• Elizabethtown faculty display operatic talent

    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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  • Talk of new field house sparks excitement

    • News
    • February 9, 2012

    Elizabethtown College has been putting in plans to build a field house in the most recent draft of the 2012-17 Elizabethtown College Strategic Plan. For the less sports-inclined who don’t know what a field house is, it is a large facility that hosts a variety of sports and fitness programs. The Strategic Plan lists the

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  • Letter to the Editor: Hostile stares bring unwelcoming environment

    Letter to the Editor: Hostile stares bring unwelcoming environment

    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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  • Style Watch: floral prints, patterned boots, bright pops of color reign

    Style Watch: floral prints, patterned boots, bright pops of color reign

    My task? To find fashion-forward students, take their pictures, and ask them questions about the looks they put together and what inspired them. The result? Three fabulously-dressed ladies with wonderful taste and an eye for style. Sophomore early childhood education major Laura Killion was in the mail room of the BSC, and her style caught

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  • Blue Jay gets delicious scoop inside late-night Bird Feeder truck

    Blue Jay gets delicious scoop inside late-night Bird Feeder truck

    The clock strikes 12 a.m. You have been studying long and hard for your exam the next day. You hear a constant growl in your stomach. You need food but everything is closed; the only place you can go to is The Bird Feeder. The Bird Feeder opened in September 2011, but the design for

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  • Strikwerda responds to diversity editorial

    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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  • Hess Gallery features work of prestigious artist, executive director

    Hess Gallery features work of prestigious artist, executive director

    The Hess Gallery in Zug Memorial Hall holds many paintings. They belong to Brian Rogers, a deputy executive director at the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Besides being an executive director, Rogers is also a talented artist. Before deciding to display Rogers’ works in the Hess Gallery at Elizabethtown College, the art faculty had to

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  • Strategic Plan in transition

    Strategic Plan in transition

    • News
    • February 2, 2012

    Elizabethtown College is currently developing a five-year strategic plan to revolutionize the look of the College for generations to come. Starting in 2012, and continuing through 2017, Etown plans to give the school an identity as a nationally-recognized college, have a vital and engaging campus and provide robust and diversified resources. “All of the major

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  • Students share techniques unique ideas to decorate dorms

    Students share techniques unique ideas to decorate dorms

    For most Elizabethtown College students, spending money is definitely a luxury: we can only hope that the $23 left in our bank account will make it to the end of the week. When we finally do earn some money, it’s generally used to buy food, books, that precious Xbox game or the most adorable shirt

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