NEWS
Global Perspective
Turkey has launched military operations in Syria this month, nine days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced American troops would leave the border area. Hundreds of civilians fled as Turkey launched airstrikes and artillery fire into the border area with Syria, according to CNN. “Our aim is to destroy the terror corridor which is trying
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Diversity at Elizabethtown College examined
Elizabethtown College’s Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX department is a campus body that, despite its important role, is often discussed with an air of mystery. With cuts impacting the department over the summer, there were questions about what would be the future of diversity programming at the college. Throughout the last few months, the department
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Today’s Technology
Virtual reality (VR), also called immersive media or computer-simulated reality, is an emerging technology that imitates a real or imagined three-dimensional environment while simulating the user’s physical presence so that they can interact with this environment. Currently, VR systems use VR headsets or multi-projected rooms that generate realistic images and sounds to immerse the user
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CAMPUS LIFE
Student downloads Yik Yak app, speculates about drop in popularity
My second year at Elizabethtown College came with a lot of new experiences, but I think one of the most memorable ones was an app called Yik Yak. It wasn’t a good or bad memory per se, but more of a cautionary tale. Something to talk about when I meet up with fellow students after
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Kevin Spacey’s “Nine Lives” is as terrible as everyone expected
Nine Lives” is just as bad as you think it would be. Have you ever thought a movie sounded like a bad idea, but watched it anyway? Sometimes those movies end up being great, like the remake of “21 Jump Street.” Others are just as bad as they look, like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out
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Students discuss College’s use of four credit course system
As I have begun the journey into my last year of school, I realized that this week marks the last time I will be registering for classes in my undergraduate career. As I began to tally up my credits and scramble for courses outside my major, I discovered that I do not know much about
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SPORTS
Track & Field opens inaugural spring season
After a delayed start due to Friday’s snowfall, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams started their season when they hosted the Early Bird Opener on Saturday. Alvernia University, York College and Gwynedd-Mercy University competed alongside the Blue Jays in 40 events throughout the day. The Blue Jays have been training long
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Blue Jays make save of ducklings on spring break trip in St. Pierce
When a couple of Blue Jays save fellow feathered friends, it makes for an intriguing news story. The Elizabethtown College baseball team played nine games in Fort Pierce, Fla. over spring break. The team finished 7-2 on their trip, but for two players, it’s not going to be the games they remember most. On the
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Men’s lacrosse earns first-ever Landmark Conference win
The Delaware Valley College Aggies came to Elizabethtown College on Wednesday afternoon to face the Blue Jays in just their third game of their season program. “We were expecting them to come out confident and ready to play hard,” junior captain Jake Snyder said. The Aggies came in to the game undefeated after winning their
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FEATURES
CEO of Masonic Villages discusses values for non-profits
Joseph E. Murphy, CEO of the Masonic Villages, spoke to business students on Friday, Sept. 26 as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture series. His lecture focused on how using a specific business model to run non-profit organizations relates to Elizabethtown College’s motto, “Educate for Service.” Murphy currently oversees operations at the various branches
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Strikwerda, Sadd attend Washington, D.C. interfaith conference
On Sept. 22 and 23, President Carl Strikwerda and Reverend Chaplain Tracy Wenger Sadd gave presentations at the fourth White House convening of the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Strikwerda spoke on a panel about how and why college and university presidents should make interfaith education and
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Neuroscientist shares cognitive tasks, his work with IQ, creativity
On Tuesday, Sept. 30, Bowers Writers House hosted Dr. Oshin Vartanian, a neuroscientist at Defense Research and Development Canada. Vartanian visited campus for two days in order to give presentations on “The Prospects and Perils of Cognitive Training for Improving Cognition.” The purpose of these presentations is to provide concrete proof that one’s intelligence quotient,
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