Elizabethtown College students welcomed rising comedian Tracey Ashley with thunderous applause Thursday, Sept. 4. Ashley and her audience developed such friendly interactions that Ashley extended her set and stayed afterward to interact with several students. Ashley, a rising talent in the world of comedy, was born in Georgia and currently lives in Indiana. In her
READ MORETo kick off the second week of the semester as well as the NFL season, Elizabethtown College’s Office of Student Wellness (OSW) held an interactive football-themed event from Sept. 3 to 5 to raise awareness about sexual assault. “Let’s Talk About Consensual Sex: Red Zone” set up shop at various locations around campus, where the
READ MOREOn Sept. 4, Dr. Rita Shah, assistant professor of sociology, opened her new photo exhibit “Prison or Slave Castle?” to the Elizabethtown College community. Upon arrival, Shah explained to the students what the exhibit was about and why she had decided to undertake the project. Shah is a criminologist whose interests lie within studying and
READ MORESteve Gannon, deputy general counsel of Capital One, spoke on risk management in businesses at Elizabethtown College on Wednesday, April 30. Gannon oversees Capital One’s legal department, which includes the corporate transactions, regulatory, banking, litigation, employment, securities and governance groups. He said that the legal department exists within the company in order to deal with
READ MOREFeaturing murders, false identities and hidden pasts, “A Murder is Announced” depicted Leslie Darbon’s adaptation of a classic Agatha Christie mystery. This production was directed by Dr. Michael Swanson, who is the director of theatre and dance and an associate professor of theatre. The play takes place in Little Paddocks, where Miss Letitia Blacklock, her
READ MORESilence is a killer. Every nine seconds, a woman is beaten. As a response, some women stay silent about the issue while others take action. Either response can have serious consequences for the woman and those close to her. On Tuesday, April 22, the Student Wellness Center’s Take Care Tuesday series concluded with a screening
READ MOREOn Monday, April 28, Dr. Evan Smith, associate professor of psychology at Elizabethtown College and chair of psychology department, gave a presentation entitled “Prejudice Against Transwomen: Theories and Findings.” The goal of his presentation was to present his research about understanding and evaluating prejudice against members of the LGBTQ community while focusing on transwomen, a
READ MOREThink you’re a sex-pert? Tuesday evening in Gibble Auditorium, the Student Wellness Center and the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) hosted “Sexy Trivia” as part of their Take Care Tuesday series for students. The event was hosted as part of “Get Yourself Tested” month. As part of the event, students were invited to take part
READ MOREPoet Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum, author of “Ghost Gear,” visited Elizabethtown College on Friday, April 6, as part of his book tour. “Poetry is really a true collaboration with the world,” he said. McFadyen-Ketchum derived some of his poems from stories his father would tell him. “He’s not cool, my dad, so he would get really into
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