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Hoover hosts panel discussing constitutional voting rights
- Features
- January 28, 2015
Continuing Martin Luther King Jr. week, Elizabethtown College held a Voter Suppression and Civil Rights Panel, Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Hoover Center. Leading the discussion was Andy Hoover, the legislative director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania. Panelists for the event included Dr. Fletcher McClellan, dean of faculty, Dr. John Rohrkemper,
READ MORE‘Mississippi Burning’ shown as part of Martin Luther King Jr. week
- Features
- January 28, 2015
A diversity film showing and question and answer session occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. in Gibble Auditorium. Dr. Susan Traverso, provost and senior vice president and professor of history, had arranged this viewing, hoping to further enlighten students of the history of America. She hoped the attendees would further their knowledge on
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Kirk cultivates art collection painted by death row inmates
- Features
- January 28, 2015
On Friday Jan. 23, during a week where we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, Ann Marie Kirk, co-founder of Art For Justice, came to Elizabethtown College to present a gallery of pictures from her collection called Prisoner Art for Social Justice. The artwork she brought with her were pieces of work done
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Cell phone use in class is distracting, disrespectful, but common occurrence
- Campus Life
- January 28, 2015
The people of today’s society have something that no generation has had before — constant and total access to the worldwide web. This technological advancement has changed the daily lives of humans today, but once it is brought into the classroom it can be quite the nuisance. If someone were to walk into any medium-sized
READ MORETechnology can be helpful, addictive both on campus, at home on breaks
- Campus Life
- January 28, 2015
Dependence is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “the state of needing something or someone else for support and help.” As technology becomes a more integrated part of our lives, people question how dependent we are on it and how antisocial it makes us. Many have split opinions on whether or not we, as a
READ MORECommunicative shift from ‘I think’ to ‘I feel’ shows unwillingness to take ownership of speech
- Campus Life
- January 28, 2015
Perhaps you noticed this strange phenomenon earlier than I, but I distinctly remember a time when everyone started their sentences with “I think.” I think we should sit over there. I think he’s just having a bad day. I think we should get started. The emphasis was on thoughts and logical ideas. Recently, however, everyone
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Faculty, staff members’ meal plan options should allow them to eat cheaply on campus
- Campus Life
- January 28, 2015
Mornings in the Baugher Student Center begin with the opening of the Marketplace and Jay’s Nest at 7 a.m. Meanwhile, Dining Services employees have already begun their day. Student assistants report to the Blue Bean, the Jay’s Nest register, and upstairs to the Marketplace. The preparations for the day must begin immediately, because hungry students,
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Lower gas prices, discounts offered by gas stations make necessary resource more accessible for student drivers
- Campus Life
- January 28, 2015
Have you ever noticed how much your tank of gas costs? Have you ever driven on an empty tank just because you do not have any cash to fill it or only had a few dollars in your wallet and knew it would only cover a gallon of gas? When I first started driving, my
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Newsome wins award for “The Women of the Pavillons” paper
- News
- January 22, 2015
Associate Professor of History Dr. Brian Newsome received the Triennial Charles R. Bailey Memorial Prize for best journal article. The New York State Association of European Historians awarded Newsome for his article “The Women of the Pavillons: A Case Study,” which was published in the Winter 2012 issue of Historical Reflections/Réflexions historiques. In “The Women
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