NEWS
The Global Perspective
Sexual violation rips apart the fabric of a community in a way that few other weapons can, with direct attacks on an individual and indirect attacks on families, communities and cultures. In many societies, the damages inflicted on the individual are considered irreparable, making sexual violence an effective tool to fragment a community. The 2018
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Series: Regional private institutions struggling to enroll students
With the Tuition Transparency initiative that was announced Wednesday, Sept. 12, Elizabethtown College launched a new marketing campaign: “You Minded.” According to Sallie Mae’s “How America Pays for College” national report, 69 percent of families in 2017 did not consider a college because of the cost of attendance. With Etown’s old model of tuition, the
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Today’s Technology
As the world around us grows, it steadily becomes more important to be talented with technology. Just about every family has a member who is asked to deal with the week’s most recent, tech-related problem. Here, I hope to spread a bit of knowledge and some strategies to help those who are not naturally technologically
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CAMPUS LIFE
Junior discusses differing opinions on technology’s place in classrooms, strengths of electronic, print textbooks
Technology is encroaching on every portion of life. One can order a pizza, pay bills and even hail a taxi on one’s smartphone. Considering educators are constantly searching for innovative ways to get their message across to their students, it only makes sense that a student should be able to complete reading assignments on-the-go as
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Preparedness, ability to focus are key to a successful finals week
The semester is coming to an end, which, to a student, could result in tears of joy or tears of stress. But, the fall semester can be filled with joyous occasions. Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas get students excited for lots of reasons: family time, gifts, food and lack of homework or 8 a.m. classes.
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Holiday breaks provide opportunity to catch up, bond with family, Netflix
You are lying on your bed in a pair of Elizabethtown College sweatpants and a raggedy old T-shirt, chomping on a snack of your preference. Your eyes are glued to the screen of a laptop, which plays an episode of your favorite television show via Netflix. A show that, if I were to guess, has
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SPORTS
Seventh-ranked Franklin & Marshall upends men’s soccer 1-0
This past Friday night, the Elizabethtown Blue Jays men’s soccer team battled Franklin and Marshall’s Diplomats, currently the number seven team in the nation, at Ira R. Herr field in the annual Smith-Herr Boot Game. It was a hard-fought game; both teams battled until the final whistle blew. Janse Schermerhorn scored the first goal for
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Field hockey knocks off 10th-ranked Ursinus, Jones stops 11 shots in goal
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team defeated No. 10 Ursinus College on Saturday for a 2-1 victory. Junior Jacalyn Hikes and senior Taylor Alwine both recorded their first goals of the season. The Jays’ offensive pressure and strong defense lasted throughout the entire game to pull off a win against a nationally-ranked visiting team.
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Volleyball wins in four sets over Gettysburg
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team seems to have a promising season ahead of them, judging by a recent Landmark Conference pre-season poll. The Blue Jays were picked fourth in the conference, based on votes cast by the coaches within the Landmark Conference. Randall Kreider, head coach for the Blue Jays, said the team’s primary
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FEATURES
Chinese New Year celebration sparks cultural awareness across campus
Happy New Year: Xīnnián kuàilè! On Feb. 6, Blue Jays enjoyed an evening of celebration for the Chinese New Year in the Brossman Commons. The free event, which reined in crowds for a celebration of the “Year of the Horse,” included craft tables with Chinese decorative paper-cutting, calligraphy and a Gongfu tea ceremony. The Blue
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Positive psychology creates additional possibility for excellence
A “Discover Your Strengths” event, facilitated by Stacey Zimmerman, assistant director of Called to Lead, was held on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The event focused on a StrengthsQuest inventory students took before the event, which gave them their five top strengths. The test contains 34 different talent themes, such as achievement and empathy. The psychology behind
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‘Soul Liberty’ lecture explores religious life
For this year’s Lefever Lecture on ethics and culture, the director of the Religious Freedom Education Project and a senior scholar for the First Amendment Center of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Dr. Charles Haynes spoke on Wednesday, Feb. 12. His lecture, titled “Soul Liberty: The Meaning and Significance of Religious Freedom in America” covered
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