Friday, Oct. 19, Elizabethtown College’s swim team competed in the Susquehanna Schweikert Relays against Susquehanna University, King’s College, Lebanon Valley College and Juniata College. The men’s team finished first in the 3×100-yard butterfly relay. Sophomore Alex Pecher and seniors Tommy Kuhn and Casey Marshall beat the second-place Susquehanna team by almost eight seconds. Pecher, senior
READ MOREElizabethtown College and Messiah College competed in the first-ever Battle of the Blues this year. The Battle of the Blues is a challenge in which recent alumni from each school compete to raise money for their respective alma mater. The fundraiser was initiated by the Annual Fund Committee of Messiah. This year, the results of
READ MOREThe 2011 Homecoming Weekend at Elizabethtown College consisted of more than just a few games. Yes, there were soccer games and family members roaming around campus, and lots of things to see and do. But Campus Security had their hands full with a number of incidents reported, included several altercations. It was however, not as
READ MOREThe first game of every season is the moment of truth when players and coaches discover whether or not the work they put in during preseason practices will pay off. For most Elizabethtown College athletes, their unconventional first game of the season is always against past players that were once a part of their beloved
READ MOREEveryone loves a parade. It’s fair to say that, more often than not, good times will be had due to the heightened festive atmosphere. Depending on where you are, you can expect music, excessive amounts of food, questionably-dressed chubby men, and floats. My God, the floats: obnoxiously decorated, and mounted by loud and in your
READ MOREAs I was driving through Philadelphia on my way home for fall break, I saw a homeless man with a sign that read “The End is Near: 2012” (it was actually spelled ‘Neer’ but I’ll spell check him to be nice). My first thought was, oh my gosh, he is right. The end is near!
READ MOREFor the past year or so, I’ve been waiting for post-college life to click like Elizabethtown College did. I’ve itched for a game of Mafia; I’ve hungered for a chicken ranch cheesesteak on a pretzel roll; I’ve longed to inhale the sweet smell of the M&M Mars Factory on a chocolate day (full disclosure: I
READ MOREThere is something more reliable than the mercurial weather to predict the months of September and October. An annual tradition celebrated in high schools and colleges throughout the country, homecoming is a welcoming back of alumni, which at Elizabethtown College is held on the same weekend as family weekend, Oct. 14 through Oct. 16. Robert
READ MOREWhen one thinks of the artwork displayed around the Elizabethtown College campus, what may automatically spring to mind is the work done by students. Be it the canvases in the Blue Bean, murals in the Bird Cage or those startling head sculptures burrowed in the ivy surrounding Steinman. The average student might envision the work
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