NEWS
Hispanic/Latinx Task Force initiative promotes diversity on campus
Photo: Miranda Fedor The Hispanic/Latinx Task Force, an initiative started in the spring 2018 semester, held its first meeting Thursday, Oct. 11 at 3:30 p.m. in Hoover 110. Within the meeting, students, faculty and staff discussed how Elizabethtown College can better support and assist students who identify as Hispanic or Latinx, as well as promoting
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Series: Examining new transparency plan on campus
Elizabethtown College has had one word on its mind this semester: transparency. The administration is trying to work on its policy which focuses heavily on students, parents, faculty and alumni knowing information as soon as possible. This has been evident through initiatives this year such as residential renewal and tuition transparency projects. Vice President for
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Student political clubs host candidate town halls
With the 2018 midterm elections coming Tuesday, Nov. 6, college students are in an interesting position. Some are ready, while some may struggle to find time to get to the polls. Others may feel uninformed. Elizabethtown College’s chapters of the College Democrats and the College Republicans sought to remedy the latter problem in early October
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CAMPUS LIFE
Business majors team up with local coffee company for hands-on project
It will forever amaze me how well this college prepares its students for their futures. If we’re being honest, all of the hands-on aspects of this school attracted me to it. Then again, I’m the type of person who learns best when I’m actually doing something rather than just sitting there reading a book and
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Anonymous social media outlet allows students to share opinions, complaints with other users in same location
Imagine being able to post anything on Twitter for anyone in your local area to see, but without attaching your handle or name to what you say. The possibilities are endless. You can rant about your day without being called whiny. You can call out any number of people without giving them an idea of
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Electrical reduction day worthwhile part of sustainability effort
Elizabethtown College shut down air handlers and chillers on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for the benefit of our environment. This is part of the College’s plan to become more energy efficient and to help Mother Nature. Our school is doing many different things to help the environment such as adjusting the summer and winter temperatures of
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SPORTS
Women’s lacrosse aims to overcome new obstacles
Coming off of two back-to-back Commonwealth Conference Championships and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team prepares for its upcoming season. With last season’s record of 12-7 overall and just two losses in their conference, the Jays are ready to improve and move forward in the season ahead of them.
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Rever leads Blue Jays to top finishes at Seamus McElligot Invitational
This past weekend, the Elizabethtown College men and women’s track and field teams competed at the Seamus McElligot Invitational at Haverford College. Senior Matt Rever raced the 800-meter in a time of 1:55.52, which gave him second place, .36 seconds behind the first place runner. Senior Lucas Dayhoff also walked away with second place overall
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Alumna returns to coach Blue Jay volleyball program
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball Head Coach Randall Kreider announced Jan. 29 that Terry Hutchinson and Crystal Agnew will be joining the program as assistant coaches this spring. Terry Hutchinson is a sports performance trainer and volleyball instructor at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, Pa. Hutchinson became involved with the Blue Jays during the Fall
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FEATURES
Villella presents on author Stephen Covey’s ‘Seven Habits,’ offers advice
ave you ever felt stressed out about all the things you are experiencing in your life as a college student, but you do not know how to figure it all out? Toni Villella, director of student activities and campus recreation, recently facilitated a seminar on author Stephen Covey’s popular self-help book “The 7 Habits of
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‘Pitch Like A Girl’ addresses gender identity, encourages women to ‘pitch’
re you pink or blue? This was the first question posed by senior and self-proclaimed feminist Sarah Steinmetz during her April 9 presentation on “Pitch like a Girl: How a Woman can be Herself and Still Succeed,” a book written by Ronna Lichtenberg. The overall theme of the book appeared to be not only that
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Columnist reflects on emergence of spring
et me begin this article by saying that I slept through Thursday’s night class (thinking it was Friday) and have been about five minutes late to greater than 50 percent of my classes this week (sorry Mom and Dad). It’s not because I’m lazy, it’s not because I’m unorganized or set my alarm for too
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