NEWS
Fresh Check Day to promote importance of student well-being
Student Senate, along with Student Wellness, will be hosting Fresh Check Day Saturday, Sept. 30. The Office of Student Activities, Residence Life, Mosaic House, Psychology Club, Disability Services and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion also helped with planning. This event will be on Brinser Field from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Fresh Check Day
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White supremacist group targets Etown, spreads racist ideas
Photo by Megan White Friday, Sept.15, the Office of the President sent out an email to the Elizabethtown College community addressing an incident that took place at the College earlier in the week. The incident, a combination of hatred, bigotry, discrimination and fear, has been identified with the group “Identity Evropa.” According to the Anti-Defamation
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The Global Perspective
This weekly column will cover a variety of contemporary global issues including climate action, global health, international peace and security and gender equality. I hope that this column will act as a platform to advocate for global progress and to empower young leaders to get involved in international affairs. If there are certain global issues
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CAMPUS LIFE
WWEC 88.3, the Sound of Elizabethtown, underappreciated
ou may or may not realize it, but Elizabethtown College has its own radio station, “WWEC 88.3. The Sound of Elizabethtown.” Students have radio shows throughout the week in which they can play different kinds of music, and talk about a variety of topics. It’s a pretty cool privilege that students at Etown can have
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Denim Day, Take Back the Night raise awareness about sexual violence
ccording to the latest figures, about half of all rapes that occur are not reported and about one in four women are sexually assaulted in their lifetime. While male victims may seem less common, they are less likely to report their victimization due to the stigmatization by society. In response to these staggering numbers, women
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First-year speculates on possible candidates in ‘16 election
s college students, we have a lot riding on the 2016 presidential election. Many of the potential candidates have made drastic cuts to education within their own states, or have said they plan to if elected to higher office. Yes, I know what you are thinking: The 2016 presidential election is a long way off
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SPORTS
Team sweeps FDU, drops close meet to Dutchmen
Junior Megan Leppo is in midstroke during one of her distance races. Leppo and sophomore Frank Capria have both been tremendous in the distance freestyle events. Both took first place in the 400 and 800 freestyle in Elizabethtown College’s recent meet at Lebanon Valley College Nov. 21. This success led to Capria being named as
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Blue Jays kickstart indoor season with Ursinus’ Bow-Tie Invitational
The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays will take on the Ursinus College Grizzly Bears on Saturday, Dec. 1, in indoor track and field at the Bow-Tie Invitational. The meet will be held at Ursinus in Collegeville, Pa. and will start at 9:00 a.m. This is the first meet of the indoor season for the Blue Jays.
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Team achieves first win of season with Cable’s last-second shot
Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team hosted their first home game of the season this Sunday against Susquehanna University. This was a big game for the Blue Jays as they tried to bounce back after the close defeat to Lebanon Valley College and get back on track in their conference play. With only eight seconds left
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FEATURES
‘The Children’s Hour’ provokes critical thought
How would you feel if you were exiled from your community and shunned by almost everyone you know? On March 26 at 7 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium, there will be a showing of “The Children’s Hour,” a diversity film centered around lies, revenge, homosexuality and false accusations. When a female student, who attends a school
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Community joins together to take PRIDE in alma mater
Abraham Lincoln once said, “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” The PRIDE program’s third annual PRIDE (Promote, Recruit, Involve, Donate and Employ) Day is a great way for those of us
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‘Five Minutes of Heaven’ demonstrates conflict transformation
On Feb. 16, Elizabethtown College students had the opportunity to see a film depicting what would happen if a killer and his victim’s brother were to meet several years after the murder. “Five Minutes of Heaven” (2009), starring Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt, is based on the real-life story of Jimmy Griffin’s murder by 17-year-old
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