NEWS
Students discuss experiences, transitions studying abroad
From Washington, D.C. to Bumthang, Bhutan, Elizabethtown College students have made the world their classroom. With programs in thirty countries and forty-two cities, as well as winter, summer, and May Term options, each student can pursue his or her passion globally. Sophomore Matthew Smith spent two weeks in South Africa last May. Although he hadn’t
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Today’s Technology
In the technical world, repairing a product yourself or taking your device to a third party store is typically frowned upon by companies. However, more often than not, it is more cost effective to do so. In addition to the fact that companies are more favorable to having you bring your device in to them,
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Student Senate
Student Senate had its most recent meeting Thursday, Nov. 1. Two special orders were introduced. The first was about the new Campus Labs software. This new computer program will replace the paper evaluations professors have used in the past. Just like the paper evaluations, they will still be proctored and completed during class time. With
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CAMPUS LIFE
Economics professor comments on College’s financial situation
Homer ordered the daily special at the Jay’s Nest. As he pulled out his ID card to pay for it, the cashier reminded him the price included a drink — did he want to pick one up? No, he said, this was his gift to the College. They shared a laugh at the absurdity of
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Student reviews the 57th annual Grammy Award Ceremony, trending topics, celebrity performances, award winners
On Sunday, Feb. 8, the 57th annual Grammy Award Ceremony was broadcast live on CBS. This year, the Grammys featured many artists such as Sam Smith, who was awarded three of the top four Grammy awards, Beyoncé, Beck, John Legend, Miranda Lambert and many more. There was debate going around in the news and on
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Director of Study Abroad clarifies recent article
I would like to clarify some issues that were presented in the article “Honduras mission trip attracts students looking to serve globally.” There were several factual errors and misleading statements regarding Elizabethtown College study abroad programs. While the article alluded to support from several different departments on campus, the medical mission trip to Honduras is
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SPORTS
Men’s tennis sends pair into consolation finals
The men’s tennis tournament, held this past weekend in Fredericksburg, Va. at the University of Mary Washington, marked the end of Elizabethtown College’s men’s brief fall tennis season. On Sunday, Sept. 28, during the Blue 1 Doubles, senior Michael Cannon and sophomore Alex Machalick launched the team into the USTA-ITA Southeast Regional Championships. Washington College’s
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Women’s soccer falls again
After a streak of 451 minutes without allowing a goal, the longest streak of any division three team this season, the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team let a goal in against Misericordia University and it did not take long. Officially marked at one minute and 22 seconds into the game, Cougars scored off a cross
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Men’s soccer “Light” up Juniata for first-ever Landmark conference win
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team beat Alvernia University 1-0 Wednesday night with a timely goal by senior Andrew Sandridge. Sandridge’s heroics changed the pace of the game, as it was the first and only goal of the game. Senior goalkeeper Justin Signora played a key role in keeping the game tied for so long
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FEATURES
‘The Beauty Academy of Kabul’ film sparks multicultural conversation
The Beauty Academy of Kabul” was shown at Elizabethtown College on Thursday, March 14, as part of the International Film Festival. The documentary featured a group of American hairstylists who travel to Afghanistan to open its first post-Taliban beauty academy. Under the Taliban regime, Afghan women were imposed upon and told what was and was
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Caroline Lalvani discusses career as event planner
Large campus-wide events such as Commencement and Convocation would not be possible without Institutional Advancement staff member Caroline Lalvani. For the past several years, Lalvani has been the director of Elizabethtown community affairs and college special events. “There is an ebb and flow to the job between my community relations and event planning roles. For
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Political scientist discusses tuition costs
Dr. Robert Weissberg, author of “Bad Students, Not Bad Schools,” presented his lecture “Cutting Tuition while Learning Economics” on Wednesday, March 19 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Weissberg discussed ways to effectively lower tuition costs at colleges. He split tuition costs into three categories: academic, amenities and cultural engineering. Academic refers to money directly
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