NEWS
Melica competes against regional schools in ICCA Quarterfinal at Drexel
The Elizabethtown College women’s a cappella group, Melica, went to the International Championship of Collegiate A cappella (ICCA) Quarterfinals Saturday, Jan. 28 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. This year’s ICCA took place at Philadelphia’s Drexel University in its main auditorium where Melica competed against eight other college a cappella groups from around the mid-Atlantic
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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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CAMPUS LIFE
‘The Well’ provides sufficient resources to keep students healthy
t some point or another, most every student at Elizabethtown College has dealt with illness. The Wellness Center, better known on the Etown campus as the “WELL,” is always available to assist students dealing with illness, in addition to maintaining their overall health and well-being. The WELL offers students self-care kits free of charge, and
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Maturity of students questioned in light of recent events
t requires absolutely no effort to classify our generation as less mature than our predecessors. I frequently hear my elders make this claim, and I have to admit that I often agreed with them. Examples such as the hate crimes on campus seem to solidify their point. It makes no sense to me how individuals
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Letter to the editor: professor apologizes for failing to act
believe this is my first letter to the Editor of the Etownian. I’ve made plenty of mistakes in my 25 years at Elizabethtown College, so I’ve had to offer many apologies, but this is my first to the community as a whole. Last week, at our Executive Council meeting, I discovered that there have been
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SPORTS
Yunginger awarded Player of the Year; Jays finish second
Elizabethtown College field hockey lost to the Messiah College Falcons in the Commonwealth Conference Championship Nov. 4. Despite the loss, the 2012 season was one of the most successful in the program’s history, and senior Nadine Yunginger was named the program’s first ever Player of the Year. The Blue Jays started their playoff journey with
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End of season honors alleviate semifinal loss to Stevenson
After a season full of ties, Friday’s semifinal Commonwealth Conference match-up between the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team and the Stevenson University Mustangs was no different; regulation and two overtime periods were not enough to declare a winner. Faced with determining victory by penalty kicks, the Blue Jays fell 3-2 and ended their season. Etown
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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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FEATURES
John Dernbach encourages environmental sustainability in lecture
“I hate talking about what I’ve done. I’ve always thought that my work spoke for itself.” Speak for itself it does. Even John Dernbach’s reaction to an inquiry about his accomplishments exemplifies his down-to-earth nature … pun intended. Dernbach is Elizabethtown College’s 2011 Peace Fellow, and he recently presented a lecture, “Green Peace,” on Nov.
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Alumni musician, Carmen Chiles, to release second album
“Music is that universal language that connects all different kinds of people throughout the world,” Carmen Chiles, a 2001 Elizabethtown College graduate and current recording artist, said. Chiles released her debut album, “SOULution,” in 2007. Before that, though, she lived in Schlosser Hall. “I call it the birthplace of my on-stage experience because Etown was
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Weekly radio show features distinguished faculty members
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to know what your professors like to do outside of school? What about the staff members with whom you come into contact? Elizabethtown College gives the students the opportunity to find out a few extra fun facts about their favorite professors and staff members. This opportunity
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