NEWS
Faculty Cuts Continue to Impact Campus Community
While the announcement of the cuts to the Sociology major and minor, Spanish and Spanish Education Major and Fine Arts major occurred over a month ago, their impact is still being felt, especially by the students and professors who have devoted their time to fields that are no longer being offered by Elizabethtown College. The
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Elizabethtown College opens new Anatomy and Physiology Classroom and Laboratory
The official opening of the new Anatomy and Physiology Classroom and Laboratory was held on Nov. 7 and featured a variety of speakers including College President Elizabeth Rider, professors and students of the department. Located in the Lyet Wing of the Masters Center, the new laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility set to vastly improve how
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PA Politics: Recount Triggered in PA Senate Election
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced on Nov. 13 that unofficial results in the PA Senate race have triggered a statewide recount. The announcement came as total votes for incumbent Democrat Bob Casey, and Republican candidate Dave McCormick, are within a 0.5% margin, which initiates a recount under state law. Figures from NBC
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: “The House Across the Lake” by Riley Sager
As an English major and avid reader, it is safe to say that I have read A LOT of books across varying genres. I love a good dystopian novel (e.g., my beloved “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins), realistic fiction (“The Perks of Being A Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky) and of course, the classics (“Pride
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Music therapy major Zakiyah Grayson on their life at Etown
Elizabethtown College is home to all kinds of students with unique experiences and identities, and fourth year music therapy major Zakiyah Grayson is one of those individuals. Zakiyah keeps themself busy on campus aside from their stacked course schedule. In their free time, they participate in EMotion as a dancer and choreographer, perform and help
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Club Feature: Colleges Against Cancer
Elizabethtown College has many STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)-related clubs and organizations. Recently, I discussed the Women in STEM club and its values to women currently majoring in STEM fields. Nonetheless, Etown’s science-based organizations take care to bring awareness to our community, as well as to those struggling with illness or cancer. Etown’s Colleges
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SPORTS
Etown golf Landmark Conference Championship Preview recap
This past weekend, on Oct. 21 and 22, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s golf teams traveled to East Stroudsburg, Pa. for the Landmark Conference Championship Preview. The teams took to the course at the Shawnee-On-The-Delaware Inn and Golf Club as they started to wrap up their seasons. The men’s team took seventh place out
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Dietary timing: How food affects exercise
One of the biggest questions regarding one’s health revolves around dietary choices shortly following exercise. Researching this relatively simple question delivers a plethora of articles that can overwhelm with startling efficiency, which causes general confusion regarding how food affects the body during exercise. If people desire to get healthy in an efficient manner, then this
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Aces hit the jackpot again, win 2023 WNBA title
The Las Vegas Aces are your back-to-back Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) champions! The Aces clinched the title with a 70-69 nail-biting win over the New York Liberty in game four, and their superstar forward A’ja Wilson took home Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors for her prolific efforts throughout the series. The 2023 season
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FEATURES
Ron Ettelman debuts “Singular Visions” art exhibit
A social event occurred in the Elizabethtown College Zug Memorial Hall on Sept. 29. It was for an artist named Ron Ettelman to display his works. Participants viewed Ettelman’s works throughout the Hess Gallery and commented on them. Then, Ettelman told his story of becoming an artist and his process of creating art. Ettelman’s works
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Peace Fellow lecture addresses anti-Blackness
In the world today, there has been emphasis placed on the idea of making sure that everyone feels included in all situations. However, we don’t realize that our actions can have an impact that’s different than what was intended. Some of these actions have different meanings to people depending on their background. Knowing the unintentional
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GSA movie showing for LGBTQ+ history month
October is LGBTQ+ History Month and Elizabethtown College’s Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) kicked off the month with a showing of the Oscar Award-winning movie “Moonlight.” The GSA is a club on campus that works to create a safe and accepting environment for those who have different gender and sexuality identities. This club works to host events
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