NEWS
Sophomore retreat focuses on purposeful life work, vocations
On Feb. 6 and 7, a group of 12 sophomores and faculty members Jean-Paul Benowitz, Dr. Brian Newsome, assistant professor of history and assistant dean for general education and assessment, and Jane Nini, director of career development, went on a retreat to Allenberry Resort to help students explore their vocations, their strengths and their weaknesses.
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Honors Program hosts ‘town hall’ meeting to discuss program’s future
Elizabethtown College Honors Program incoming director Kyle C. Kopko revealed a list of changes to the Honors Program that will help students graduate despite other obligations. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Kopko held a Q&A session about the future of his presidency. The Honors Council, along with their interested fellow students, attended with the opportunity to
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Nomination period for award ends
The process for Elizabethtown College’s Distinguished Student Awards selection is currently under way. These awards are presented to two or three students from each class who demonstrate excellence in not only academic settings, but have exemplified the college’s motto of “Educate for Service.” The nomination period, which was open to nominations from students, faculty and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Mr. Etown shares sports pet peeves, bids farewell
It is that special time of year for sports fans everywhere. Baseball is just starting, playoff hockey and basketball is getting underway and the Summer Olympics are right around the corner. For this reason, I would like to take this chance to rant to you about some of the issues I have with sports (what
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Cooperative Grumbling: An Editorial on How to Play Nice
As we push forward to become a truer liberal arts institution, promoting “Learning Everywhere” in every piece of Strategic Planning literature we print, the College needs to do a better job of engulfing its faculty in this very same principle, ensuring academic cooperation from all departments toward a singular goal of a premier student education.
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Birth control legislation probes women’s rights
One of the great things about America is that its citizens possess the liberty to forge their own moral codes. However, a new healthcare bill threatens the moral rights of working women in Arizona. The bill, proposed by Arizona House Republican Debbie Lesko, would enable employers to judge if a woman’s use of birth control
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