NEWS
Intellectual Film Club, CATRA create new event
Each fall, the Intellectual Film Club puts on a production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” for which the club must raise $600 to pay for the rights and royalties. In past years, the club has had to raise the funds on their own. Christine Morzek, President of the Intellectual Film Club explains, “This year
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All a cappella groups make ICCAs
Every Elizabethtown College a cappella group made the cut for the next International Championship of Collegiate a Cappella (ICCA) singing competition. Melica, Phalanx and Vocalign are scheduled to compete in the ICCA Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinal on Feb. 7 in Eisenhower Auditorium at Pennsylvania State University. Melica, which is the College’s all-woman a cappella group, represented Etown
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ArtsPress hosts fine arts senior seminar art show
Art is indefinable,” senior fine arts major Melissa “Mikki” Stewart said. “I don’t think it should be restricted by my own definition of my art.” Stewart is one of six seniors who displayed their works at a gallery opening, held at ArtsPress on Friday, Nov. 14. Her works included pieces called “One Artist’s Trash…,” “Phoenix
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CAMPUS LIFE
#Trending: Are we keeping up with social media in academia?
Outside of Etown, Twitter is becoming more popular than ever on college campuses. Students frequently shout out shameless self-promotion asking friends to “follow” them on Twitter. Teachers are now asking the same to their students. This raises a popular question, does twitter belong in the educational system? And even more importantly, should we teach students
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Put Your Records On: Jenny O
Have you ever seen a commercial that featured an awesome song, and you sort of hope that at the end of the commercial, in that tiny fine print that whizzes by, they’ll give the name of the artist? My hope springs eternal for the day companies finally do that, but until then, I will have
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Thinspo: healthy encouragement or debilitating influence?
Do you remember that year when all the magazine front covers were about Lindsay Lohan? Media plays a big role on how we perceive our body. We are greatly influenced by media on what should be the “right” size. Even though we all know what the word “healthy” really means, we always aim to have
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SPORTS
Alumni triumph over current runners in recent competition
On Oct. 22, the men’s cross country team competed in the Battle for the Buggy Race in Lancaster, Pa. The race, which has been run for eight years, is unique in that it allows alumni to participate in addition to the current college runners. This year, it was Elizabethtown College alumnus Greg Wetzel ‘06 who
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Athletic department implements captain-oriented program
Captains play a substantial role on all teams, no matter the sport or level of play. For a team to function successfully, it is paramount that its captains perform at an appropriate level. This will now be easier for those selected players because of Elizabethtown College’s recent implementation of the Captains Council. The Captains Council,
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Double overtime periods result in 0-0 tie against Arcadia
“The result against Arcadia was not the one we were looking for, however, I thought we gave a great effort against a good team. We showed up to play, but just couldn’t put the biscuit in the basket, so to speak. I was proud of our ‘never say die’ attitude, we were just unfortunate offensively
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