NEWS
Five panelists review opioids and their presence in the community
Elizabethtown College students, faculty and community members gathered in Gibble Auditorium for an Opioid Epidemic Symposium Monday, Feb. 19. Panelists discussed everything from why these opioids, such as heroin, are so addictive, how to help people overcome addictions and the impact opioid problems can have on families. Pennsylvania now has the fourth-highest opioid overdose rate
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New Starfish program strengthens student and staff communications
With the beginning of the spring semester of the 2017-2018 school year, Elizabethtown College enters its second semester of using Starfish, the new software tool designed to aid in communication between students and staff. During the first semester, 846 students activated their Starfish accounts. The general consensus is that while Starfish has not seen a
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President Strikwerda announces retirement, effective June 2019
Feb. 12, 2018, President Carl J. Strikwerda announced in a letter to the greater Elizabethtown College community that he will be retiring June 30, 2019, following the end of his second term as president of the College. Before being named Etown’s 14th president, Strikwerda was the Dean of the Faculty of the Arts and Sciences
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CAMPUS LIFE
‘Project Brainwash’ explores depictions of women in media
“Reality TV has been functioning as backlash on women’s rights, cultural progress and social progress,” Jennifer Pozner said in her presentation “Project Brainwash: Why Reality TV is Bad for Women.” The event occurred in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Pozner, a media critic and journalist, founded Women in Media & News
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Registration period cannot be left up to randomness, chance
Last year, in a fit of panic, I sprung out of bed in a nervous sweat. Obscenities flew out of my mouth as I eyeballed the red numbers on my digital desk clock. I had accidentally slept through two classes, but even worse, my future was in jeopardy. I nervously double-clicked on the Firefox logo
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Newest Marvel film, while imperfect, entertains much more than prequel
The best part about “Thor: The Dark World” is walking out of the theater into the world and wondering why it doesn’t look like Asgard anymore. Better than the first film, “The Dark World” brings suspense, laughs and a little bit of romance into a story that’s more fantastical than any other Marvel movie. The
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SPORTS
Volleyball team looks to continue dominance in MAC; build off Old Friends Crossover Classic
he Elizabethtown College 2013 women’s volleyball team is starting out strong this year with a 2-0 lead in the Commonwealth Conference and an overall record of 7-4 as of Sept. 17. Senior Captain Carolyn Lukiewski said the team’s main focus is to make it to MAC Championships. “Last year we lost in the semi-finals to
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Golf team competes in first fall competition at Messiah
he Elizabethtown College golf team began its fall season with an eighth-place finish at the Messiah Falcon Classic at Blue Ridge Country Club and a 13th-place finish at the Bridgewater Tom Kinder Memorial at Lakeview Golf Club. After finishing sixth at the Commonwealth Conference Championships last season, the Blue Jays look to begin their season
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Cross country program hosts Blue Jay Alumni Challenge
his past Saturday, the Elizabethtown College Cross Country program hosted the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge. This was the first home cross country meet in over a decade. The College has hosted home meets before, but most of them have always been at the Fairgrounds or the Lancaster County Central Park. The five teams that were
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FEATURES
Theatre department presents ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’
The Elizabethtown College Theatre Department has tackled many award-winning plays in the past, and this season is no different. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams opened on the Tempest Theatre stage to a packed house on Nov. 1. The play, directed by associate professor of theatre and director of theatre
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Slam Poetry event held in Blue Bean, all welcome to participate
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Blue Bean, a Slam Poetry event was held as a part of the Social Justice Week taking place on campus from Oct. 22-26. Social Justice Week is a new series of events currently being hosted by sociology/anthropology students and faculty. Those students and faculty hope that Social Justice week
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Visiting artist Fuhrman “plays with fire”
Visiting artist James “Jay” Fuhrman has been playing with fire. Fuhrman gave a follow-up lecture and demonstrated his incendiary technique when making some of his art pieces during the “Painting with Fire” event outside of Elizabethtown College’s Leffler Chapel and Performing Arts Center last Friday, Oct. 20. Furhman’s show in the Lyet Gallery will be
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