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- October 7, 2021
Technology and social media company Facebook has been in hot water recently regarding leaked internal company documents that express the company’s awareness of issues regarding child safety and the mental health of its users. The tens of thousands of pages of documents were the center of a series on the Wall Street Journal entitled “The
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Pres. McCormick announces new VP of Operations
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- October 7, 2021
Elizabethtown College President Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D. announced Tuesday, Sept. 21 that Bob Kerin will serve as the College’s new Vice President of Operations and Auxiliary Services. Before his new role at Etown, Kerin worked for food services and facilities management company Sodexo in many different roles during his 19 years with the company. His
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Student Senate
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- October 7, 2021
On Thursday, Sept. 23, Student Senate met for their weekly meeting in Hoover 212. The meeting began with Dean of Students & Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez speaking about a change in Elizabethtown College’s immunization policy. She stated that anyone receiving an immunization waiver or exemption must now provide documentation for
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Schlosser Shenanigans: The Devious Lick Challenge wreaks havoc on Etown
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- October 7, 2021
A trend known as the Devious Lick Challenge is circulating on TikTok, encouraging users to vandalize and steal school property. The term “lick” means a successful theft, and teenagers nationwide have started to participate in this trend by taking items such as soap dispensers, classroom signs and even security cameras. Recently, the Elizabethtown College Schlosser
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Etown engineering professor’s project with local high school
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- September 23, 2021
In spring 2021, associate professor of engineering Dr. Brenda Read-Daily worked with Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry students at Palmyra Area High School in order to teach them about environmental engineering. Her project focused on teaching the students about water hardness and managing the nitrogen cycle. It was recently featured in an Association of Environmental Engineering
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Engineering professors awarded at annual conference
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- September 23, 2021
Recently, two Elizabethtown College engineering professors received awards at the annual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference. The conference is a yearly event dedicated to engineering educators, and it includes technical events and workshops for the attendees. This year’s conference included speakers who were in the field of engineering education at many different accredited
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Global Perspectives
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- September 23, 2021
The United Kingdom’s former First Secretary of the State and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was demoted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sept. 15. The reassignment occurred following Western countries pulling out of Afghanistan. Johnson reassigned Raab to the position of Secretary of State for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister. The reassignment occurred after Raab received
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Today’s Technology
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- September 23, 2021
Technology company Apple announced long-awaited and anticipated products, such as the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and Apple Watch Series 7, during their Apple September 2021 event held Tuesday, Sept. 14. CEO of Apple Tim Cook was the main speaker of the event. Before announcing any products, he first took the time to promote Apple’s
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Former Etown Alumna awarded highest OT honor
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- September 23, 2021
Kristie Patten is a former alumna who graduated from the Elizabethtown College Occupational Therapy (OT) program in 1987. Etown OT Department chair Tamera Humbert quoted in an interview “Yes, Dr. Patten is very well known to us.” She has most definitely left an impact on the College. She was recently honored with the highest award
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