NEWS
Hispanic/Latinx Task Force initiative promotes diversity on campus
Photo: Miranda Fedor The Hispanic/Latinx Task Force, an initiative started in the spring 2018 semester, held its first meeting Thursday, Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 110. Within the meeting, students, faculty and staff discussed how Elizabethtown College can better support and assist students who identify as Hispanic or Latinx, as well as promoting
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Series: Examining new transparency plan on campus
Elizabethtown College has had one word on its mind this semester: transparency. The administration is trying to work on its policy which focuses heavily on students, parents, faculty and alumni knowing information as soon as possible. This has been evident through initiatives this year such as residential renewal and tuition transparency projects. Vice President for
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Student political clubs host candidate town halls
With the 2018 midterm elections coming Tuesday, Nov. 6, college students are in an interesting position. Some are ready, while some may struggle to find time to get to the polls. Others may feel uninformed. Elizabethtown College’s chapters of the College Democrats and the College Republicans sought to remedy the latter problem in early October
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CAMPUS LIFE
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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Benefits to due dates before Thanksgiving break do exist
Imagine lounging in front of a roaring fire with a delicious hot beverage and mellow holiday tunes playing on the radio. You are catching up with your favorite aunt or uncle, laughing between bites of pumpkin pie. You feel like you have zero cares in the world, when suddenly a horrifying and thoroughly unwelcome thought
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Newest Christopher Nolan film “Interstellar” includes striking visuals, solid acting, complex scientific ideas
This fall, Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” opened on Nov. 7 to positive reviews and is quickly rising to be the biggest box office hit of the season. In under a week, “Interstellar” has made almost $50 million in ticket sales and holds a “Certified Fresh” rating on the notable movie critic website Rotten Tomatoes. Lagging just
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer remains undefeated after victory over rival
The Elizabethtown women’s soccer program has learned to build off of every prior season’s heartbreak. Two seasons ago, the Blue Jays went 10-3-6 and won six conference games to just one loss and three ties. That season ended with a disappointing loss in penalty kicks at Stevenson University in the Commonwealth Conference Championships. The team
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Field hockey beats Del Val, records first win after 0-3 start
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team lost its first three games against Franklin & Marshall College, Messiah College and Muhlenberg University in the opening weeks of the Fall 2014 season. The Jays hosted No. 8 Franklin and Marshall for the opening game August 29, but could not score a goal against the Diplomats, losing
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Cross country teams off to successful start
“Every year is the same. Win the conference, get a national bid,” Coach Brian Falk said of the men’s and women’s cross country teams. Although their four-year conference championship streak was broken this past season, they have the athletes to reclaim their place atop the throne this year. They, along with the rest of the
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FEATURES
Comm. professor auditions for ‘The Voice’ during winter break
hankfully, it was a rainy and humid January afternoon, an unusual break from the blistering cold, which made a long wait a little more bearable for Associate Professor of Communications Dr. Kirsten Johnson. Johnson waited for five hours at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City, Philadelphia, to audition for NBC’S popular singing television show,
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Zimmerman discusses emotional intelligence in relation to everyday life
“Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others and the ability to use this awareness to manage your behaviors and the behaviors of others,” was the formal definition given by Stacey Zimmerman, assistant director of Called to Lead, at the organization’s event on Jan. 27. A self-evaluation quiz was
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Interfaith Prayer Service explores inter-religious dialogue as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week
“Almost always, the creative minority has made the world better. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,” Martin Luther King Jr. said. These words, among many, were spoken in the
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