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Harrisburg’s newest treasurer brings passion to politics
- News
- February 9, 2012
Twenty-four-year-old John Campbell was recently elected as the city of Harrisburg’s new treasurer. Campbell was elected in November 2011 and sworn into office in January 2012. Campbell now faces a huge task: tackling the city’s $317 million debt crisis. With only a $53 million annual budget with which work with, Campbell is motivated to work
READ MOREElizabethtown faculty display operatic talent
- Features
- February 9, 2012
Think all operas are about singing Vikings belting out Richard Wanger’s “Ride of the Valkyries”? Guess again! Come see Dr. Sarah Daughtrey and Phyllis Drackley perform at “An Evening of Opera! Arias, Duets and Trios,” on Monday, Feb. 13 to experience the real story-telling of opera. The free recital will take place at 7:30 p.m.
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Elizabethtown Borough replaces old traffic signals with energy-efficient alternatives
- News
- February 9, 2012
Seventeen traffic lights and 33 “Walk/Don’t Walk” signs in Elizabethtown were recently swapped out for energy efficient LED lights and sold on municibid.com. The traffic lights and signs were replaced as part of a regional traffic signal synchronization project with surrounding municipalities such as West Donegal and Mount Joy townships. The funding for the project
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Letter to the Editor: Hostile stares bring unwelcoming environment
- Campus Life
- February 2, 2012
I am writing this letter to the campus community in response to something that I recently saw on campus. Within a short span of fifteen minutes, the time it took me to walk from my car to the Jay’s Nest and from the Jay’s Nest to my office, I saw two incidents that I found
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Local discount programs provide savings
- Uncategorized
- February 2, 2012
As we head into mid-winter, wallets are still empty from Christmas shopping, and boredom is at an all-time high. But who knew our handy Elizabethtown College student IDs could solve all our problems? Theatres, stores and restaurants in the area offer a variety of discounts for simply showing your student ID. Many students hardly think
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Reka Berenyi joins Res Life to oversee Brinser, Apartments, Quads
- Features
- February 2, 2012
Meet the best thing to come to Elizabethtown College from Hungary since the ballpoint pen: new Area Coordinator Reka Berenyi. Beginning this semester, Berenyi joins the Residence Life staff as area coordinator for Brinser Hall, the Hackman Apartments and the Schreiber Quadrangle. The Budapest native is eager to bring her fresh ideas and experiences to
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Strikwerda responds to diversity editorial
- Campus Life
- February 2, 2012
My thanks to the staff members of the Etownian for opening a discussion on the status of the diversity plan at Elizabethtown College. That tells me is two things: 1) students value and, as they should, demand a diverse educational experience and 2) we need to do a better job of sharing the good news
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Kreider Farms releases 100 employees
- News
- February 2, 2012
Kreider Farms, located in Manheim, Pa., discovered in September that their corporation was being audited by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an investigative section of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This means that DHS intended to host an official examination of Kreider Farms’ account. According to an article written by Suzanne Cassidy and
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Clipper Magazine lays off 40 Pa. employees
- News
- February 2, 2012
Thursday, Jan. 26, Clipper Magazine laid off forty employees from their Mountville, Pa. location. The major positions affected were the art production and sales support departments. One of the reasons behind the layoffs was the availability of new technology which increased efficiency; therefore, the company could produce the same results with fewer workers. According to
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