In schools across the nation at all educational levels, the two titans of student involvement have continually waged war. The vast majority of students participate in either athletics or the arts — traditionally viewed as opposing activities. While not as pronounced as in the middle or high school settings, Elizabethtown College students sometimes perpetuate this
READ MOREt is that time of year again: the Halloween candy is gone, the sun now sets by 5 p.m., and we begin to anticipate the food comas that will inevitably strike us soon on Thanksgiving. It can only mean one thing: November is here! In recent years, a tradition for men during this month is
READ MOREWe need to see conflict not only as destructive, but also pregnant with possibilities,” Dr. Ellen Ott Marshall stated in her presentation on conflict management in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Marshall currently teaches Christian ethics at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Marshall taught at Elizabethtown College from
READ MOREOne of the deepest questions I have struggled to answer in recent memory comes from a thought-provoking music video I saw several weeks ago. The video itself provided several possible answers to the question, all of which seemed plausible, but how was I to pick between them? I know that countless people across the world
READ MORERemember when we were toddlers who retreated to mother, clinging to her arm as she introduced us to some unfamiliar people? The typical reaction to strangers of a four-year-old reflects that, while humans have an innate desire to associate with others, we have a propensity to gravitate toward associations that offer close relationships within familiar
READ MOREOf all of the relationships that students create and cultivate during college, which is the most important? Is it with one’s roommate, a significant other or a friend group? I’d argue that it was none of these, but rather the relationship developed with an academic advisor. Why, you ask? The simplest reason: you must rely
READ MOREAs we are growing up, we are always asked what we want to be when we grow up. Sometimes the answers we give are what we sincerely want out of our lives, but more often than not we change our minds. As we get older, our likes and interests change and that’s only natural, but
READ MORESome Elizabethtown College students choose to socialize in the High Library. Rather than doing work, they like to be loud and laugh with their friends. There would be nothing wrong with this if these people were the only ones in the Library. However, this is not the case. Too many times, I find myself having
READ MOREFormer presidential candidate Rick Santorum is very familiar with the devil. Thanks to his warnings in 2008, America learned that Satan (the father of all devils) was insidiously attacking the “great institutions of America”—notably, its colleges and universities. Shortly thereafter, a search ensued at Elizabethtown College for signs of the bad man—and sure enough, Homer
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