A new fitness program is emerging on campus this semester. Sophomore powerlifter Tyler Butkus has introduced his own E-fit-like powerlifting program to his fellow students. With this small and informal program, Butkus is hoping to build a micro-community of enthusiastic powerlifters as well as promote another way to get students to become active at Elizabethtown
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College Student Senate met Thursday, Jan. 22, to present and debate new meal plan options. The new meal plan options may replace the plans currently being offered to students. As the presentation for the new meal plan options began, Student Senate members readied themselves for a debate, which lasted roughly an hour. The
READ MORELast weekend, Elizabethtown College’s Education Organization and several performance-based clubs on campus turned entertainment into service, during the College’s 10th Annual A-T Benefit performance. The Education Organization of Elizabethtown College (Ed Org) continued the school’s tradition of service Saturday night, Jan. 24, with the 10th Annual A-T Benefit performance. The show raised money for the
READ MOREThroughout the month of January, Elizabethtown College students, staff members, alumni and faculty members are being encouraged to nominate a faculty member to receive the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence, an annual award that recognizes educators who inspire their students. This is the first time the prize will be awarded since its inauguration last spring
READ MORELast night, the Class of 2016 revealed the theme of the 2015 Junior Senior formal — “A Night to Bond: From Etown with Love.” Nearly 100 juniors and seniors congregated in the Susquehanna Room from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to buy their discounted tickets, pick a table with their friends and get information about
READ MOREElizabethtown College has established the Social Enterprise Institute (SEI) to offer another channel through which members of the Etown community can use their talents and skills to benefit the community. The Institute fulfills the College’s promise to “Educate for Service,” offering faculty and staff members, business partners and students the opportunity to integrate sponsored projects
READ MOREStudents in Schlosser Residence Hall have already noticed a change in their lobby: in-dorm print stations. Schlosser is home to the pilot print station, the tester that will determine the feasibility of having print stations in the dorms. The station comes from a partnership between Residence Life and Information Technology Services. Ron Heasley, executive director
READ MOREAssociate Professor of History Dr. Brian Newsome received the Triennial Charles R. Bailey Memorial Prize for best journal article. The New York State Association of European Historians awarded Newsome for his article “The Women of the Pavillons: A Case Study,” which was published in the Winter 2012 issue of Historical Reflections/Réflexions historiques. In “The Women
READ MOREOn Monday, Jan. 19, Elizabethtown College President Carl J. Strikwerda and members of the Student Senate held a campus community climate forum to discuss the College’s attitude towards current issues and how it can best handle and recognize them. The forum was a part of the MLK Celebration Week. Strikwerda began the meeting by pointing
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