NEWS
Anatomy of a Blue Jay contest promotes Etown community identity
The Elizabethtown College orientation program received a major renovation for its 2018 summer orientation under Director of Student Transitions Programs and Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships Jean-Paul Benowitz. One of the new elements to orientation introduced over this past summer was the Anatomy of a Blue Jay contest. First-year Madeline Mace, a resident of Myer Residence
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Individualized degrees create “major” opportunities
In the 2018-2019 school year, Elizabethtown College introduced nine new majors on campus. These majors include business data science, chemistry laboratory science, criminal justice, data science, engineering: biomedical and civil, financial economics, graphic design and marketing. These majors include classes that have been available through the College for an extended period of time. For example,
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Campus-wide outages bring long blackouts
Elizabethtown College suffered two major, campus-wide power outages Tuesday, Aug. 28 and Wednesday, Aug. 29. The first of the two power outages lasted from approximately 7 p.m. until 8:35 p.m. The second power outage occurred around the same time. In a statement sent out to the campus community Aug. 28, Facilities Management and PPL, the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Letter to the editor reflects on experiences at Yunus Center
We reach Dhaka airport at 2 a.m. Our flight is at 5 a.m., so we have plenty of time to check in, clear security and board the plane to Abu Dhabi (en route to Washington D.C.). Our group moves toward the Etihad Airways’ counters. It has been an exhilarating week in Bangladesh, a country that
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Female journalist, activist Tawakkol Karman to speak on campus
On April 10, Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman will share her story of bravery, commitment and self-sacrifice with the Elizabethtown College campus. When was the last time you thought that a cause was so worthy, so just, so immediate, that you would risk your life to support that cause? Do you know individuals who
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Co-taught classes offer unique learning opportunity for those willing to embrace multiple perspectives, disciplines
here are some students who like science and math, while others prefer more creative disciplines such as art, theater and literature. Whether we like it or not, all of us are required to take some form of each subject as part of the Core Program while enrolled at Elizabethtown College. Students may not particularly like
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SPORTS
Men’s basketball season begins with win over Gettysburg
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team started its season with an 82-55 victory over Gettysburg College on Friday in the Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament. The Blue Jays were able to defeat the Bullets thanks to a strong performance from their front line. Senior Andrew Mantz led all Etown scorers with 15 points. The Blue Jays dominated
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Women’s basketball wins big in first game of season, to face Lycoming
The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team started off its season with a 88-41 victory over Rutgers University-Camden on Saturday night in the first round of the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament at Franklin & Marshall College. Senior captain Taylor Kreider began the season with a strong performance, posting her first double-double of the season with 17
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Swim teams record first victories of season with win over FDU-Florham
Both of Elizabethtown College’s swimming teams were victorious over Fairleigh Dickinson University at Florham this past weekend, giving the programs their second wins on the young season. The men and women’s teams now have overall records of 1-5 and 2-4 respectively. The men’s swim team was able to win all 11 races they competed in,
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FEATURES
Bible exhibit impacts community
On Thursday, Feb. 21, the closing reception of Manifold Greatness: The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible was held at Elizabethtown College’s Winters Alcove in the High Library. During the reception librarian BethAnn Zambella offered remarks about the unique exhibit and its impact on the Etown community. The Manifold Greatness exhibition first opened
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James Alan Fox hosts seminar on ‘Myths About Mass Shootings’
Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law and Public Policy at Northeastern University, James Alan Fox, spoke in the KĀV this past Wednesday, Feb. 20, about his article, “Top Ten Myths About Mass Shootings,” in light of the tragedy that occurred in Newtown, Conn. this past December. He is the author of 18 books, including “Violence
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‘Fagbug’ creator details journey, addresses critics
What would you do if you returned to your car and you found it vandalized? Worse yet, what if you found yourself a victim of a hate crime? Both of these things happened to Erin Davies, and instead of searching for revenge, she decided to take action. When she found “fag” and “u r gay”
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