NEWS
Today’s Technology
Photo courtesy of Unsplash While people nationwide are being instructed to stay at home, schools at all levels are trying to keep learning going by moving to online classes. Here is a list of some of the most popular tools being used to facilitate online teaching. Discord: Built and marketed to gamers as a free
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Online Tutoring Offered by Learning Zone
Photo courtesy of Unsplash Thursday, March 12, Elizabethtown College announced its decision to transition to a remote learning experience in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, but as classes are online, students continue to require services offered in the Learning Zone. Assistant Director of the Learning Zone Tammie Longsderff and Writing Wing Fellow Richard Fellinger are
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Today’s Technology
Photo courtesy of Unsplash While the world seems to slow to a crawl in the midst of a pandemic, the United States Senate does not. Thursday, March 5, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the bipartisan Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act, usually referred to by the abbreviated name,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Thor: Ragnarok just “passable”
I am a human. I have likes and dislikes. Yet every time I bring up my opinion of superhero movies (which is that “I don’t care”), I feel like a social outcast. Trust me, I want to understand the superhero genre…there’s just yet to be a superhero film that I’ve seen that will get me
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Music Review: “saintmotelevision”
Saint Motel, with Top-40 hit “My Type,” came out with their latest album “saintmotelivision” (stylized lowercase) Oct. 21, 2016. Members of the band include A/J Jackson, Aaron Sharp, Dak Lerdamornpong and Greg Erwin. The band is generally difficult to categorize. Saint Motel is indie, or pop, or rock, but most importantly, ridiculously fun. The video
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Don’t let finals overwhelm you: Ten tips for a less stressful finals week
According to the National Survey of Student Engagement’s findings, the average student spends about 17 hours each week preparing for classes. College success guides suggest roughly 2-3 hours of study time for each hour spent in class (30+ hours a week). It is crucial to allot ample time to studying, but even more critical to
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SPORTS
Women’s volleyball falls twice in Landmark opener, steals one set in loss to Neumann
Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team traveled to Moravian College this Saturday to take on opponents Goucher College and Catholic University, both in the Landmark Conference. Etown’s first match of the day was against Goucher at 1:30 p.m. Sophomore Mackenzie Garner led the Blue Jays with 14 kills and .583 hitting percentage. Despite Garner’s strong stats,
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Women’s volleyball defeats Rowan in Days Inn Classic
The Blue Jays were on home turf this weekend as the women’s volleyball team hosted the Days Inn Blue Jays Classic at Elizabethtown College’s Thompson Gymnasium. The team’s first match of the tournament was Friday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. against Rochester University. Rochester took the first two sets, winning by six and nine points,
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Women’s soccer shut out again, lose for sixth time in seven games
Putting the ball into the back of the net has been the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team’s biggest challenge during the early part of the 2016 season. Despite a six-goal victory over Rosemont College on Sept. 8, the Blue Jays have scored just one goal in their other five games. With Saturday’s 1-0 loss to
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FEATURES
Global film represents naivety, surrealism through film ‘Amélie’
On Feb. 12, the Global Film Festival, sponsored by the Office of International Student Services and the High Library, screened the 2001 romantic comedy “Amélie” in Gibble Auditorium. The film is a part of a series of films programmed by Kristin Syrdahl, director of International Student Services, and Louise Hyder-Darlington, access services librarian of High
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Marshall stresses learning communication skills for leadership
Joseph W. “Chip” Marshall, vice chairman of Stevens & Lee, gave a lecture titled “A Lifetime of Lessons Learned” on Friday, Feb. 13 as a part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture series. Marshall did not focus on regaling the audience with the story of his success and achievements. Instead, he shared the lessons he
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Mock Trial club prepares for tournaments against colleges, universities
The Elizabethtown College Mock Trial club participates in the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) program. AMTA was founded in 1985 by Dean Richard Calkins of Drake Law School. Through the program, college level students are able to engage in trial simulations in competition with clubs from around the country and develop critical thinking and public
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