NEWS
SAWR “Loser” Fitness Initiative faces criticism
Photo: Ally Bonicker The Office of Student Activities, Well-being and Recreation (SAWR) is sponsoring SAWR Loser, a six-week fitness incentive program, run by Assistant Director of Strength and Fitness Chad Gerhard. The sports program is running from Monday, Feb. 3 to Friday, March 13. Sign-ups were provided at the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and
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Global Perspective
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country’s worst mass shooting in an hourslong siege at a shopping mall. The soldier killed 29 people starting with his commanding officer in a
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Pennsylvania Politics
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Tuesday, Feb. 4, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) addressed the General Assembly, proposing his 2020-2021 budget for the commonwealth. The proposal, totaling $36.1 billion in spending with a focus on education and workforce revitalization, was met with mixed reviews by the Republican-controlled state house. The governor’s recommendation is a 4 percent,
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CAMPUS LIFE
ITS provides tips to combat email scams
Reading, composing, skimming and deleting emails are perpetual activities in the life of a college student. Everyone knows someone whose device’s email icon is adorned with a number in the upper hundreds, suggesting that the task of checking emails is just too much of a nuisance to address. Regardless, emails are an integral part of
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Oscar contender “La La Land” lives up to high expectations
A few weeks ago, the Hollywood Foreign Press had its annual Golden Globe Awards, in which people from all over the world vote for what they believe are the year’s best in film and television. This past ceremony was like most, except for the fact that when it came to film, it seemed as if
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Senior attends Women’s March
Our country ushered in a new president Friday, January 20. The world watched in shock as Donald J. Trump gave a speech of horror and dismay, speaking of “carnage” and the apparent hellscape that is current America. He offered to save this country, save us, claimed that he was the only one who could do
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SPORTS
Baseball swept in three game series against Moravian College
The Elizabethtown College baseball team entered Sunday’s doubleheader at Moravian with one of the top pitching staffs in the Landmark Conference. Though the Blue Jays had strong outings from senior Kristopher Davis in game one and sophomore Kevin Elwell in game two, the Greyhound’s came out on top. The hosts won game one 3-2 in
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Women’s lacrosse takes down Merchant Marine Academy
The Elizabethtown women’s lacrosse team took on Eastern University on Thursday, March 26 and the Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday, March 28. Although they lost the Thursday game 14-13 in overtime, the ladies made up for it with a 17-3 win Saturday against Merchant Marine. The game against Eastern was a nail-biter for fans, going
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Softball drops doubleheader with Moravian
Returning for the first games since their time spent in Florida, the Blue Jays finish this week against Dickinson College and Moravian College with a 1-3 record. Shortly after reaching a season-high of 14 runs in the second game Wednesday, March 25, against Dickinson, the losses come as learning experience for both players and coaches.
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FEATURES
Social justice and environment week educates students on environmental justice, raises conservation efforts
The campus’ social justice and the environment week involved several events, all relating to the week’s themes of social and environmental justice. This particular week was chosen for the events because it coincided with International Peace Day. “The ideas of peace and justice go really well together, so that seemed like a natural week to
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Student Wellness raises awareness of mental health concerns
This week at Elizabethtown College, Student Wellness organized a mental health awareness week, titled MIND Your Health, which offered a number of different events designed to help bring awareness to the importance of mental health. Mental health is important to keeping students happy and productive, but unlike other aspects of well-being, students may often forget
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North explains workplace culture, responsibilities of business leaders
Roger North, president and founder of the North Group Consultants, spoke to business students on Friday, Sept. 12 as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series. His seminar, titled “Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch,” focused on the importance of culture in the workplace. The North Group is a leadership consulting firm which strives to
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