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Dieting plans difficult to maintain past beginning of new year, create challenges for college students making healthier choices
- Campus Life, Opinion
- January 28, 2016
“New year, new me” has become an immensely popular phrase describing many people’s outlook as we reset our calendars and make resolutions for the next chapter of our lives. It has also taken on a tongue-in-cheek meaning, because let’s face it: no one can completely reinvent his or herself overnight with a few lifestyle changes.
READ MOREStarting a business in college a worthwhile pursuit
- Campus Life, Opinion
- September 25, 2015
Last year in Dr. Downing’s Business and PR Writing class, we took a quiz that told us whether or not we were entrepreneurially-minded. Having started an Etsy shop the previous summer, I was slightly scared to take it – what if I learned I wasn’t cut out for owning a business? Upon adding up my
READ MORELetter to the Editor responds to Editorial Board’s criticism of group projects, author reflects on own practices
- Campus Life, Opinion
- September 25, 2015
Homer was so shaken by an editorial in a recent issue of the Etownian that he tottered immediately to the Blue Bean in search of sustenance. There, fortunately, lay a single scone without icing, and Homer fell upon it with such vehemence that the proprietor looked at him in alarm. His nerves calmed, Homer read
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Johnny Depp takes viewers to church with “Black Mass”
- Campus Life, Opinion
- September 25, 2015
On the streets of Boston’s South Side in 1975, everyone knew the name Whitey Bulger. He and his Winter Hill Gang ran their neighborhood and he constantly tried to keep the mafia from North Boston out of his territory. On top of keeping his territory safe, he also kept ties with his brother, a Massachusetts
READ MOREElizabethtown business graduate Martina White sworn in to state House of Representatives
- Campus Life
- April 29, 2015
Inside the state Capitol, the Speaker welcomed the latest addition to the House of Representatives. In a special election in March, Martina White, an Elizabethtown College grad, had prevailed over her Democratic opponent in a district in northeast Philadelphia. And now here she was, 26 years old, ready to join the ranks of Pennsylvania’s legislators.
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Sometimes finding the right major takes trial and error, support of faculty member
- Campus Life
- April 29, 2015
Sometimes things just aren’t right. You’re getting by and you’re doing fine. Perhaps you can’t pinpoint anything being wrong. Maybe the stars aren’t aligned quite right or maybe the change in seasons is throwing you off. You could just be sleep deprived, but aren’t we all? Or maybe you’re in the wrong major, a stressful
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Senior recounts educational, personal college experiences
- Campus Life
- April 29, 2015
They say that when you find the right college, when you step on campus, you just know. It just feels right. When I first came to Etown, I felt the exact opposite of that. I took in the Dell, the lake, the bright-eyed first-years standing with me and thought “Wow, I’m making a huge mistake.”
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Student discusses meal plan changes being offered for next academic year, items left unaddressed in plans
- Campus Life
- April 29, 2015
Two weeks ago, Dining Services announced much-anticipated upgrades to student meal plans. They are scheduled to be in place for the 2015-16 academic year and will be the first changes to take place in 13 years. While meal plans may not be the most pressing issue for our campus at the present moment, the announcement
READ MORESenior gives advice for putting together graduation outfits
- Campus Life
- April 29, 2015
As seniors, we have spent the last four years perfecting our study habits, preparing for our future careers and cramming in those final credits. If there were ever a day meant to celebrate all of our hard work, it’s graduation day. We are given the chance to not only shine on paper, but on camera.
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