NEWS
Student Senate
After a week off, Student Senate reconvened Thursday, Feb. 7. The meeting began with three new members taking the oath of office. After a few student announcements, the meeting moved into administrative reports. Campus Security Assistant Director Dale Boyer began by announcing that Campus Security recently hired a new staff member. Boyer also said that
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Scene on campus: Purple flags spread awareness
Purple flags appeared outside the BSC, along with a banner explaining their significance. The purple flags are affiliated with the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event happening at the College Friday, April 5, and the number of flags placed throughout the academic quad represent the number of local lives lost to cancer.
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Polar vortex phenomenon becomes increasingly common
Ever since 2014, the term “polar vortex” has become widely known and used to describe a period of frigid weather during the winter. The Elizabethtown College community recently endured another polar vortex, with snowfall from Tuesday, Jan. 29 to Thursday, Jan. 31 and the proceeding days of cold weather. According to professor of biology Dr.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Starting a business in college a worthwhile pursuit
Last year in Dr. Downing’s Business and PR Writing class, we took a quiz that told us whether or not we were entrepreneurially-minded. Having started an Etsy shop the previous summer, I was slightly scared to take it – what if I learned I wasn’t cut out for owning a business? Upon adding up my
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Letter to the Editor responds to Editorial Board’s criticism of group projects, author reflects on own practices
Homer was so shaken by an editorial in a recent issue of the Etownian that he tottered immediately to the Blue Bean in search of sustenance. There, fortunately, lay a single scone without icing, and Homer fell upon it with such vehemence that the proprietor looked at him in alarm. His nerves calmed, Homer read
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Johnny Depp takes viewers to church with “Black Mass”
On the streets of Boston’s South Side in 1975, everyone knew the name Whitey Bulger. He and his Winter Hill Gang ran their neighborhood and he constantly tried to keep the mafia from North Boston out of his territory. On top of keeping his territory safe, he also kept ties with his brother, a Massachusetts
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SPORTS
Track & Field thrives in season opener
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track team traveled to the University of Maryland for the Terrapin Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 17 to start off 2015. Both teams had members finish on the top 10 list including first-years Mitch Schlegel and Kelsey Bentz and sophomore Kelsey Detweiler. Competition was at a high-level for the Blue
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Men’s basketball currently riding a four-game winning streak
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team enjoyed a successful weekend going 3-0 versus Drew University, Goucher College and the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The Blue Jays improved their record to 8-9, and extended their win-streak to 4 games. Last Wednesday against Drew, the Blue Jay offense came out firing, shooting a season-high 63.5% overall,
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Latimore announces retirement after 20 years as Director of Athletics
On Friday, Jan. 2, Latimore announced her plans to retire in June, 20 years after becoming the first female athletic director at Elizabethtown in 1995. Prior to her start at Etown, Latimore was at Division II Clarion University in Clarion, Pa., where she spent four years as an Associate Director of Athletes for the Golden
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FEATURES
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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Student panel speaks on need for harmony between religions
Professor of Religion and Asian Studies Dr. Jeffery Long ran an event this weekend titled, “Navigating World Views.” The purpose was to discuss whether or not religion and science could work together to save our endangered planet. Elizabethtown College brought in several experts as well as students studying religion on campus to speak. The student
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