NEWS
Artist-in-Residence plays Carnegie Hall
Elizabethtown College Artist-in-Residence guitarist David Cullen traveled to New York Friday, Oct. 28, where he performed at Carnegie Hall. Cullen took the opportunity to demonstrate his abilities as an experienced musician when he was invited to the city last weekend. Carnegie Hall is home to many music programs and hosts a vast number of concerts
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Student Senate
This past week at our senate meeting, we had the special opportunity to meet with members of the College’s senior staff, including President Strikwerda, Dean Calenda and Vice President for Administration and Finance Robert Wallet. Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Betty Rider, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Community Relations David Biedleman and Executive
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Dedication ceremony during Homecoming weekend celebrates new finance lab in Hoover
Upwards of fifty people gathered in the lobby of the Hoover Business Center on Saturday, Oct. 15 to celebrate the dedication of the Trostle Finance Laboratory. The dedication ceremony was part of Elizabethtown College’s Homecoming Weekend. The lab was named after associate professor of pusiness emeritus Dr. Randolph Trostle. The lab’s goal is to provide
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CAMPUS LIFE
Professor rating website provides incomplete, inaccurate reviews
RateMyProfessors.com is a large online destination for rating professors from colleges and universities across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. This student-generated site allows students to go online and post comments and ratings regarding a professor. Professors are rated on how easy, helpful and clear their teaching methods are, and the student’s interest
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For your consideration
In light of the recent event held on campus, this week’s FYC will focus on Relay for Life. Relay for Life is an event promoted by the American Cancer Society. It generally goes for about 12 hours over the course of a night and focuses on honoring cancer survivors, remembering those who have lost their
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All campus buildings should be handicap-accessible
Elizabethtown College does not have many physically handicapped students. This is because of the lack of handicap accessible buildings and the unfriendly handicap environment that is offered to them. The discriminatory campus is not allowing the chance for these students to want to go here, especially for disabled students touring the campus. There are numerous
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SPORTS
Win over Alvernia gives Jays confidence boost before Messiah
Coming off a loss to Stevenson University last Wednesday by three sets to none, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team was looking to bounce back. Friday night marked the team’s Homecoming game against the St. Mary’s College Seahawks, which also was the Jays’ Dig Pink night, which raised money for breast cancer research. The team
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Playoffs around corner for Jays
Homecoming Weekend was nothing short of hard work for the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team. They pushed through with might and determination to conquer Lebanon Valley College and came out with a tie. The stands in Ira R. Herr field were full of amped Etown fans, family and friends alike, outnumbering the Lebanon Valley scene.
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Team heads to postseason seeded third
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team has continued their winning streak with another win this past Saturday against Widener University. Saturday was not only Homecoming but also Senior Day for the team. Senior Lindy Hamp described how the special day “certainly created more adrenaline, especially with packed bleachers and a cheering crowd. But we
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FEATURES
High Library sponsors premiere “Docs B4 Dawn” Friday
Friday, Feb. 3 from 7 p.m. until Feb. 4 at 12:30 a.m., the High Library will sponsor an event called “Docs B4 Dawn” in Gibble Auditorium. This is the first time this event is being held on campus, and it is an event open only to the campus community. The films being shown are “Good
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Hess Gallery features work of prestigious artist, executive director
The Hess Gallery in Zug Memorial Hall holds many paintings. They belong to Brian Rogers, a deputy executive director at the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Besides being an executive director, Rogers is also a talented artist. Before deciding to display Rogers’ works in the Hess Gallery at Elizabethtown College, the art faculty had to
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Prof. Hoffman energizes classrooms through thrilling experiments
In the collegial community, only a handful of individuals achieve success in their respective field. Rarely do we see an individual who succeeds in multiple arenas of academia; however, some professors do. Meet the man who wrote “An Integral for Second-Order Multiple Scattering Perturbation Theory.” Where would a student find a man of this caliber?
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