NEWS
Board of Trustees reconvenes for spring meeting, discusses enrollment
The spring business meeting of the Board of Trustees took place Saturday, April 28 at 9 a.m. in the Susquehanna Room. As always, the meeting started with the Mission Moment, where the trustees had the chance to get a glimpse of what happens at Elizabethtown College. The Mission Moment covered the Etown chapter of the
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OT program dedicates former department house to alumna
Photo: Jess Pron Friday, April 27, the occupational therapy (OT) program held a ceremony to dedicate the department house to Irene Kershaw, an alumna of Elizabethtown College’s OT program. The Kershaw House has been in use in the program for a while but is only now being dedicated, in part to celebrate the 40-year anniversary
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Campus community honors and bids farewell to Dean Calenda
Student Senate commemorated its relationship with Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Marianne Calenda before her retirement by creating a scholarship in her honor. Senior senate president Sean Fiedler presented Calenda with the award at the annual Awards Ceremony Wednesday, April 11 in Gibble Auditorium. In future years, the annual Marianne Calenda
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CAMPUS LIFE
Using bicycles for transportation saves time, can prove dangerous for walkers
Most colleges have larger campuses that require students to take a mile-long walk or find another form of transportation just to get to class. Luckily, Elizabethtown College is not that large, so the walk from one side of campus to the other will only take a few minutes. Many students only need to make a
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Homecoming and Family Weekend
This year’s Homecoming Weekend was a rousing success, bringing together students, families, faculty and staff members and alumni alike. Events such as the annual parade, choral and a cappella concerts and department and club tables at the Homecoming Fair gave the campus community a chance to celebrate its Blue Jay pride. On Friday, Oct. 17,
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Midterm examination week proves stressful but temporary
Midterm exams are a stressful time for everyone involved: the students taking them, the professors that have to grade them and even the parents that have to worry whether their college students are passing their classes and simultaneously getting enough to sleep to keep them going. However, any college student would tell you that sleep
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SPORTS
NCAA March Madness welcomes back familiar faces to Final Four
This year’s NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament has lived up to its ‘March Madness’ title. This year’s field of 64 offered fans big programs, cinderellas and even some surprise conference winners. With the diversity of teams playing, the number of exciting playoffs and upsets were at a premium. The first round of play saw
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Baseball overcomes early deficit to split double-header
Because of the harsh winter that has postponed several games, the Elizabethtown College men’s baseball team had a busy week. The Blue Jays have played eight games in the past week, going 2-4 in that stretch. Last Thursday, the Blue Jays faced the Arcadia University Knights in Philadelphia. After four innings, the Blue Jays held
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Golf team starts spring season with ninth-place finish in invitational
The Elizabethtown men’s golf team participated in the Gettysburg Spring Invitational this past Saturday at Bridges Golf Club. The Blue Jays had a great showing as the team placed ninth in the entire tournament. Facing teams like York, McDaniel, and Keystone, Penn State Harrisburg and many others, the Blue Jays had their hands full entering
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FEATURES
Hiroshima bombing survivor Shigeko Sasamori spreads message of peace, empathy
Sasamori remembered seeing bodies in the streets, trapped under houses and several thrown into the river she was close to. “I could barely see the water,” she said. Those that could walk were “walking like ghosts,” disoriented and in shock from what had just happened. Some people trapped under collapsed buildings were crying for help,
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‘Peace, Love and China’ discusses Brethren missionaries
Elizabethtown College students senior Bella D’Ascanio, junior Caitlyn Whirt and senior Cesar Vera presented their research on the Brethren missionaries in China at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The event, entitled “Peace, Love and China,” began during a week-long research trip to Chicago, Ill. The
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Biology professor discusses genetic patterns in mitochondrial DNA
In the world of science, genetics play a huge role in the way humans develop and evolve, even answering the question of human origin. Dr. Jonathan Coren associate professor of biology presented his lecture, titled “Where Do We Come From?: Tracing Genetic Heritage through Mitochondrial DNA” Tuesday evening, Nov. 12. His presentation was part of
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