NEWS
Accommodations for test taking change again
Elizabethtown College’s Learning Services and Disability Services have returned to its old policies regarding procedures for students who need certain accommodations for taking tests. This switch comes after different policies adopted at the beginning of the year received negative feedback from faculty. According to Learning and Disability Services Director Lynne Davies, the policies and procedures
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Student Senate
Student Senate endured another major transitional and productive week that resulted in the most significant of restructures—the resignation of President Kirsten Ambrose. To begin the meeting, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, or AACRAO, conducted a focus group of the Student Senators to attain a better understanding of what students believe are
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Political club leaders speak on Constitution Day
Friday, Sept. 16 was Constitution Day, but at Elizabethtown College, it was celebrated Thursday, Sept. 22 with a panel discussion focusing on how the Constitution applies to the events of today. Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Dr. Rita Shah and Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Kyle Kopko, were the two professors on the
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CAMPUS LIFE
PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Fall Out Boy
The first time I ever heard Fall Out Boy it was the summer of 2005, back when MTV was actually Music Television (sort of). I remember seeing the music video for “Sugar, We’re Going Down,” where the main character had these bizarre deer antlers. Regardless of the surreal videography, the song stuck with me, and
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Women allowed on the ‘front line,’ will cohesiveness in combat change?
If you’ve tuned in to any sort of news media in the past two weeks, you’re most likely now well aware of the issue surrounding front-line women combatants in the military. Now, this came as a shock to me because I assumed that those who sign up for military service, be they men or women,
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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
If you regularly use any social networking sites or attend music festivals you may have seen the iconic To Write Love On Her Arms (TWLOHA) logo. It is often worn on T-shirts by musicians or advertised online and at festivals such as the Vans Warped Tour. I for one have seen this logo frequently, but
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SPORTS
New talent looks to bring team victory
For the Elizabethtown College’s volleyball team, the 2012 season brings a chance for the team to wipe away bad memories of 2011 season and replace them with a conference championship. The Commonwealth Conference added two tough competitors this year in Stevenson University and Hood College. “We want to bounce back after last season and show
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Demanding schedule, young roster tests Jays
The 2012 season will be a trial by fire for the Elizabethtown College Men’s Soccer team. The blue and gray will play nine teams that made the NCAA tournament last season. With the gauntlet of games the Jays have to play, the team will show the Commonwealth Conference the depth of its character. “I think
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Indictment may have strong hold on foundation’s future
Sports, in many cases, are used as a tool by adults to teach children the values of hard work and fair play. Unfortunately, sometimes the same adults who are supposedly enforcing these rules, are the individuals who act as children when it comes to the compliance of them. In recent years, a multitude of professional
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