NEWS
500 students, staff join Into the Streets
The Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) hosted the 34th annual Into the Streets event Saturday, Oct. 22. Over 500 Elizabethtown College students and staff participated in the day of service. Into the Streets volunteers worked in three areas of the community: Fall Fest, raking and winterizing and volunteering at local agencies. Many student
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Get Out The Vote event features local democratic House candidate
Thursday Oct. 27, in Gibble Auditorium candidate Christina Hartman came to speak at a meet and greet for the Elizabethtown College Democrats. Hartman is running as the Democratic nominee for the 16th district seat in the House of Representatives. Hartman was introduced by Lancaster County Democratic Committee City Chair Diane Topakian and spoke mainly about
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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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CAMPUS LIFE
PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Santigold
Some of the best undiscovered music is played during car commercials. Time and time again I find myself Googling the car commercial in question to try to find out the artist and the name of the song that’s still reverberating in my head. I was pleased to find out that the artist featured in the
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Despite students’ desires, 20-hour work limit serves purpose
In a world where everybody is working for the weekend, the workweek often seems monotonous. Daydreams start to encompass the mind, filling it with things, places and events far away from the office. Although this may be the case for a lot of people in the workforce, students at Elizabethtown College have a different approach.
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Should increased tuition be allocated to an athletic facility?
A campaign for the construction of a “Sports, Fitness, and Wellness Center” is underway amongst administration. This would be an athletic facility on campus with an indoor track, expanded workout facility, indoor field, rooms for fitness classes, basketball courts and more. The question is whether or not students feel that the money obtained from the
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SPORTS
Jays’ winning streak continues
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team have asserted themselves as a force to be reckoned with this season, winning their last five games and holding a conference record of 4-1, placing them third in the highly competitive Commonwealth Conference. Not only are they in the mix of things in the conference, but the Blue
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Team bounces back from Messiah loss, picks up three wins
This past week, Elizabethtown College’s men’s soccer team fought a hard battle both at home and on the road against two of their tougher competitors, Alvernia University and Albright College, to bring their season record to 6-6-2. The Jays were coming back from a tough loss in the famous rivalry against Messiah College, losing 4-0,
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Postseason play looks promising for Jays
The women’s volleyball team defeated the Hood College Blazers 3-0 last Tuesday in a Commonwealth Conference match at Thompson Gymnasium. The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays got kills from 11 players and broke a 6-6 tie in the first set. They wasted no time in getting ahead. The team was led by senior Holly Bubb’s three
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FEATURES
One Elle of a Night greatly aids foundation
Leffler Chapel played host to the fundraiser, “One Elle of a Night,” Friday, Jan. 20 to benefit the Elle Foundation, which started about three years ago in memory of Lauren “Elle” Richmond, sister of Elizabethtown College senior Dana Richmond. The event was hosted by junior Brian Booker and senior Gabe Robison and featured performances by
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Elizabethtown faculty, staff share holiday traditions
The holiday season has officially begun; lights are up, and holiday music is playing in just about every store. Elizabethtown College is not an exception to those traditions. The tree lighting ceremony took place last week and decorations can be seen all over campus. The town of Elizabethtown is also in the holiday spirit: lights
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Susquehanna Chorale spreads holiday cheer
“’Tis the season to be jolly!” The holiday season is finally upon us and Elizabethtown College is getting into the spirit with a number of holiday concert performances in the next few weeks. Specifically, the Susquehanna Chorale will visit the College Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. in Leffler Chapel for a special Christmas performance. They
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