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
Professor weighs in on presidential debate, upcoming election
The media pundits quickly hailed President Barack Obama the winner of the second presidential debate. The CNN and CBS snap polls of listeners appeared to have confirmed this view. Discouraged and demoralized by the Obama’s disastrous first debate, Democrats were barely able to contain their glee. The left-leading American Prospect magazine praised Obama’s performance as
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Recent events illicit ignorance, disrespect from both parties
Elizabethtown College recently had the privilege of a political celebrity of sorts visiting our campus. No, I’m not talking about the flexible comedian, although the individual in question may have had a good sense of humor and been able to do a yoga move or two. Campus was bustling with the news that Ann Romney
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Domestic violence lost in sea of pink
When people think of October, two things usually come to mind: Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I want to encourage you to add a third: Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In many ways, domestic violence awareness and breast cancer awareness have similar aims. Both aim to raise awareness of a widespread public health issue and
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SPORTS
Teams train year-round to better prepare
As a Division III school, a higher focus is placed on academics than athletics for those students that choose to participate in Elizabethtown College’s various varsity programs. For this reason, both the traditional and nontraditional season – the portion of the season that does not include the NCAA championship – for each sport are highly
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Coaches approach alcohol consumption differently
The 48-hour rule is something that athletes at Elizabethtown College are well aware of. This rule states that players cannot consume alcohol within 48 hours of participating in an athletic event. While each team handles drinking in different ways and with different punishments, there are two conclusions that all of the coaches seem to agree
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Indoor track season begins
While the majority of the student body is typing the last page of their research papers or living in the library until finals are over, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams are busy preparing for their first meet of the season – the Haverford Holiday Meet. The Blue Jays, who have
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