NEWS
Scene on Campus: Jays revel in spring weather
With the recent trends of warm weather, Elizabethtown College students can be seen enjoying the sun, eating food from the Jay’s Nest, talking with friends and studying on the BSC patio. After a long, freezing winter, the warm spring weather is a welcome and much needed breath of fresh air for everyone on campus.
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Annual Relay for Life surpasses fundraising goals
Students, faculty and community members recently gathered in and around Thompson Gymnasium for Elizabethtown College’s annual Relay for Life. This year’s event took place from 3 p.m. Friday, April 5 until 3 a.m. Saturday, April 6. Etown’s Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) club runs the event, which raises money and awareness for the American Cancer Society.
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Pa. state senators push for student refinancing plan
Rider Brandau is a low-income, first-generation student at Elizabethtown College. “When students borrow money for college, they agree to pay back that money,” Brandau said. “I will owe roughly $30,000 upon graduation, which is a fair price for what I have received from Elizabethtown.” Many students share his experience. About 1.8 million Pennsylvanians have student
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CAMPUS LIFE
Opinions divided over concept of ‘right college’ for every student
When choosing a college, my parents would constantly nag me to find the “right fit” college. You know, your dream school. The one that’s absolutely perfect. In my opinion, a right fit doesn’t exist. No school will have everything that I want. Out of all the schools I applied to, Elizabethtown College was the best
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Senior recitals demonstrate richness and diversity of Etown campus community
Each year, Elizabethtown College students demonstrate their knowledge and skills through various formal assessments. Typically, these include portfolios, presentations and papers. However, there is one type of project which rarely receives the attention it deserves. Prior to having a sister in the music department, I was completely unaware of the recital requirement for music majors.
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Foreign language requirement offers important balance to well-rounded education
In order to satisfy the requirements laid out by the Core Program, students must take a “Power of Language” course studying either a modern or ancient foreign language. The College deems knowledge of a foreign language as essential to being a well-rounded student and offers majors in French, German, Japanese and Spanish, as well as
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SPORTS
Alwine earns roster spot in NFHCA Senior Game at Washington & Lee
For the first time in four years, a Blue Jay will have the honor of representing Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Senior Game. This is a unique opportunity that not many players are given the chance to take part in, but senior Taylor Alwine has earned
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Men’s and women’s swimming both fall to Susquehanna University
Both the men’s and women’s swimming teams lost to Susquehanna University in their first Landmark Conference meet of the season on Saturday, Nov. 1. The women racked up a total of 99 points to Susquehanna’s 157, while the men managed 52 points. The Blue Jays were able to pick up one victory in the two
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Field hockey drops playoff game in double overtime
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team shut out the University of Scranton 2-0 on Saturday, Nov. 1 at Wolf Field. Junior Alyssa Aichele and seniors Kaylee Werner and Selene Jones proved to be three vital players that contributed to the win. The win locked in a second-place Landmark Conference finish for the team’s debut
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FEATURES
Nigerian ambassador uses art to communicate peace
“Is there an eternity in our hearts?” Ibiyinka Alao said. “There is an infinite outside of us as well as an infinite within us. These two infinites are superimposed on one another and awaken in me the essence of love, art and prayer. An artist is a person with an infinite inside that is equal
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Religion Department Chair Christina Bucher gives lecture on Song of Songs, relates sexuality, human desire to Bible, Christianity
Sexuality and Christianity. Homosexuality and the Bible. When reading these couplings, it is clear that these topics are often taboo when mixed together. Dr. Christina Bucher, the Carl W. Zeigler professor of religion and current chair of the department of religious studies, however, made these four topics blend together during her lecture this past week.
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Alumnus reports on Winter Olympics from Sochi, Russia for NBC News
Alumnus Tim Kelchner left the first weekend of February for Sochi, Russia, where he will cover the 2014 Winter Olympics with NBC. “The Olympic atmosphere has been incredible! The Opening Ceremony isn’t until Friday, but there’s definitely a buzz around Sochi,” he said. In preparation for reporting on the Winter Olympics, which will begin on
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