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Thursday April 30 2009- Additions completed, new constructions put on hold
- Polo horses drop dead; supplements blamed
- Swine flu claims Mexican lives; branches out
- Ten years after Columbine, shooter myths debunked
- Iranian president’s remarks sting
- Students grumble, school quickly reacts
- News in Brief
T.G.I.S. 2009
The College’s T.G.I.S. 2009 festivities were this year themed “Through the Decades.” Activities such as swing dancing, guest lecturers and movies spanned from the 1920s all the way to the 1990s, culminating in “E-Stock,” a carnival and music festival held Saturday afternoon on Brinser Field. Pup-E Palooza, a large fundraiser for local shelter and rescue groups, was held the following day. For coverage of this year’s T.G.I.S. and Pup-E Palooza see the Features and Campus Life sections. ...
Elizabethtown College is seeing many improvements on the campus both in the buildings and on the grounds.
After about a year of construction, the Jay Walk project has been completed. T ...
Sunday, April 19, 21 horses fell ill at a polo match in Wellington, Fla. The tragic deaths are blamed on vitamin supplements given to the horses.
The horses were preparing for a match ...
Swine flu may have been relatively unheard of just over a week ago, but it is now on the minds and lips of people around the world.
Since Saturday, April 25, the virus has been confirme ...
It has been a little over 10 years since the Columbine High School massacre, but its effects are still being discussed today.
April 20, 1999, two students at Columbine High School kill ...
What spurred dozens of diplomats to walk out of a conference room, 10 countries to participate in an official boycott, and two protesters to dress up like clowns? BBC News called it “a public relation ...
The campus livened up with debate during the weekend, over student dissatisfaction with the air conditioning systems. A somewhat disgruntled correspondence with school officials started very publicall ...
A record number of students, 524, will graduate from Elizabethtown College this year. Saturday, May 16, all of these hard-working men and women will receive their diplomas at the commencement ceremony ...
- Mock crash shows danger of driving while intoxicated
- Keynote speaker working toward health care for all
- Somali pirates reign in anarchic government
- Sparks fly over same-sex marriage debate
- News in Brief
- Late student contributes $1.1 million to endowment
Tuesday, April 14 the campus held a mock car crash outside of the Ober Loop.
While students were heading back their dorms, they might have noticed quite a surprising sight there. Aroun ...
Even though this year’s Scholarship Day keynote speaker was not quite as well known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, Dr. Paul Farmer’s presentation focused much more on Elizabethtown College’s motto — Edu ...
An increase in pirate activity off of the coast of Somalia during the last few months has caught the world’s attention. Last year, 42 ships were hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden and the ...
Two weeks ago, Iowa and Vermont became the third and fourth states to legalize same-sex marriage. The passed legislation will come into effect April 27, 2009 for Iowa, and Vermont will enact the legis ...
The Taliban, a militant group that once controlled Afghanistan, has begun taking over large areas in Pakistan. The takeover began when the Pakistani government allowed the radical Islamic group to imp ...
Elizabethtown College has received a family estate gift of over $1.1 million to fund the newly created Turnbull-Jamieson Chair in accounting. Lorraine L. Jamieson, a former student, arranged for the e ...
- Health Services may close, relocate; options in review
- Resident Assistant applications surge in times of need
- North Korea defies UN, launches missile
- Earthquakes strike Italy; damages severe
- Surprise: president in Iraq
- Lawmakers meet Castro
- News in Brief
If you live in the quads, the apartments or even Founders, you may think it’s a bit of a hike to get to the health center.
In the near future, you might be walking or even driving somew ...
There has been a definite increase in the number of applications to become Residential Assistants next year here at Elizabethtown College. Many reflect that this increase may have much to do with the ...
While we have been in a war for many years now, many of our citizens do not feel threatened. That feeling of security changed as North Korea decided to set up and then launch a missile this past week. ...
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake ripped through central Italy Monday morning, killing more than 100 people. More than 1500 were reported injured.
The Italian Civil Protection Agency estimated ...
President Barack Obama visited Iraq for the first time in his presidency Tuesday. The commander-in-chief’s unannounced visit was the capstone in a week of overseas travel. The trip occurred just one ...
A few members of Congress’ black caucus met Tuesday with ailing communist icon Fidel Castro in Cuba. This comes a day after the legislator’s met with Raul Castro, Fidel’s brother and Cuba’s current pr ...
Jupiter’s great red spot may be shrinking. The spot is actually a storm that has been raging for hundreds of years. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have concluded that the storm ...