NEWS
Teach-in promotes awareness of current events, race issues across country
The teach-in held during the first week of the spring semester gave students and faculty an opportunity to discuss current national and global race-related issues. Recent events regarding race and violence stemming from bias in Ferguson, Mo. and Staten Island inspired faculty members to consider how the Elizabethtown College community is affected by such controversies.
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English department chair calls for proposals to undergraduate conference
High impact practices have been defined as “situations in which students seem to experience more focused and accelerated learning,” according to Dr. David Downing, Chair of the Elizabethtown College English Department and Ralph W. Schlosser Professor of English. Downing has invited English majors and minors and creative writing minors to experience this accelerated learning for
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Intellectual Film Club, CATRA create new event
Each fall, the Intellectual Film Club puts on a production of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” for which the club must raise $600 to pay for the rights and royalties. In past years, the club has had to raise the funds on their own. Christine Morzek, President of the Intellectual Film Club explains, “This year
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CAMPUS LIFE
Trustee affirms “commitment to diversity”
As a member of the Board of Trustees, I applaud the Etownian for its recent editorial calling on the College to take seriously its stated commitment to diversity and inclusion of all students. But I do not agree with the alarming statement that Elizabethtown College is “not ready for diversity.” I also do not accept
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Letter to the Editor: Hostile stares bring unwelcoming environment
I am writing this letter to the campus community in response to something that I recently saw on campus. Within a short span of fifteen minutes, the time it took me to walk from my car to the Jay’s Nest and from the Jay’s Nest to my office, I saw two incidents that I found
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The Neglected Few: An Editorial
APOLOGIES During the past week, we have learned quite a bit about the definition of and the actions behind being a publication of integrity and how we failed these standards in relation to “The Neglected Few: An Editorial,” which appeared in the Feb. 2 issue of the Etownian. Although we do not retract our statements
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