NEWS
Young Americans for Liberty promote club ideals at conferences
embers of the Young Americans for Liberty organization, also known as YAL, have attended political conferences within the past two months including International Students for Liberty Conference, Conservative Political Action Conference and the Pennsylvania YAL State Convention. The political organization also hosted a “Voice Your Concerns” event on Monday, Feb. 23 in the BSC as
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Department of Fine and Performing Arts offers events
Elizabethtown College’s music division of the Department of Fine and Performing Arts offers many opportunities to students, faculty and staff members and the community. This week, Etown student chamber choir, senior recitals and Hershey Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition. Senior recitals will continue throughout the end of March and the month of April. The recitals
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Power of One Day fundraising event raises thousands of dollars
On March 18, Elizabethtown College set a new record for the amount of money donated to the school in a single day. During the 24-hour giving period, entitled the Power of One Day 24-Hour Giving Challenge, $177,163.56 was collected from 849 donors. Alumni, staff and faculty members, students, their families and friends of the College
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CAMPUS LIFE
The movement for equality: how far have we really come?
As election season begins to rear its ugly, annoying head, over the next few weeks it can probably be guaranteed that you’re going to see a firestorm of debate, inflammatory comments and offensive points and counterpoints as everyone with a TV or computer chimes in on our two candidates. Plans for the future, promises to
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Eating nutritiously: organic products as beneficial as commonly believed?
During the last decade, our discourse about food has been consumed by the topic of cultivating organic products. Those who support this movement claim that organics are more nutritious and shield consumers from exposure to pesticides. These claims leave us with a broad question: are organic foods healthier than non-organic foods? Before we jump into
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“Trouble with the Curve” a must-see this fall
A film about one of America’s favorite pastimes is sure to interest even those who aren’t baseball enthusiasts. The movie, “Trouble with the Curve,” stars Oscar winner Clint Eastwood, Grammy nominee Amy Adams and hit star Justin Timberlake.“Trouble with the Curve” is about much more than just baseball. The movie is about the stress we
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SPORTS
Women’s cross country dominates Battle for the Buggy Invitational
This past Saturday, Oct. 22, the Elizabethtown College women’s cross country team dominated the competition during the annual Battle for the Buggy Invitational. Although alumna Megan VanDenHengel won the race for the second year in a row, first-year Amelia Tearnan was quick to finish the 4K for Etown, crossing the line at 17:24.34. A total
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Pellegrino places first in MAC Championship
Tennis player Kaitlyn Pellegrino has been explosive on the court this year, and she is only a first-year student. She led the women’s tennis team to the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championship and placed first in the competition. Being a first-year on a college team can be scary for a lot of athletes, but not
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Campus Security steps up enforcement during Homecoming Weekend
The 2011 Homecoming Weekend at Elizabethtown College consisted of more than just a few games. Yes, there were soccer games and family members roaming around campus, and lots of things to see and do. But Campus Security had their hands full with a number of incidents reported, included several altercations. It was however, not as
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