NEWS
Current students represent College outside classroom
Members of the Elizabethtown College community are continuing to make their marks outside the College bubble even as the academic year ends. Two seniors recently won Fulbright scholarships. Etownian staff writer Victoria Edwards won a research fellowship and senior Melissa Germano won an English Teaching Assistant scholarship. Both worked with Director of Prestigious Scholarships and
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Class of 1969 celebrates golden reunion
A 50th anniversary is always something to celebrate. For the Office of Alumni Relations at Elizabethtown College, 50th anniversaries mean golden class reunions and a special precession in that year’s commencement ceremony. 24 graduates from the Class of 1969 will participate in the optional precession during the 2019 Commencement Ceremony. As of Wednesday, April 17,
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College bids farewell, celebrates retirement of 14th president
Elizabethtown College President Dr. Carl Strikwerda will retire June 30 after completing his second term as president. He began his tenure as the College’s 14th president in 2011. Board of Trustees Chair Robert Dolan recalled his first impressions of Strikwerda when Strikwerda first joined the College. “He’s a straight-shooter kind of guy, and very precise
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CAMPUS LIFE
Elizabethtown business graduate Martina White sworn in to state House of Representatives
Inside the state Capitol, the Speaker welcomed the latest addition to the House of Representatives. In a special election in March, Martina White, an Elizabethtown College grad, had prevailed over her Democratic opponent in a district in northeast Philadelphia. And now here she was, 26 years old, ready to join the ranks of Pennsylvania’s legislators.
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Sometimes finding the right major takes trial and error, support of faculty member
Sometimes things just aren’t right. You’re getting by and you’re doing fine. Perhaps you can’t pinpoint anything being wrong. Maybe the stars aren’t aligned quite right or maybe the change in seasons is throwing you off. You could just be sleep deprived, but aren’t we all? Or maybe you’re in the wrong major, a stressful
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Senior recounts educational, personal college experiences
They say that when you find the right college, when you step on campus, you just know. It just feels right. When I first came to Etown, I felt the exact opposite of that. I took in the Dell, the lake, the bright-eyed first-years standing with me and thought “Wow, I’m making a huge mistake.”
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SPORTS
Women’s swim team earns first victory of the season
The women’s swim team of Elizabethtown College walked away from their meet on Saturday, Nov. 16, having won 10 events and beating the other team by a long shot. The Blue Jays were up against FDU-Florham and won the meet with an incredible final score of 143-38 for their first win of the season. This
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Women’s basketball captures tip-off tournament for second year in a row
The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team opened its season on Saturday evening with a victory against Marywood University. The win earned the Blue Jays a spot in Sunday’s championship game of the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament at Franklin & Marshall College. The Blue Jays jumped on top of Marywood in the first half, holding a
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Men’s swimming defeats Florham for Blue Jays’ first win of new campaign
The Elizabethtown College men’s swim team defeated FDU-Florham University on Saturday, Nov. 15, 96-77. This win was the Blue Jays’ first dual win of the season. Etown is now 1-2 going into its next meet against Drew University on Friday, Nov. 21. Before the meet, senior Frank Capria was hopeful that the team would perform
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FEATURES
Kyle Kopko presents for Presidential Community Enrichment
“Our debt is greater than all the goods and services the United States produces in a given year,” Dr. Kyle Kopko, assistant professor of political science and director of the pre-law program and legal studies, said at his presentation “Government Shutdowns and Polarizing Politics: Is this the New Normal in Washington?” on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
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Campus Security Assistant Director comes from long line of Blue Jays
Who is Dale Boyer and what does he do? This can be answered easily by stating that Boyer is the assistant director of campus security and, on a daily basis, he works to assist the director in the day-to-day operations of the office. This, however, is just one aspect of who Boyer is as a
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Japanese storytelling performance explores eastern culture
As part of promoting and celebrating other cultures at Elizabethtown College, “Feeling Edo through Rakugo and Kamikiri” was organized by the Department of Modern Languages and Asian Studies program. The event, held on Saturday, Feb. 15, featured traditional Japanese rakugo performances by both students and professionals, as well as a segment for a professional kamikiri
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