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Women’s basketball captures tip-off tournament for second year in a row
- Sports
- November 19, 2014
The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team opened its season on Saturday evening with a victory against Marywood University. The win earned the Blue Jays a spot in Sunday’s championship game of the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament at Franklin & Marshall College. The Blue Jays jumped on top of Marywood in the first half, holding a
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Men’s and women’s cross country teams take home Landmark Conference Championships
- Sports
- November 6, 2014
The Elizabethtown College cross country teams showed they are a force to be reckoned with in the Landmark Conference. Both the men’s and women’s team took titles home for the Blue Jays in Towson, Md. this weekend. Both teams also were individual Landmark Conference Champions. Senior Dan Gresh won for the men’s team while senior
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Blue Light March spreads awareness of safety system, other services available through Campus Security
- News
- November 5, 2014
On Oct. 30, Student Wellness, Students Advocating for Gender Equality (SAGE) and Stonewall Hall sponsored a “Blue Light March.” The goal of the event was to keep students informed about campus safety and the campus lamp posts with boxes marked “Campus Security” and glowing blue lights. Beginning at the BSC terrace, participating students walked through
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Donna Hicks speaks at Leffler about dignity, successful conflict mediation
- News
- November 5, 2014
Last night, Dr. Donna Hicks presented a lecture entitled “A Matter of Dignity: The Role it Plays in Resolving Conflict” at Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Besides being an author, Hicks is a presenter for the BBC, co-hosting “Facing the Truth” with Archbishop Desmond Tutu. She is also an associate at the Weatherhead Center for
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Students perform “Company,” musical challenges them to learn new acting techniques, improve vocal performance
- Features
- November 5, 2014
The musical “Company” premiered Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Tempest Theatre. It also ran on Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1. Renowned composer Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for the 1970 musical, and George Furth scribed the book. Composed of fragmented vignettes as opposed to a linear storyline, “Company” revolves around the
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Junior encourages considerate etiquette, efforts toward cleanliness in dorm bathrooms
- Campus Life
- November 5, 2014
We’re not big on etiquette in this country. The word itself brings connotations of ladies’ manners schools or Downton Abbey-type stuffiness. Use the correct fork. Embroidered hankies. The whole bit. That’s not us. America is a take-care-of-yourself, free-to-do-what-you-want sort of nation. While I tremendously enjoy that in almost every facet of life, it does not
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Senior reminisces about KAV dances, anticipates Halloween dance
- Campus Life
- October 30, 2014
Not too long ago, I wrote about how Elizabethtown College keeps getting more and more convenient for its Blue Jay inhabitants. Sometimes, improvements to the school can lead to temporary impediments, like the construction outside the main door of the Brossman Student Commons, or the BSC, as we affectionately and lazily refer to it. Other
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Author speaks on self-publishing, rising popularity of digital publishing
- Features
- October 30, 2014
“Where are people going to buy copies of the book, if they buy copies at all? Well, the answer is obviously online,” Robert Swartwood said. He spoke about his experience with self-publishing at Bowers Writers House on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Swartwood initially went the traditional route of publishing. He got an agent, printed copies
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Long leads event celebrating Diwali, Hindu festival of lights
- Features
- October 29, 2014
On Thursday, Oct. 23, Elizabethtown College celebrated a holiday known as Diwali with the help of Dr. Jeffery D. Long, professor of religion and Asian studies. Diwali is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in India every autumn. Diwali rituals and preparations typically take place over a series of five days, but the main festival
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