NEWS
Bean Blasters blast back to Blue Bean Café
Starting Monday, March 11, the Blue Bean Café is selling milkshakes and the Bean Blaster again after they were removed from the menu because of the switch to Starbucks products. The switch to Starbucks products at the Blue Bean joined the many other changes that occurred over the summer of 2018: Myer Residence Hall was
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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
“Swiss Army Man” an odd yet unique film not for everyone
Swiss Army Man” first came on my radar when reports came out about its first public showing at the Sundance Film Festival back in January. Apparently, the opening sequence caused about half of the audience to storm out of the theater booing, while the other half endlessly praised the film. The reason so many people
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Campus Life serves as redesigned Opinion section, continues to encourage students to share their opinions of the College
As I am sure many of our readers have noticed, the Opinion section has been recently redesigned as the Campus Life section for this year. In the past, the Etownian has gone back and forth between the Opinion and Campus Life section, often switching between the two in an effort to redistribute the focus of
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Pokemon Go helps get students exercising, socializing on campus
You’ve seen it on Twitter, you’ve seen it on Facebook and you’ve seen it on at least one friend’s smartphone. Whether you have watched hoards of people crowding around a landmark with their phones in hand or noticed the Twitter hashtags that have been trending on and off, there is a great chance that you
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SPORTS
Women’s basketball earns gritty victory over Catholic
On Saturday, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team traveled to the University of Scranton to face a Royals team that was ranked 14th in the nation by D3hoops.com. The Royals entered the game with a 17-2 overall record and an almost unblemished 9-1 record in the Landmark Conference. Before the game, the Blue Jays sat
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Trama leads men’s track and field at Bison Open
The Elizabethtown College men’s track and field team had a strong showing last weekend at Bison Open & Multi hosted by Bucknell University located in Lewisburg, Pa. Senior Zach Trama of West Chester, Pa. reaffirmed his position as one of the top 50 student athletes in the 3,000 meter run. Trama took second in the
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Men’s swim falls in season finale
The Elizabethtown men’s swim team battled against Frostburg State University on Friday, Jan. 30 at the Bobcat Natatorium in their final meet before heading into the Landmark Championships in February. The Blue Jays were unable to prevail as they lost 168-82 which brought their record to 2-7 overall and 1-2 in the Landmark Conference. Senior
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FEATURES
Religious Studies professor speaks on importance of identification in society
On Monday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. in the Susquehanna Room, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Dr. Richard Newton delivered a lecture on the politics of identification cards and scriptures in America. Newton currently teaches three courses at the College. The Department of Religious Studies, Office of Diversity and the peace and conflict studies minor
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Former actress, current writer reads at Bowers Writers House
On Saturday, Oct. 18, writer and retired actress Lisa Jakub spoke about her forthcoming memoir at Bowers Writers House. Jakub’s memoir, titled “You Look Like That Girl,” describes her thoughts and emotions during her 18-year acting career and highlights her experience in well-known films like “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Independence Day.” During the presentation Jakub read
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Art students paint mural in Steinman first floor hallway
On Thursday, Oct. 9, Art Club members, art majors and art minors started on a project aimed at brightening the halls of the art floor in the Steinman Center. A mural painted by the students will soon cover the large wall at the end of the art hall as well as the walls with the
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