NEWS
Color Classic supports Joshua Group
Over 300 people were painted purple on Sunday, April 19, to raise money for charity. After last year’s successful color run, the Elizabethtown College Class of 2017 brought back the Etown Color Classic. Purple powder was thrown through the air, dying runners and volunteers alike during this 5k event. The Color Classic is a fun
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TGIS brings students weekend of Hunger Games-themed festivities
The annual Thank Goodness It’s Spring Festival, or TGIS, was held this past weekend as a campus-wide closer to the school year. This year’s theme was based off the popular book and film series The Hunger Games. According to OSA, the theme had been in the making for a while before coming to fruition this
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Hundreds of volunteers clean up campus for annual PRIDE Day
On Saturday, April 18, students, faculty, alumni and community members came together to clean up the Elizabethtown College campus with beautification projects, including mulching, planting trees and flowers and picking up trash. In 1901, the first “Campus Improvement Day” was held, and the College has kept up the yearly tradition. In 2011, with the collaboration
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CAMPUS LIFE
‘Taken 2’ fails to impress, lacks previous dynamic
In life, firsts are very special. Everyone remembers their first time. I remember mine was late on a Saturday night in my dorm room after one of our infamous dances. I was intrigued. I had heard so many great things from other people, I was not sure what to expect. As it began I was
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Core program in need of revision for individual relevancy
The core program at Elizabethtown College is usually a heated topic of discussion among current students. In addition to participating in a First-Year Seminar, students must also enroll in 10 additional courses in eight different areas of understanding. At the end of every semester, students are always in contact with one another to try and
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Degradation of quality in popular literature just a matter of preference
How often have you overheard your friends discussing the latest popular novel? I’ll rephrase the question to better suit the state in which popular writing is: How often do you hear about the success of a book, excluding the time your mother offered her opinion? Before I continue, I would like to list authors I
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SPORTS
Soccer venue change alters atmosphere, attendance
The Marshmallow Bowl is among the biggest game every year in NCAA Division III men’s soccer. This was a large factor in deciding why I chose Elizabethtown College: to play soccer. The event is always a blood bath between two of the top teams in the Division III Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC): the Etown Blue
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Swimming season opener sets standards high for program
The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays swim team started their season strong by winning the meet against Arcadia two weeks ago at Etown’s Alumni Pool. The men defeated the Knights 146-58, and the women claimed victory with a score of 119-65. As Arcadia is a Middle Atlantic Conference opponent, the meet was an important win for
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Students support athletes by purchasing fan shirts
Fan shirts: you can find people wearing them anywhere, from dorm buildings to sporting events, as they are a popular trend here at Elizabethtown College. The shirts are sold individually through team members, and anyone can buy them. This is just one of the ways that Etown’s sports teams are advertising and helping students become
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