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  • Peace Non-violence & Understanding

    Peace Non-violence & Understanding

    A community is only as good as the standard of human rights it creates for each of its citizens. When the personhood of individuals is challenged by acts of flagrant hatred, they test the integrity of that standard. How we react to that test and how we defend those who have been targeted determines the

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  • Spirit of altruism in Hoover

    Homer was getting ready for his mathematical economics class. Partial derivatives would have to be found, equations solved, graphs drawn. Firms would be neck deep in profit maximization, while consumers gamely strove to maximize utility. The language of calculus would be put to good use. There was no time to waste, thought Homer, as he

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  • Poet George Bilgere presents unique conversational pieces

    Poet George Bilgere presents unique conversational pieces

    On Thursday, March 21, the Bowers Writers House welcomed George Bilgere, both a published poet and a prime example of one who makes an important career path change and eventually finds success. One might think that being a poet is something innate, a calling that is felt in infancy. For renowned poet Bilgere, that is

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  • Schaeberle ’71 discusses life during wartime

    Schaeberle ’71 discusses life during wartime

    Adaptability is a timeless trait for any college graduate to have. Donald Schaeberle, an Elizabethtown College graduate from the class of 1971, is an example of this as an allied health professional with an impressive history with the U.S. Army. “Life’s plans can change,” Schaeberle said. “Be flexible.” Growing up in York County, Schaeberle had

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  • There’s no business like sushi business

    There’s no business like sushi business

    I love seeing professors and staff members eating with their families in the Marketplace. Their kids’ trays always seem to be filled with heaps of french fries and bowls of ice cream overflowing with sprinkles, which never fails to crack me up because my tray looks kind of the same on the daily. I am

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  • Professor speaks on history of Chinese military violence

    Professor speaks on history of Chinese military violence

    On Monday, March 25, Elizabethtown College welcomed Dr. Edward McCord, professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University, to speak on his knowledge of military violence in China and how it has shaped the country. McCord received his M.A. and Ph. D. in history from Michigan University and is a specialist on the

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  • Cultural changes influence Brethren in Christ traditions

    Cultural changes influence Brethren in Christ traditions

    What happened between 1910 and 1980 in regards to the Brethren in Christ? What factors spawned such a dramatic cultural transformation among the Brethren in Christ? The answers to these two questions were the subject of the recent presentation “Born-Again Brethren in Christ: The Brethren in Christ Church in an Age of Evangelicalism,” facilitated by

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  • The racial achievement gap

    The racial achievement gap

    One day, Dr. Anne Gregory saw a line of African-American students sitting outside the principal’s office at a school where she worked. She took note of this evident racial trend and questioned the principal about it. The principal then chastised her and discouraged her from pursuing the issue, afraid that such comments would bring charges

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  • Why humor, not beauty, wins ‘Mr. Etown’

    The purpose of a pageant is to reach a state that promotes self-esteem and public-speaking abilities of the contestants. Winners of pageants are said to feel a sense of accomplishment. Pageants can be affiliated with community or social organizations in order to raise money for charities. Some of the better known pageants are ones such

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