• Alumnus spotlight: DeMarco, former Professional Writing student, weighs in

    Alumnus spotlight: DeMarco, former Professional Writing student, weighs in

    Whether it’s listening to NPR on his drive to work or a serendipitous moment of creative thought, alumnus Austin DeMarco ‘ll finds inspiration in just about everything. “Once an idea hits my brain, I have to write it down, have to explore it to its logical conclusions. Storytelling fascinates me, and I can’t imagine doing

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  • Perception, feeling, action: Rudy explains the experience of, resolutions for, conflict

    Have you ever had a fight with your best friend? Or maybe you’ve fought with your sibling over who gets the last slice of pizza? No matter what the situation, people are always finding reasons to be mad, which tends to lead to an argument. Believe it or not, communication is something that needs to

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  • Only at Etown: Mr. Fix-it

    Only at Etown: Mr. Fix-it

    Upon returning to campus this January, my roommates and I undertook some major rearranging in our dorm room. Once everything started looking more like an actual dwelling and not a homeless shelter, we decided it was time to finally report the missing tension rod for one of the windows in our room. We had gone

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  • Poet Laureate Daina Savage reads, presents lecture on process

    Poet Laureate Daina Savage reads, presents lecture on process

    There was a sweet sound – music to an English major’s ears – floating from the Bowers Writers House on the evening of Jan. 31. That, of course, was the voice Daina Savage sharing some of her own poetry. She selected and read twenty of her poems, gracing both Elizabethtown College students and members of

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  • Eberly to teach Pathology in O.T. Dept.

    Eberly to teach Pathology in O.T. Dept.

    Beth Eberly, an Elizabethtown College graduate, continues her involvement with the College as she teaches the Pathology I course in the occupational therapy department this semester. Eberly, who is a full-time occupational therapist and the manager of the physical and occupational therapy department at Health South Rehab Hospital of York, was contacted by the College

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  • Team committed to innovating marketing, communications strategies

    Team committed to innovating marketing, communications strategies

    “The moment of truth. Elizabethtown College.” All of Etown’s prospective students buzzed about theirs when it was received in the mail. Everyone who earned acceptance into the College discovered that single white envelope protruding from their mailbox. As they opened the trademark blue envelope and devoured the white lettering in the center, it was the

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  • Preparations for job fairs, post-grad interviewing success

    Preparations for job fairs, post-grad interviewing success

    Seniors, it’s time to start thinking about the “real world.” Time to start constructing your résumé. Time to start applying for jobs. Time to start going on interviews. And time to start building your career. On Thursday, Jan. 31, Career Services held their first STRIVE event of 2013 for Elizabethtown College seniors. STRIVE planned a

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  • Nice lace and naughty leather: Get the best of both for Spring

    Nice lace and naughty leather: Get the best of both for Spring

    New year, new you! Starting now you’re going to the gym, beginning your projects early and adhering to a stricter budget. Yeah, it’s easy to say, but let’s be real, it’s difficult to go from zero to 60 in 3.5. You need a transitional period to let the old you adjust to the new you.

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  • ‘Broken’ film and panel discussions shed light on criminology

    ‘Broken’ film and panel discussions shed light on criminology

    Elizabethtown College celebrated MLK Week honoring the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As a part of a weeklong series, the College hosted a screening of the documentary “Broken on All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration & New Visions for Criminal Justice in the US” on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Gibble Auditorium. The

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