NEWS
Relay for Life event raises money and spreads awareness
According to the American Cancer Society’s website, both men and women have about a one in three chance of developing some form of cancer and a one in five chance of dying once diagnosed. Decreasing that probability is a goal of Elizabethtown College’s annual Relay for Life, which starts at 3 p.m. Friday, March 23
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Student job and internship search enhanced
Elizabethtown College’s Career Services department introduced Handshake this school year, replacing Jobs for Jays as an online database for students to find jobs and internships locally, statewide and nationally. Though professional networking website LinkedIn shares a lot of similarities with Handshake, it would be beneficial for students to start making profiles on both services as
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Co-ed and pet-friendly housing options expanded
*Edit: Elizabethtown College is no longer offering pet-friendly housing. For the most up-to-date information visit Etown College’s Office of Community Living’s official website. The Office of Residence Life will be implementing changes to housing at Elizabethtown College in fall 2018, most notably pet-friendly housing, Featherton Crossing Apartments and the expansion of co-ed housing options. The
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CAMPUS LIFE
Graduating senior reflects on experience working on campus throughout summer
This time of the year, most of you are worrying about finals and finding summer jobs. However, there is a small group of people on campus who will not be traveling home. Every summer, there are about 100 students who stay on campus and work for the various departments or have internships. Some of you
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Professor argues importance of professional language choices
The news that an Elizabethtown College graduate had received admission to the Harvard Business School was gratifying. But a closer look at Harvard’s acceptance letter made Homer draw in his breath sharply. The letter began: “Dear K, Welcome to HBS! We are excited that you will be joining us as an MBA student in the
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Student Wellness’ TGIS safety pledge encourages positive choices
I’m pretty sure we all know what big campus event just happened. Yeah, that’s right — Thank Goodness it’s Spring (TGIS). This has to be one of the biggest events that happens on campus, and I’m sure that you were all super excited about all of the activities that were being held on campus last
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SPORTS
Track teams break records in Collegeville
he Elizabethtown College men and women’s track and field teams broke multiple school records at the Bison Open & Multi at Bucknell University this past weekend. The meet incorporated schools from all three divisions of the NCAA. On the women’s side, first-year Alexis Groce became the Blue Jays’ record holder in the 500m race, running
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Women’s basketball wins close contest over Dutchmen
Elizabethtown College’s women’s basketball team defeated the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen on Saturday, Feb. 1. They finished the game with a final score of 48-46, improving their season record to 15-3. At Lebanon Valley College, the Blue Jays triumphed over the Dutchmen following a buzzer beater jump shot by senior forward Taylor Alwine, with only 3.8
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Seahawks beat Denver to earn first Super Bowl title in franchise history
he Denver Broncos were three-point favorites coming into Super Bowl XLVIII against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The big game had the make-up to be one of the best championships in recent history. It was a face-off against the National Football League’s No. 1 offense and defense respectively. It pitted one of the best young
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FEATURES
New York Times best-selling author speaks at Bowers
e careful what you tell people on the phone. That person might become a writer and tell your story to other people.” Before he wrote and published a New York Times Bestseller, Jason Mott was a customer service operator for Verizon Wireless in Philadelphia, Pa. A few days after his first novel, “The Returned,” was
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Galvez presents photography as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month
hile people may search for their destiny in many places, most of their search is in vain. Destiny is not discovered by actively pursuing it; it is something stumbled upon when least expected. Just ask photographer Jose Galvez, who discovered his destiny one evening while on the floor, covered in dirt, shining shoes. Elizabethtown College
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DC trip provides learning through Explore the Core program
he Explore the Nation’s Core field trip to Washington D.C. is a part of Elizabethtown College’s Explore the Core program. “The Explore the Core program is designed to help students understand the different areas of understanding for core, the different courses offered to meet those areas of understanding and the different academic departments or disciplines
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