NEWS
Bean Blasters blast back to Blue Bean Café
Starting Monday, March 11, the Blue Bean Café is selling milkshakes and the Bean Blaster again after they were removed from the menu because of the switch to Starbucks products. The switch to Starbucks products at the Blue Bean joined the many other changes that occurred over the summer of 2018: Myer Residence Hall was
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The Global Perspective
This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there are certain global issues
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Today’s Technology
This weekly column will feature the latest topics and trends constantly emerging in a rapidly-growing technical world. Each week, we will focus on a specific technical topic, with topics covering a wide range of technical issues and the latest technical gadgets. If there are any topics or products that you would like to see covered
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CAMPUS LIFE
FASHION COLUMN
On the runway, and in street style, neutral looks and natural makeup are making a statement. Over-the-top and in-your-face wardrobes can certainly send a loud message, but subtlety is not completely lost. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, beige and different shades of brown, also known as earth tones. These versatile colors work especially well
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Waiting for news about graduate school, tenure recommendations induces anxiety, impatience
There comes a time in our lives when we have to wait to hear back from bigger and better things. For instance, think back to those days when you were in high school. I remember when I was touring different schools and writing my applications. After sending those applications, the anxiety set in as I
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Campus-supported Wi-Fi network interrupted by use of personal routers, student presents reminder of policy
In the 21st century, it is hard to go a day without using the Internet. We live in a world that revolves around technology. It serves not only as a network for communication but also for entertainment, schoolwork and information. It is for these reasons that Elizabethtown College provides its own secure network for students,
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SPORTS
Women’s volleyball sweeps three straight opponents
Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team is stepping up their game as their season continues. The Blue Jays’ overall records stands at 11-15, with only five matches left in their season. The Blue Jays played their last two Landmark Conference matches on Saturday, Oct. 18. It was their last chance to improve on their conference record.
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Field hockey team shuts out Juniata for third conference victory, three games left for Jays
After the cancellation of its game against Moravian on Wednesday, the Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team traveled to Huntingdon, Pa. to bring home a 1-0 win against the Juniata College Eagles. Senior Taylor Alwine made the one and only goal of the game. This win for the team puts the Blue Jays even with
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Men’s golf ends fall season with strong finish at Chestnut Hill Invitational
The Elizabethtown College men’s golf team participated in the Alvernia Invitational on Tuesday, Oct. 7, finishing in a tie for third in the team standings. The Blue Jays had two golfers finish in the top-10 in the individual standings. Etown has not finished outside the top five in team standings in any tournament this fall.
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FEATURES
Long visits India to celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s anniversary
While most students were settling back into new courses and a new semester at Elizabethtown College after winter break, Dr. Jeffery Long, professor of religion and Asian studies, traveled to India to speak in front of an audience of 15,000 people. Long spent two weeks in India and gave two speeches at different cultural events,
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Minor visits campus, discusses short, contemporary fiction
The evening of Jan. 30 began with a bang. Or rather, a mass-cracking of knuckles. These dramatics were led by Bowers Writers House Director Jesse Waters as he introduced the first event of the spring 2014 semester at 8 p.m. last Thursday: a “Contemporary Fiction Reading with Kyle Minor.” The Elizabethtown College event marked the
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Nigerian ambassador uses art to communicate peace
“Is there an eternity in our hearts?” Ibiyinka Alao said. “There is an infinite outside of us as well as an infinite within us. These two infinites are superimposed on one another and awaken in me the essence of love, art and prayer. An artist is a person with an infinite inside that is equal
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