On Friday, March 24, Elizabethtown College alumna Martina White ’10 was elected to serve in Northeast Philadelphia’s 170th District. The election was held following U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle’s departure from the 170th District, and White defeated opponent Democrat Sarah Del Ricci by a 14 percent margin. White’s victory marked the first time in 24 years
READ MOREOn Monday, April 13 Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof delivered Elizabethtown College’s 2015 Ware lecture, during which he discussed his work as a journalist and human rights activist. The Ware lecture, sponsored by Judy S. ’68 and Paul W. Ware and Etown’s Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking, focused on Kristof’s latest
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College baseball team picked up three wins and one loss last week, sweeping the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and falling to York. Junior pitcher Dylan Manning started Thursday, his fourth of the season. He allowed six hits, three runs and walked three. The Spartans took the lead in the bottom of the
READ MOREElizabethtown College’s men’s tennis team almost managed to secure its first victory of the 2015 season on Saturday afternoon against Catholic University. The Blue Jays were defeated 5-4. Things started off well as first-year Michael Yost and junior Evan Hinkley snagged a No. 3 doubles 9-7 win from Catholic’s Conor Wilson and Brendan Rooney in
READ MOREThe Blue Jays were ready to compete on Saturday when they traveled to Washington, D.C. to take on Catholic University in women’s tennis. The Jays picked up their fourth straight win on a 6-3 victory and advanced to 3-0 in the Landmark Conference. Then on Sunday, the Lady Jays traveled to Salisbury University to take
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College women’s softball team began a stretch of six games in four days when the Blue Jays hosted Ursinus College for a doubleheader on April 9. In game one, the Bears struck first with a run in the top of the first inning off of Blue Jays’ starter, junior Keli Krause. Etown tied
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College men’s golf team had a busy four day stretch last week, competing in tournaments in Lebanon and Hershey, Pa. On April 6, the Blue Jays competed in the LVC Dutchmen Spring Invitational hosted by Lebanon Valley College. Led by two top ten finishes by sophomore Kyle Hakun and senior Ryan Laudeman, the
READ MOREThe men’s lacrosse team erupted for a season high of 20 goals against Mount Saint Mary University. The team also as improved their winning streak to eleven wins this past week in the victory over Mount Saint Mary University as well as Goucher College. Senior Russell LeClair had a career high eight points and sophomore
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in two events, both on Saturday, April 12 at the Messiah Invitational and the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic. Multiple performances earned athletes new personal records in both locations. For the men at the Messiah Invitational, sophomore Mike Twist competed in the 800-meter and ran
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