Between April 16 and April 26, the Theatre and Dance division of Elizabethtown College’s Fine and Performing Arts Department presented their production of Ellen McLaughlin’s play “Ajax in Iraq.” The play offered a mash-up of Sophocles’ classic tragedy “Ajax” with the modern Iraq War. The play follows the story of two heroes: Ajax, an ancient
READ MOREOn Friday, April 24, the Bowers Writers House held an afternoon craft talk with poet Gregory Djanikian. He is the director of the creative writing program for undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania. Djanikian began by charting his early life and how it lead to a career in poetry. He enrolled in the University of
READ MOREMay 3 to 30, seniors majoring in fine art at Elizabethtown College will be holding a senior art show to display their work. The art will be displayed for faculty, students and members of the community to view. Senior Taylor Curtin’s pieces mostly feature photography. Curtin said that she prefers to work with drawing, painting
READ MORE“No two countries have come together faster than Vietnam and the United States,” Dr. Margaret McFarland, professor of social work and Vietnam Fulbright Fellow, said during the presentation “The Fall of Saigon: 40 Years Later” on Wednesday, April 29. The panel discussion consisted of McFarland, Dr. Robert Wheelersburg, professor of anthropology, and sophomore Anh Bui,
READ MOREAfter 25 years of service to Elizabethtown College, Reference Librarian and Archivist Peter DePuydt is retiring from his position at the High Library. DePuydt began working at Etown in August 1990 after spending several years doing what he called “shovel bumming” across the United States while working on archeology dig sites. “When I started, I
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team fell to the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Friday, April 24, but defeated Harford Community College, 5-4 on April 25. The Blue Jays had a 2-1 lead against Merchant Marine, but lost 4-5 in the last match against a Landmark Conference opponent. The Mariners were strong competition in
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College women’s softball team entered their final Landmark series with Susquehanna University, knowing that they would be playing in the playoffs. The only unknowns were what seed the Blue Jays would finish in and who their playoff opponent would be. After Saturday’s doubleheader in Selinsgrove, Etown found out that they would return to
READ MOREThe winning tradition continued for the Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team as they defeated Susquehanna University and Harford Community College. The Monday match against Susquehanna was postponed due to rainy conditions, so the team traveled to Susquehanna on Thursday, April 23 to battle some unseasonably cold temperatures. Despite the snow flurries, the Blue Jays won
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track teams competed in the 121st Penn Relays on Friday, April 24, and at the Paul Kaiser Classic at Shippensburg University on April 25. Sophomore Mike Twist, senior Brian Baldwin, first-year Mitch Schlegel, and junior Sam Brooks represented the Blue Jays at the Penn Relays in the 4×400-meter relays.
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