NEWS
Homecoming 2017 attracts former Blue Jays back home
Photo: Megan White As families, friends and alumni descended upon campus, the Elizabethtown College community kicked off Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 21, with a parade down College Avenue. This year’s theme for the parade was Storybooks, and the Homecoming floats all featured characters from familiar childhood tales. From the Education Organization’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” themed
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The Global Perspective
Photo by Megan White 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
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ALICE safety training sessions prepared students and spread prevention of gun-related incidents at the College
In light of mass shootings in large cities like Orlando, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada, people may not remember that mass shootings also occur on college campuses, which are often seen as “bubbles” that are relatively immune to real world tragedies. According to a study by the New York City Crime Commission, that is not
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CAMPUS LIFE
Apple releases new iPhone model: Is it worth the upgrade?
olor. Yet another reason to love iPhone.” This slogan is the pitch that Apple is using during the release of the new iPhone 5c. “c” standing for color in this instance. Now it would be ridiculous to assume that the only new feature about the 5c is the fact that you can now choose from
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Does social media provide too much freedom of expression?
ocial networks: the new means of reading reports, keeping in contact with friends and finding pictures of cats. Networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, open the Internet and posting abilities to anyone with Wi-Fi. It allows the posting spectrum to cover any and all news, national or personal. But then, how much is too much?
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Frisbee-golfing escapade mirrors overall collegiate experience
ey, Matt! Want to go frolfing?” Of course I said yes. With a name like “frolfing,” how could I turn down my roommate’s request to play a game? A portmanteau of “Frisbee” and “golfing,” one engages in frolfing by throwing a Frisbee into a basket stationed several yards away, making each subsequent throw from wherever
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SPORTS
Ten Blue Jays will compete at regionals
This weekend, the Elizabethtown College wrestling team will send ten wrestlers to the NCAA regional championships at Ohio Northern University. Coming off a strong performance and defeating 15th ranked York College as well as rival and 19th ranked Messiah College, by scores of 25-19 and 22-19 respectively, the team looks poised to perform well on
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Seventh-inning rally falls short; Jays 0-3
On another cold and windy winter afternoon, the men’s baseball team traveled to Flemington, N.J. to take on the Cougars of Misericordia University. The Blue Jays were set for a doubleheader against the Cougars, the defending Freedom Conference Champion and an NCAA tournament qualifier last season. Senior Matt Ruth led the Jays from the mound.
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Baseball, softball practicing hard despite winter weather
Coming off a loss to Alvernia University in the 2012 Commonwealth Championships, the Elizabethtown College baseball team is ready for this year’s campaign. The team kicks off this Saturday against Misericordia University in Flemington, NJ. Although the team lost quite a few seniors from last season, the team brings back a strong nucleus of players
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FEATURES
Dr. Long introduces classes to Eastern religions, Middle Earth
Dr. Jeffery Long, associate professor of religious studies and department chair, walks into his house after a long day at work, turns on some music and picks up a science fiction novel. He would not mind watching a movie with his wife, Dr. Mahua Bhattacharya, who teaches Japanese at Elizabethtown College, but only if time
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New artist-in-residence brings in creativity outside of classes
Art geeks, brace yourselves — last fall semester, a brand new artist-in-residence position was created at Elizabethtown College. Since then, artist Lou Schellenberg has been developing her role for this new position. Schellenberg is by no means a guest to Etown. She’s been a faculty member for the fine arts department at the College for
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25th annual student art show opens in Lyet
Elizabethtown College is holding its 25th Annual Juried Student Art Show. The show will house roughly 77 pieces of original, student-created art. Anyone is allowed to submit artwork, as long as it was created in an Etown art class or under the supervision of an Etown art faculty member. The art pieces will be judged
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