NEWS
Student Senate
Thursday, Feb. 8 at 3:45 p.m. the Elizabethtown College Student Senate met in Hoover 212 for their weekly meeting, where they met with administrative offices to discuss upcoming events. The meeting began with a roundtable of representatives from administrative offices. Senators asked the directors of Information and Technology Services (ITS), Facilities Management and Dining Services
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Board of Trustees holds winter meeting
The Board of Trustees held their regular winter meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in the Susquehanna Room, picking up from where they left off in their previous fall meeting. The meeting began with students and faculty presenting on the various student-athlete programs at Elizabethtown College. Among the programs discussed were the Student-Athlete Mentors
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Series: Is LiveSafe the future of Campus Security?
So far, this series has gone through the past and present of Elizabethtown College Campus Security. It has left many wondering, “what is going to happen now?” According to Campus Security Director Andrew Powell, LiveSafe is the future. LiveSafe is the app that all students are encouraged to get on their phones. It has many
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CAMPUS LIFE
Credit transfer process generates confusion among Blue Jays
After having taken four years of high school honors, dual enrollment and AP classes, I expected to come to Elizabethtown College with sophomore standing. I was prepared to move directly into my major and skip several requirements for the Core program. Unfortunately, I learned that my dual enrollment course would not be counted and only
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First-year discusses overcoming rejection, disappointment in regards to professional, personal realms of undergraduate life
As an English professional writing major, I will have a best friend called “Rejection.” Even outside the major, everyone gets rejected in some shape or form, whether from a job, an internship, a scholarship or romance. The way I usually deal with rejection is to allow myself to grieve, not to wallow. I need to
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Determination can defeat lingering laziness from being on spring break
So we’ve set the clocks ahead and are getting ready for the nice warm spring weather that will, hopefully, be coming soon to stay. Let’s hope we have all come back from spring break relaxed, rejuvenated and ready to take on what is left of the semester. For those of you who have even less
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer advances to conference semi finals
he Elizabethtown women’s soccer team had a lot to celebrate last Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays began the afternoon by celebrating the careers of three seniors Amanda Fisher, Alyssa Koplin and Alex Topa. Etown finished the day by defeating Widener University 2-1 on the strength of two unanswered goals. With the victory, the Blue Jays
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Women’s cross country team wins seventh consecutive MAC Championship title
he Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams both competed in the Middle Atlantic Conference Cross Country Championships at DeSales University on Saturday located in Center Valley, Pa. “MACs is always a race that we look forward to as a team because it marks the beginning of championship season and an exciting time for
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Men’s soccer looks to win first Commonwealth Conference Championship since 2006 season
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team finished out the regular season with a 1-0 home win against Widener University on Senior Day last Saturday. The Widener Pride soccer team came into the game at Ira R. Herr Field with the MAC Commonwealth Conference’s worst in-conference record, 1-4-3, their only win having happened against Lebanon Valley
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FEATURES
Chalk the Walk spreads the love
On Wednesday, May 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., students, faculty and staff gathered together on the pavement in front of the BSC to participate in Chalk the Walk. The event encouraged participants to write positive and uplifting words, phrases and quotes, as well as to draw pictures which conveyed a message of love
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TWLOHA founder visits, reaches out
n Thursday, April 25, the campus community welcomed Jamie Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA), to Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Tworkowski is a native of Melbourne, Fla., and the organization was founded there in 2006. Since then, the group has garnered international attention from millions of followers and supporters. TWLOHA
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Scholarship and Creative Arts Day
For students, faculty, staff and visitors, Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) is a time to present, view and engage in creative work, research projects and personal academic achievements within a public forum. SCAD 2013 featured approximately 200 academic presentations, including dissertations on research projects, readings of creative pieces and demonstrations of academic concepts. This
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