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
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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Online degree programs spark skepticism about educational quality
s the number of middle aged adults choosing to pursue an online degree increases, the number of online degree programs that are available for this niche of middle aged adults has grown a lot in the past few years. With the growth of online Master’s, doctorate and other assorted programs, many people have started to
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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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SPORTS
Roderick collects Coach of the Year; Blue Jays fall to LVC
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team fell 1-0 to the Lebanon Valley College Flying Dutchmen in the semifinal match of the Commonwealth Conference playoffs Nov. 2. Although the season ended prematurely for the Blue Jays, Head Coach Skip Roderick was named Coach of the Year for helping the Blue Jays successfully navigate a tough schedule.
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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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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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