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Forum and Symposium
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- September 16, 2021
Elizabethtown College is hosting the Lancaster-Lebanon Watershed Forum and Science Symposium Nov. 19-20. According to the College, the purpose of the event is to “foster conversation and collaboration among a diverse group of stakeholders and participants in protecting watersheds and water quality.” The forum will also address advances relating to social and technical areas in
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A museum opens in a poet’s old home
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- September 16, 2021
December 2020 in St. Petersburg, Russia a museum opened in honor of poet Joseph Brodsky. Ever since the grand opening, the museum has been working on adding to the collection. Earlier in the summer, they brought in the desk Brodsky used in Brooklyn, N.Y. Brodsky spent most of his life in the communal home in
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Today’s Technology
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- September 16, 2021
A major ruling has been made Friday, Sept. 10 in the Epic Games v. Apple case. Video game developer Epic Games, creator of the popular video game Fortnite, brought a lawsuit against Apple in Aug. 2020, arguing against Apple’s restrictions on apps that are listed on the App Store from having in-app purchasing methods other
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Etown named to Princeton Review’s “Best in the Northeast” list
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- September 16, 2021
It was announced Thursday, Sept. 2 that Elizabethtown College was one of 223 colleges to be named to the Princeton Review’s “Best in the Northeast” list. The site named a total of 665 colleges to its “2022 Best Colleges: Region by Region” feature, split into five categories by region: the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West and
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Student Senate
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- September 16, 2021
The meeting began with the Oath of Office for the newly elected class representative for the Class of 2023. With this step taken, Student Senate is now full. After the oath, the meeting had only two administrative reports. The reports were cut back from the normal number, since the agenda was anticipated to be a
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Hurricane Ida
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- September 10, 2021
Hurricane Ida first struck the U.S. Aug. 27 in Louisiana, then developed into a tropical depression as it reached the Elizabethtown, Pa. area Sept. 1. In preparation for the incoming storm, Elizabethtown College contacted students via email on Aug. 31 to notify them of Tropical Depression Ida. Several flood warnings were also issued by the
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Global Perspective
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- September 10, 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested a snap election, which was then approved by Governor General Mary Simon on Aug.15. In the 2019 federal election, the Liberal Party lost the parliamentary majority and the popular vote. However, the party won the most seats in the House of Commons and Trudeau remained as Prime Minister. Notably,
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The College updates COVID-19 guidelines
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- September 10, 2021
Aug. 11, Elizabethtown College announced through Campus News updated guidelines to best protect the community against COVID-19. The newest guidelines required all students regardless of vaccination status to wear masks inside buildings. The changes were made in consideration of state guidelines, as well as Lancaster County becoming classified as “substantial” in the number of COVID-19
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Today’s Technology
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- September 10, 2021
Founder and former CEO of health technology start-up Theranos Elizabeth Holmes is set to go totrial this week for fraud after four years of repeated delays. She has been charged with 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud because ofthe false claims she made about Theranos’ blood testing technology. Jury selection began
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