NEWS
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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First Battle of the Buildings event takes place on Brinser Field
Saturday, Aug. 29 marked the start of the new year-long event that is taking the Elizabethtown College campus by storm. Battle of the Buildings is a series of games that will be taking place throughout the next several months, pitting residents of each of the Etown residence halls, Quads and apartments against one another to
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Student Senate discusses hazing, reviews ethicality of campus traditions
A debate about hazing took up the majority of the Student Senate meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10. Student representatives from all four classes identified campus activities that may be in violation of Elizabethtown College’s rejection of all forms of hazing. As defined in the Student Handbook, hazing at Etown is characterized as “any act that
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CAMPUS LIFE
Life, death, a text message away: is pledging for safety even effective?
In my experience, there are very few things worthy of a pledge. There are some that would even argue the Pledge of Allegiance isn’t worth stating, pointing to actions our country has carried out within the past few decades as the object of their reason. One pledge worth taking a look at is AT&T’s “It
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Holding a diploma, the least of it all: years to find ourselves
Every week, while procrastinating, I scroll through Yahoo!’s ticker. I make my way through reviews of the latest TV shows and, of course, the do-it-yourself solutions to just about anything. Without fail, at least one article always scrolls by about which college majors will result in high-paying jobs, which majors are useless and which will
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Are consumers manipulated into investing in ever-evolving technology?
You’ve probably seen commercials for the new iPhone 5 and can attest to all the fuss surrounding it’s release. Not to seem like an Apple-hater, but have you noticed that they keep coming out with a “better” version of their gadgets every year? This year, the must-have item is the iPhone 5, and I’m sure
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SPORTS
Golf team emerges victorious through wet season
Even with rainfall of historical proportions this season, the Elizabethtown College men’s golf team stayed on par. The players posted solid results while they weathered one of the rainiest seasons in recent memory. “We lost half a dozen practices due to the storms, hurricanes and flooding. Hershey Country Club East had to close half of
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Men’s basketball team remains positive despite loss of injured players
A cohesive unit. Men’s basketball Head Coach Bob Schlosser said that he has the same two goals every season. He plans to make his team a cohesive unit and to have the team work harder than their opponent. Schlosser holds a meeting at the beginning of every season and has the players create personal and
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Coach Roderick hopes to ‘dress up’ field
Field and equipment renovations are something that many Elizabethtown College athletes and coaches would enjoy seeing in the near future. There have been numerous discussions about a five-year strategic plan, installing a new press box in the soccer stadium and some chatter about an additional turf field. Over the past few months, an athletics strategic
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