NEWS
Power of One Day shows power of Etown
Tuesday, March 19 was Elizabethtown College’s 5th annual Power of One Day. Each year on Power of One Day, Etown sets a higher donor goal than the year before. For the first year in 2015, the initial goal was 200 donors in 24 hours. This has grown to this year’s goal of 1,700 donors in
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Student Senate
Thursday, March 14, Student Senate held its most recent meeting, starting with a special order regarding the new work order system. Office/Work Station Manager for Facilities Management Bob Mrgich presented on the new automated system, which is a step up from the old manual one. This new system has been in place since before spring
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Tournament of Participants hide-and-seek game decides winning club
The Tournament of Participants hide-and-seek game held throughout the Baugher Student Center (BSC) from 11 a.m. to approximately 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 decided the student club who will name the Gaga ball pit located outside the new Bower’s Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being. First-year Socratis Rodas from the “For What We Stand” club
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CAMPUS LIFE
Gender-neutral housing provides progressive, necessary option for LGBTQ-identifying students living on campus
According to the 2010 United States Census, only .3 percent of Americans are transgender. However, despite a limited population, Elizabethtown College has offered up a generous number of rooms to gender-neutral housing, and for good reason. With the addition of gender-neutral housing, students are permitted to live with any other Etown student regardless of sex
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Professors stress importance of core classes in becoming well-rounded thinkers
Core classes: we love them, and yet we hate them at the same time. We come to school to learn more about our intended fields so we can apply our knowledge to get jobs. But why do we need all of these other classes such as a social science, western cultural heritage, sciences or a
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Student comments on nature of social sub-groups on campus, visible effects
“But what we found out that each one of us is a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal. Does that answer your question?” With those words, the classic 1985 film “The Breakfast Club” came to a close, and teenagers everywhere learned a little more about social sub-groups, whether
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SPORTS
Volleyball ends year on positive swing
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team finished up their fall 2014 season with two great games against Lycoming College and Wilkes University at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1. Starting their home game against Lycoming were junior Megan McNaul, senior Kelci Scannapieco, senior Samantha Hicks, senior Taylor Beck, first-year Brittianni Phillips, senior
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Field hockey rebounds from second conference loss, defeats Moravian
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team’s five-game win streak came to an end when Drew University defeated the Blue Jays on Saturday, Oct. 25, with a game score of 1-3. Just a day later, the team responded with a 5-1 victory over Moravian College on Sunday. Senior Kaylee Werner scored early for the Blue
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Men’s basketball to host second bowling event after favorable turnout in Spring
The Elizabethtown men’s basketball team hosted its first annual bowling fundraiser last spring at the Clearview Bowling Lanes in Elizabethtown. The event, which featured raffles, prizes and food, turned out to be a big event for the athletic program and the student body. The bowling fundraiser took place on April 27, bringing in family and
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FEATURES
Zimmerman discusses emotional intelligence in relation to everyday life
“Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others and the ability to use this awareness to manage your behaviors and the behaviors of others,” was the formal definition given by Stacey Zimmerman, assistant director of Called to Lead, at the organization’s event on Jan. 27. A self-evaluation quiz was
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Interfaith Prayer Service explores inter-religious dialogue as part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week
“Almost always, the creative minority has made the world better. Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred,” Martin Luther King Jr. said. These words, among many, were spoken in the
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Hancock displays work of natural, abstract compositions
Beginning this past Sunday, John Hancock’s newest exhibition – a collection of incredible feats of imagination, expression and wall-sized installation – has been on display in the Lyet Gallery of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Pieces will continue to be shown through Feb. 28. The exhibit encompasses Hancock’s creative movement from smaller paintings and
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