NEWS
Student Senate
Hi Blue Jays, My name is Sean Fiedler, and I am the newly elected Executive President. Firstly, I’d like to thank you all for the opportunity to serve in this role for the coming year. It has been an interesting beginning to the semester as Senate has assumed a new identity, one of progress and
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Former associate director of admissions loses battle with cancer
On Saturday, Oct. 1, Elizabethtown College lost an honored faculty member, Debi Murray. She battled breast cancer for many years and was the associate director of admissions at Etown, a job which she began in 1998. In 2004, she became the senior associate director of admissions, and one year later, she was promoted to the
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Political clubs host voter registration drive
Monday, Oct. 10 marked Elizabethtown College’s final attempt to help students on campus register for voting this year. The political clubs held a registration drive from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 110 in the Hoover Center with the goal in mind to register as many students as possible in preparation for the 2016 Presidential
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CAMPUS LIFE
Boy Scouts exclude gay members: controversy in rebuttal of policy
Last week in the news, the truth was revealed about both the White House and Obama’s opinion towards the Boys of America’s ban on gay members. While Obama expressed his disagreement with the policy, the issue was not settled. It was not until last week that the White House issued a definite yes in disagreement.
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Policy for cell phone regulation during work begins debate
Elizabethtown College’s Phonathon recently implemented an office rule regulating the use of cell phones while at Phonathon. Employees must now leave their cell phones in a basket on the manager’s desk during their shift, and they are only allowed to use their cell phones outside of the office during a 15-minute break. Is this an
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Letter to the Editor: Professor pleased with critique, controversy
Two years ago, I was hired on as an assistant professor of sociology here at Elizabethtown College. While there are many things that drew me to this campus, the desire to truly advocate for social justice and have open and honest conversations about what that means and the various (and sometimes contradictory) ideas of how
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SPORTS
Blue Jays battle nationally-ranked teams
Coming into this weekend in need of a win, after the Kwik Goal Tournament, the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team was in for a tough schedule. The Blue Jays (1-2-1) were to play three nationally ranked soccer teams within five days. Sophomore defensive midfielder, Phil Spector said, “All the games are equally important for our
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Cross-country looks for an early preseason to lead to early success
While everyone was at home starting the packing process for college, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross-country teams were moving in and starting their first practices. This year marks the first time cross-country participated alongside the other fall sports teams in preparation for their upcoming season. With the added practice time the cross-country
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OSA offers fantasy football league
For the third year running, the Office of Student Activities Intramurals division is offering Elizabethtown College students the option of participating in a sponsored Fantasy Football League. The draft took place Sept. 5 According to intramurals coordinator senior Sean Post, the draft started when intramurals came under control of OSA. The club wanted to expand
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