NEWS
Honors students to present at national conference next semester
On Tuesday, April 21 the National Collegiate Honors Council accepted the project proposal of three representatives of the Elizabethtown College Honors Program. Sophomore Tyler Latshaw, senior Phil Belder and assistant professor of political science Dr. Kyle Kopko will be traveling to Chicago next semester to discuss the revamping of the College honor’s program that has
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Called to Lead concludes year
This year’s Called to Lead annual dinner on April 28th marked the end of another successful year for the program. Under the leadership of Reverend Tracy Sadd and Stacey Zimmerman, students within the program used online tools, projects, and community presentations to help bring out the natural leadership talents from within themselves. The 22 seniors
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Royer Residence Hall experiences plumbing problems, flooding
Since 1962, Royer residence hall has comfortably housed 125 men and women on Elizabethtown College’s campus. However, this semester, numerous students have been complaining about the repeated flooding on the first floor. The Resident Assistant on the first floor of Royer, Junior Early Childhood major Nicole Curcio, said that although the flooding happened a few
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CAMPUS LIFE
Student reacts to gun control article regarding gender
A couple issues ago, the Etownian printed an opinion piece on gun control in the U.S. with emphasis on the Sandy Hook tragedy. That is not what I am writing about. I am writing about the very last paragraph of that piece in which the author wrote something along the lines of: “If criminally insane
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Theory vs. practice: hate crimes shed light on need for individual change
C hoosing to attend a school that “educates for service” and encourages us to be members of a global society encloses us in a community that is supposed to be working toward opening our minds and hearts to the ideas and cultures of others. Regardless of being enrolled in such an institution, but especially so,
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Marketplace expands vegetarian, vegan menus, works toward healthier selection
D id you know that the Marketplace has been offering vegetarian and vegan food options for about 10 years? “We’ve offered vegetarian and vegan meals since the beginning, but now we’re adding more to the menu,” residential dining chef and productions manager Charles Downs said. The goal is to provide for all students and staff
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SPORTS
Teams grab eighth place at regional competition in Ohio
The Elizabethtown College cross country team competed in the Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble this past Saturday in Oberlin, Ohio. Of the 32 competing teams, both teams took eighth place. With a time of 25:18.2 and finishing first for the Etown men, senior Aaron Focht crossed the line as the 40th runner in the Oberlin Inter-Regional
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Successful fall leaves men, women hopeful for spring
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s tennis teams finished their fall season with a successful Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Individual Championships. After a successful day in the first half of the tournament, five women’s singles players and all three doubles teams moved on to the semifinals. Senior Madison Pipkin was seeded first in the No.
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Jays’ winning streak continues
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team have asserted themselves as a force to be reckoned with this season, winning their last five games and holding a conference record of 4-1, placing them third in the highly competitive Commonwealth Conference. Not only are they in the mix of things in the conference, but the Blue
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FEATURES
Sarah deals some sass
Why is the only campus self defense course I’ve heard of for women? Did I teleport to a magical world where women are delicate flowers and men are brawny and never get hurt? -It’s Kind of Sexist Dear Kind of Sexist, I agree there should be a myriad of classes available to all students who
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‘Around Campus:’ Exclusive discounts, services
Broke. College student. Three words college students everywhere wish were mutually exclusive. We pinch our pennies or lack thereof, in hopes to buy that scrumptious sandwich from Folklore or chow on some General Tso’s chicken at the Panda Buffet. However, fear no more. Thanks to Elizabethtown College’s participation in the smartphone app Around Campus students’
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Fashion Column: Gothic revival floods New York fashion week
The changing of seasons can represent different things to different people. Some associate the new season with allergies and illness while others with fresh opportunities and some with warm comfort food. But to trendsetters and fashionistas everywhere, a new season is connected with one thing only – Fashion Week. The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was just
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