• Student Senate

    Student Senate

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    • December 6, 2018

    After not meeting for two consecutive weeks, Student Senate held a meeting Thursday, Nov. 29. As always, the meeting began with student comments and announcements, but this meeting was met with silence. Since there were no comments, senators moved into administrative reports, beginning with Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas. Limas opened by

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  • Major changes happen throughout campus

    Major changes happen throughout campus

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    • December 6, 2018

    Photo: Paula Groff Over this past semester, there have been many new changes happening at Elizabethtown College. One of the most noticeable changes on campus has been the construction of the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being. Anyone who walks by the construction site can see the changes that have occurred since the beginning

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  • Mellon Grant aids funding to Etown clubs, programs

    Mellon Grant aids funding to Etown clubs, programs

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    • December 6, 2018

    Elizabethtown College is in the middle of the second year with its Mellon Grant, “Confronting Challenges with Confidence: Humanities for Our World Today.” This grant includes $300,000 over a three year period from Aug. 1, 2017 to July 31, 2020. The College spent roughly $100,000 last year and is expecting a similar number this year

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  • Students attend national honors conference

    Students attend national honors conference

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    • December 6, 2018

    Photo: Meghan Kenney In early November, four Elizabethtown College students attended the 2018 National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference. Etown students have attended the conference in the past, but this was the first year students participated as presenters. Senior Benjamin Erickson, sophomore Etownian staff writer Meghan Kenney, sophomore Etownian Assistant Features Editor Aprille Mohn and

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  • Cross country places in the top ten in Regional Championships

    Cross country places in the top ten in Regional Championships

    Saturday, Nov. 10, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships that took place at DeSales University. The men’s team took fifth place out of 52 teams with a score of 224 points. Junior Samuel Gerstenbacher was the top finisher for the Blue Jays, finishing in seventh

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  • Men’s basketball takes a win in the season-opener

    Men’s basketball takes a win in the season-opener

    Thursday, Nov. 8, the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team had a season-opening win against Penn State Berks 90-74. Senior Michael Pastore put the Blue Jays on the board early in the game with a three-point shot, the lead was quickly over taken by Penn State Berks with another three-points. The next three-point shot was from

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  • Men’s soccer took tough loss in Championship game

    Men’s soccer took tough loss in Championship game

    Saturday, Nov. 10, Elizabethtown College’s men’s soccer team defeated Williams College 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship. Williams opened up scoring 21 minutes into the game with a header from junior Demian Gass. Senior Gilbert Waso, assisted by first-year Elijah Visser, scored for the Jays 20 minutes later,

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  • Wrestling home opener, team suffers tough loss against York

    Wrestling home opener, team suffers tough loss against York

    The Elizabethtown College men’s wrestling team had their home opener Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Thompson Gymnasium against #7 York College. The Blue Jays had an upset victory against the Spartans last season where they won 22-19, but this time the results were in York’s favor. The Jays fell 42-0 against the Spartans’ four nationally ranked

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  • Basketball on two game win-streak

    Basketball on two game win-streak

    Photo: Jocelyn Kline The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team is on a two-game winning streak starting the basketball season. Friday, Nov. 9 the Blue Jays beat the University of Mary Washington (UMW) 56-54. Some of the top Etown players included sophomore Veronica Christ, and juniors Lydia Lawson and Mikayla Ruth. UWM took the lead in

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