NEWS
LiveSafe mobile app provides new method of anonymously reporting campus emergencies
With the start of the new semester at Elizabethtown College came the next technological advancement toward a safer campus, a new security application called the LiveSafe mobile application. The LiveSafe app has been available to colleges and universities for their students and faculty since 2013; as of Aug. 20, Etown has employed this technology in
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Facilities team spends summer months updating campus buildings
Over the summer, the Elizabethtown College Department of Facilities Management and Construction had the opportunity to work on some of 2015’s biggest campus projects. In an attempt to beautify and update Etown architecturally and technologically, Facilities director Mark Zimmerman, his team of 75 workers and multiple student employees made progress on over half a dozen
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Former College President passes away after month-long illness
On Monday, Sept. 24, former Elizabethtown College President Gerhard Ernst Spiegler passed away after a month-long illness. He was 85 years old. Spiegler served as the College’s President from 1985 to 1996. During his time at Etown, he oversaw the building of the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, the demolition of Rider Hall,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Natural disasters rise in quantity, hit close to home
Over the past few years, there has been an increasing number of natural disasters occurring around the world. The after-effects of this increase could be felt even here in the small community of Elizabethtown. Just this past school year, we dealt with an earthquake, a flood and even a snow storm in October. In the
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Beginning a social revolution: what happens when causes are lost, movements forgotten
Our generation is eager to carry the torch of revolution and renaissance. This desire is evident in the movements we support, such as Kony 2012 and Occupy Wall Street. We desperately wish to make a difference and leave an imprint on our constantly changing world. What happens when the limelight of the torch fades, and
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PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Macklemore
Since you asked, I want to tell you all about my Saturday night. While most other people were putting the finishing touches on their Halloween costumes, I was in my room building a fort with my roommate and some friends because I’m not about that life. After we built the fort, we turned all the
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SPORTS
Women take on Albright Lions, come out shining in 65-62 win
Down to the buzzer, exciting, lively. These are just a few words to describe the action seen on the court this Saturday when the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team took on Albright College. The Jays pulled off a 65-62 win after much back-and-forth action between the two teams at Thompson Gymnasium. From the beginning, the
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Blue Jays victorious over TCNJ, Hunter; fall to York
The Elizabethtown College wrestling team has certainly had a stellar year so far and showed no signs of stopping as the No. 22 team competed at the York Invitational on Saturday. The meet was a tense one, as all the teams — The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), Hunter College and York College — were
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Women’s basketball prevails in overtime
The Elizabethtown College varsity women’s basketball team had two consecutive victories earlier last week against Lycoming College and Arcadia University. On Jan. 25, the women were able to conquer Lycoming in a close game that ran into overtime with a final score of 72-70. First-year Taylor Kreider gave the Blue Jays the overtime win with
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