NEWS
Sophomore develops American Sign Language course for Core Program
In the Fall 2015 semester, Elizabethtown College will be offering ASL 105: Social Participation and Communication in the Deaf Community: American Sign Language, to all students. This means of communication is often overlooked when schools solidify their language departments. Etown sophomore Tyler Latshaw has made sure that Etown does not follow suit. Latshaw first considered
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School of Continuing and Professional Studies, HACC reach reverse transfer agreement
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) recently reached an agreement with Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) allowing currently enrolled students to transfer Elizabethtown SCPS credits back towards an associate degree at HACC. SCPS Dean Dr. John Kokolus and HACC President John J. “Ski” Sygielski, Ed.D signed the reverse transfer agreement. SCPS, a part
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Education organization sells A-T benefit tickets
Elizabethtown College’s Education Organization (Ed Org) will be hosting their annual ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) benefit on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Ed Org is a club in the Education Department. Their mission is to provide an atmosphere in which future educators feel safe, accepted and motivated to become
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CAMPUS LIFE
Thinspo: healthy encouragement or debilitating influence?
Do you remember that year when all the magazine front covers were about Lindsay Lohan? Media plays a big role on how we perceive our body. We are greatly influenced by media on what should be the “right” size. Even though we all know what the word “healthy” really means, we always aim to have
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Voter ID law in question raises ethical concerns, sparks debate pre-election
Voting laws and regulations have been a topic of debate since creation of our nation. From the 15th amendment which prohibits all levels of the government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race or color, to the 19th which prohibits any citizens from being denied from voting because of their sex,
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Eastwood draws attention after performance at RNC
Clint Eastwood has the Midas touch when it comes to acting and directing. Whatever project he touches seems to turn into gold. Eastwood has four Oscars in his trophy cabinet, including a Best Actor and Best Director award for the 2005 film Million Dollar Baby. However, Eastwood probably will not win any hardware from the
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SPORTS
Field hockey adds Albright College to season’s list of victories
Friday, Oct. 14, the Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team played their first Homecoming game on the resurfaced turf at Wolf Field. With the spirit of Homecoming Weekend, the Blue Jays started the weekend off well with a 4-0 victory over Albright College. “The atmosphere was great! We had a lot of fans out, families,
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Paul Whitman, Josh Riehl both win MAC Championships
On the weekend of Oct. 8, the Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team competed in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Individual Championships. The team came home with two singles champions in the event for the first time in six seasons. Star players from the MAC Championships include juniors Paul Whitman and Josh Riehl, who brought home
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NCAA bans five flavors of VitaminWater from athletes
What do you think is on the National Collegiate Athletic Association banned substances list? Steroids? Check. Cocaine? Check. Marijuana? Check. VitaminWater? Umm—check? That’s a decision currently in debate among the NCAA substances panel, which is looking into the possibility that certain VitaminWater flavors, produced by a NCAA partner, Coca-Cola, may create an unfair advantage during
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