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Intramural sports encourage appropriate amount of competitive spirit, even though injuries may still occur
- Campus Life
- February 5, 2014
A season-long journey came to an end with an intramural soccer championship for “Dsolly Chained.” The games in intramural sports can be a competitive break from everyday life for athletes who don’t compete at the varsity level. The season could be considered a long, grueling process or an escape from the grind of college academics and
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Office of Student Activities, student body discuss rule changes, misconceptions regarding Mr. Etown 2014 pageant
- Campus Life
- February 5, 2014
The beauty business could get ugly at this year’s male pageant, “Mr. Etown.” Some slight rule changes have confused students who have experienced the annual competition in the past. As part of one such change, students could nominate and vote for students only from within their own residence halls. This meant that students could not
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American Super Bowl tradition deserves to be spent surrounded by other people, whether or not one enjoys watching football
- Campus Life
- February 5, 2014
Where were you on Super Bowl Sunday? Were you drowning in Tostitos, taco dip and friendship? Were you directly in front of the TV screen, yelling from where the players can best hear you — because they totally can? Were you sitting in front of your computer playing Skyrim, wondering how many cheese curls you
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Minor visits campus, discusses short, contemporary fiction
- Features
- February 5, 2014
The evening of Jan. 30 began with a bang. Or rather, a mass-cracking of knuckles. These dramatics were led by Bowers Writers House Director Jesse Waters as he introduced the first event of the spring 2014 semester at 8 p.m. last Thursday: a “Contemporary Fiction Reading with Kyle Minor.” The Elizabethtown College event marked the
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Nigerian ambassador uses art to communicate peace
- Features
- February 5, 2014
“Is there an eternity in our hearts?” Ibiyinka Alao said. “There is an infinite outside of us as well as an infinite within us. These two infinites are superimposed on one another and awaken in me the essence of love, art and prayer. An artist is a person with an infinite inside that is equal
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Religion Department Chair Christina Bucher gives lecture on Song of Songs, relates sexuality, human desire to Bible, Christianity
- Features
- February 5, 2014
Sexuality and Christianity. Homosexuality and the Bible. When reading these couplings, it is clear that these topics are often taboo when mixed together. Dr. Christina Bucher, the Carl W. Zeigler professor of religion and current chair of the department of religious studies, however, made these four topics blend together during her lecture this past week.
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Alumnus reports on Winter Olympics from Sochi, Russia for NBC News
- Features
- February 5, 2014
Alumnus Tim Kelchner left the first weekend of February for Sochi, Russia, where he will cover the 2014 Winter Olympics with NBC. “The Olympic atmosphere has been incredible! The Opening Ceremony isn’t until Friday, but there’s definitely a buzz around Sochi,” he said. In preparation for reporting on the Winter Olympics, which will begin on
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College Store initiates Loyal ‘E’
- News
- February 5, 2014
At the beginning of the spring 2014 semester, the College Store initiated a new punch card service. Now when Etown students, faculty or fans stop by the store, they’ll receive a College Store Loyal “E” Card when they purchase any item costing five dollars or more. The punch card itself resembles a business card in
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New group boosts Jays’ confidence with counseling
- News
- February 5, 2014
Students gathered Thursday, Jan. 30 for the initial meeting of Fearless; a new club on campus offered by Veronica Umbrell of Counseling Services, geared toward improving self-esteem. Fearless will be held once a week until the end of the semester and is open and free to anyone who would like to attend their meetings. Umbrell
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