NEWS
Community remembers former Director of Health Promotion Sandy Spayd
The Elizabethtown College community is mourning the loss of Alexandra “Sandy” Spayd. Spayd worked at the College for 30 years; she was first hired in 1981 and retired in 2012. During her time at Etown, she served in several different positions, including a nurse in Health Services, co-chair of the Employee Wellness Team and the
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Student Senate
After not meeting for two consecutive weeks, Student Senate held a meeting Thursday, Nov. 29. As always, the meeting began with student comments and announcements, but this meeting was met with silence. Since there were no comments, senators moved into administrative reports, beginning with Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas. Limas opened by
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Major changes happen throughout campus
Photo: Paula Groff Over this past semester, there have been many new changes happening at Elizabethtown College. One of the most noticeable changes on campus has been the construction of the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being. Anyone who walks by the construction site can see the changes that have occurred since the beginning
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CAMPUS LIFE
Holiday breaks provide opportunity to catch up, bond with family, Netflix
You are lying on your bed in a pair of Elizabethtown College sweatpants and a raggedy old T-shirt, chomping on a snack of your preference. Your eyes are glued to the screen of a laptop, which plays an episode of your favorite television show via Netflix. A show that, if I were to guess, has
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Benefits to due dates before Thanksgiving break do exist
Imagine lounging in front of a roaring fire with a delicious hot beverage and mellow holiday tunes playing on the radio. You are catching up with your favorite aunt or uncle, laughing between bites of pumpkin pie. You feel like you have zero cares in the world, when suddenly a horrifying and thoroughly unwelcome thought
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Newest Christopher Nolan film “Interstellar” includes striking visuals, solid acting, complex scientific ideas
This fall, Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” opened on Nov. 7 to positive reviews and is quickly rising to be the biggest box office hit of the season. In under a week, “Interstellar” has made almost $50 million in ticket sales and holds a “Certified Fresh” rating on the notable movie critic website Rotten Tomatoes. Lagging just
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SPORTS
Golf takes third at Marywood Quad-Match
Last spring, the Elizabethtown College men’s golf team and Head Coach Jim Reed were united. Reed, an accomplished and well-known golf name in the central Pennsylvania area, took over the men’s golf program on March 4 and coached the Blue Jays in five tournaments last spring. “He knows more about the golf swing than anyone
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Women’s soccer remains undefeated after victory over rival
The Elizabethtown women’s soccer program has learned to build off of every prior season’s heartbreak. Two seasons ago, the Blue Jays went 10-3-6 and won six conference games to just one loss and three ties. That season ended with a disappointing loss in penalty kicks at Stevenson University in the Commonwealth Conference Championships. The team
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Field hockey beats Del Val, records first win after 0-3 start
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team lost its first three games against Franklin & Marshall College, Messiah College and Muhlenberg University in the opening weeks of the Fall 2014 season. The Jays hosted No. 8 Franklin and Marshall for the opening game August 29, but could not score a goal against the Diplomats, losing
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FEATURES
Gombert presents geometric artwork in Hess Gallery
The greatest trick the devil ever played was convincing the world that he did not exist,” French poet Charles Baudelaire said. He understood the fleeting sense of reality when he used this analogy. Carl Gombert demonstrated this idea and combined it with what he called “plausible fiction” in his art gallery hosted at Elizabethtown College
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Stephanie Blythe and Les Violons du Roy perform Monday in Leffler Chapel
It is rare to see such a tour-de-force of musical talent featured together in one evening at Elizabethtown College. Featured on Monday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, the chamber orchestra “Les Violons du Roy” was conducted by internationally renowned director Bernard Labadie and featured Musical America’s 2009 vocalist of
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Library hosts screening of ‘Freedom Writers’ as part of Open-Book Initiative
The High Library sponsored an Open Book Open Film event Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in collaboration with the Open Book Initiative. The initiative is a campus-wide common reading experience for first-year students. It encompasses a nonfiction reading selection, group discussions and events such as the Open Film screenings. “Freedom Writers,” a 2007 film
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