NEWS
Facilities completes winter renovations
During winter break, Facilities Management completed numerous campus improvement projects. The installation of a new community kitchen adjacent to the main lobby in Brinser, preparations for the Young Center renovations later this spring and remaining modifications for the Building ID Card Access Project are included in the projects completed under the supervision of Project Manager
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WWEC radio station seeks DJs for spring semester
The WWEC Spring 2017 schedule is now being finalized. On-air opportunities for weekly shows are currently available for all students regardless of major and year. No experience is necessary to become a DJ and training will take place the first two weeks of the 2017 spring semester. WWEC is “the sound of Elizabethtown,” according to
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Drug Take Back program safely collects expired medications
Monday, Dec. 12 Elizabethtown College will be having a Prescription Take Back. Students and faculty can drop off their expired or unneeded prescriptions at the table outside of the Jays Nest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will accept any form of prescription other than liquid and gel cap medications. Sophomore psychology major Erin
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CAMPUS LIFE
Zombie-themed media focuses on the living
ove zombies? Watch the films. Read the books. Run the Zombie 5K. Hear lectures at York College’s Zombie Symposium. Not enough? Okay. Here’s another zombie theory to ponder: Why exactly are we all suddenly going cuckoo for the Undead Cocoa Puffs? The zombie craze is currently gobbling up all media outlets known to man. Based
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WHY SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVISM ISN’T ENOUGH
f you’ll turn the clocks back roughly one year, you may remember that for about a month, most of your Facebook friends were experts on a certain Ugandan warlord, and they wanted you to know all about it. Joseph Kony was the worst – the posters put up proved that Hitler and bin Laden were
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Adulthood takes children by surprise
f someone had told me during my first year of high school that in just four years, I would be an entirely different person who was worried about paying for school and managing a real relationship, I would have laughed it off. But college came and soon excitement and anxiety about a new life, away
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SPORTS
men’s cross country continues four-year winning streak to capture MAC title
Champions. Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s cross country teams were used to hearing that word to describe their teams as both captured the Middle Atlantic Conference championships over the weekend. Winning one championship is hard enough. However, the run that both teams have had has been remarkable, with the men winning their fourth consecutive crown
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Volleyball Team falls to rival in semifinal match
The Elizabethtown College volleyball team lost in the semifinal match of the Commonwealth Conference tournament Nov. 2 against Messiah College. The Falcons defeated the Blue Jays 3-0. Although the Blue Jays were not able to make it to the championship match, their season was vastly better than that of 2011 – the women won 12
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Jays tie LVC at Homecoming
After a tie against Stevenson University last week, the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team settled for another tie against the Lebanon Valley College Flying Dutchmen at the Homecoming game on Saturday afternoon. This is the Blue Jays’ fifth tie of the season, setting a school record for draws in a single season. As playoffs are
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FEATURES
Elizabethtown students, faculty help Lend A Hand rebuild Mississippi town
During the last week of winter break, 35 Elizabethtown College students and faculty members went to Smithville, Miss. to help to rebuild what a tornado destroyed. April 27, 2011 an EF5 (Enhanced Fujita scale 5) tornado, which is the highest level for tornado damage, touched down in Mississippi. According to USA Today, this is the
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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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