NEWS
Campus remembers community members lost over the summer
Over summer break, Elizabethtown College lost two members of its community. Textbook/Receiving Manager Debbie Peterson passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the age of 60. Peterson battled breast cancer for six months before passing away. Peterson joined the Etown community in 2005, working as an administrative assistant for the education and computer science departments. College
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Today’s Technology
Mold. It makes its way into everything, just like sand. However, unlike sand, mold can prove a much more serious threat to a person’s health. This hazard extends beyond our own health; it can even affect our electronics, such as computers and phones. Due to the reproductive nature of mold, it can find its way
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Student Senate
Written by: Student Senate Executive Cabinet The Elizabethtown College Student Senate is excited to start another school year! With a new year comes change, some of which has already been implemented. Sean Fiedler, Ally Killen and Zach Dennin, the executive president, vice president and elections chair, respectively, all graduated in the spring, leaving open positions
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CAMPUS LIFE
Junior suggests activities for when warm weather gives way to winter
Now that the weather is growing colder, Etown students are switching from shorts and sandals to parkas and boots and trading in beach towels for scarves. With the chilliness of the weather, we are more likely to want to stay inside. However, after a while this could become quite boring. Here are some fun and
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Tree lighting ceremony serves as important holiday tradition
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas; am I right? Well, I mean, maybe not exactly … but many of us are certainly ready for some holiday cheer. I’m personally just itching to get some decorations up. Maybe a festive wreath, a classy garland, some glittery lights… All of which got me thinking about
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Random acts of kindness foster sense of community, welcome international students
Rushing from one class to the next in two different buildings that you have never heard of before and trying to decipher the abbreviations on your crumpled schedule are just a few of the things that make that first week of school stressful and a bit overwhelming. But imagine the stress of a new campus
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SPORTS
Men’s golf takes on Messiah Falcon Fall Classic, team finishes 4th overall
Coming off their first tournament of the season at the Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa., the Elizabethtown men’s golf team took to the course again on Tuesday. In their previous tournament, the Marywood Quad-Match, the Blue Jays finished third in the four team competition. Each team was allowed five golfers, with the tournament
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Women’s tennis team starts season off on right swing
The Elizabethtown Blue Jays women’s tennis team dominated the courts on Sept. 6 and 7 at the Shenandoah Invitational. The team came away with numerous wins against Shenandoah, Bridgewater and Division II West Virginia Wesleyan. With joining the Landmark Conference, the women lose out in playing in the MAC Individual Championships. The ladies picked up
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Men’s tennis team takes home two doubles titles at King’s Invitational
Despite Saturday’s matches being rained out, men’s tennis proved to display quite the performance on Sunday in the Kings Invitational tournament. Initial highlights include sophomore Alex Machalick and senior Michael Cannon winning first place in doubles, as well as first-year Michael Yost and sophomore Nathan Dowling clenching third in the condensed tournament. “I think the
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FEATURES
Annual Mr. Etown Competition
On Friday, March 21, Elizabethtown College continued its popular Mr. Etown competition with Mr. Etown 2014: Lumberjacked. Over 900 students attended the annual Office of Student Activities event. Eight male students, each representing a residence hall on campus, began the show with a dance to “Timber,” by Pitbull feat. Ke$ha. Former Mr. Etown and Etownian
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Gilles Vonsattel performs ‘Monsters of the Steinway’ in Leffler
Music filled Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Saturday, March 15. Pianist Gilles Vonsattel performed as part of Gretna’s “Monsters of the Steinway” Series in the Chapel that evening. Prior to the performance, Fine and Performing Arts Department Chair and Professor of Music Dr. Douglas Bomberger hosted a classical conversation with the artist on Saturday
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Zug gallery features monotyping artwork by Brenton Good
On March 18 at 4 p.m. Brenton Good’s art was displayed in Zug Hall, located on the Elizabethtown College campus. Good is an assistant professor of art at Messiah College and an assistant chair in their department of visual art. His artwork has been included in exhibits all across the world. He has been working
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