NEWS
Campus ban hoverboards as their safety is called into question across nation
When one searches for hoverboards on the internet, it will yield many results of people doing fascinating tricks on this new piece of technology that seems to have come straight out of Back to the Future. Unlike the hoverboards seen on this popular science fiction movie from the 1980s, the boards do not hover over
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Changes in student handbook ban smoking on BSC terrace
According to the student handbook, Elizabethtown College is dedicated to providing a healthy, comfortable, and productive work and living-learning environment for the campus community. As part of this, campus buildings are smoke-free zones and smoking and the use of tobacco in any form is prohibited in all facilities of Elizabethtown College at all locations, including
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SCPS offers permanent position to former interim dean
As 2016 began, Barbara Randazzo launched her new career as the Dean of the Elizabethtown College School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Prior to accepting this position, Randazzo served as the interim dean of the School. She has worked in the College since 2000. Her appointment will bring changes to the SCPS, including the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Spirit of altruism in Hoover
Homer was getting ready for his mathematical economics class. Partial derivatives would have to be found, equations solved, graphs drawn. Firms would be neck deep in profit maximization, while consumers gamely strove to maximize utility. The language of calculus would be put to good use. There was no time to waste, thought Homer, as he
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Why humor, not beauty, wins ‘Mr. Etown’
The purpose of a pageant is to reach a state that promotes self-esteem and public-speaking abilities of the contestants. Winners of pageants are said to feel a sense of accomplishment. Pageants can be affiliated with community or social organizations in order to raise money for charities. Some of the better known pageants are ones such
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PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Santigold
Some of the best undiscovered music is played during car commercials. Time and time again I find myself Googling the car commercial in question to try to find out the artist and the name of the song that’s still reverberating in my head. I was pleased to find out that the artist featured in the
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SPORTS
Jays tie LVC at Homecoming
After a tie against Stevenson University last week, the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team settled for another tie against the Lebanon Valley College Flying Dutchmen at the Homecoming game on Saturday afternoon. This is the Blue Jays’ fifth tie of the season, setting a school record for draws in a single season. As playoffs are
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Win over Alvernia gives Jays confidence boost before Messiah
Coming off a loss to Stevenson University last Wednesday by three sets to none, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team was looking to bounce back. Friday night marked the team’s Homecoming game against the St. Mary’s College Seahawks, which also was the Jays’ Dig Pink night, which raised money for breast cancer research. The team
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Playoffs around corner for Jays
Homecoming Weekend was nothing short of hard work for the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team. They pushed through with might and determination to conquer Lebanon Valley College and came out with a tie. The stands in Ira R. Herr field were full of amped Etown fans, family and friends alike, outnumbering the Lebanon Valley scene.
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FEATURES
Thoughts from Ecuador
Everyone is telling you: “Go abroad! It’ll be the best experience of your life!” Well, thus far, after having spent six weeks here in Quito, Ecuador, I’d have to agree with that exclamation. Yes, airfare can be expensive, you might miss your significant other, and going through an entire semester without a job might put
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Ten (nonacademic) ways to ensure employment after graduation
As a college student, I always appreciated when alumni shared insights into the post-Etown world, so these days I try to help students in a similar fashion. I graduated from Elizabethtown College in May 2011 with a degree in professional writing and minors in creative writing and mathematics. Two days later, I began working full-time
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Convocation proves perfect to exhibit end-of-summer fashion
Hello and welcome back Etown fashionistas! I hope your semesters have started off on the right foot, preferably in an adorable, sequined ballet flat found on clearance at your favorite store. I’m back for another great year to discover street style on campus, and the welcome back events that took place the first week provided
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