NEWS
Today’s Technology
Photo by Megan White 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
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Kreider Prize winner reflects on educational experiences in lecture
Photo by Miranda Fedor Associate professor of music and Director of Instrumental Studies Dr. J. Robert Spence delivered the Kreider Lecture at Elizabethtown College Thursday, Sept. 28. Spence was the recipient of the Kreider Prize for Teaching and Excellence for the 2016-2017 academic year. In his lecture, Spence spoke about his experiences in education over
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March for Racial Justice takes on Washington Streets
Photo by Aileen Ida The views expressed in this article are not inherently those of the Etownian, its staff or Elizabethtown College as a whole. Saturday, Sept. 30, over 40 Elizabethtown College students had the opportunity to take part in the March for Racial Justice in Washington, D.C. I was lucky enough to be one
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CAMPUS LIFE
Sophomore expresses thanks for Thanksgiving Break situation
There is nothing better than a little break from the late nights of studying at the High Library and the cold walks back to your dorm after the librarian asks you to leave because it’s 1 a.m. My opinion is I would rather have more short breaks throughout my college semesters rather than long, extensive
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Professors should not be rushed to return assignments
To prepare college students for the “real world,” professors set strict deadlines, with harsh consequences for students who miss them. Repercussions range from a drop in a letter grade to a “0” depending upon the professor. The reasoning behind such restrictions is usually the same: in life, extensions won’t exist. In the world that professors
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Course evaluation forms hardly serve their intended purpose
t will soon be time for the day during which you barely make it to class on time, only to open the door and see some random professor sitting at the front of what you thought was your class. But just before turning to leave, embarrassed, you realize it is evaluation day! Yes, it’s that
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SPORTS
Men’s soccer competes against Messiah
our days after winning their 800th game of all-time, the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team fell to No. 3 Messiah College 3-0 in the first “Marshmallow Bowl” played at Ira R. Herr field in three years on Saturday, Oct. 12. The game marked the tenth straight win for Messiah against Etown and the last conference
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Men’s tennis begins fall season with USTA-ITA two-day tournament
The fall season started this past weekend for the Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team. The team took part in the two-day United States Tennis Association-Intercollegiate Tennis Association (USTA-ITA) Southeast Regional Championship, held on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29. The championship was held on the University of Mary Washington campus in Fredericksburg, Va. The
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Women’s soccer shuts out No.7 Misericordia University 1-0
Then the women’s soccer team is down, do not count them out. After falling at home to Haverford College in overtime in the Blue Jays’ last game, they welcomed nationally-ranked Misericordia University last Wednesday. The game on Sept. 25 brought the country’s seventh-ranked team, undefeated coming into the game, to Ira R. Herr Field. The
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FEATURES
Fair Trade USA products support working farmers abroad
On Tuesday, April 16, Kristi Syrdahl, director of international student services at Elizabethtown College, offered her presentation for her first Called to Lead event entitled “Leading Social Change Across Cultures” “It’s value based; it revolves around a core of service as a vehicle for social change,” said Syrdahl of her work with Fair Trade USA,
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Religious studies classes attend Vedic Hindu fire ceremony
he Hindu American Religious institute welcomed 35 Etown students to their monthly Havan on April 14. The trip was led by professor of religious studies Dr. Jeffery Long as an experiential learning component of his Dharma Traditions and Indian Philosophy classes. Also known as a Vedic Fire Ceremony, the Havan included offerings to a Sacred
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SDLC promotes organ donation, hopes to recruit more donors
pril 10 was just one of the many days the Give and Let Live SDLC campaigned for organ donation awareness, a project for which they have been researching and striving to recruit donors. “There are so many benefits to becoming an organ donor,” junior Alysia Overdorf, a member of the SDLC, said. A few days
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