NEWS
First Battle of the Buildings event takes place on Brinser Field
Saturday, Aug. 29 marked the start of the new year-long event that is taking the Elizabethtown College campus by storm. Battle of the Buildings is a series of games that will be taking place throughout the next several months, pitting residents of each of the Etown residence halls, Quads and apartments against one another to
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Student Senate discusses hazing, reviews ethicality of campus traditions
A debate about hazing took up the majority of the Student Senate meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10. Student representatives from all four classes identified campus activities that may be in violation of Elizabethtown College’s rejection of all forms of hazing. As defined in the Student Handbook, hazing at Etown is characterized as “any act that
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First-year class makes history as most diverse ever
The Class of 2019 is the most ethnically diverse class that Elizabethtown College has ever seen. Seventy-three students identify as a minority coming from an underrepresented ethnic background. Last year, all of the departments on campus contributed to efforts to make Etown more appealing to prospective students. While applying to and visiting the school, high
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CAMPUS LIFE
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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‘Gun-free zones,’ a striking common denominator for mass murder in U.S.
James Holmes, planning mass murder, drove past seven theaters that were showing “The Dark Knight Rises” to get to one in particular that he had in mind. Some were quite close to his home. Others held unusually large audiences that he might target. But he drove past these and headed for a specific theater in
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‘Zero Dark Thirty’ graphically depicts search for bin Laden
The movie “Zero Dark Thirty” is a dramatization of one of America’s most compelling stories; the decade-long search for Osama bin Laden. The code “Zero Dark Thirty” is the military term for thirty minutes past midnight, the exact time that the Navy Seals entered bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan. This movie has received an immense
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SPORTS
W. Lacrosse hopes for strong conference finish
The Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team was well on their way to having yet another winning season as they entered into MAC conference play last week. With a record of 7-3 and one conference victory under their belt against Lycoming College on April 5, the Blue Jays look forward to continuing their winning streak against
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Assistant coaches: Key assets to athletic success
For the 2010-2011 school year, the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays fared well at both the conference and national level. Five teams grabbed their conference titles, and 28 athletes were individual conference champions. Five students were named conference Players of the Year, and three more achieved Rookie of the Year status. Many other Blue Jays made
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Softball dominates Albright, Susquehanna
The Elizabethtown College softball team has once again returned to the infamous scene. “For the game today it is definitely going to be a challenge because Albright is known to fight to the end so we definitely can’t let our guards down,” senior Julie Sebastian said. “We are going to have to play our hardest
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FEATURES
“Time of Our Lives” unravels mysteries of philosophy
Time, particularly to the average college student, can be a cruel mistress. It flies when fun is had and crawls with every minute spent staring blankly at a textbook. It cannot be stopped or rewritten as it passes. We have our ways to measure its passage, formally with clocks and calendars, and informally through cups
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John Dernbach encourages environmental sustainability in lecture
“I hate talking about what I’ve done. I’ve always thought that my work spoke for itself.” Speak for itself it does. Even John Dernbach’s reaction to an inquiry about his accomplishments exemplifies his down-to-earth nature … pun intended. Dernbach is Elizabethtown College’s 2011 Peace Fellow, and he recently presented a lecture, “Green Peace,” on Nov.
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Alumni musician, Carmen Chiles, to release second album
“Music is that universal language that connects all different kinds of people throughout the world,” Carmen Chiles, a 2001 Elizabethtown College graduate and current recording artist, said. Chiles released her debut album, “SOULution,” in 2007. Before that, though, she lived in Schlosser Hall. “I call it the birthplace of my on-stage experience because Etown was
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