NEWS
Buildings expand hours, become more accessible to students
Elizabethtown College’s James B. Hoover Center for Business and Nicarry Hall buildings are now accessible to students 24 hours a day. During the week, the buildings are secured from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Now, they can be accessed using the students’ ID cards during those hours. The 24-hour access allows students to utilize computer
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Pre-Ware discussion series creates hype around Lecture
Monday, Jan. 30, Elizabethtown College hosted the first of two pre-Ware lectures. These lectures were designed to lead up and relate to the 11th Annual Ware Lecture, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. This year’s speaker is Dr. Jonathan Haidt, a professor of ethical leadership
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Department Skypes English university
While Elizabethtown College does not offer many graduate programs, there are a variety of ways for Etown students to pursue graduate degrees while still maintaining their link to the College. Wednesday, Jan. 25, associate professor of communications and department chair Kelly Poniatowski hosted an informational Skype conference with Katy Storie, who works under the description
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CAMPUS LIFE
Letter to the editor argues laptops unnecessary in class
After reading last week’s article, “Laptops, tablets acceptable note-taking resources in class,” I decided the alternate viewpoint needed to be discussed. By college, one can make decisions for him or herself; hopefully, these will be good decisions. Taking one’s laptop to class is a decision that students make everyday, but rarely think about. Are there
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Letter to the editor argues for complete intolerance of sexual abuse
all is upon us once again. The leaves are turning. The air is cooling. The color of pink adorns the campus, reminding everyone that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. But let us not forget the purple ribbons that remind us that October is also Domestic Violence Awareness month. Among the many issues raised during
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iOS7 update represents materialism ingrained in technology-based culture
Just about everyone knows, Apple recently released its newest mobile operating system, iOS7. While the loyal Apple fans downloaded the operating system as soon as possible, I was not so eager to do so. I was happy with iOS6 and didn’t feel the need to upgrade; however, at the behest of my roommates, I did
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SPORTS
Ruth pitches shutout in series win over Stevenson; Jays fall 0-2 in Arcadia DH
Coming off two games which were postponed due to weather conditions, the Elizabethtown College baseball team played their first game in a week when taking on Stevenson University at home Friday. Senior Matt Ruth put on quite a performance as he pitched his first complete game of his career. Ruth allowed six hits through nine
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Lacrosse unable to upset another ranked opponent, fall to Amherst
The Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team took on Amherst College last Thursday, March 21. Unfortunately, they did not maintain the lead against the No. 12 team from Massachusetts. The game ended with the score in favor of Amherst, 18-8. The game started off well for Etown, setting a tone with junior Michele Grosso scoring her
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Softball sweeps Widener Pride 3-2, 5-1
This past weekend was exciting for Coach Kathy Staib and the Elizabethtown College softball team as the season continued with games against Stevenson University and Widener University on the Jays’ home field, resulting in two losses and two wins. The Jays were victorious in the first game with an ending score of 3-2. After the
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FEATURES
Expanding the friend rolodex, making cultural connections abroad
I’m working on expanding my friend-base. I aim to create friendships with people residing in all corners of the world. This will allow me to become both familiar with other cultures and reap the benefits of traveling with free lodging. While I already had connections in Quito, I can now also cross Cuenca, Ecuador off
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Campus fashionistas bundle up in preparation for winter
Hello all of you fashion-philes! The hurricane fudged up our production schedule a little, so you’ve gone without your campus fashion fix for way too long. It seems that this year the winter weather completely skipped over the warm fall temperatures that make the season so enjoyable for me. I should not be sitting in
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The Galapagos: volcanoes, snorkel, blue-footed boobies, adventures
After one crazy full-body sunburn, a minor cold, and a wild (too wild?) Halloween bash, I can say, “I survived the Galapagos Islands.” My trip to the islands of Baltra, Santa Cruz and Isabela consisted of more than those three aforementioned things, of course, and fortunately the other components weren’t so dismal. There were also
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