NEWS
Student Senate
Written by: Student Senate Executive Cabinet The Elizabethtown College Student Senate is excited to start another school year! With a new year comes change, some of which has already been implemented. Sean Fiedler, Ally Killen and Zach Dennin, the executive president, vice president and elections chair, respectively, all graduated in the spring, leaving open positions
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Updates on the new Bowers Center progress
The Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being will be devoted to holistic wellness, which stretches beyond the physical person and will focus on mental and spiritual health, as well. The new facility will be a way to show Elizabethtown College’s commitment to well-being, but it will also include space for education and physical and
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Presidential search committee creates profiles for ongoing search
President Carl Strikwerda announced Feb. 12 that he will retire from Elizabethtown College June 30, 2019, after completing two four-year terms. There is currently a Presidential Search Committee trying to find Etown’s 15th president. Members of the executive search firm Witt/Kieffer Lucy Leske, Concetta Stewart and Christine Pendleton are supporting the search. Witt/Kieffer have been
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CAMPUS LIFE
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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Senior responds to recent email concerning off-campus parties
There’s no easy way to say what I intend to say; I am simply completing my assignment. I would like to make clear, though, that the views I express are entirely my own. As a 21-year-old college senior, my perspectives may not be the most objective. I can say with certainty, however, that my views
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SPORTS
Men’s lacrosse falls to Albright College in conference play
After finishing their four-game road schedule with a 2-2 record, the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team scored a season-high 11 goals in a decisive 11-3 home win against Immaculata University this past Saturday. Sophomore Jimmy Waters lead the offensive attack, scoring four of the 11 goals, while six other Blue Jays found the back of
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Women’s lacrosse team sets offensive season-highs in goals, shots
On Saturday, March 22, in Townsend, Md., the Elizabethtown Blue Jays were defeated by the Goucher Gophers in women’s lacrosse. The final score of the game was 19-3. It was a perfect day for lacrosse being 50 degrees outside, but there were heavy winds the players had to fight against. As the whistle blew to
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Blue Jays host first meet of season
The men and women’s track and field teams hosted a meet at home on Saturday, March 22. The men’s team tied for first place with York College, and the women’s team took first place as well. On the men’s team, first-year Mike Twist took first place in the 800m with a time of 2:00.39. Senior
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FEATURES
Fritz supplies performances, events with lighting, effects
There are many behind the scenes employees who add to the atmosphere of Elizabethtown College’s campus. If you have ever attended a production at Leffler Chapel and Performing Arts Center or the Koons Activity Venue (KAV) or worked with any of the campus theater groups, you probably know Barry Fritz or have witnessed his expertise.
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‘A Comedy of Terrors’ production opens in Tempest Theatre
On Halloween night, mischief and mayhem stirred in Tempest Theatre. Starting Thursday evening, Oct. 31, the Elizabethtown College’s Tempest Theatre presented “A Comedy of Terrors.” This production was devised and written by Adjunct Faculty Member Terri Mastrobuono and the company of players and stage management. In the play, the scene opens on a little town
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Paranormal investigator team visits campus, presents on ghost hunting
“Paranormal activity is part of the real world. Just like any theory that is yet unproved, we are trying to legitimize [the science],” Brian Cano, paranormal investigator, said Friday, Oct. 25, when he and his partner Chris Mancuso came to speak and investigate Elizabethtown College. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., the pair started their investigations
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