Main

  • Poverty simulation raises awareness on campus

    Poverty simulation raises awareness on campus

    On Friday, Sept. 13, a poverty simulation took place in the KAV for any students interested in  learning more about hunger and homelessness. The event took place from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. During the simulation, participants were given roles such as “father,” “mother” and “child” and then experienced what their assigned life would be

    READ MORE
  • Concert honors British composer

    Concert honors British composer

    On Monday, Sept. 16, a concert celebrating the life and works of Benjamin Britten was performed at Leffler Chapel and Performance Center from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Britten Centennial Concert, which honored the composer’s 100th birthday, was performed by mezzo-soprano Dr. Sarah Daughtrey, assistant professor and director of vocal studies, and tenor Jeffrey

    READ MORE
  • Q&A with Chaplain Sadd

    Q&A with Chaplain Sadd

    Q: What keeps you optimistic throughout your life? A: The obvious answer for a chaplain to give, of course, is my faith, and that really is the case.  However, I also would include music, fine gardens, art, literature, theatre, poetry, exercise, sleep, hugs, chocolate and Ben and Jerry’s ice cream (any ice cream, really). Q:

    READ MORE
  • E-Fit Offers Pound

    E-Fit Offers Pound

    Sometimes, exercising can be a chore, or something done just because it’s healthy. Other times, there are ways to make working out a lot more fun. Enter senior Ashley Fisher, the instructor of Pound classes at Elizabethtown College. “Pound is a new type of workout, and it’s a high-interval training,” Fisher said. “It combines Pilates,

    READ MORE

  • Trainer seeks to enhance student athlete experience

    inston Churchill once said, “To change is to improve.” Bridget Spooner MS, LAT, ATC is bettering the Sports Medicine program with the change she is creating. Spooner joins Elizabethtown College as our new head athletic trainer and has already fit into her role in the short time she has been at the College.  Miss Bridget,

    READ MORE
  • Cross country teams finish strong at alumni challenge

    Cross country teams finish strong at alumni challenge

    Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s cross country teams are already off to a great start for their 2013 season. Both teams attended the Galen E. Piper Alumni Open/XC Challenge at Shippensburg University on Friday Sept. 6. Matt Rever, one of the senior captains, said the conditions for racing were good, with nice weather and a

    READ MORE
  • Men’s soccer falls in double overtime to nationally-ranked team, prepares for F&M

    Men’s soccer falls in double overtime to nationally-ranked team, prepares for F&M

    his year marks the Blue Jays’ last season in the MAC Commonwealth Conference before next year’s move to the Landmark Conference. Before meeting their fellow conference teams on the field, they must first battle a few non-conference opponents. The Blue Jays (1-2-1) head to Franklin & Marshall College (4-0-0) on Friday to take on the

    READ MORE
  • Out-of-class experiences provide learning opportunities

    Out-of-class experiences provide learning opportunities

    Many of Elizabethtown College’s first-year students find the transition from high school to college challenging. One of the most stressful aspects is the workload, particularly the requirements for the first-year seminars. All first-year students should realize that in-class requirements account for three credit hours of the first-year seminar, but out-of-class requirements account for the fourth

    READ MORE
  • Global literacy builds morality, increases knowledge, awareness

    Global literacy builds morality, increases knowledge, awareness

    My favorite comedian, Bill Hicks, had a bit that went a little something like this: he’s on tour in the great American South sitting in a diner, drinking coffee and reading a book. The waitress, a middle-aged woman chewing gum and fighting through her drawl asks him, “Whatchu readin’ for?” Not what are you reading,

    READ MORE
© Copyright 2019 — The Etownian. All Rights Reserved.