This upcoming spring semester, many of the academic curricula currently and newly added to Elizabethtown College’s list of degree programs will offer new courses for current students to choose from in the class selection period for the spring. These new programs are encompassing not only the new major and minor programs being offered on campus,
READ MOREThe Board of Trustees’ business meeting held Saturday, Oct. 27 was shorter than usual due to the need for an extended executive session. The executive session was focused primarily on the presidential search and transition, with a representative from the firm Witt/Kieffer slated to speak with the Board. As such, Saturday’s business meeting briefly mentioned
READ MOREWednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, Elizabethtown College will host its annual Leffler Lecture in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The Leffler Lecture was created by Linda, ’67, and Patrick Castagna, in honor of Linda’s parents. There is an endowed Leffler Memorial Lecture Fund which aids the College in presenting speakers of national or international relevance who
READ MOREPhoto: Jocelyn Kline The Elizabethtown College field hockey team gained their 10th straight win Oct. 17 when they faced Swarthmore College in a nonconference matchup. Swarthmore did score first to begin the match, but a game-saving goal by first-year Grace Hardy put the Jays on the board in the 59th minute. For most of the
READ MOREFriday, Oct. 19, Elizabethtown College’s swim team competed in the Susquehanna Schweikert Relays against Susquehanna University, King’s College, Lebanon Valley College and Juniata College. The men’s team finished first in the 3×100-yard butterfly relay. Sophomore Alex Pecher and seniors Tommy Kuhn and Casey Marshall beat the second-place Susquehanna team by almost eight seconds. Pecher, senior
READ MOREOver Homecoming Weekend Saturday, Oct. 20 and Sunday, Oct. 21, the Elizabethtown College men’s golf team competed in the Landmark Men’s Invitational. They finished in seventh place. On day one first-year Caleb Clements and junior Michael Zabrecky each shot in the 70s in round one. Their scores were career-lows for both Blue Jays. The team
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team lost their last home game 2-3 to Stevenson University Thursday, Oct. 18. The senior night honored the three senior players; Mackenzie Garner, Sarah Schneider and Katie Kennedy. Schneider had three kills and Garner had two as they had a 6-2 lead in the fifth set. First-year Rileigh Hudock had
READ MOREPhoto: Megan White Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams dominated over Homecoming Weekend, securing wins from Goucher College. The women’s team broke its losing streak, devouring Goucher 4-0. This win helps them to qualify for the Landmark Conference Playoffs, since they are secure in fourth place in the current standings. The Blue Jays had
READ MOREA rather meager budget of $300,000. Making summer in southern California look like autumn in the Midwest. A simple music score involving the repetition of a few notes. An opening sequence which would make brilliant use of a new kind of camera. Most importantly, an altered William Shatner “Star Trek” mask, conveying the blank stare
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