Campus Life

  • Tragedy inspires camaraderie, character

    Tragedy inspires camaraderie, character

    In times of crisis, people usually put aside their differences to try to work together for the common good.  This was demonstrated after many major tragedies: 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and most recently the Boston Marathon bombings. As the magnitude of this horror became more apparent, people in Boston and throughout the nation came together to

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  • How to succeed at your summer internship

    How to succeed at your summer internship

    If you are fortunate enough to have acquired an internship over the summer, you are well on your way to figuring out what you want to do with your life, or, at the very least, have a better idea than a person who has no internship experience. However, there are a multitude of things you

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  • Learning beyond the Classroom

    Learning beyond the Classroom

    On the Friday of Spring Break, I was invited to attend the International Business Council Meeting by my International Business (IB) mentor in Chester County along with my professor, Dr. Hossein Varamini, Director of IB Program. IBC is a monthly meeting of international business executives from different sectors that come together for a roundtable discussion

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  • Identity Theft in College

    Identity Theft in College

    We’ve all heard stories of phony internet sites that ask for credit card information ruining lives and credit scores, but few students feel that identity theft is a problem that affects their age group. Contrary to this belief, about eight percent of all identity thefts are committed against people under the age of 18, according

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  • Fact or fiction: “if it bleeds, it leads.”

    Fact or fiction: “if it bleeds, it leads.”

    “If it bleeds, it leads,” or so goes the popular journalism adage.  Some journalists detest such a description of their art, while some wholeheartedly agree that compelling headlines come from tragedy. And if it bleeds, it leads, is true, the more blood, the better: or at least, the more likely to be published. The media

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  • PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall

    PUT YOUR RECORDS ON: Iron Man 3: Heroes Fall

    Rating: n anticipation of the “Iron Man 3” movie premiere this Friday, iTunes has recently released an album of tracks inspired by the motion picture. This collaborative, multi-genre compilation features popular artists AWOLNATION, Walk the Moon, Imagine Dragons, Passion Pit, Neon Trees and 3OH!3, to name a few. In keeping with the spirit of the

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  • Benefits of 24-hour facilities outweigh drawbacks

    Benefits of 24-hour facilities outweigh drawbacks

    ith finals quickly approaching, many students will be pulling all-nighters, and the idea of a 24-hour library or café may not seem like a bad idea. Many students think that being able to get their coffee or sugar fix at two in the morning while working on a research paper that is due the next

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  • Social media parody accounts violate terms, trademarks

    Social media parody accounts violate terms, trademarks

    ecently, a few Twitter accounts grabbed the attention of the campus community.  Twitter, Facebook and Storify parody accounts centering around members of the Elizabethtown College community were anonymously started. While these accounts seem harmless, the College has had to remind students about both the College’s and Twitter’s copyright conditions on using authorized logos during the

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  • T.G.I.S. ’13: ‘Saints vs. Sinners’

    T.G.I.S. ’13: ‘Saints vs. Sinners’

    hank Goodness It’s Spring was a complete success this year. The warm weather, along with the amazing fair food and fun games made this T.G.I.S. better than the previous year, in which many events were cancelled due to the poor weather. Brinser Field was filled on Saturday afternoon with a blow-up obstacle course, a zip

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