NEWS
Trump defeats Clinton in race for Presidency
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, the people of America cast their votes and elected Donald Trump as the next president of the United States. Trump finished with 276 electoral college votes, compared to opposing candidate Hillary Clinton’s 228 votes. He won 47.51 percent of the popular vote, with Clinton taking 47.66 percent. Trump was in the
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Music therapy seniors research emotional expression through playing instruments
Senior music therapy students Zoe Robinson, Sarah McCollum, Ashley Doron, Cody Thompson, Bethany Wentling and Madison Button are currently engaged in conducting research for a senior project. Their study aims to discover the way in which different emotions are communicated by different instruments. Each student has been equally involved in the various aspects of the
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Student Senate
Campus leaders, donors and alumni flocked together this past week for the seasonal Board of Trustees meeting. As a student organization, Senate was invited to participate in three specific Board meetings: The President, Sean Fiedler, was invited to the Board’s Student Life Committee meeting, the Executive Cabinet was invited to experience the Strategic Planning meeting
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CAMPUS LIFE
Study shows students who pay for education do better academically
T Study shows students who pay for education do better academically he February issue of the “American Sociological Review” tapped into a study that was released saying that students whose parents pay for their education don’t do as well academically as students who pay for it on their own. However, it also said that students
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Student reacts to gun control article regarding gender
A couple issues ago, the Etownian printed an opinion piece on gun control in the U.S. with emphasis on the Sandy Hook tragedy. That is not what I am writing about. I am writing about the very last paragraph of that piece in which the author wrote something along the lines of: “If criminally insane
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Theory vs. practice: hate crimes shed light on need for individual change
C hoosing to attend a school that “educates for service” and encourages us to be members of a global society encloses us in a community that is supposed to be working toward opening our minds and hearts to the ideas and cultures of others. Regardless of being enrolled in such an institution, but especially so,
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SPORTS
Jays no stranger to overtime; team ties three games this season
Coming off a one-goal draw in double overtime with rival Franklin & Marshall College last Wednesday, the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team put their unbeaten streak on the line against the Eastern University Eagles. Through the last two games, the Blue Jays have averaged almost 30 shots per game, and they did not let up
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Women split at Old Friends Crossover
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team continues to live up to the goal of erasing the bad memories from last year’s losing season with hard work and the determination to get to the Commonwealth Conference playoffs. Head Coach Randall Kreider believes the season is much different this year because they have a different roster, they
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Jays prove to be tough opponents for nationally ranked teams
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team continued their streak of knocking off nationally-ranked teams with a win over No. 13 Lynchburg this past Saturday. The No. 14 Blue Jays entered into the ranking themselves for the first time since 2009 thanks to the first Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll of the 2012 season.
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