NEWS
Seniors announce class gift
The Elizabethtown College Class of 2017’s Senior Gift will be a well, to be donated to an African village that needs clean water. All funds raised by the class will be donated toward the Water Project, which will consistently put the money toward building a well in a community in either Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso,
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Junior arrested for possession of LSD, two students detained for substance abuse in single weekend
The weekend of Sept. 9 through 11 saw the arrests of two students on campus at Elizabethtown College as a result of substance abuse. In the first incident, a student was arrested by the Elizabethtown Borough Police at 12:22 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10 for marijuana possession and the presence of the synthetic drug LSD.
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Schlosser doors vandalized over the weekend
Bias-related vandalism was found in Schlosser Hall this past weekend. The events occurred in the middle of the night Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18 on the second and third floors. Racial slurs, a gendered insult and inappropriate drawings were found on white boards. Door decorations and bulletin boards were ripped down. Residents heard
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CAMPUS LIFE
Keynote speaker ignites debate among students, faculty
Angela Davis visited Elizabethtown College, leaving a trail of controversy behind. Angela Davis is known for her desire to bring justice across the nation, as well as the industrial prison complex. She wants a world without imprisonment. Mrs. Davis has first hand experience with the prison process having been in jail for 18 months and
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Photographic project manifests into Hurricane Sandy fundraiser
While Hurricane Sandy may have left Elizabethtown College and the surrounding areas mostly unscathed, other areas of the East Coast, such as New Jersey and New York, were battered with gale-force winds and torrential downpours, leaving parts of these places underwater and some homes destroyed. In the face of this adversity, many campaigns sprung up
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States threaten secession, residents fear for country’s survival under Obama
For those of you who are completely incapable of following the news in recent days, you should be aware that the United States is facing another Civil War. Residents from more than thirty states filed petitions to secede from the United States upon learning of President Barack Obama’s reelection. The idea of states seceding from
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SPORTS
Spring break successes leave Blue Jays confident in abilities
The past couple of weeks have been quite eventful for the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s tennis teams. Over spring break, the teams headed to Hilton Head Island, SC to compete against several teams, as well as to spend some quality time together as a team. The teams were both successful during the trip, with
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Runners place nationally, two wrestlers earn All-American
Over spring break, athletes from two winter teams represented Elizabethtown College at the national level. Four male runners from the track team competed March 9 in the distance medley relay (DMR) at Grinnell College in Iowa. In addition, senior wrestlers Bill Meaney and Quint Eno finished in seventh and eighth place, respectively, at the NCAA
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Tennis teams strive for repeat titles
Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams at Elizabethtown College have already made efforts to dominate their leagues this upcoming season. With the start of the spring sports season coming up, many of the sports teams such as tennis, lacrosse and baseball, have started practicing for the tough seasons on the horizon. All of the
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