NEWS
College welcomes, introduces director of Bowers Center
Whitney Jones became the Director of Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being Monday, Jan. 7.
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Jones grew up in Emporium, Pennsylvania, a rural town popular among fishermen and hunters. Its nickname is “the land of endless mountains.”
Residential renewal to bring new apartment housing options to Etown
As part of a recently announced residential renewal plan, the Vera Hackman Apartments will be renovated and new apartment buildings will be constructed at Elizabethtown College over the next few years.
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College announces, welcomes fifteenth president to campus
Elizabethtown College named Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D. its next president Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. This announcement arrived after a long search process that occurred once Etown’s current president, Dr. Carl Strikwerda, announced his retirement Feb. 12, 2018. Elizabethtown College named Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D. its next president Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. This announcement arrived after a long search process that occurred once Etown’s current president, Dr. Carl Strikwerda, announced his retirement Feb. 12, 2018.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Communicative shift from ‘I think’ to ‘I feel’ shows unwillingness to take ownership of speech
Perhaps you noticed this strange phenomenon earlier than I, but I distinctly remember a time when everyone started their sentences with “I think.” I think we should sit over there. I think he’s just having a bad day. I think we should get started. The emphasis was on thoughts and logical ideas. Recently, however, everyone
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Faculty, staff members’ meal plan options should allow them to eat cheaply on campus
Mornings in the Baugher Student Center begin with the opening of the Marketplace and Jay’s Nest at 7 a.m. Meanwhile, Dining Services employees have already begun their day. Student assistants report to the Blue Bean, the Jay’s Nest register, and upstairs to the Marketplace. The preparations for the day must begin immediately, because hungry students,
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Lower gas prices, discounts offered by gas stations make necessary resource more accessible for student drivers
Have you ever noticed how much your tank of gas costs? Have you ever driven on an empty tank just because you do not have any cash to fill it or only had a few dollars in your wallet and knew it would only cover a gallon of gas? When I first started driving, my
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SPORTS
Men’s golf takes on Messiah Falcon Fall Classic, team finishes 4th overall
Coming off their first tournament of the season at the Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa., the Elizabethtown men’s golf team took to the course again on Tuesday. In their previous tournament, the Marywood Quad-Match, the Blue Jays finished third in the four team competition. Each team was allowed five golfers, with the tournament
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Women’s tennis team starts season off on right swing
The Elizabethtown Blue Jays women’s tennis team dominated the courts on Sept. 6 and 7 at the Shenandoah Invitational. The team came away with numerous wins against Shenandoah, Bridgewater and Division II West Virginia Wesleyan. With joining the Landmark Conference, the women lose out in playing in the MAC Individual Championships. The ladies picked up
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Men’s tennis team takes home two doubles titles at King’s Invitational
Despite Saturday’s matches being rained out, men’s tennis proved to display quite the performance on Sunday in the Kings Invitational tournament. Initial highlights include sophomore Alex Machalick and senior Michael Cannon winning first place in doubles, as well as first-year Michael Yost and sophomore Nathan Dowling clenching third in the condensed tournament. “I think the
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FEATURES
Alumna Margaret Sharpe explores new opportunities, encourages current students to discover what matters
Social worker, mother, ukulele strummer and aerial fabric performer. Colorado resident Margaret Sharpe, ’96, is a woman of many hats who pursues meaning in all that she does. Sharpe graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1996 with a degree in social work. Recollecting her time at Etown, Sharpe said, “[Etown] was such a warm place. It
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Senior discusses service experience in Ethiopia
On Oct. 30 in the Hoover center, Elizabethtown College students had the opportunity to engage in discussion with Jess Krueger, a senior studying occupational therapy, and Marinus Koning MD, FACS, who is the founder of ReachAnother Foundation. ReachAnother Foundation serves children who suffer from hydrocephalus, a condition by which excess fluid in the brain causes
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History of Leffler Chapel reveals community, campus history
Although it is not the oldest building on campus, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center has served as a symbol of Elizabethtown College and has hosted enriching events for the community for almost a decade. From religious services to comedians, from musical performances to celebrated speakers, Leffler has certainly played a large role in the lives
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