The value of out-of-class experiences is hardly debatable. Seeing the information that I had read about in a textbook come to life on a field trip helped to reiterate the lesson and cement it in my memory. Reading about the Amish in a textbook and eating lunch with an Amish family left two very different
READ MOREBy the time this article comes to print, Mr. Etown will be a mere day away. The most widely-attended performance in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center, Mr. Etown never fails to get all of Musser Auditorium roaring with laughter. The annual Office of Student Activities event, while hugely enjoyable to watch, may be somewhat of
READ MOREDear Matt, I’m having problems coming up with story ideas for my creative writing class. I know that Ask Matt isn’t meant for homework help, but how do you usually brainstorm ideas? Dear Student Struggling with Writer’s Block, Creativity is definitely something that can’t be taught — it can only be preserved, exercised and cultivated.
READ MORE“300: Rise of an Empire” is the prequel to the popular film “300.” “300: Rise of an Empire” follows the story of Themistocles and his Athenian naval fleet. The Persian War plagued Greece for many years and the only chance the Greeks had at survival was uniting their individual city-states to fight against the Persians.
READ MOREAuthor Stewart Bitkoff presented his reasoning behind his writing and insights into Sufism at Bowers Writers House on Friday, Feb. 21. Sufism involves the individual’s reaching toward the completed person through exercises, such as meditation and prayer. The completed person will have an extra level of spirituality added to them, which will help the person
READ MOREWith an array of interesting clubs and groups to join, events to participate in and numerous trips to sign up for, it is not hard to list all of the fun opportunities we benefit from as Blue Jays. Aside from all of that, another important aspect of college life that many students partake in is
READ MOREOn Feb. 20, Jeff Bach, director of the Young Center and associate professor in the department of religious studies, welcomed Vi Dutcher to the Young Center as a guest lecturer with the simple statement, “Tonight’s lecture will warm your hearts.” Dutcher’s main focus of the night was the cultural impact and meaning behind a method
READ MOREThis past week, Elizabethtown College made way for a new club on campus. The recently-formed Gamer’s Club kicked off the spring semester with a video game-themed event. On Friday, Feb. 21, the club hosted their first event, featuring a video game tournament with Mario Kart games in Hoover. The president of the club, sophomore Dante
READ MORE“Most of us make our own stories, and I have a story,” Selma Wunderlich stated to open her presentation “Glass Pipettes, Glass Ceilings: Women in the Sciences” on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Wunderlich began learning at a young age from her parents. “My mother began to teach me at two and a half,” Wunderlich said. Her
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