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  • Blue Jays host first meet of season

    Blue Jays host first meet of season

    The men and women’s track and field teams hosted a meet at home on Saturday, March 22. The men’s team tied for first place with York College, and the women’s team took first place as well. On the men’s team, first-year Mike Twist took first place in the 800m with a time of 2:00.39. Senior

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  • Willen discusses exploration of fishing industry in Westfjords of Iceland

    Willen discusses exploration of fishing industry in Westfjords of Iceland

    At Elizabethtown College, professors have many opportunities to travel and gain new experiences outside their collegiate life. During the Presidential Enrichment Lecture series Wednesday afternoon, Associate Professor of English Dr. Matthew Willen presented his experiences during his travels in the Westfjords of Iceland. Willen has been visiting Iceland on and off since his first visit

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  • Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places

    Travels Abroad: Discovering Etown in Unexpected Places

    While studying abroad, we have found that there are many differences between American and British culture. One of the most prominent differences is how easy it is for people, especially students, to travel within the country. Traveling is obviously a big reason why studying abroad is appealing to college students. It gives them the opportunity

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  • Mark Kiselica speaks on the challenges of adolescent fathers in faculty lecture

    Dr. Mark Kiselica, an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, presented on the troubles teenage fathers face in “The Complicated Worlds of Adolescent Fathers: Implications for Clinical Practice, Public Policy and Research” on Tuesday, March 25. Kiselica began the lecture by discussing his father’s childhood as well as his own.  “I want you to understand

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  • Three poets visit Bowers for evening reading, discussion

    Three poets visit Bowers for evening reading, discussion

    Three well-known members of the literary community were welcomed to Bowers Writers House on March 20 to share their writing, along with the experience they have accumulated throughout their writing careers, with members of the Elizabethtown community. James Tolan, Nicole Callihan and Lorraine Doran were introduced with much praise for their individual accomplishments within the

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  • ‘Why Have the Amish Survived?’ discusses endurance of group

    ‘Why Have the Amish Survived?’ discusses endurance of group

    The Amish are a close-knit community that strongly values Anabaptist origins and large families. They are also known for simple living, plain dress and aversion to the mainstream society’s fast-paced living and technology. Although some view this community as “stuck in time,” they are never really frozen. “No society can be frozen. They have to

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