NEWS
Board of Trustees holds winter meeting
The Board of Trustees held their regular winter meeting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in the Susquehanna Room, picking up from where they left off in their previous fall meeting. The meeting began with students and faculty presenting on the various student-athlete programs at Elizabethtown College. Among the programs discussed were the Student-Athlete Mentors
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Series: Is LiveSafe the future of Campus Security?
So far, this series has gone through the past and present of Elizabethtown College Campus Security. It has left many wondering, “what is going to happen now?” According to Campus Security Director Andrew Powell, LiveSafe is the future. LiveSafe is the app that all students are encouraged to get on their phones. It has many
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Big changes being made to first-year programs
Several changes will be implemented in the Elizabethtown College Peer Mentor and orientation programs in the 2018-19 academic year. Associate Director, Strengths Coaching and Ethical Leadership Development Stacey Zimmerman now heads the Peer Mentor program. Orientation is in the hands of Director of Student Transition Programs and Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships Jean-Paul Benowitz. Starting in
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CAMPUS LIFE
Chairman of Board of Trustees gives insight into comprehensive fee
To the Editor of the Etownian: As the chairman of the Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees, I am grateful to the editor of the Etownian for providing the venue by which I am able to deliver a message to students on behalf of our Board of Trustees. As many students know by now, the comprehensive
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Campus conveniences do not always yield expected benefits for community
Changes are instituted every year as the school administration sees fit. In order to improve the quality of education and life at Elizabethtown College, those changes span all areas of the school, from education to athletics and everything in between. Without fail, these improvements are included in the “best of Etown” highlights that are mentioned
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Professors may still conduct class despite campus-wide closings
Lately, the weather has been everything but cooperative for students and faculty. With a snow storm Sunday night and freezing ice following just days later, Elizabethtown College has faced a handful of delays in the past week. Delayed and cancelled classes encroach on lesson plans and due dates. Some professors bypass the metaphorical closed sign
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SPORTS
Men, women’s cross country teams finish Short Run in 21st, 11th place
oth the men and women’s cross country teams competed in the Lehigh Paul Short Run on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Lehigh, Pa. The men’s team ran an 8K taking 21st place out of 46 teams. There were 372 runners in the men’s race. Sophomore Zach Trama led the Blue Jays with a time of 26:25.
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Volleyball looks to improve overall record in upcoming match vs. Mount Aloysius
Elizabethtown’s women’s volleyball team has 13 wins and 12 losses this season. Most recently, the Blue Jays showed their prowess and exceptional teamwork on the court with a win against Hood College. “My hope would be for them to continue to have a blast playing Blue Jay volleyball,” Head Coach Randall Kreider said. “We saw
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Women’s soccer prepares for final stretch of conference play
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team’s season is best described as resilient. The once 0-3 Blue Jays are now 7-4 and 2-0 in the Commonwealth Conference. After starting the year with three straight losses, the Blue Jays won four straight games, going above .500 for the first time of the season. A home loss to
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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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