NEWS
Major changes happen throughout campus
Photo: Paula Groff Over this past semester, there have been many new changes happening at Elizabethtown College. One of the most noticeable changes on campus has been the construction of the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being. Anyone who walks by the construction site can see the changes that have occurred since the beginning
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Mellon Grant aids funding to Etown clubs, programs
Elizabethtown College is in the middle of the second year with its Mellon Grant, “Confronting Challenges with Confidence: Humanities for Our World Today.” This grant includes $300,000 over a three year period from Aug. 1, 2017 to July 31, 2020. The College spent roughly $100,000 last year and is expecting a similar number this year
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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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CAMPUS LIFE
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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Scones, tuition prices contemplated
The proprietor of the Blue Bean Café was grappling with a problem. Scones, especially those bereft of icing, were not moving rapidly. Or not moving at all, inquired Homer sympathetically? That indeed was the case. There were times, noted the vexed proprietor, when the scones sat inside the case, hour after hour, as customers streamed
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer shuts out Juniata, 3-0 on Homecoming
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team prepared for its game against Moravian College last Wednesday. The two teams had equal Landmark Conference records going into the game. However, the weather forecast for the evening was enough for team officials to make the decision to postpone the conference tilt until the following Tuesday evening. The Blue
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Men’s soccer defeats non-conference Penn State Berks, 3-0
On Thursday, Oct. 16 the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team traveled to face off against Penn State Berks. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Etown, but rain forced the postponement of the contest. Etown scored in the first half and twice in the second en route to a 3-0 victory over
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Women swim to host York College in season opener
The Elizabethtown College women’s swim team is looking to step it up this year as it enters the Landmark Conference. The team hopes that between their seasoned captains, talented first-years and increased workout schedule, they will be able to take on their new competition. One of the team’s co-captains is fifth-year Kimberly Cosgrove. After missing
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FEATURES
27th Annual Student Art Show displays work in Lyet Gallery
An eclectic display graced the Lyet Gallery of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Tuesday. From just a few laps around the gallery, one can feel the passion and desire these students have when creating and sharing their work with fellow Jays and members of the surrounding community. Professor of Fine Arts Milton Friedly, who
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InterVarsity hosts Coffeehouse to end slavery, human trafficking
On March 27, the InterVarsity chapter at Elizabethtown College held a coffeehouse in the KAV to bring awareness to a serious problem in the world: human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Human trafficking is the third largest organized crime in the world and a $32 billion a year illegal industry. In today’s society, slavery and human
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‘Diversity of Pro-Life Movement’ event sparks abortion debate
On Friday, March 28 in Brinser Lecture Hall, Dr. Grant Clark and Karen Shablin told their personal stories about abortion and why they support a pro-life movement at Elizabethtown College. Clark had been the only physician at his hospital in California performing abortions. “I hated abortions from the first,” he said. Clark explained that children
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