• Seniors honored at King’s meet; men come away with win

    Seniors honored at King’s meet; men come away with win

    As the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays swim teams neared the end of their regular season, they traveled to Chestertown, Md. to go head-to-head with the Washington College Shoremen Wednesday Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. In the Blue Jays’ penultimate meet of the season, the men battled to a 130-64 loss, and the women were also

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  • Archangelo, Henning finish fifth, sixth at Messiah Open

    Archangelo, Henning finish fifth, sixth at Messiah Open

    With a tough loss, 21-16, in their Saturday morning match in Thompson Gymnasium against Waynesburg University, Elizabethtown College wrestling also lost their two-match winning streak. Major points were gained by the tech falls from first-year Jesse Meaney (141) and sophomore Phil Landis (197). Not only did he gain his seventh win of the season, but

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  • Put Your Records On: Radio 104.5’s Winter Jam concert feat. Tegan and Sara

    Put Your Records On: Radio 104.5’s Winter Jam concert feat. Tegan and Sara

    Every year on the last Saturday in January, Philadelphia’s alternative music radio station, 104.5, puts on an amazing free outdoor show called Winter Jam, and gets some of the best bands around to perform. This year was no exception, with crowd-pleasing sets from June Divided, Twenty One Pilots, Walk the Moon and Tegan and Sara,

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  • Housing contracts misunderstood, should  on-campus housing be required for all?

    Housing contracts misunderstood, should on-campus housing be required for all?

    Did you know that as Elizabethtown College students, you signed a contract your first year saying you would live on campus for all four years you attended the College? Most students probably didn’t know this and may feel like sophomore Brittany Stepp, who said, “I don’t feel as though it was clear during my tour

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  • Gun control debate sparked: do policies need re-evaluation?

    Gun control debate sparked: do policies need re-evaluation?

    In light of the recent spike in gun violence in America, the topic of gun control has been on everyone’s mind. The two points of view, limiting weapons or imposing fewer laws on weapons, represent much of the debate. Few people stand in the middle of this issue. However, the sad truth is that few

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  • Te’o caught in catfish scandal

    Te’o caught in catfish scandal

    In early September 2012, Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman nominee Manti Te’o received tragic news regarding not only the death of his grandmother, Annette Santiago, but also of his longtime girlfriend, Lennay Kekua. However, it was recently released by deadspin.com that while it was true that his grandmother had died the “relationship” that he had

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  • Keynote speaker ignites debate among students, faculty

    Keynote speaker ignites debate among students, faculty

    Angela Davis visited Elizabethtown College, leaving a trail of controversy behind. Angela Davis is known for her desire to bring justice across the nation, as well as the industrial prison complex. She wants a world without imprisonment. Mrs. Davis has first hand experience with the prison process having been in jail for 18 months and

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  • ‘Broken’ film and panel discussions shed light on criminology

    ‘Broken’ film and panel discussions shed light on criminology

    Elizabethtown College celebrated MLK Week honoring the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As a part of a weeklong series, the College hosted a screening of the documentary “Broken on All Sides: Race, Mass Incarceration & New Visions for Criminal Justice in the US” on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Gibble Auditorium. The

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  • Panel emphasizes value of volunteering

    On Jan. 23, students looking for service learning and volunteering opportunities gathered to listen to a panel of representatives from various organizations around the area. These opportunities can satisfy the requirements of a social work major and human services minor, but all students are welcome to volunteer, exhibiting Elizabethtown College’s motto, “Educate for Service.” “Educate

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