NEWS
College becomes closer to reaccreditation
Monday, Feb. 18, Elizabethtown College came one step closer to reaccreditation. After nearly two years of preparation, the campus’s Steering Committee and work groups submitted a Self-Study narrative, supporting documents and a compliance report to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The MSCHE, established in 1919 and headquartered in Philadelphia, is a unit
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Inclusive Excellence Plan incorporates diversity throughout campus
The Inclusive Excellence Strategic Plan at Elizabethtown College is designed to “integrate diversity and quality efforts,” according to the official plan statement. The official plan statement, revised for 2018-2020, highlights goals, objectives, needs and directions for how Etown will grow as a diverse institution. The plan is divided into three goals, each with varying objectives
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The Global Perspective
This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there are certain global issues
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CAMPUS LIFE
Celebrity crimes make tabloid headlines, are judged under an altered justice system
Bruce Jenner was involved in a multi-car accident that left one woman dead. According to Jenner’s publicist, he was not injured. The crash occurred on Saturday, Feb. 7 just after noon in Malibu, Ca. on Pacific Coast Highway. By Monday morning, the sheriff’s department was able to identify the woman as Calabasas, Ca. resident Kim
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Student proposes plan to use dining dollars to feed hungry
On Friday, Jan. 16, the Elizabethtown College’s Student Senators posted meal plan options that might be instituted in the Fall 2015 semester. Some of the options included fewer meals per semester and a limit on guest meals, as well as an option to upgrade Jay Bucks. I commend the Student Senators along with Mr. Eric
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Economics professor comments on College’s financial situation
Homer ordered the daily special at the Jay’s Nest. As he pulled out his ID card to pay for it, the cashier reminded him the price included a drink — did he want to pick one up? No, he said, this was his gift to the College. They shared a laugh at the absurdity of
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SPORTS
Cross country teams both place 5th at Geneseo Invitational
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Geneseo Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 4. The women’s team placed fifth in a field of 19 teams, their best finish of the season thus far, with a point total of 146. Individually, senior Amelia Tearnan was Elizabethtown’s top finisher with a 22:28.8 6k
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Women’s soccer hitting stride with final Landmark games looming
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team ran into the toughest stretch of its season over the last three games. That stretch included road games against two top-10 teams in the nation and the team’s first-ever Landmark Conference game. Those three games against ninth-ranked Misericordia University, second-ranked Messiah College and conference foe Catholic University, resulted in
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Women’s volleyball returns from Florida, prepares for home Tri-match this weekend
In their fifth Landmark Conference match, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team pulled out a win in a fight against the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The match that took place on Saturday Oct. 4 marked the end of the Blue Jay’s nine-match losing streak, and was the first victory of their conference matches. “It
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FEATURES
‘A Comedy of Terrors’ production opens in Tempest Theatre
On Halloween night, mischief and mayhem stirred in Tempest Theatre. Starting Thursday evening, Oct. 31, the Elizabethtown College’s Tempest Theatre presented “A Comedy of Terrors.” This production was devised and written by Adjunct Faculty Member Terri Mastrobuono and the company of players and stage management. In the play, the scene opens on a little town
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Paranormal investigator team visits campus, presents on ghost hunting
“Paranormal activity is part of the real world. Just like any theory that is yet unproved, we are trying to legitimize [the science],” Brian Cano, paranormal investigator, said Friday, Oct. 25, when he and his partner Chris Mancuso came to speak and investigate Elizabethtown College. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., the pair started their investigations
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Jane Donovan speaks on the life of Pietist Jacob Albright
Pietism is a large part of our country’s religious culture and not many people know the roots behind it. Jane Donovan, a religious studies professor at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va., explained the Evangelical Association’s Pietist roots on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in the Young Center at Elizabethtown College. Donovan’s focus was on Jacob Albright
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