NEWS
Young Americans for Liberty Club showcases Civil Liberties Graveyard on Academic Quad
While other Elizabethtown College clubs handed out candy from tables at the Academic Quad during Halloween, Elizabethtown College’s Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) group did it from the ground. YAL President and senior Justin Greiss set up a bag of candy next to what he called a “Civil Liberties Graveyard,” which included several headstones with
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Panel discussion connects study abroad alumni and prospectives
In an effort to encourage students to study abroad, the Study Abroad office created a panel of six study abroad alumni to address frequently asked questions during a discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Sabina Post, study abroad director, assembled the panel, which included seniors Justin Ahmad, Caitlin Hogan, Kellie Lotkowski, Haley Diener and Brittany Pressley
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Students compete in Putnam mathematical competition
On the first Saturday of each December, thousands of students across the United States and Canada compete in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. Dr. Bogdan Doytchinov, associate professor of mathematics at Elizabethtown College, discussed the competition and Etown students’ involvement in it. In 1927, Elizabeth Lowell Putnam created a trust fund known as the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Marketplace policies, wasting too much food?
The Marketplace. A place to hang out with your friends and to grab a bite to eat everyday in the Brossman Commons. However, have you ever tried to take food to go? Dining Services has rules about students taking food from the cafeteria, and they are a bit severe. When asked, a few students said
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Death of Gadhafi creates military venture
Last week, Muammar Gadhafi, the former Libyan president, died from a bullet wound after several months of bloody civil war. Back in March of this year, President Obama authorized Operation Odyssey Dawn, the code name for the U.S. involvement in Libya to enforce a no-fly zone. This was reported as an international operation, in which
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Treatment of disabled student raises questions
Should every college student be given the equal opportunity to speak up in class? Professors should be encouraging their students to participate and answer questions. However, a New Jersey college professor, Elizabeth Snyder, asked one of her students to stop participating by refraining from asking and answering questions in class because of his stutter. Snyder
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