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
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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‘Skyfall’ lives up to expectations, continues successful Bond franchise
A highly anticipated movie with its fair share of action, suspense and even love has hit the big screen for the third movie in the franchise’s recent history. The film pits characters of similar pasts against one another to battle to the death. If you are imagining the new “Twilight,” you are sadly mistaken. James
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Etown’s social norms: a sophomore’s look into campus culture
Before Ann Romney’s visit to Elizabethtown College, I was scrolling through Twitter passing the time until the speech began. I couldn’t help but laugh at one of Etown junior Beth Pearson’s tweets: “I keep thinking of how Secret Service probably won’t understand Etown norms – why is there an unattended bag? Why is there an
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SPORTS
Softball team bonds together during spring break trip
During spring break, while most students were catching up on sleep, the Elizabethtown College softball team was battling through 12 grueling games in the Clermont, Fla. heat. Hungry to prove that they could defeat such teams as those from The College of New Jersey and Moravian College, the Blue Jays played hard and came away
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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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