NEWS
Polar vortex phenomenon becomes increasingly common
Ever since 2014, the term “polar vortex” has become widely known and used to describe a period of frigid weather during the winter. The Elizabethtown College community recently endured another polar vortex, with snowfall from Tuesday, Jan. 29 to Thursday, Jan. 31 and the proceeding days of cold weather. According to professor of biology Dr.
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National Trends: An examination of the modern college dating scene
Dating in college can seem pretty universal; only about eight percent of students reported never going on a date while in college in a 2016 study reported by NBC. As this Valentine’s Day approached, Elizabethtown College students reflected on dating both at Etown and during the college years in general. Senior Elizabeth Mazer said having
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Counseling Services offers group-based therapy sessions
Beginning in early to mid-February, Counseling Services will offer therapy sessions in a group-based setting for students. Director of Counseling and Health Needs Dr. Bruce Lynch said in an email interview that he hopes group counseling services will help address a variety of students’ concerns through the groups. The three groups being offered in spring
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CAMPUS LIFE
Celebrity crimes make tabloid headlines, are judged under an altered justice system
Bruce Jenner was involved in a multi-car accident that left one woman dead. According to Jenner’s publicist, he was not injured. The crash occurred on Saturday, Feb. 7 just after noon in Malibu, Ca. on Pacific Coast Highway. By Monday morning, the sheriff’s department was able to identify the woman as Calabasas, Ca. resident Kim
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Student proposes plan to use dining dollars to feed hungry
On Friday, Jan. 16, the Elizabethtown College’s Student Senators posted meal plan options that might be instituted in the Fall 2015 semester. Some of the options included fewer meals per semester and a limit on guest meals, as well as an option to upgrade Jay Bucks. I commend the Student Senators along with Mr. Eric
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Economics professor comments on College’s financial situation
Homer ordered the daily special at the Jay’s Nest. As he pulled out his ID card to pay for it, the cashier reminded him the price included a drink — did he want to pick one up? No, he said, this was his gift to the College. They shared a laugh at the absurdity of
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SPORTS
Women’s volleyball returns from Florida, prepares for home Tri-match this weekend
In their fifth Landmark Conference match, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team pulled out a win in a fight against the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The match that took place on Saturday Oct. 4 marked the end of the Blue Jay’s nine-match losing streak, and was the first victory of their conference matches. “It
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Field hockey improves winning streak to three games, to face Juniata next
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team is on the board in the Landmark Conference with two wins. The team defeated Goucher College 5-0 on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 and Susquehanna University 4-1 on Saturday, Oct. 11. Senior Andrea Keady had more than one goal in both victories, while four different Blue Jays scored in
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Men’s tennis sends pair into consolation finals
The men’s tennis tournament, held this past weekend in Fredericksburg, Va. at the University of Mary Washington, marked the end of Elizabethtown College’s men’s brief fall tennis season. On Sunday, Sept. 28, during the Blue 1 Doubles, senior Michael Cannon and sophomore Alex Machalick launched the team into the USTA-ITA Southeast Regional Championships. Washington College’s
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FEATURES
Target Media presents at M&M Mars Lecture
On Friday, Nov. 15, as part of the M&M Mars Executive Lecture Series, two members of the media analysis company Target Media spoke to Elizabethtown College students and faculty. Target Media is a company whose integrated media approach provides help for companies looking to achieve marketing success. The two speakers were John Bowser, president and
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Hiroshima bombing survivor Shigeko Sasamori spreads message of peace, empathy
Sasamori remembered seeing bodies in the streets, trapped under houses and several thrown into the river she was close to. “I could barely see the water,” she said. Those that could walk were “walking like ghosts,” disoriented and in shock from what had just happened. Some people trapped under collapsed buildings were crying for help,
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‘Peace, Love and China’ discusses Brethren missionaries
Elizabethtown College students senior Bella D’Ascanio, junior Caitlyn Whirt and senior Cesar Vera presented their research on the Brethren missionaries in China at the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The event, entitled “Peace, Love and China,” began during a week-long research trip to Chicago, Ill. The
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