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Rights and privileges of college students
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- February 20, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Students’ rights are a complex, contentious and highly relevant issue. However, despite the fact that these rights are vitally important to college students and the ways they may conduct their lives, many are unaware of how their attendance at a university may impact their freedoms and protections. Starting in elementary school
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SAWR “Loser” Fitness Initiative faces criticism
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- February 20, 2020
Photo: Ally Bonicker The Office of Student Activities, Well-being and Recreation (SAWR) is sponsoring SAWR Loser, a six-week fitness incentive program, run by Assistant Director of Strength and Fitness Chad Gerhard. The sports program is running from Monday, Feb. 3 to Friday, March 13. Sign-ups were provided at the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and
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Global Perspective
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- February 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country’s worst mass shooting in an hourslong siege at a shopping mall. The soldier killed 29 people starting with his commanding officer in a
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Pennsylvania Politics
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- February 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Tuesday, Feb. 4, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) addressed the General Assembly, proposing his 2020-2021 budget for the commonwealth. The proposal, totaling $36.1 billion in spending with a focus on education and workforce revitalization, was met with mixed reviews by the Republican-controlled state house. The governor’s recommendation is a 4 percent,
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Student Senate
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- February 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Student Senate met for its weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. The meeting began with a special order for President of Elizabethtown College Cecilia McCormick’s report about the recent Board of Trustees retreat, held the weekend of Feb. 1. She provided updates on the College, including new programs, funding and housing
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Voting for presidential nominees begins
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- February 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Though the presidential election will not occur until November, Monday, Feb. 3 marked the official beginning of the 2020 election season. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have begun the process to determine their presidential candidate, convening for the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries. However, the Democratic hopefuls have received
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Valentine’s Day, diversity and equality
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- February 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In light of Valentine’s Day, it is important to understand the relationship between love and diversity. The United States of America has addressed the issue of diversity in two Supreme Court cases on marriage. In Loving v. Virginia (1967) the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law violated the
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Today’s Technology
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- February 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com The Internet is a wonderful tool to access all kinds of information. Many use it to access some of their most sensitive information, from messaging and emailing to full control over their bank account. The Internet, however, consists of many interconnected computers, meaning it is possible for a computer besides the
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The Marketplace goes trayless
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- February 13, 2020
Photo courtesy of Ally Boniker Students heading to the Marketplace for lunch Tuesday, Feb. 4 may have been surprised to find that the trays in the Marketplace were missing. Dining Services removed the Marketplace trays, introducing “Trayless Tuesday” as a possible way to reduce food waste at Elizabethtown College. The plan was to test whether
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