NEWS
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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National Trends: An examination of the modern college dating scene
Dating in college can seem pretty universal; only about eight percent of students reported never going on a date while in college in a 2016 study reported by NBC. As this Valentine’s Day approached, Elizabethtown College students reflected on dating both at Etown and during the college years in general. Senior Elizabeth Mazer said having
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CAMPUS LIFE
Sometimes finding the right major takes trial and error, support of faculty member
Sometimes things just aren’t right. You’re getting by and you’re doing fine. Perhaps you can’t pinpoint anything being wrong. Maybe the stars aren’t aligned quite right or maybe the change in seasons is throwing you off. You could just be sleep deprived, but aren’t we all? Or maybe you’re in the wrong major, a stressful
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Senior recounts educational, personal college experiences
They say that when you find the right college, when you step on campus, you just know. It just feels right. When I first came to Etown, I felt the exact opposite of that. I took in the Dell, the lake, the bright-eyed first-years standing with me and thought “Wow, I’m making a huge mistake.”
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Student discusses meal plan changes being offered for next academic year, items left unaddressed in plans
Two weeks ago, Dining Services announced much-anticipated upgrades to student meal plans. They are scheduled to be in place for the 2015-16 academic year and will be the first changes to take place in 13 years. While meal plans may not be the most pressing issue for our campus at the present moment, the announcement
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SPORTS
Women’s swim team earns first victory of the season
The women’s swim team of Elizabethtown College walked away from their meet on Saturday, Nov. 16, having won 10 events and beating the other team by a long shot. The Blue Jays were up against FDU-Florham and won the meet with an incredible final score of 143-38 for their first win of the season. This
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Women’s basketball captures tip-off tournament for second year in a row
The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team opened its season on Saturday evening with a victory against Marywood University. The win earned the Blue Jays a spot in Sunday’s championship game of the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament at Franklin & Marshall College. The Blue Jays jumped on top of Marywood in the first half, holding a
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Men’s swimming defeats Florham for Blue Jays’ first win of new campaign
The Elizabethtown College men’s swim team defeated FDU-Florham University on Saturday, Nov. 15, 96-77. This win was the Blue Jays’ first dual win of the season. Etown is now 1-2 going into its next meet against Drew University on Friday, Nov. 21. Before the meet, senior Frank Capria was hopeful that the team would perform
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FEATURES
Student Wellness raises awareness of mental health concerns
This week at Elizabethtown College, Student Wellness organized a mental health awareness week, titled MIND Your Health, which offered a number of different events designed to help bring awareness to the importance of mental health. Mental health is important to keeping students happy and productive, but unlike other aspects of well-being, students may often forget
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North explains workplace culture, responsibilities of business leaders
Roger North, president and founder of the North Group Consultants, spoke to business students on Friday, Sept. 12 as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series. His seminar, titled “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch,” focused on the importance of culture in the workplace. The North Group is a leadership consulting firm which strives to
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Called to Lead event considers legacies
A session was conducted by Stacey Zimmerman, assistant director of Called to Lead, this past Friday, Sept. 12 to discuss how to live and lead with purpose. Called to Lead is a leadership development program consisting of more than 400 students. The overall mission of Called to Lead is to empower students, faculty and staff
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