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Preparedness, ability to focus are key to a successful finals week
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
The semester is coming to an end, which, to a student, could result in tears of joy or tears of stress. But, the fall semester can be filled with joyous occasions. Holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas get students excited for lots of reasons: family time, gifts, food and lack of homework or 8 a.m. classes.
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Holiday breaks provide opportunity to catch up, bond with family, Netflix
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
You are lying on your bed in a pair of Elizabethtown College sweatpants and a raggedy old T-shirt, chomping on a snack of your preference. Your eyes are glued to the screen of a laptop, which plays an episode of your favorite television show via Netflix. A show that, if I were to guess, has
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Benefits to due dates before Thanksgiving break do exist
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
Imagine lounging in front of a roaring fire with a delicious hot beverage and mellow holiday tunes playing on the radio. You are catching up with your favorite aunt or uncle, laughing between bites of pumpkin pie. You feel like you have zero cares in the world, when suddenly a horrifying and thoroughly unwelcome thought
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Newest Christopher Nolan film “Interstellar” includes striking visuals, solid acting, complex scientific ideas
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
This fall, Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” opened on Nov. 7 to positive reviews and is quickly rising to be the biggest box office hit of the season. In under a week, “Interstellar” has made almost $50 million in ticket sales and holds a “Certified Fresh” rating on the notable movie critic website Rotten Tomatoes. Lagging just
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Semester concludes smoothly for those with good study habits, organization skills
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
Before the most wonderful time of the year comes the most stressful time of the year. As the end of the semester draws near, it is important to establish a game plan to conquer the last projects, papers and exams of 2014. Grab your textbooks and some coffee, and prepare to ace your exams! Here
READ MOREUnintentional gifts left by students during office hours amuse economics professor
- Campus Life
- November 19, 2014
Few things delight Homer as much as a visit by a student during office hours. Such visits, infrequent and fleeting as they may be, serve to lift the veil of gloom that otherwise shrouds Homer as he maintains a lonely, Maytag repairman-like vigil in Hoover. The silence can be oppressive on occasion, and Homer finds
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Men’s basketball splits pair of games at Dutch Birch Tip-Off
- Sports
- November 19, 2014
The Blue Jays opened their season against a strong Plattsburgh State University of New York when they traveled to Williamsport for the Dutch Birch Tip-Off this past weekend. The Cardinals, coming off a trip to the Sweet Sixteen of the Division III tournament last season, came into this season as a preseason top-25 program. It
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Cross country teams to be well represented at NCAA Championships
- Sports
- November 19, 2014
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams brought home a seventh (245 points) and third (131 points) place finish, respectively, at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional meet on Saturday, Nov. 15. For the men, senior Dan Gresh delivered an impressive 18th finish overall among 343 runners. This finish would give him his
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Zimmer wins three bouts at New York City, Pennsylvania duals, team drops two of three
- Sports
- November 19, 2014
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the Elizabethtown College wrestling team participated in the New York City/Pennsylvania Duals in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The Blue Jays had three dual matches on the day, facing Nassau Community College in the opening match. Etown defeated Nassau 23-20 in the opener before falling to Hunter and New York University in their other
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