NEWS

  • Two students arrested in same weekend

    The weekend of Sept. 9 through 11 saw the arrests of two students on campus at Elizabethtown College as a result of substance abuse. A junior, resident of Vera Hackman North Apartments, was arrested by the Elizabethtown Borough Police at 12:22 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 for marijuana possession and the presence of the synthetic

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  • Schlosser whiteboards display negative messages again

    Schlosser whiteboards display negative messages again

     A pair of negative messages recently appeared on whiteboards in the study rooms of the Schlosser Residence Hall lobby. These messages appeared less than a week after vandals wrote racial and gender-biased messages on whiteboards and ripped door decorations on the dorm’s second and third floors. According to Area Coordinator Cody Miller, these new messages

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  • The Electoral College

    At the Constitution Day panel Thursday, Sept. 22, two enterprising students posed a unique question to the panelists – should we keep the Electoral College? It was a great question, and one worth sharing with the Etownian’s readers. Let’s be honest, the Electoral College is an antiquated system. It was enacted as a compromise among

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CAMPUS LIFE

  • ‘The Well’ provides sufficient resources to keep students healthy

    ‘The Well’ provides sufficient resources to keep students healthy

    t some point or another, most every student at Elizabethtown College has dealt with illness. The Wellness Center, better known on the Etown campus as the “WELL,” is always available to assist students dealing with illness, in addition to maintaining their overall health and well-being. The WELL offers students self-care kits free of charge, and

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  • Maturity of students questioned in light of recent events

    t requires absolutely no effort to classify our generation as less mature than our predecessors. I frequently hear my elders make this claim, and I have to admit that I often agreed with them. Examples such as the hate crimes on campus seem to solidify their point. It makes no sense to me how individuals

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  • Letter to the editor: professor apologizes for failing to act

    believe this is my first letter to the Editor of the Etownian. I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my 25 years at Elizabethtown College, so I’ve had to offer many apologies, but this is my first to the community as a whole. Last week, at our Executive Council meeting, I discovered that there have been

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SPORTS

  • New coach, strong team aspires to make it into playoffs

    New coach, strong team aspires to make it into playoffs

    With a new coach, new team and new season on its way, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team looks to repeat and supersede their run at the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship. The Jays finished their 2011-2012 season in the semifinals round of the conference championships with a loss to Lebanon Valley College. The Flying

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  • Men, women fall to Lycoming, Hood

    Men, women fall to Lycoming, Hood

    After coming off a loss to Hood College on Wednesday Nov. 7, the Elizabethtown College men and women’s swim team (1-2) had to fight back against the Lycoming College Warriors (2-2) at Etown’s Alumni Pool on Saturday Nov. 10. Unfortunately, the Jays were not able to pull through and they lost again. The men’s final

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  • Five returning scorers strive to lead team

    Five returning scorers strive to lead team

    The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team is ready for this year’s season. In the Commonwealth Conference Preseason Poll the Jays were ranked sixth. However, this does not concern junior guard Joe Schwalm. “The preseason poll does not mean too much to us,” Schwalm said. “It is based off of last year and what plays out

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FEATURES

  • Publication hopes to advance synthetic, organic chemistry research

    The title of Assistant Professor of ChemistryDr. James MacKay’s latest publication, “The Intramolecular Allenolate Rauhut-Currier Reaction” may sound overly-complicated and intended for a niche audience, but when looked at in simpler terms, its concepts are easily grasped and represent a two-fold objective: to further the study of synthetic organic chemistry and to teach students how

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  • New health educator to improve Student Wellness Center

    Many changes have been implemented by Student Wellness this year, including a new health educator, Jamie Valis. Valis comes from Scranton, Pa. but is originally from Maryland. Her move to Elizabethtown College brought her closer to her family, by whom she is very inspired and to whom she is very close. She chose to apply

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  • Adjunct professor brings urban flair to fine and performing arts dept.

    Adjunct professor brings urban flair to fine and performing arts dept.

    All artists wear pajamas until two o’clock in the afternoon. This is definitely a false statement. Jeff Bye, an artist and current professor at Elizabethtown College, is starting his morning a lot earlier than that. Bye is a dedicated businessman who has a passion for art and painting. It all started when he was nine

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