NEWS
Students attend national honors conference
Photo: Meghan Kenney In early November, four Elizabethtown College students attended the 2018 National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference. Etown students have attended the conference in the past, but this was the first year students participated as presenters. Senior Benjamin Erickson, sophomore Etownian staff writer Meghan Kenney, sophomore Etownian Assistant Features Editor Aprille Mohn and
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The Global Perspective
Around this time last fall, I wrote a column examining the protests of the closure of a detention center on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. Hundreds of refugees barricaded themselves in the detention center and called on the Australian government to finally address the migrant crisis they had ignored. The international community advised Australia
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Disability Services expands current media solutions
Elizabethtown College’s Center for Student Success, partnered with the College’s Disabilities Services, has added SensusAccess to its list of accessibility resources for current students. SensusAccess provides students, faculty, alumni and staff with alternative media solutions. SensusAccess allows campus community members to automatically convert documents into a range of other media sources including audio books, e-books
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CAMPUS LIFE
Student Senate wraps up Junior/Senior planning, organizing
Fade in: Cue the James Bond theme music. Cue handsome men dressed in tailored tuxedos. Cue the gorgeous women on their arms. Cue the mission and the mysterious evildoers. Based on the 1963 film and the well-known novels by Ian Fleming, “007: From Russia with Love” is coming to the Elizabethtown College campus. On Saturday
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Sophomore explores pros and cons of dating, seeking out a relationship during college career
It’s that time of year again. The birds are chirping. The snow is melting. Spring is in the air on Elizabethtown College campus. Students are eager to get outside to enjoy the sun and to hang out with friends another place besides their dorm room. Spring fever is not the only thing in the air
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Fender benders pose problems with parking
You are almost to your car when you spot it; the chipped paint, the long scratch, and the worst part: the dent. Whether you are a student, faculty member, or visitor at Elizabethtown College, if you keep a car on campus, there is always the possibility of a fender bender. As a student who keeps
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer earns Mid-Atlantic regional ranking
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team was sitting pretty at 11-3 heading into Saturday’s senior day against Drew University. The Blue Jays owned sole possession of second place in the Landmark Conference, one game behind Catholic University, with two conference games remaining. Having already clinched a spot in the Landmark Conference Championships in their first
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Men’s soccer playoff hopes on the line after loss to Drew
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team came into Saturday’s Senior Day showdown against Drew University with work left to do to reach the conference playoffs. Entering the game, the Blue Jays sat in a third place tie with Drew, Scranton and Moravian with 10 points each. Etown put themselves in position to have a chance
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Volleyball drops two at Haverford
A three-game winning streak turned into a three-game losing streak for Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team. Following a loss against Millersville University on Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Blue Jays lost six straight sets against both Haverford College and Kean University on Saturday, Oct. 25. The Blue Jays’ first match of the day was against Haverford. The
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FEATURES
Student Wellness hosts Sexy Trivia for ‘Get Yourself Tested’ month
Think you’re a sex-pert? Tuesday evening in Gibble Auditorium, the Student Wellness Center and the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) hosted “Sexy Trivia” as part of their Take Care Tuesday series for students. The event was hosted as part of “Get Yourself Tested” month. As part of the event, students were invited to take part
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McFadyen-Ketchum reads poems from book ‘Ghost Gear’
Poet Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum, author of “Ghost Gear,” visited Elizabethtown College on Friday, April 6, as part of his book tour. “Poetry is really a true collaboration with the world,” he said. McFadyen-Ketchum derived some of his poems from stories his father would tell him. “He’s not cool, my dad, so he would get really into
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Wosner’s performance concludes Monsters of the Steinway series
To conclude the two-year celebration of Elizabethtown College’s new Steinway piano, the Monsters of the Steinway series featured Shai Wosner on the piano Saturday evening. During the concert, Wosner performed Franz Schubert’s “Piano Sonata in A Major” and “Piano Sonata in B-flat Major.” Wosner, a native of Israel, studied piano under Emanuel Krasovsky and composition,
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