NEWS

  • Honors students to present at national conference next semester

    On Tuesday, April 21 the National Collegiate Honors Council accepted the project proposal of three representatives of the Elizabethtown College Honors Program. Sophomore Tyler Latshaw, senior Phil Belder and assistant professor of political science Dr. Kyle Kopko will be traveling to Chicago next semester to discuss the revamping of the College honor’s program that has

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  • Called to Lead concludes year

    This year’s Called to Lead annual dinner on April 28th marked the end of another successful year for the program. Under the leadership of Reverend Tracy Sadd and Stacey Zimmerman, students within the program used online tools, projects, and community presentations to help bring out the natural leadership talents from within themselves. The 22 seniors

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  • Royer Residence Hall experiences plumbing problems, flooding

    Since 1962, Royer residence hall has comfortably housed 125 men and women on Elizabethtown College’s campus. However, this semester, numerous students have been complaining about the repeated flooding on the first floor. The Resident Assistant on the first floor of Royer, Junior Early Childhood major Nicole Curcio, said that although the flooding happened a few

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CAMPUS LIFE

  • American rights versus citizens’ security

    American rights versus citizens’ security

    In place to protect their people, governments are posed with the curious predicament of creating laws that protect their people without dictating their day to day routines. This balancing act has proven a challenge for those in power. The question that is always to be considered; when does enough become too much? The gun control

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  • ‘Silver Linings’ a relatable account of overcoming adversity

    ‘Silver Linings’ a relatable account of overcoming adversity

    Making fun of someone with a mental illness never seems to fly well with an audience, especially when it comes to the big screen. However, director David O. Russell was not afraid to go against the proverbial grain when doing just that with his movie “Silver Linings Playbook,” starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. In

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  • Record low temperatures reignite global warming debate

    Record low temperatures reignite global warming debate

    On Jan. 24, Elizabethtown College hosted comedian Seaton Smith. One of his several hilarious jokes was on the hot topic, no pun intended, of global warming. He asked the rhetorical question, how are we supposed to stop global warming? His punch line, was just putting a plastic bottle in a recycling bin. While he was

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SPORTS

  • OSA offers fantasy football league

    For the third year running, the Office of Student Activities Intramurals division is offering Elizabethtown College students the option of participating in a sponsored Fantasy Football League. The draft took place Sept. 5 According to intramurals coordinator senior Sean Post, the draft started when intramurals came under control of OSA. The club wanted to expand

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  • New talent looks to bring team victory

    New talent looks to bring team victory

    For the Elizabethtown College’s volleyball team, the 2012 season brings a chance for the team to wipe away bad memories of 2011 season and replace them with a conference championship. The Commonwealth Conference added two tough competitors this year in Stevenson University and Hood College. “We want to bounce back after last season and show

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  • Demanding schedule, young roster tests Jays

    The 2012 season will be a trial by fire for the Elizabethtown College Men’s Soccer team. The blue and gray will play nine teams that made the NCAA tournament last season. With the gauntlet of games the Jays have to play, the team will show the Commonwealth Conference the depth of its character. “I think

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FEATURES

  • Hess Gallery features work of prestigious artist, executive director

    Hess Gallery features work of prestigious artist, executive director

    The Hess Gallery in Zug Memorial Hall holds many paintings. They belong to Brian Rogers, a deputy executive director at the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Besides being an executive director, Rogers is also a talented artist. Before deciding to display Rogers’ works in the Hess Gallery at Elizabethtown College, the art faculty had to

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  • Prof. Hoffman energizes classrooms through thrilling experiments

    Prof. Hoffman energizes classrooms through thrilling experiments

    In the collegial community, only a handful of individuals achieve success in their respective field. Rarely do we see an individual who succeeds in multiple arenas of academia; however, some professors do. Meet the man who wrote “An Integral for Second-Order Multiple Scattering Perturbation Theory.” Where would a student find a man of this caliber?

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  • Master musician performs concert in Zug Memorial Hall

    Master musician performs concert in Zug Memorial Hall

    Whether you pride yourself on being musically inclined, an aspiring musician, or just a music lover, Zug Recital Hall is the place you should be. On Jan. 26, Dr. Christy Banks, assistant chair of the music department at Millersville University, will introduce Elizabethtown College to her innovative clarinet style. This free performance will take place

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