NEWS
Hillel celebrates Sukkot, builds Sukkah outside Brossman Commons
Last week, Elizabethtown College’s Hillel Jewish club celebrated Sukkot, a holiday commemorating the forty-year period during which the Israelites wandered in the desert and lived in temporary shelters. Hillel built its own Sukkah, a tent-like structure, on the BSC patio. The celebration began on Thursday, Oct. 7 and concluded yesterday. Sukkot is also a harvest
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Sophomore forms geocaching club
The Geocaching Club, headed by sophomore Matthew Hornbaker, is one of the newest additions to the list of Elizabethtown College clubs. “I formed this club to bring a unique, fun, world-famous hobby to the students of Etown,” Hornbaker said. “I want to educate and show peers the joy of geocaching.” According to Hornbaker, the outdoor
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Department of Modern Languages welcomes new French professor
Dr. Vanessa Borilot, Assistant Professor of French, is a native of the Guadeloupe Islands and has recently joined the Elizabethtown College staff. Those French-speaking islands are located in the Caribbean and are known for their rich literary history, which has resulted in many authors, poets and professors like Borilot. She specializes in French and Francophone,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Occupy Wall St. sends strong message throughout U.S.
The Occupy Wall Street movement is completely unorganized, but that does not mean their purpose for coming out onto the streets of New York in Zuccotti Park and rioting is completely meaningless. Citizens are frustrated and angry due to the economic state in the United States. Not only are American citizens angry at the government,
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Obama’s new student loan plan: who’s paying?
It’s something most students do not want to think about. It’s something most students do not enjoy paying back. It’s something called student loans, the focus of Obama’s new plan to assist college students that are in debt. The plan calls for a cap on student loan payments, starting July 1, 2014. It is 10
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Federal drug prohibition hinders economy
Drug prohibition has failed in the U.S. and will someday end just as alcohol prohibition did in 1933. Despite the legal consequences of illicit drug use, some 22 million Americans use illegal drugs. And support for legalization of marijuana, the most widely used illegal drug, has been growing in past years with Gallup Polls reporting
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