NEWS
Student Senate
Thursday, April 5, 2018, the Elizabethtown College Student Senate met in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a call to order from senior Senate president Sean Fiedler, which was then followed by a roll call by junior Senate secretary Tara Young, who also approved the previous meeting’s minutes. When there was a call for student
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Tempest Day discusses classroom conflicts
Photo courtesy of Allie Vaccaro The Department of Education held its annual Tempest Day event, part of their Anna Reese Tempest Distinguished Educator Lecture Series, Monday, March 26, 2018. Nearly 100 students, as well as professors and faculty, gathered in the Susquehanna Room to learn about the importance of keeping an open mind, recognizing privilege
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First Ranck Lecture and Award recognizes faculty scholarship
The inaugural Ranck Lecture and the presentation of the Ranck Award for Research Excellence was held Wednesday, March 28 in the Winters Alcove of the High Library. This lecture, sponsored by John Ranck ’58, professor emeritus of chemistry, recognizes faculty scholarship and research in various academic fields. The Ranck Award recipient was professor of political
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CAMPUS LIFE
Credit transfer process generates confusion among Blue Jays
After having taken four years of high school honors, dual enrollment and AP classes, I expected to come to Elizabethtown College with sophomore standing. I was prepared to move directly into my major and skip several requirements for the Core program. Unfortunately, I learned that my dual enrollment course would not be counted and only
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First-year discusses overcoming rejection, disappointment in regards to professional, personal realms of undergraduate life
As an English professional writing major, I will have a best friend called “Rejection.” Even outside the major, everyone gets rejected in some shape or form, whether from a job, an internship, a scholarship or romance. The way I usually deal with rejection is to allow myself to grieve, not to wallow. I need to
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Determination can defeat lingering laziness from being on spring break
So we’ve set the clocks ahead and are getting ready for the nice warm spring weather that will, hopefully, be coming soon to stay. Let’s hope we have all come back from spring break relaxed, rejuvenated and ready to take on what is left of the semester. For those of you who have even less
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SPORTS
Field hockey falls to Messiah in championship for second straight year
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team was attempting to win their first ever conference title this past Saturday when they took on Messiah College in the Commonwealth Conference championship game. The Blue Jays were trying to deny No. 15 Messiah of their stranglehold on the Commonwealth in which the Falcons had won six straight conference
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Swimming teams break personal bests in losing effort to Lycoming
lizabethtown College’s men and women’s swim teams both fell this past Saturday against Middle Atlantic Conference opponent Lycoming College, falling 128-67 and 114-91 respectively. The men’s team, led by senior Andrew Malik and junior Frank Capria, are still in search of their first win of the season (0-4) while the women’s team, led by seniors
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Women’s soccer advances to conference semi finals
he Elizabethtown women’s soccer team had a lot to celebrate last Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays began the afternoon by celebrating the careers of three seniors Amanda Fisher, Alyssa Koplin and Alex Topa. Etown finished the day by defeating Widener University 2-1 on the strength of two unanswered goals. With the victory, the Blue Jays
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FEATURES
Professor speaks on history of Chinese military violence
On Monday, March 25, Elizabethtown College welcomed Dr. Edward McCord, professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, to speak on his knowledge of military violence in China and how it has shaped the country. McCord received his M.A. and Ph. D. in history from Michigan University and is a specialist on the
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Cultural changes influence Brethren in Christ traditions
What happened between 1910 and 1980 in regards to the Brethren in Christ? What factors spawned such a dramatic cultural transformation among the Brethren in Christ? The answers to these two questions were the subject of the recent presentation “Born-Again Brethren in Christ: The Brethren in Christ Church in an Age of Evangelicalism,” facilitated by
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The racial achievement gap
One day, Dr. Anne Gregory saw a line of African-American students sitting outside the principal’s office at a school where she worked. She took note of this evident racial trend and questioned the principal about it. The principal then chastised her and discouraged her from pursuing the issue, afraid that such comments would bring charges
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