NEWS
College introduces “League of Legends” Esports team
Elizabethtown College will hold the Landmark Conference Esports championship Friday, March 29, 2019. The championship will take the top four teams from the current division and have them compete in a tournament, with the winning team and the runner-up eligible to play at the national championship tournament in April. In addition to Etown, Juniata College,
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Campus Staff Council named, newly elected
Elizabethtown College’s first Staff Council members were elected recently and announced in an email sent to the campus community. The council will serve as a voice for non-faculty College employees. “In its representation of all Staff employees, the Elizabethtown College Staff Council will strive to promote better understanding, increased cooperation and open communication among all
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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
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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Syllabus week prompts discussion of attendance policies
It’s the beginning of a new semester, and we all know what that means: getting a new class syllabus. I would think it is pretty safe to say that there is a standard routine that all professors go through when they review their syllabus. First, they probably told you about their office hours and when
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Senior recommends ways to prepare for post-graduation life, work
Well, seniors, it’s our last semester together at Elizabethtown College! After this, it’s time to journey into the realm known as “The Real World.” For some of us, this may be the start of a new, exciting era. For others, it may be a terrifying leap into the unknown. Personally, I’m somewhere in between; I
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer remains unbeaten through first four games
After back-to-back shutouts to begin its 2014 season, the Elizabethtown women’s soccer team had no reason to change the game plan. As the old adage goes, don’t fix something that isn’t broken. The Blue Jays went into their third game of the season at Franklin & Marshall on Wednesday, Sept. 10 looking for their third
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Seventh-ranked Franklin & Marshall upends men’s soccer 1-0
This past Friday night, the Elizabethtown Blue Jays men’s soccer team battled Franklin and Marshall’s Diplomats, currently the number seven team in the nation, at Ira R. Herr field in the annual Smith-Herr Boot Game. It was a hard-fought game; both teams battled until the final whistle blew. Janse Schermerhorn scored the first goal for
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Field hockey knocks off 10th-ranked Ursinus, Jones stops 11 shots in goal
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team defeated No. 10 Ursinus College on Saturday for a 2-1 victory. Junior Jacalyn Hikes and senior Taylor Alwine both recorded their first goals of the season. The Jays’ offensive pressure and strong defense lasted throughout the entire game to pull off a win against a nationally-ranked visiting team.
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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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