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Think tank educates Jays on sex trafficking
- News
- February 24, 2014
Dr. Susan Mapp, along with three Elizabethtown College students, has been working on a think tank known as Thinking about Gender, Sex and Sexuality (TAGSS) in an effort to educate children and adults in the community on domestic minor sex trafficking. Think tanks are a new initiative at the College this year. There are currently two: Children
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Mead resigns as director of honors program, returns to full-time teaching
- News
- February 20, 2014
Dr. Dana Mead, director of the honors program and associate professor of English, has taught at Elizabethtown College for almost 25 years. After nine years of service, Mead decided that she wanted to go back to being a full-time professor. “There’s a season for everything. It was time for me to get back to my
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Jays make history as first DIII women’s team to win 1000 games
- Sports
- February 20, 2014
he Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team honored its seniors in the best way possible: by winning. The Blue Jays won their third game in a row on Saturday when they defeated Hood College (5-18, 2-14 CC) 74-55 on Senior Day. Etown honored its two senior captains, Taylor Kreider and Kendra Beittel, who both finished in
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Reviewer praises plot, presentation of theatre production ‘These Shining Lives’
- Campus Life
- February 19, 2014
“Not a fairy tale, though it starts like one. It’s not a tragedy, though it ends like one,” Catherine Donohue, portrayed by senior Katie Owens, said at the start of “These Shining Lives.” Starting Valentine’s Day, the Elizabethtown College theater program began its performances of “These Shining Lives.” Performances are being held in the Tempest
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Swimming concludes season at MAC Championships
- Sports
- February 19, 2014
The men and women’s swim teams competed in the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships at the Graham Aquatic Center in York, Pa. on Feb. 14 and 16. This was the teams’ last MAC Championship, as they will be moving to the Landmark conference next year. The championship meets took place over four days. Going into the
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Women’s basketball sits in tie for second place in conference after beating Widener
- Sports
- February 13, 2014
he Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team came into this week with a four-way tie for first place in the Commonwealth Conference. In their last four games, the Blue Jays faced the three teams that share the top spot in the standings. Etown went 2-1 in those three games, defeating Stevenson University and Lebanon Valley College.
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Chinese New Year celebration sparks cultural awareness across campus
- Features
- February 12, 2014
Happy New Year: Xīnnián kuàilè! On Feb. 6, Blue Jays enjoyed an evening of celebration for the Chinese New Year in the Brossman Commons. The free event, which reined in crowds for a celebration of the “Year of the Horse,” included craft tables with Chinese decorative paper-cutting, calligraphy and a Gongfu tea ceremony. The Blue
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Long visits India to celebrate Swami Vivekananda’s anniversary
- Features
- February 12, 2014
While most students were settling back into new courses and a new semester at Elizabethtown College after winter break, Dr. Jeffery Long, professor of religion and Asian studies, traveled to India to speak in front of an audience of 15,000 people. Long spent two weeks in India and gave two speeches at different cultural events,
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Jays travel to Ethiopia to volunteer with Brittany’s Hope Foundation
- News
- February 12, 2014
A group of seven people traveled to Ethiopia over winter break from Dec. 29 to Jan. 13 to visit a school and orphanage supported by the Brittany’s Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Elizabethtown. The group was made up of students, graduates and faculty members who were joined by volunteers from the Brittany’s Hope
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