NEWS
Kreider Prize winner reflects on educational experiences in lecture
Photo by Miranda Fedor Associate professor of music and Director of Instrumental Studies Dr. J. Robert Spence delivered the Kreider Lecture at Elizabethtown College Thursday, Sept. 28. Spence was the recipient of the Kreider Prize for Teaching and Excellence for the 2016-2017 academic year. In his lecture, Spence spoke about his experiences in education over
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March for Racial Justice takes on Washington Streets
Photo by Aileen Ida The views expressed in this article are not inherently those of the Etownian, its staff or Elizabethtown College as a whole. Saturday, Sept. 30, over 40 Elizabethtown College students had the opportunity to take part in the March for Racial Justice in Washington, D.C. I was lucky enough to be one
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Daily log of crimes available to all members of campus community
Many students know that Campus Security handles crime and conflict on campus, but few are aware that Campus Security posts a daily log of crimes and fires that occur on campus on the Elizabethtown College website. The report details the type of incident, when it occurred, when it was reported, the location on campus where it
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CAMPUS LIFE
Fact or fiction: “if it bleeds, it leads.”
“If it bleeds, it leads,” or so goes the popular journalism adage. Some journalists detest such a description of their art, while some wholeheartedly agree that compelling headlines come from tragedy. And if it bleeds, it leads, is true, the more blood, the better: or at least, the more likely to be published. The media
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PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall
Rating: n anticipation of the “Iron Man 3” movie premiere this Friday, iTunes has recently released an album of tracks inspired by the motion picture. This collaborative, multi-genre compilation features popular artists AWOLNATION, Walk the Moon, Imagine Dragons, Passion Pit, Neon Trees and 3OH!3, to name a few. In keeping with the spirit of the
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Benefits of 24-hour facilities outweigh drawbacks
ith finals quickly approaching, many students will be pulling all-nighters, and the idea of a 24-hour library or café may not seem like a bad idea. Many students think that being able to get their coffee or sugar fix at two in the morning while working on a research paper that is due the next
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SPORTS
Blue Jays go 0-2 in joust with Knights of Arcadia, Crusaders of Alvernia
The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team faced two teams in the Commonwealth Conference this week: Arcadia and Alvernia Universities. The Blue Jays played both games hard but were unable to come out of either game with a victory, losing 55-50 against Arcadia and 78-57 against Alvernia. The Knights and the Crusaders enjoyed a “home court
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Team competes in two meets, breaks number of records
Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s track and field team had a fantastic showing in not one meet this past weekend, but two. The Jays headed to the Widener Field Meet on Thursday, Jan. 31. The lone participant from Etown on the first day, sophomore Joe Bayona, entered into the first day of the heptathlon at
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Team faces off against Division I, II competition
The Elizabethtown College men and women’s track and field teams kicked off 2013 at the Collegeville Classic at Ursinus College. Although the teams finished fifth and sixth out of 16 teams respectively, the Blue Jays had some standout performances a month and a half after their previous meet. Sophomore Matt Rever finished first in the
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FEATURES
Career Services encourages productive student, alumni relations
Since graduating from Elizabethtown College, many alumni have been playing a large role in helping current students get their foot through the door marked “Job Hunting.” The Office of Career Services gives students the ability to connect with these alumni through an online networking database. Typically used by seniors, Career Services helps students, as early
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Elizabethtown faculty display operatic talent
Think all operas are about singing Vikings belting out Richard Wanger’s “Ride of the Valkyries”? Guess again! Come see Dr. Sarah Daughtrey and Phyllis Drackley perform at “An Evening of Opera! Arias, Duets and Trios,” on Monday, Feb. 13 to experience the real story-telling of opera. The free recital will take place at 7:30 p.m.
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Alumnus presides over San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Steve Falk is the president and CEO of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, where he works to make this famous city more business-friendly. He is also the former publisher of the 10th-largest newspaper in the country, the San Francisco Chronicle. Before any of this success, though, he was just another student at Elizabethtown College.
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