NEWS
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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Twelfth annual SCAD promotes student research
Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) launched in 2007 and has continued to be a tradition at Elizabethtown College for 12 years now. In the spring, students present their research with the support of faculty mentors. The research covers the disciplines offered at the College and also allows students to review research outside their discipline.
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Common Cents
This weekly column will feature the latest topics and tips in the financial world. Each week, we will focus on a specific financial topic, with topics covering a wide range of financial information and the latest opportunities with the Family Business and Entrepreneurship Club on campus. If there are any topics or concepts that you
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CAMPUS LIFE
Student discusses meal plan changes being offered for next academic year, items left unaddressed in plans
Two weeks ago, Dining Services announced much-anticipated upgrades to student meal plans. They are scheduled to be in place for the 2015-16 academic year and will be the first changes to take place in 13 years. While meal plans may not be the most pressing issue for our campus at the present moment, the announcement
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Senior gives advice for putting together graduation outfits
As seniors, we have spent the last four years perfecting our study habits, preparing for our future careers and cramming in those final credits. If there were ever a day meant to celebrate all of our hard work, it’s graduation day. We are given the chance to not only shine on paper, but on camera.
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Senate president offers perspective on Board of Trustees meeting
For most on campus, the last weekend in April often represents T.G.I.S. and a last chance for recreation in the days leading up to finals week. However, for the decision-makers of the College, this weekend represents the April Board of Trustees meeting. Friday, April 24 was a time for committee meetings and smaller group discussion,
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SPORTS
Women’s basketball looks to build on last year’s success
It is hard to predict where a team will finish in conference standings when the team has never played a Landmark Conference game. It is even harder to predict how a team will finish after losing its All-Mid-Atlantic Region player and starting point guard. However, these are the challenges the Elizabethtown women’s basketball team faces
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Boretti, Scannapieco earn Academic All-District honors for fall
Two Elizabethtown College fall athletes were named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Men’s soccer player, senior defender David Boretti, was named to the All-District Men’s Soccer Team for the second season in a row. Women’s volleyball player, senior middle hitter Kelci Scannapieco, became the first
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Men’s and women’s cross country teams sweep Landmark awards in first season
In its first season in the Landmark Conference, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams put a stranglehold on the title of best program. The women, who had won an unprecedented seven straight Middle Atlantic Conference titles before leaving the conference last year, kept the streak alive and did not leave any doubt
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FEATURES
Chinese New Year celebration sparks cultural awareness across campus
Happy New Year: Xīnnián kuàilè! On Feb. 6, Blue Jays enjoyed an evening of celebration for the Chinese New Year in the Brossman Commons. The free event, which reined in crowds for a celebration of the “Year of the Horse,” included craft tables with Chinese decorative paper-cutting, calligraphy and a Gongfu tea ceremony. The Blue
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Positive psychology creates additional possibility for excellence
A “Discover Your Strengths” event, facilitated by Stacey Zimmerman, assistant director of Called to Lead, was held on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The event focused on a StrengthsQuest inventory students took before the event, which gave them their five top strengths. The test contains 34 different talent themes, such as achievement and empathy. The psychology behind
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‘Soul Liberty’ lecture explores religious life
For this year’s Lefever Lecture on ethics and culture, the director of the Religious Freedom Education Project and a senior scholar for the First Amendment Center of the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Dr. Charles Haynes spoke on Wednesday, Feb. 12. His lecture, titled “Soul Liberty: The Meaning and Significance of Religious Freedom in America” covered
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