire-squad erodes the conventional rock sound to its core while cracking up the tempo a few hundred clicks. Some find the genre as the baby boomers saw punk: a
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Are adults still keeping us in the dark?
Warning: This is not a review of the Theater Department’s recent production of “Spring Awakening.” First, I have friends in the show, and it would feel weird to critique them, and secondly, I’m extremely biased. When I was 13, my best friend at the time told me about a musical in which actors jumped about
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Students attending Trump rally receive violent threats, question supporters of newly elected US president
Racist 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
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SPORTS
Women’s lacrosse splits in back-to-back
The Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team had a busy week two games back-to-back, Wednesday, March 11 and Thursday, March 12. On Wednesday the team traveled to Neumann University, where they fell to the Knights with a score of 17-15. Both teams were in a battle over goals within the first 10 minutes of the game.
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Women’s tennis goes undefeated in S.C.
The 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
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Women’s basketball season ends in Landmark Semi-finals
The 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
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FEATURES
Office of International Student Services holds information tables, special dinner as part of International Education Week
Asking 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)
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Students travel to see Newsies in Philadelphia through S.W.E.E.T.
This 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
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Students perform “Company,” musical challenges them to learn new acting techniques, improve vocal performance
The 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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