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Fall Festivities: Carving Pumpkins
- Campus Life
- October 28, 2021
The tradition of picking out pumpkins in my family has always stopped at painting. I grew up without carving a pumpkin as it was deemed too messy or too much of a hassle. However, just like that TikTok sound, being an adult, I have access to my own money and can buy a pumpkin and
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2021 Homecoming Parade kicks off Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities
- Features
- October 28, 2021
On Saturday, Oct. 16th, the 2021 Elizabethtown College Homecoming Parade was held. The parade featured community organizations, such as the Elizabethtown Police and Fire Departments, as well as numerous floats from the College. Etown President Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D. rode in a car near the beginning of the parade. Following her were various student clubs
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Young Center Fellow releases podcast on Amish life
- Features
- October 28, 2021
Senior Fellow at Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies Dr. Donald Kraybill put out a new book called “What the Amish Teach Us” on Wednesday, Oct. 26. But before it hit shelves, Kraybill’s contact at his publisher Johns Hopkins University Press came to him with an idea. “The editorial director at Johns
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Migration Stories of Mennonites on the Move
- Features
- October 28, 2021
On Thursday, Oct 21, Dr. John P. R. Eicher presented a lecture summarizing the main idea of his recent novel, “Exiled Among Nations: German and Mennonite Mythologies in the Transnational Age.” The book was published by Cambridge University Press, 2020, and recently received the 2021 Dale W. Brown Book Award. Eicher is an assistant professor
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Annual Into the Streets greatly benefitted those in need
- Features
- October 28, 2021
Elizabethtown College Center of Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) hosted their annual Into the Streets. This day of service was held on Saturday, Oct. 23 and spanned from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clubs, teams and individuals flocked to their designated area to volunteer; this included places throughout Elizabethtown, neighboring towns and work on campus.
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Board of Trustees meets to discuss agenda for next year
- News
- October 28, 2021
On Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, the Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees met for a business meeting. The board members first met at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and time to talk. At 8 a.m., the board started their meeting with a missions moment from 2011 Etown alumna TaLisa Ramos. Ramos spoke about her experience before, after
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Today’s Technology
- News
- October 28, 2021
Netflix employees staged a walk out on Wednesday, Oct. 20 in a protest against Dave Chapelle’s latest stand-up special. The walk out was held in Los Angeles, Calif. and was attended by hundreds of people, including Netflix employees, celebrities and local activists. In addition to the walk out, remote workers staged their own protest by
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Student Senate
- News
- October 28, 2021
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 21 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Dean of Students & Executive Director for College Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez. Gonzalez first let students know that the board of trustees is on campus. She also spoke about
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The state of student employment on campus this semester
- News
- October 28, 2021
Most college students don’t consider getting a job when they are preparing to move onto campus. However, part-time jobs can help students with housing and tuition payments, food, transportation and other necessities, while also giving them a bit of extra spending money for fun. This is no different for students at Elizabethtown College, many of
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