NEWS
A recap of the Board of Trustees meeting
Saturday, Oct. 28, Elizabethtown College’s Board of Trustees held a meeting to discuss matters handled within the individual committee meetings the night prior. To kick off the meeting, professor of chemistry and Dean for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development Dr. Kristi A. Kneas introduced the new faculty members at the College to the Board. Kneas
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Student Senate
Thursday, Oct. 26, Student Senate met in Hoover 212, as they do every week. The meeting was called to order by senior Student Senate President Sean Fiedler who was followed by junior Executive Secretary Tara Young with the roll call and the approval of last week’s minutes. Senior Class Vice President Jeff Gamble proceeded after
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Domestic violence awareness month sparks programs
October is recognized as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Knowledge about domestic violence and what to do in an abusive situation can help college students navigating the dating world. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, domestic violence is defined as “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner
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CAMPUS LIFE
iOS7 update represents materialism ingrained in technology-based culture
Just about everyone knows, Apple recently released its newest mobile operating system, iOS7. While the loyal Apple fans downloaded the operating system as soon as possible, I was not so eager to do so. I was happy with iOS6 and didn’t feel the need to upgrade; however, at the behest of my roommates, I did
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Joining too many extracurricular activities has its downside
As college students, we are trained to work incessantly towards a purpose; we are taught that we must configure our lives in such a way that they catalyze our careers. How can we catalyze our careers to embody the purpose of our lives? How might we plan for the future without limiting our activities for
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Wearing Blue Jay-themed shirts demonstrates school pride
hen your clothes start spilling out over the top of your laundry basket, you know what time it is: laundry time. I procrastinate on doing my laundry so often that I’m regularly forced to examine the shirts that I wouldn’t typically wear. I dig through my dresser to find some articles of clothing suitable for
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SPORTS
Team serves children over break
Over spring break, the women’s soccer team traveled to Guanacaste, Costa Rica to not only work on their soccer skills, but also to work with elementary school children from the school Escuela de Portegolpe. The Blue Jays played soccer with the kids in addition to donating soccer balls and school supplies. The Lancaster Youth Soccer
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Reith, Meaney earn All-American status
The Blue Jays’ wrestling season officially came to an end this past weekend as five Elizabethtown College wrestlers competed at the NCAA Division III Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Before the national championship, the Blue Jays had a stellar performance at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships in Ada, Ohio on Saturday, March 2.
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Tennis falters against Mary Washington
The Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team travelled to Mary Washington University on March 16 hoping to keep an undefeated title, but lost the match 8-1. Senior Allison Burkhardt was the only team member to win her three-set singles match. Mary Washington’s Cassie Bownman beat Burkhardt in the first set 6-0, but Burkhardt made a strong
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FEATURES
New professor Dr. Read-Daily provides engineering insight
Many new additions have been made to Elizabethtown College’s faculty and staff for the 2012-2013 year. One of these additions is Dr. Brenda Read-Daily, an assistant professor of physics and engineering. Read-Daily graduated with a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of Notre Dame last August after earning her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
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Young Center to host two lectures on faith
Two lecturers are scheduled to take place at Elizabethtown College’s Young Center over the coming week. On April 20, Rod Janzen, history professor at Fresno Pacific University in California, will present the Durnbaugh Lecture on Hutterites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Benyamin Neuberger, professor of political science and African studies at the Open University
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Bestselling author Rebecca Skloot to give keynote address at SCAD
Much can happen in a decade. Over the past ten years, the United States has had two presidents, the last three Harry Potter books were released to the world, the hit television show “Lost” began and ended, and Facebook surpassed MySpace as the number one social networking site in the world. Ten years is a
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