NEWS
OT program dedicates former department house to alumna
Photo: Jess Pron Friday, April 27, the occupational therapy (OT) program held a ceremony to dedicate the department house to Irene Kershaw, an alumna of Elizabethtown College’s OT program. The Kershaw House has been in use in the program for a while but is only now being dedicated, in part to celebrate the 40-year anniversary
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Campus community honors and bids farewell to Dean Calenda
Student Senate commemorated its relationship with Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Marianne Calenda before her retirement by creating a scholarship in her honor. Senior senate president Sean Fiedler presented Calenda with the award at the annual Awards Ceremony Wednesday, April 11 in Gibble Auditorium. In future years, the annual Marianne Calenda
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Editorial: Etownian staff participates in National Student Journalism day
Photo: Megan White This past week we were notified of a national campaign to save student newsrooms. The campaign was started by a group of student leaders at the Independent Florida Alligator, a newspaper for the University of Florida. They called for students in colleges across the U.S. to speak out and let their communities
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CAMPUS LIFE
ASK MATT
Dear Matt, I’m having problems coming up with story ideas for my creative writing class. I know that Ask Matt isn’t meant for homework help, but how do you usually brainstorm ideas? Dear Student Struggling with Writer’s Block, Creativity is definitely something that can’t be taught — it can only be preserved, exercised and cultivated.
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‘300’ sequel combines action with compelling story, characters
“300: Rise of an Empire” is the prequel to the popular film “300.” “300: Rise of an Empire” follows the story of Themistocles and his Athenian naval fleet. The Persian War plagued Greece for many years and the only chance the Greeks had at survival was uniting their individual city-states to fight against the Persians.
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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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SPORTS
Women’s soccer records 300th victory in program history
The Elizabethtown College’s women’s soccer program has etched their place in the history books after their 300th victory on Tuesday night in Williamsport, Pa. The historic win came during the team’s game against Lycoming College. “The 300th program win means so much for this team. It is an amazing accomplishment for us and a great
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Swim teams compete in first meet of season
The Elizabethtown College men and women’s swim teams fell to York College in their 2013-14 debuts this past Saturday afternoon. The men’s team was shut down by York early and lost the meet 121-57. The women fared slightly better, led by senior Kimberly Cosgrove, to narrowly lose 112-93. Cosgrove, who missed the 2012-13 season, won
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Men’s soccer clinches conference playoff berth with 2-1 win over Lycoming College
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team won five of its last six conference games heading into a meeting against the Flying Dutchmen at Lebanon Valley College last Saturday. They lost 2-1. The Blue Jays (9-6-2, 6-2 CC) travelled to Annville, Pa. to take on the Dutchmen (9-5-3, 3-3-1 CC), a team that ended Etown’s road
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FEATURES
Alumnus spotlight: DeMarco, former Professional Writing student, weighs in
Whether it’s listening to NPR on his drive to work or a serendipitous moment of creative thought, alumnus Austin DeMarco ‘ll finds inspiration in just about everything. “Once an idea hits my brain, I have to write it down, have to explore it to its logical conclusions. Storytelling fascinates me, and I can’t imagine doing
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Perception, feeling, action: Rudy explains the experience of, resolutions for, conflict
Have you ever had a fight with your best friend? Or maybe you’ve fought with your sibling over who gets the last slice of pizza? No matter what the situation, people are always finding reasons to be mad, which tends to lead to an argument. Believe it or not, communication is something that needs to
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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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