NEWS
Peace Fellow lecture follows peace-making award
Amin Maalouf once said, “For it is often the way we look at other people that imprisons them within their own narrowest allegiances. And it is also the way that we look at them that may set them free.” This is the quote with which Celia Cook-Huffman closed the Peace Fellowship Lecture titled “Identity Matters”
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Update to the Identity Evropa Investigations
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Campus Security, the Elizabethtown Borough Police and on-campus organizations, the two individuals responsible for the “Identity Evropa” propaganda posts made from Sept. 11-13 have been identified. Elizabethtown College has said that this white supremacist group’s message does not align with their core value of diversity. Immediate action was taken
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Dining Services sends out survey, proposes major changes to current dining facilities
Several changes are in store for Elizabethtown College’s dining facilities. There are three major components. The Blue Bean Café will close and a café will be built inside the High Library. Then, the Blue Bean’s current location will be converted into a different dining facility. Finally, the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Wellness will
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CAMPUS LIFE
Course evaluation forms hardly serve their intended purpose
t will soon be time for the day during which you barely make it to class on time, only to open the door and see some random professor sitting at the front of what you thought was your class. But just before turning to leave, embarrassed, you realize it is evaluation day! Yes, it’s that
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Utilizing directed, independent studies personalizes classes,
ver feel like there’s something that you really want to study that Elizabethtown College doesn’t offer? Or maybe there is a course you want to take, but it never seems to fit into your schedule. Before you give up on plans or think about taking a course from another school, consider independent and directed studies.
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Mail Services hosts 14th
lizabethtown College’s Mail Services hosted the 14th annual Middle Atlantic Region of College and University Mail Services (MARCUMS) Conference on Nov. 7 and 8. This was the first time the conference was held at the College. Etown, along with 13 other colleges and universities, was represented at the conference. The conference was held in Leffler
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer wins third straight on late goal
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team’s 0-3 start to the season is a thing of the past. After an offensive clinic put on by the Blue Jays in their home opener against Immaculata University, an 8-0 victory, they hosted Franklin and Marshall College last Tuesday evening. A goal scored in the 26th minute by sophomore
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Volleyball team looks to continue dominance in MAC; build off Old Friends Crossover Classic
he Elizabethtown College 2013 women’s volleyball team is starting out strong this year with a 2-0 lead in the Commonwealth Conference and an overall record of 7-4 as of Sept. 17. Senior Captain Carolyn Lukiewski said the team’s main focus is to make it to MAC Championships. “Last year we lost in the semi-finals to
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Golf team competes in first fall competition at Messiah
he Elizabethtown College golf team began its fall season with an eighth-place finish at the Messiah Falcon Classic at Blue Ridge Country Club and a 13th-place finish at the Bridgewater Tom Kinder Memorial at Lakeview Golf Club. After finishing sixth at the Commonwealth Conference Championships last season, the Blue Jays look to begin their season
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FEATURES
White statement garments a must-have in your spring ensemble
The color of the year may be emerald, but it’s white that will be conquering the streets. Nearly every designer for the Mercedes-Benz spring 2013 Fashion Week dressed their models in white ensembles, unanimously making the shade a must have for spring. This trend ranges from entire outfits comprised of white to one white piece
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Gail Bossenga: On weekends, regrets, advice, fears, influences, pressing issues and hopes for the future
Q) What is your favorite leisure activity on the weekends? A) I enjoy walking or biking during the day and watching a movie one night (usually on Netflix) – nothing scary, however, or I have to leave the room and let Carl keep track of the plot until it’s safe to come back. Q) Tell
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NSTA’s ‘March Madness’ uses physical activity to teach scientific concepts
The joyful squeals of middle and elementary school students filled the halls this past Saturday, March 16 when the National Science Teachers Association held their Super Science Saturday. The theme for Super Science Saturday this year was March Madness: the Science of Sports, which Dr. Kathleen Blouch, advisor, and NSTA President Alicia Klepper decided about
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