NEWS
Drug take back event hosted on campus
October is National Prescription Drug Awareness Month. In honor of this, Elizabethtown Area Communities That Care (EACTC) will be hosting a drug take back event on campus in the BSC Oct. 27, 2017. EACTC in collaboration with Campus Security will be collecting old medications or medications that students, faculty and staff no longer need and
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Today’s Technology
This weekly column will feature the latest topics and trends constantly emerging in a rapidly-growing technical world. Each week, we will focus on a specific technical topic, with topics covering a wide range of technical issues and the latest technical gadgets. If there are any topics or products that you would like to see covered
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Into the Streets date and theme announced
Elizabethtown College’s 24th annual Into the Streets day of service will be held Saturday, Oct. 28. This event is designed to get Etown students out into the community to volunteer. Each year has an animal-related theme. This year’s theme is “Shining Into the Streets” and the promotional posters and shirts feature fireflies. The event is
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CAMPUS LIFE
Emojis do not reflect inability to express oneself via texting
Our culture is saturated with pictorial representations of words and concepts, which have been dubbed “emoticons” or, in Japanese, “emoji.” Sometimes, entire conversations are expressed exclusively by emoticons. What implications does this popular form of communication have for our culture? Are we approaching what some call an image-based culture, or are these emoticons simply supplemental
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Campus’ unwritten rules summarily entail respect for others, property
In any setting or situation, there are just some things that you should never do. Even Elizabethtown College, with its pleasant and inviting atmosphere, has its own list of taboos and no-no’s. Admittedly, these may just be a list of things that I personally find annoying, but I would like to think that most of
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Sophomore shares laundry etiquette tips
t’s time to get down and dirty. That’s right, I’m talking about laundry. What is it about doing laundry that makes one feel so productive? Maybe because it’s the one mess we all know we can clean up, but maybe we’re taking too long to clean up after ourselves. Along with the dirty clothes, the
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SPORTS
Men’s Lacrosse: Flying Dutchmen best Blue Jays in OT
The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team fell just short in overtime to be ousted from a playoff berth by Lebanon Valley College on Saturday, April 27. The Blue Jays overcame a three goal deficit to force the extra period. However, three minutes into overtime the Flying Dutchmen prevailed and found a spot in the Commonwealth
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Laudeman, team place sixth in MAC championships
his weekend was the conclusion of the season for Elizabethtown College’s golf team. The season concluded with the Commonwealth Conference Championships, which were held at Hershey Country Club’s East Course. Stevenson University finished on top, and Etown grabbed sixth place. Sophomore Ryan Laudeman scored a total of 160 (+18) and took home a tie for
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Tennis heads into playoffs in number one spot
lizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams finished off their regular season against Wilkes University this past Saturday at the Alumni Courts. In the finale for both the teams, Wilkes took the upper hand in doubles play by winning two of the three contested matches, beating Etown 5-4. The women’s team (14-3), who are ranked
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FEATURES
Shute talks writing for new age media
When reading an article online, the average person will only read half of the information. One reason for this is that our generation has evolved to require constant entertainment. Nancy Shute is a renowned writer, specializing in the sciences. Shute graduated from Washington University, St. Louis with a B.A. in English Literature. She then graduated
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Pa. ‘Teacher of the Year’ presents new educational methods
Have you ever asked yourself, “When will I ever use this bleepity-bleep class material in my life?!” It’s vexatious to think that so much time and energy is being spent on something so … irrelevant, right? Well, there is at least one teacher out there who agrees and sympathizes with this frustration. Ryan Devlin, an
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‘Seinfeld’ writer Peter Mehlman visits Bowers, speaks on career
We’ve all done it. You know… double-dipped. We stand around the snack table at a party ready to plunge our half-eaten chip in for the second time… but before the bitten edge scoops up the morsel of dip we’re craving, a friend screeches: “No! Don’t double-dip!” Our foodie dreams plummet into oblivion as we quietly
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