NEWS
Students attend CPEC job fair
The 25th annual Central Pennsylvania Employment Consortium (CPEC) Job and Internship Fair took place Tuesday, Feb. 17 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg. CPEC was founded in 1987. The board is made up of representatives from 17 local institutions of higher education, including Elizabethtown College’s Tina Mackenzie, assistant director of internships and employer engagement. Etown students
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Color Classic run coming to campus in April
An opportunity to achieve three goals that may not normally fit together is coming to Elizabethtown College. Running a 5k while raising money for at-risk youth and getting bombarded with various colors along the way can all be accomplished simultaneously on Sunday, April 19. The Etown Color Classic Run came to the College last year
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Office of Student Activities brings country artist Eric Paslay to Leffler
On Friday, Feb. 13, the Elizabethtown College Office of Student Activities (OSA) hosted a country music concert featuring singer-songwriter Eric Paslay in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Performer Clark Manson was the opening act. This event was the first larger concert held on campus in nine years. After hosting smaller acts in the past, OSA
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CAMPUS LIFE
Professor analyzes primary season in review, how outcome affects this year’s election
By May 2012, the Republican primary season was largely over. Candidates had come and gone. Mitt Romney had prevailed. He would be the Party’s candidate in November. The GOP primaries had not been wanting in excitement. Michele Bachmann, after suggesting that vaccines could lead to autism, had to reassure voters that she was not a
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PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: THE OH HELLO’S
There’s something uniquely powerful about working with family. Texas sibling duo Maggie and Tyler Heath unite to form the The Oh Hello’s, with an eclectic-sounding indie folk-rock style that is inventive and fun to listen to. The Oh Hello’s cite Mumford and Sons, The Civil Wars, and Los Campesinos! as their musical influences, and one
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Hooked on the wire: 24-hours sans technology?
As I checked my email on Monday night, I listened to my iTunes on shuffle, checked my phone to see if anyone had texted me and mildly paid attention to the television my roommate was watching intently. I read the sixth email in my inbox, an assignment for the Etownian, and my mouth hung open:
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SPORTS
Teams train year-round to better prepare
As a Division III school, a higher focus is placed on academics than athletics for those students that choose to participate in Elizabethtown College’s various varsity programs. For this reason, both the traditional and nontraditional season – the portion of the season that does not include the NCAA championship – for each sport are highly
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Coaches approach alcohol consumption differently
The 48-hour rule is something that athletes at Elizabethtown College are well aware of. This rule states that players cannot consume alcohol within 48 hours of participating in an athletic event. While each team handles drinking in different ways and with different punishments, there are two conclusions that all of the coaches seem to agree
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Indoor track season begins
While the majority of the student body is typing the last page of their research papers or living in the library until finals are over, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams are busy preparing for their first meet of the season – the Haverford Holiday Meet. The Blue Jays, who have
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FEATURES
‘Uncommon Bond’ gallery contributes artistic flair for homecoming weekend
When one thinks of the artwork displayed around the Elizabethtown College campus, what may automatically spring to mind is the work done by students. Be it the canvases in the Blue Bean, murals in the Bird Cage or those startling head sculptures burrowed in the ivy surrounding Steinman. The average student might envision the work
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