NEWS
The Global Perspective
Photo by Megan White This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there
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Series: An examination of the diverse future of college campuses
Photo by Megan White This is the third and final installment of a series that examines issues related to diversity at Elizabethtown College and around the country. Past installments have discussed why diversity is such a heated topic on college campuses, how Etown compares to other colleges and universities and what the College is doing
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Today’s Technology
Photo by Megan White This weekly column will feature the latest topics and trends constantly emerging in a rapidly-growing technical world. Each week, we will focus on a specific technical topic, with topics covering a wide range of technical issues and the latest technical gadgets. If there are any topics or products that you would
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CAMPUS LIFE
Deadline leniency displays empathy
e’ve heard it said all our lives. Our elementary school teachers warned us about the horrors that await us in middle school. Our middle school teachers preached how kind they were compared to the harrowing high school teachers. But when we got there we realized that we could handle the pressures of high school just
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Parody Twitter accounts generate debate
Almost all of us are on social media these days. Whether it is Facebook, Instagram, Vine or Tumblr, you have probably have used all of these sites at one time or another. Twitter seems to be the most popular social media website for college students, ever since our relatives decided to get Facebook accounts and
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Traditional means of testing students doesn’t account for all kinds of intelligence
ll this time, have we been evaluating intelligence the wrong way? Middle school and high school were all about being taught to the test. The advent of standardized testing ensured that students were no longer learning for the sake of learning, but learning to make their school look good in comparison to others so they’d
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SPORTS
Ruth pitches shutout in series win over Stevenson; Jays fall 0-2 in Arcadia DH
Coming off two games which were postponed due to weather conditions, the Elizabethtown College baseball team played their first game in a week when taking on Stevenson University at home Friday. Senior Matt Ruth put on quite a performance as he pitched his first complete game of his career. Ruth allowed six hits through nine
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Lacrosse unable to upset another ranked opponent, fall to Amherst
The Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team took on Amherst College last Thursday, March 21. Unfortunately, they did not maintain the lead against the No. 12 team from Massachusetts. The game ended with the score in favor of Amherst, 18-8. The game started off well for Etown, setting a tone with junior Michele Grosso scoring her
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Softball sweeps Widener Pride 3-2, 5-1
This past weekend was exciting for Coach Kathy Staib and the Elizabethtown College softball team as the season continued with games against Stevenson University and Widener University on the Jays’ home field, resulting in two losses and two wins. The Jays were victorious in the first game with an ending score of 3-2. After the
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FEATURES
Explore the Core presents lectures on anthropology, forensic sciences offered
For first-year students, Explore the Core lectures are a fast and easy way to be introduced to the courses that will allow them to complete the requirements instituted by Elizabethtown College. Professors of many different disciplines facilitate the lectures, which are held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. All students
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LVC professor visits, presents on communications, quantum physics
Sept. 19, 2012 David W. Lyons, a mathematical sciences professor at Lebanon Valley College, came to the Bowers Writers House to give a lecture entitled “Writing as a Path to Understanding and Discovery.” The focus of the lecture was how we, as humans, can further our communication skills with the aid of quantum physics. This
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Republican Club urges voter registration, advocate keeping up with current events, using community as platform for political discussion
Dr. Kyle Kopko, the director of pre-law, director of the political philosophy and legal studies major, assistant director of political science, and advisor of the Elizabethtown College’s Republican Club, feels that not enough people are staying up to date with the upcoming presidential election. “It’s the reason why we are deadlocked at the national level.
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