NEWS
Community-based projects engage first-year business majors
Elizabethtown College now requires business majors to participate in the course First-Year Business Experience (BA 111), which promotes interactive projects between students and local companies under the tutelage of faculty advisors. The class, created last year by Dr. Sylvester Williams, associate professor of business law, enables students to gain real-world exposure and share newly acquired
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Melica, Vocalign compete at ICCAs at Rutgers Univ.
Two of Elizabethtown College’s a capella groups, Melica and Vocalign, traveled to Rutgers University on Saturday, March 29 to compete in the semi-finals of the 2014 International Championship of A Cappella (ICCA). Neither Melica nor Vocalign placed in the top three, resulting in neither group moving onto the finals. Melica is Etown’s all-female singing group
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Honor societies prepare to induct new members
Many Elizabethtown College academic departments are associated with national honor societies. These societies accept exceptional students based on academic grades and extracurricular activities. The Etown departments that are associated with national honor societies are business, biology, occupational therapy, history, social work, psychology, sociology and anthropology, mathematics, political science and education. The religious studies, modern languages,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Protests occur on Wall Street, students should stay informed
“We are the 99 percent!” screamed the angry youth taking to the streets of New York City. They are referring to the fact that the top 1 percent of the population in America sits on the highest percentage of the wealth. The youth want to reclaim the future from greedy bankers and politicians. “We are
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Core program represents opportunity for growth
Elizabethtown College requires a core program, and while a number of people love it, others do not really care for it. Some students feel as though taking courses outside of their major is a waste of time, but a part of the student population believes it has opened up new doors for them. The forty-four
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Halloween costumes cause controversy
For five years, I was a ninja. The days leading up to Oct. 31 would be dedicated to making sure my uniform fit, honing my plastic weapon skills and prepping my little legs for the arduous journey that was to occur. No house would be safe. My cohort was typically made up of at least
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