NEWS
Changes in student handbook ban smoking on BSC terrace
According to the student handbook, Elizabethtown College is dedicated to providing a healthy, comfortable, and productive work and living-learning environment for the campus community. As part of this, campus buildings are smoke-free zones and smoking and the use of tobacco in any form is prohibited in all facilities of Elizabethtown College at all locations, including
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SCPS offers permanent position to former interim dean
As 2016 began, Barbara Randazzo launched her new career as the Dean of the Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Prior to accepting this position, Randazzo served as the interim dean of the School. She has worked in the College since 2000. Her appointment will bring changes to the SCPS, including the
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Political science professor quoted in New York Times article about Presidential Medal of Freedom, analyzes recipient demographics
In a New York Times article published on Dec 27, 2015, Elizabethtown College’s own Dr. Kyle Kopko, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Pre-Law Program, was consulted in regards to a study carried out by Kopko and others – including two Etown alumni, Jillian Casey, ’13, and Julia Ward, ’13, as well
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CAMPUS LIFE
WHY SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISM ISN’T ENOUGH
f you’ll turn the clocks back roughly one year, you may remember that for about a month, most of your Facebook friends were experts on a certain Ugandan warlord, and they wanted you to know all about it. Joseph Kony was the worst – the posters put up proved that Hitler and bin Laden were
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Adulthood takes children by surprise
f someone had told me during my first year of high school that in just four years, I would be an entirely different person who was worried about paying for school and managing a real relationship, I would have laughed it off. But college came and soon excitement and anxiety about a new life, away
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Current generation isn’t unprepared, but rather, pampered
Growing up and getting older is a part of life that is inevitable. Each day is filled with new lessons and experiences that one can learn from. The young adults of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. However, just because one may be “grownup,” does not mean that they are ready to face the
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SPORTS
Blue Jays go 0-2 in joust with Knights of Arcadia, Crusaders of Alvernia
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team faced two teams in the Commonwealth Conference this week: Arcadia and Alvernia Universities. The Blue Jays played both games hard but were unable to come out of either game with a victory, losing 55-50 against Arcadia and 78-57 against Alvernia. The Knights and the Crusaders enjoyed a “home court
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Team competes in two meets, breaks number of records
Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s track and field team had a fantastic showing in not one meet this past weekend, but two. The Jays headed to the Widener Field Meet on Thursday, Jan. 31. The lone participant from Etown on the first day, sophomore Joe Bayona, entered into the first day of the heptathlon at
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Team faces off against Division I, II competition
The Elizabethtown College men and women’s track and field teams kicked off 2013 at the Collegeville Classic at Ursinus College. Although the teams finished fifth and sixth out of 16 teams respectively, the Blue Jays had some standout performances a month and a half after their previous meet. Sophomore Matt Rever finished first in the
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FEATURES
Memorable fall events highlight cultural past
Fall break might have served as a time of relaxation and recuperation for students, faculty and staff at Elizabethtown College, but they weren’t completely devoid of activity or value. In fact, the days of Oct. 11 through Oct. 14 mark the anniversaries of some of the greatest – and most fun – moments in history,
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Debate between colleagues reviews pros and cons of each party in presidential election campaign
The Susquehanna Room, located behind Myer Residence Hall, is often a place where celebrations are held and words of congratulations are exchanged. Academic departments gather to celebrate faculty and student achievements. Athletics hands out awards to its most improved and hard-working athletes, and Elizabethtown College Alumni joyously celebrate the union of marriage in this room.
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Social Justice Week to encourage conversation, global awareness
On numerous occasions over the past few years, there has been conversation between students and faculty about holding events on campus that foster discussion on the subject of social justice, not only at Elizabethtown College, but across the world. This small idea, which began as only a debate where students could discuss the pros and
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