NEWS
Leffler Lecture receives new date after cancellation
The annual Elizabethtown College Leffler Lecture has been rescheduled after being postponed last semester. NPR radio journalist and host Michele Norris will now speak Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The lecture and several related events were originally scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 15, and Norris apologized for postponing her
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Prospective students compete for business scholarships
Elizabethtown College’s 2017 annual Business Scholarship Competition was held Saturday, Jan. 28 on campus for students looking for extra financial assistance. Prospective and current Etown students attended the event and competed for one of the many scholarship awards available to them through funding from those who support the cause. In past years, the Business Scholarship
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Green parking spaces designated in Hoover and Brown lots
In recent years, Elizabethtown College has taken steps to become more environmentally conscious. The College has installed more efficient heating and cooling systems, as well as more energy efficient lighting. Many classrooms are equipped with motion sensors to turn off lights in unoccupied rooms. This past Winter Break, high-efficiency washers and dryers were installed in
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CAMPUS LIFE
Faculty Assembly condemns acts of bias, bigotry in public statement
he Elizabethtown College Faculty Assembly crafted a decisive statement about acts of bias on campus, April 9. The group edited and ratified a universal statement that expresses their moral stance on these issues. The motion to confirm the statement was approved by a majority vote of 57 to 4. “Whereas, the free exchange of ideas
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While I’m no expert, I certainly learned a few things from experience while enjoying music festivals over the past few years of college. If you’re heading out to a music festival soon (Firefly, Lollapalooza or Warped Tour) or if you’re planning ahead for next year, check out these tips to help you get the best of the fest.
s the end of the semester approaches, you might be thinking more and more about finals and finishing off the year right. “Thinking more and more about finals” might just mean that somewhere between halfheartedly finishing your homework, enjoying the good weather and anticipating TGIS, you are remembering for a fleeting moment that a big
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Put your Records On: Guide to Summer Music Festivals
hile I’m no expert, I certainly learned a few things from experience while enjoying music festivals over the past few years of college. If you’re heading out to a music festival soon (Firefly, Lollapalooza or Warped Tour) or if you’re planning ahead for next year, check out these tips to help you get the best
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SPORTS
Men, women fall to Lycoming, Hood
After coming off a loss to Hood College on Wednesday Nov. 7, the Elizabethtown College men and women’s swim team (1-2) had to fight back against the Lycoming College Warriors (2-2) at Etown’s Alumni Pool on Saturday Nov. 10. Unfortunately, the Jays were not able to pull through and they lost again. The men’s final
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Five returning scorers strive to lead team
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team is ready for this year’s season. In the Commonwealth Conference Preseason Poll the Jays were ranked sixth. However, this does not concern junior guard Joe Schwalm. “The preseason poll does not mean too much to us,” Schwalm said. “It is based off of last year and what plays out
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Club team gives men opportunity to compete with other colleges
A few years ago, the idea of a men’s volleyball team at Elizabethtown College was only a dream for many students. A team that had been initially created at the College in the ‘70s had been out of commission for many years. This was the case until Keenan Schaffer and Doug Summerson resurfaced the program
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FEATURES
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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Master musician performs concert in Zug Memorial Hall
Whether you pride yourself on being musically inclined, an aspiring musician, or just a music lover, Zug Recital Hall is the place you should be. On Jan. 26, Dr. Christy Banks, assistant chair of the music department at Millersville University, will introduce Elizabethtown College to her innovative clarinet style. This free performance will take place
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