NEWS
The Global Perspective
Saturday, Oct. 27, 11 people were killed and six more were wounded in a shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue. The massacre is believed to be the deadliest attack on the American Jewish community in U.S. history. “My holy place has been defiled,” Tree of Life rabbi Jeffrey Myers said to AP News. Myers
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Student Senate
Student Senate addressed mostly internal issues in its meeting Thursday, Oct. 25. As always, the meeting started off with student comments and announcements, but there were very few this time. The meeting then moved to administrative reports, starting with Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas. Limas provided an update on the presidential search
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New academic programs add spring courses
This upcoming spring semester, many of the academic curricula currently and newly added to Elizabethtown College’s list of degree programs will offer new courses for current students to choose from in the class selection period for the spring. These new programs are encompassing not only the new major and minor programs being offered on campus,
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CAMPUS LIFE
FASHION COLUMN
Little details in an outfit can make or break the entire ensemble. The best way to ensure a good look is by adding some pattern or texture. Cable-knit patterns in a chunky scarf or warm beanie have that cozy and comforting look, making the outfit perfect for cold weather. Darker beanies can accessorize a great
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Amenities, on-campus experience available to students living on, off campus, both living situations offer advantages
Many college graduates say that living on campus for a few years makes a college career complete. For first-years, living in a dorm is a great way to meet new people and make friends. However, many are skeptical about dorm life, whether or not they’ll get along with their roommate or how spacious the rooms
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Blue Bean, High Library, Birdcage, dorms are ideal places to study while avoiding the winter weather
Where do you go to hunker down and study during cold, snowy days on campus? There are a number of answers to this question that lie within the warmer indoor options offered on campus. The Blue Bean Café, the High Library, the Birdcage and one’s dorm room are some of the many places where one
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SPORTS
Women’s tennis team ends fall season on positive note
The Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team competed in the USTA-ITA Southeast Regional Championships at the University of Mary Washington this past weekend. The Championships were the last chance for the tennis team to compete this fall. They will begin their spring season on Feb. 15 back at the University of Mary Washington. As for this
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Women’s volleyball struggle to find footing in Blue Jay Classic
Despite the excitement and advantages that come with playing on their home turf, the women’s volleyball team faced some major difficulties this past weekend in the Days Inn Blue Jay Classic. The Blue Jays lost all four of their games in this home tournament, which brought their season record to 7-9. Senior captain defensive specialist
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Dearie named Landmark Athlete of the Week for Cross Country
The men’s and women’s cross country teams are a staple of success for Elizabethtown College athletics. Both competed at the Dickinson Long/Short Course Invitational on Saturday. The Invitational, which hosted institutions from all three divisions of the NCAA, took place at Big Spring High School in Big Spring, Pa. The women took 11th place in
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FEATURES
Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places
With an array of interesting clubs and groups to join, events to participate in and numerous trips to sign up for, it is not hard to list all of the fun opportunities we benefit from as Blue Jays. Aside from all of that, another important aspect of college life that many students partake in is
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Female engineer shares experiences working in male-dominated field, encourages women to pursue scientific careers
“Most of us make our own stories, and I have a story,” Selma Wunderlich stated to open her presentation “Glass Pipettes, Glass Ceilings: Women in the Sciences” on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Wunderlich began learning at a young age from her parents. “My mother began to teach me at two and a half,” Wunderlich said. Her
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Jon Rudy speaks on change in peacemaking
“If war were a tool to bring peace, wouldn’t we have it already?” Jonathan Rudy, peacemaker-in-residence, asked during his presentation “The Cutting Edge of Peacemaking” at Bowers Writers House on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Rudy started by establishing these four elements of peacemaking that he had discovered: subtle energy, mystery, the role of change and the
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