NEWS
Global Perspectives
Pro-democracy protests in Thailand continued Wednesday, Oct. 14, with an estimated 8,000 people marching from Bangkok’s Democracy Monument to the Government House, the location of the offices of the Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Protestors, many of whom are students, are calling for reforms to Thailand’s constitutional monarchy, including new elections, a more democratic constitution
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Food pantry to rescue food insecurity opens
The Blue Jay Pantry at Elizabethtown College was established by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) to provide students regular access to nonperishable food items donated by members of the Etown community. “The goal of the Blue Jay Pantry is to help reduce food insecurity among Etown students,” Director of Purposeful Life Pathways
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Student Senate
Student Senate hosted President Cecilia McCormick at their Thursday, Oct. 1 meeting over Zoom. McCormick was present to address any questions senators had. Senior Matthew Smith asked her to talk more about the new schools system. McCormick replied that the structure is common among other colleges and universities. It creates a more effective organization flow
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CAMPUS LIFE
Photography Contest Finalist
First-year student Miranda Fedor is a finalist in the Photographer’s Forum annual photography contest. This photo was selected out of over 12,000 entries from around the world and will be published in Photographer’s Forum, a book that will be sent to different college libraries and to art, photography, and graphic design professors. Photographer’s Forum Magazine
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#Throwback Thursday Review: Highlights of 2009’s “The Time That Remains”
I love a good Throwback Thursday, especially when I neglect to go to the theaters. It’s cold outside; can you blame me? I am also a firm believer that it is never too late to see an old movie. That being said, let’s get into “The Time That Remains,” a 2009 Palestinian film. “The Time
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Business Profile: Trellis Marketplace has something in store for every shopper
The Trellis Marketplace is a small-scale shopping mall full of diverse goods sold by small business vendors. The marketplace is currently home to around 25 vendors from locally grown businesses. These vendors are spread out in sections all throughout the building. The vendor mall experience is something very unique in itself (since not many areas
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SPORTS
Field hockey defeats Goucher to extend winning streak to five
Saturday, Oct. 15 was marked by a victory for the Elizabethtown College field hockey team, who won their game against Goucher College. The team currently holds a five-game winning streak. Etown entered the game with an 8-4 season and a four-game winning streak. Goucher was sporting a 7-6 season and was eager for another victory.
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Men’s, women’s tennis teams conclude fall season over weekend
The men’s and women’s tennis teams went to Shepherdstown, West Virginia to compete against Shepherd University Oct. 10. The women’s team won with a 6-3 in singles and 2-of-3 doubles and the men lost with a 9-0. Senior Taylor Helsel and first year Lenea Riehl helped the women’s team when they played Shepherd’s No. 1
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Men’s soccer remains undefeated in conference, defeats Catholic
While the rest of campus was off on Fall Break, the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team traveled to Washington D.C. Saturday, Oct. 8 to face off against Catholic University. The 3-1 win over Catholic enabled the Blue Jays to extend their winning streak to four games. This streak currently stands at five. Catholic was first
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FEATURES
Schwab lectures on keeping businesses afloat in changing market
Israel Schwab, the CEO of D&H Distributing Company (D&H), gave a presentation titled “Distribution, Sales and Logistics in the Computer and Consumer Electronics Business” at Elizabethtown College on Friday, Jan. 22. Schwab said he had always been able to explain what D&H did. “I’ve never been able to explain to my friends the why,” he
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Arnold designs appealing, grotesque artwork using dissimilar aesthetics
On Thursday, Jan. 22, from 4 to 7 p.m., an art exhibition that explores what it really means to be grotesque opened in Zug Memorial Hall. Dr. Kristi Arnold, assistant professor of art, combines both the older and modern denotation and connotations of the word “grotesque” through her paintings and printmaking. “A reappearing theme that
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Hoover hosts panel discussing constitutional voting rights
Continuing Martin Luther King Jr. week, Elizabethtown College held a Voter Suppression and Civil Rights Panel, Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Hoover Center. Leading the discussion was Andy Hoover, the legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania. Panelists for the event included Dr. Fletcher McClellan, dean of faculty, Dr. John Rohrkemper,
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