Campus Life

  • Athlete reflects on MAC experience

    Athlete reflects on MAC experience

    The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) has been my home for three years now. Since my first few minutes as a Blue Jay soccer player, competing in the MAC has been both an honor and a privilege that I have enjoyed. The chance to play against Messiah College, the best team in our division, along with

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  • Swearing serves to make one’s point, not strictly offensive in classroom

    The desire to start this article with an expletive was overwhelming. If I thought it could get published, I would’ve begun with my favorite curse, knowing that single word would catch your eye. Some may have been amused, others offended. Either way, if I began my stance on swearing with a word that rhymed with

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  • Professor shares hope for peaceful LGBTQ advocacy

    Professor shares hope for peaceful LGBTQ advocacy

    Friday, Oct. 11, the Elizabethtown College campus community celebrated the 25th anniversary of National Coming Out Day (NCOD). First observed in 1988, NCOD is a day of raising social justice awareness and celebrating individuals who identify as LGBTQ. Likewise, NCOD serves as an opportunity for straight allies to reaffirm their commitment to the queer community.

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  • ‘Marshmallow Bowl’ leaves senior disillusioned, disappointed

    ‘Marshmallow Bowl’ leaves senior disillusioned, disappointed

    The Elizabethtown-Messiah “Marshmallow Bowl” soccer game is one of the biggest traditions on campus, and yet, by my senior year, I had not been able to attend any of the last three games. I was excited to finally be able to enjoy the experience, but I was especially happy that despite the rain of the

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  • Field hockey takes down Stevenson

    Field hockey takes down Stevenson

    The Blue Jay field hockey team has been flying high in the midst of a five-game winning streak. The team is clicking on all cylinders after consecutive victories against York College, Arcadia University, Juniata College, Albright College and, most recently, Alvernia University. A few weeks ago, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team was 3-3 and

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  • Fall break schedule changes proves to be undisruptive to Jays

    Get your bows and arrows out and hit the woods. That’s right; it’s time for fall! It is the time of the season where the leaves are changing color and starting to drop, birds are migrating south and the football  season is underway. Fall is the season filled with beautiful colors and warm smells that

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  • Students must persevere despite stress, importance of midterms

    Students must persevere despite stress, importance of midterms

    It’s that time of the year again — and I’m not talking about Etown monsoon season. There is another storm that hangs over the campus, causing tears and sweat to fall like rain from students’ faces. Forcing people to stay inside and hit the books. Darkening the usually vibrant Etown climate. It’s midterm season. Some

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  • Face-to-face communication retains value despite technology

    Face-to-face communication retains value despite technology

    Let’s face it, we all know that technology runs our lives, or at least it plays a huge part of it. With this great power also comes great change. I mean, really think about it, when was the last time you had a genuine conversation with someone in person? When was the last time you

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  • Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity’ combines strong acting, impressive visuals

    Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity’ combines strong acting, impressive visuals

    Can you imagine free-floating in space? Can you imagine having absolutely no communication with the world while floating away? Can you imagine knowing you may never see your loved ones again? The weekend’s number one box office movie was Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity.” Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock stars as Dr. Ryan Stone alongside costar Oscar-winning George

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