NEWS
Annual Ware Lecture emphasizes the importance of compassion
Wednesday, April 11, Elizabethtown College welcomed Dr. Karen Armstrong, renowned historian and theologian of world religions and author, to speak on the importance of compassion at the annual Ware Lecture on Peacemaking. In addition, groups of students were invited to meet with Armstrong in small-group discussions Thursday, April 12. Throughout Armstrong’s lecture, she compared different
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The Study Abroad Experience
Written by: Quinten Yonkers To say that this study abroad experience has been the best year of my life is an understatement. This is my third time in Japan but the only time I have been here for more than two weeks. I have learned so much about this country and the culture of the
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The Study Abroad Experience
Written by Sara Kroboth My time abroad kicked off about eight months ago when I landed in Vienna to embrace the record-breaking hot weather with two strangers. The German semester is different than the American semester—classes don’t start until October—so Vienna was technically a pre-semester program in which we would be taking German and history
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CAMPUS LIFE
Senior reflects fondly on first impressions upon entering college
M y first impression of Elizabethtown College was a beautiful one that left its mark like a postcard in my mind. I first noticed the school shortly after relocating to Etown, as my boyfriend and I were riding our mud-splattered mountain bikes home from the Conewago Rail Trail on a sunny April day. “Look,” he
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Optional homework assignments only aid
Like the end of almost any other class period, you throw your notebook, textbook and writing utensil of choice into your backpack while half-listening to the professor’s closing remarks. You briefly glance at the homework listed on the board as you leave the room. Are you going to complete the assignment by the time your
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Success of peer editing depends entirely on personal outlook
Something that seems to be growing increasingly prevalent in Core and WRI courses–– most of these being housed within the English department –– is the utilization of peer editing exercises. If used properly, peer editing helps you in two ways: You the Writer receive feedback that escaped you while you were actively invested in the writing
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SPORTS
Men, women’s cross country teams finish top 10 in Ohio; Trama places 16th
The Elizabethtown College cross country teams traveled to Ohio to compete in the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble, which featured many DIII programs from the Midwest, Great Lakes and Atlantic regions. The men’s team took 11th in the varsity 8k race and 7th in the open 8k, led by sophomore Zach Trama, who was Etown’s top finisher
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Women’s soccer’s recent victories restore team confidence
After falling to Arcadia College two days earlier, the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team hosted No. 9 Messiah College last Thursday, Oct. 17. The game, which was originally scheduled for Oct. 12, was in Messiah’s control from the start. The Falcons beat Etown sophomore goalkeeper Dana Robidoux twice in the first ten minutes of play
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Volleyball prepares for Etown October Classic after
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team was victorious over Mount Aloysius College, defeating the Mounties in three straight sets. The win came in the team’s annual “Dig Pink” match in Thompson Gymnasium on Friday, Oct. 18. The game helped raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. Proceeds from the “Dig Pink” match will be
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FEATURES
Only at Etown: Mr. Fix-it
Upon returning to campus this January, my roommates and I undertook some major rearranging in our dorm room. Once everything started looking more like an actual dwelling and not a homeless shelter, we decided it was time to finally report the missing tension rod for one of the windows in our room. We had gone
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Poet Laureate Daina Savage reads, presents lecture on process
There was a sweet sound – music to an English major’s ears – floating from the Bowers Writers House on the evening of Jan. 31. That, of course, was the voice Daina Savage sharing some of her own poetry. She selected and read twenty of her poems, gracing both Elizabethtown College students and members of
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Eberly to teach Pathology in O.T. Dept.
Beth Eberly, an Elizabethtown College graduate, continues her involvement with the College as she teaches the Pathology I course in the occupational therapy department this semester. Eberly, who is a full-time occupational therapist and the manager of the physical and occupational therapy department at Health South Rehab Hospital of York, was contacted by the College
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