NEWS
New winter sports club welcomes skiing, snowboarding enthusiasts
This semester, Elizabethtown College students will have a new club to join, called Etown Shreds. Rachel Lacek, a senior mechanical engineering major, recently founded the skiing and snowboarding club on campus. Lacek transferred to Elizabethtown from Wilkes University, where she cultivated her love of snowboarding with her friends in the engineering program. When she transferred
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JayFirm public relations club holds informational meeting
On Tuesday, September 23, there was an informational meeting regarding JayFirm, a new public relations firm for students that is based in the Communications Department. The goal of the club is to allow students to experience the work fields of event planning and public relations. It also gave students who attended input towards the project.
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Newman Club participates in regional pro-life events, fundraisers
October is Respect Life Month, during which many pro-life organizations hold events and fundraisers. Three Newman Club officers and one additional student attended the annual Celebrate Life Banquet on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg in Camp Hill. This dinner, which featured Bishop Ronald Gainer as this year’s keynote speaker, raises funds in
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CAMPUS LIFE
Social networking, affects on modern user, society
Katy Perry smirks in her music video “Last Friday Night,” while singing lyrics “Pictures of last night ended up online, I’m screwed, oh well.” In the days before social networking sites the thought of advertising your illegal evening activities would be uncalled for. However today, underage drinkers bask in the glory of having photos of
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Student worries about fate of Marshmallow Game
At Elizabethtown College, traditions are very well supported by the students. As October rolls around, we look forward to the Halloween events and the soccer game versus Messiah College. This game is a very popular event for Etown students. Every year, students attend the game with tons of Blue Jay spirit by wearing anti-Messiah shirts
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Thanksgiving: the forgotten holiday?
Within the past week, I’ve heard Christmas music on the radio, I’ve seen advertisements for “A Christmas Story” across campus and noticed an alarmingly high amount of Facebook statuses notifying me that “so-and-so is going Christmas shopping— CAN’T WAIT!!” I absolutely love the Christmas season: I love the spirit of the season, the decorations, the
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