NEWS
Four Adjunct Faculty Join SGPS
On Oct. 21, Elizabethtown College announced new faculty and staff members who will join the Blue Jay staff in the upcoming months via the campus news mass email. Among them were five adjunct professors for the School of Graduate and Professional Studies. While specific departments were not mentioned in the announcements, the professors hired fall
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Pennsylvania Politics: The Final Countdown
The United States general election is tomorrow, and the country will vote for its 47th president. Pennsylvania’s impact on the election has not been understated by the media, the candidates and political pundits across the commonwealth. But when will voters actually know the results of the election? The Associated Press typically calls the winners in
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Elizabethtown Chemistry Club puts on demo day for National Chemistry Week
On Oct. 24, members from the Elizabethtown College Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (Chem Club) gathered to put on Chemistry Demo Day. The club put this on every year during National Chemistry Week which is from Oct. 20 to Oct. 26. Professors from Etown’s Chemistry Department performed four separate experiments, each displaying a
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CAMPUS LIFE
Recipe Review: Honey cakes
Though the weather may still be windy and chilly, spring has begun and it’s time to start bringing out all the fresh flavors of the season. Recently, a few of my friends got together to celebrate Ostara, the holiday celebrated by Pagans and Wiccans for the Spring Equinox. We decided to make honey cakes for
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Students of Etown: Kara Sullivan
This week, meet Kara Sullivan, a third-year early education major from Harrisburg, Pa. with a passion for dance. Sullivan has been keeping busy during her time at Elizabethtown College. Currently, she is involved in the Education Organization, the Council for Exceptional Children and Kappa Delta Pi , which all provide her with opportunities related to
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Business Review: Persian Cat Vintage
As the weather is warming up, walking around downtown Elizabethtown and visiting the host of locally owned businesses lining the streets is a great way to spend a weekend or an afternoon. If you do, be sure to visit Persian Cat Vintage, a clothing and accessories shop located at 206 South Market Street, the same
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SPORTS
Etown men’s soccer drops conference clash to Susquehanna
On Saturday, Oct.. 7, the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays played against Susquehanna University in a game over fall break. Our Etown men’s soccer team held strong until this game that ended their undefeated streak at the Landmark Conference with a score of 4-0 loss against Susquehanna’s team. In Selinsgrove, Pa., the Etown men’s soccer team
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Blue Jays set personal records at Dickinson Pre-Nationals Meet
The Elizabethtown College cross country teams had the penultimate meet of their seasons on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. The men’s and women’s teams traveled to Newville, Pa. for the Dickinson Pre-Nationals Meet. The men’s team put up 699 total points by the end of the day, good for 23rd place
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Women’s volleyball shows resilience in bounce back win
After a tough loss against Juniata College (12-0, 1-0 LC) on Friday, Sept. 29, Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team (7-6, 1-1 LC) put out an impressive 3-0 win against Lycoming College (10-3, 0-2 LC) on Saturday, Sept. 30. The Jays led and won each set in a dominant fashion, particularly the latter two where they
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FEATURES
Family Business and Entrepreneurship club hosts Power Lunch
On March 16, the Elizabethtown College Family Business and Entrepreneurship (FBE) club hosted a Power Lunch for JJ Rettura. Attendees received the opportunity to meet Rettura, ask questions and learn about him. President of the FBE club Keely Grim organized the event by submitting a biography from Rettura to Campus News. He also advertised it
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Class project focuses on diversity in children’s books
This March, Elizabethtown College’s High Library had a “Celebrating Diversity and Belonging in Children’s Books” exhibit from Dr. Katherine Hughes’s COM 130 Visual Communications class. This exhibit has been held in the library since early March and ends on March 24. Each COM 130 student has made a project using and applying their photoshop skills,
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Bowers Centers hosts events focused on nutrition
On Friday, March 18, the Elizabethtown College Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being demo kitchen was home to multiple different flavors and foods as students celebrated Nutrition Day. The event was run by the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) and Assistant Director of Health Promotion Joni Eisenhauer. The demonstrations started off with healthy smoothies.
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