NEWS
Sophomore organizes powerlifting group
A new fitness program is emerging on campus this semester. Sophomore powerlifter Tyler Butkus has introduced his own E-fit-like powerlifting program to his fellow students. With this small and informal program, Butkus is hoping to build a micro-community of enthusiastic powerlifters as well as promote another way to get students to become active at Elizabethtown
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Student Senate discusses new meal plan options
The Elizabethtown College Student Senate met Thursday, Jan. 22, to present and debate new meal plan options. The new meal plan options may replace the plans currently being offered to students. As the presentation for the new meal plan options began, Student Senate members readied themselves for a debate, which lasted roughly an hour. The
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A-T Benefit held for 10th year
Last weekend, Elizabethtown College’s Education Organization and several performance-based clubs on campus turned entertainment into service, during the College’s 10th Annual A-T Benefit performance. The Education Organization of Elizabethtown College (Ed Org) continued the school’s tradition of service Saturday night, Jan. 24, with the 10th Annual A-T Benefit performance. The show raised money for the
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CAMPUS LIFE
What I know now: reflections on the first year of college
I have yet to master college. I’m two years and a month into my collegiate career, and I’m still trying to learn how to survive in an environment that is simultaneously foreign (Lancaster County) and home (Etown). With each semester that goes by, I feel as if I learn something more about myself and my
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Major Dilemma: pursue a passion or what will help obtain a better job?
In the spring semester of my sophomore year at Elizabethtown College, I attended a “Tea at Three” program on migrant education. After the event, I spoke with the presenters about the dynamics of education in America. One of the individuals asked me what major I was pursuing and I responded that it was an English
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#Trending: Are we keeping up with social media in academia?
Outside of Etown, Twitter is becoming more popular than ever on college campuses. Students frequently shout out shameless self-promotion asking friends to “follow” them on Twitter. Teachers are now asking the same to their students. This raises a popular question, does twitter belong in the educational system? And even more importantly, should we teach students
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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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