Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum attempted to escape from Dubai in February 2018 after planning her escape with Hervé Jaubert and Tiina Jauhiainen since 2011. She first planned an escape in 2002 when she was a minor. It was her attempt to escape from the United Arab Emirates and her father; however, Jaubert’s yacht,
READ MOREFormer Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was charged with the murder of George Floyd May 29, 2020. Floyd died May 25 after a store clerk accused him of paying with a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin and three other officers arrived at the scene and Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for 9 minutes and
READ MOREThis semester, Elizabethtown College will hold finals Saturday, May 8. Students and faculty alike were surprised to see exams take place on a weekend, and the change resulted in mixed feelings for many. While the administration has stated that it was necessary to hold finals on that day to ensure a timely Commencement Day and
READ MOREElizabethtown College announced in a COVID-19 campus update email Monday, April 21 that interhall visitation would be permitted starting Thursday, April 15. In an email sent a few weeks earlier Monday, March 22, the COVID-19 Task Force said that they would not permit interhall visitation at that time but would instead continue to monitor the
READ MOREStudent Senate met Thursday, April 15 at 3:45 p.m. over Zoom for their weekly meeting. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began the meeting with his administrative report. He started by saying he is disappointed by the number of inappropriate responses on the “before I graduate” boards in the Baugher Student Center (BSC)
READ MOREArticle II, Section 17 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania states, “In each year following the year of the Federal decennial census, a Legislative Reapportionment Commission shall be constituted for the purpose of reapportioning the Commonwealth.” With the 2020 Census having finished on October 15 and 99.98 percent of American households being counted,
READ MOREThe winner of the 2020-2021 Polanowski Prize for Excellence in Faculty-Student Advising and Mentorship was announced March 26. The recipient of the award was Turnbull-Jamieson Chair and Professor of Finance and International Business Hossein Varamini. The award is intended to celebrate a faculty member’s excellence in advising and mentorship of students toward graduation and future
READ MOREDuke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip was announced dead by the royal family Friday, April 9. He was 99 years old. His family said in a statement that he passed away peacefully in Windsor Castle that morning. Earlier this year in February, Buckingham Palace announced that his Royal Highness was
READ MOREElizabethtown College hosted its President for a Day program Wednesday, March 31 in order to give students the opportunity to see first-hand how the College runs at an administrative level and to present ideas on how to better the student experience both on and off campus. President Cecilia McCormick swapped places with junior business administration
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