Fall 2016 issue05

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The Etownian

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Vol. 113. Issue 5

Thursday, october 13, 2016

Accommodations for test Students celebrate National Coming Out taking change again Day with sidewalk chalk, candlelight vigil

by Stephanie Miller Asst. News Editor

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lizabethtown C ollege’s Learning S er vices and Disability Services have returned to its old policies regarding procedures for students who need certain accommodations for taking tests. This switch comes after different policies adopted at the beginning of the year received negative feedback from faculty.

According to Learning and Disability Services Director Lynne Davies, the policies and procedures for taking a test through Learning Services are now exactly the same as they were last year. With these policies, students who need special accommodations for taking tests can get these accommodations through Learning and Disability Services. Then they can either make arrangements with their professors to take the test in a room in an academic building or a room in Learning Services.

“It’s reasonable to have a different location for a student who needs that as a testing accommodation,” Davies said.

“What I don’t think is reasonable is for all of the students who qualify for testing accommodations to fall on just two people as opposed to being dispersed among the 200-plus faculty. Still, it’s exactly how it was a year ago, and my guess is faculty will be content with that. It also shouldn’t change anything for students, which is our priority.”

There was a 52 percent increase in the number of students taking tests through Learning Services and Disability Services between the 2014-2015 and the 20152016 school years. Students took about 690 tests through Learning Services during the 2015-2016 school year.

Many students made arrangements with their professors to take the tests in empty classrooms or lounges instead of in Learning Services.

Davies and Assistant Director of Learning Services and Disability Services Tamera Longsderff noticed this and changed the testing policies accordingly at the beginning of the 2016-2017 academic year. Students now had the option to either work out a location and time with their professors or take their exam in Learning Services in the evening with a proctor.

“[Learning Services] is a campus asset that I used and that everyone can and should use for their own benefit.” ~Jon Fuiman

While students did not have problems with these new policies, there was a lot of pushback from faculty. Davies said the most common complaint was that students were taking tests on different days than the rest of their classmates. However, it was already common for students who needed extra time on tests to take them on different days.

Another concern involved students asking questions during tests.

“If a student in class asks for clarification and the professor answers the question, students taking the test in Learning Services don’t get that clarification even if they had the same question,” Davies said. “It’s sort of separate but unequal.”

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Photo: Taylor Miles| Photography Editor

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Political clubs host voter registration drive

by Amanda Jobes Copy Chief

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onday, Oct. 10 marked Elizabethtown College’s final attempt to help students on campus register for voting this year. The political clubs held a registration drive from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 110 in the Hoover Center with the goal in mind to register as many students as possible in preparation for the 2016 Presidential election.

Over the course of the fall semester, volunteers have been spending time on campus encouraging Etown students to register to vote. The ability to obtain hard copies of registration forms and to go online has made the entire registration process on campus quite simple.

Over the course of the last month, students have had no shortage of opportunities to put in their information and register in either their home state or in the school’s state for their desired political party and candidate, whether Democratic, Republican, Libertarian or other. However, as Oct. 11 was the deadline for voter registration in Pennsylvania, the political clubs decided to go out with a bang by collaborating with one another to have one more attempt at reeling in as many potential voters as possible.

Attending the event Monday was sophomore College Democrats President Aileen Ida, who also serves as Features Editor at the Etownian, along with several other political club members in order to help

students with the registering process. Junior College Republicans President Allie Vaccaro, sophomore Young Americans for Liberty President Amanda Hafler and sophomore College Democrats Vice President John Koons were among those who planned to attend and lend their assistance as needed.

“All the political clubs (Democrat, Republican, Libertarian) on campus feel it is essential to encourage young Americans to vote in such a historic electoral year,” Koons said. He noted that this election season has been quite “unique,” in that Democrats and Republicans alike have typically stood by their respective candidates throughout the entirety of the season in past years, while this year voters have been switching their support on both sides. Therefore, the three clubs all believe that this year is more important than ever for students to have their voices heard through voting, no matter who they support.

In addition to the registration drive and volunteers handing out registration forms at the Baugher Student Center to encourage people to vote, Hafler and some other students have also been involved in political campaigning as part of an electoral process class to get people on campus politically active. She has been volunteering as a Campaign Fellow support Hillary Clinton for the United States.

Last week’s Voter Registration Drive invited any students who had not yet registered for voting to come in and do so before the SEE VOTERS PAGE 2 deadline.

Former associate director of admissions loses battle with cancer

by Emily Seiser Staff Writer

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n Saturday, Oct. 1, Elizabethtown College lost an honored faculty member, Debi Murray.

She battled breast cancer for many years and was the associate director of admissions at Etown, a job which she began in 1998. In 2004, she became the senior associate director of admissions, and one year later, she was promoted to the director of admissions. In order to focus more on her health and family, Murray decided to no longer be in this leadership position in 2015.

Besides working in admissions, Murray was very involved on campus. She was the advisor for Etown’s Colleges Against Cancer Club and always participated in the club’s Relay for Life event, which raised money for cancer research. She also was a volunteer assistant coach for the Etown volleyball team for four years as well as a mentor to many

athletes. She remained a mentor for the team after her four years as a coach until the spring season of 2016. The volleyball team has held their yearly Dig Pink match to support her battle with cancer, which will be held this year on Oct. 29 in memory of Murray. The team had a moment of silence in remembrance before their match against Lebanon Valley Wednesday, Oct. 5.

A visitation for Murray was held Thursday, Oct. 6 from 4-7 p.m., and all were invited to attend. The burial was a private service for the family. She is survived by her husband Tom Murray and her two children Grace and Bryan.

Murray touched many lives while at the College.

“I had the pleasure of working with Debi Murray on many things,” sophomore Brooke Dougherty said. “Not only seeing her at almost every [volleyball] game, but organizing the Relay for Life Team Digs for Debi. On and off of the court, Debi is and always will be our number one fan.”

Randall Krieder, former head volleyball coach, worked not only with Murray during volleyball season but was a close friend of hers. Krieder says that Murray was more than a coach, she was a mentor that the players could talk to and “strive to emulate.”

Besides having a love for the students at the College, she had a great love for her family, which was something Krieder believed was what everyone could learn from Debi. Even though she loved sitting on the bench and cheering loudly for the team, she was always much more comfortable when with her family. Krieder believes the “world has many heroes. Maybe not superhumans that leap tall buildings, but everyday folks who inspire us to be better than who we are from one day to the next.” Murray’s love and devotion was an inspiration to him and many others, and because of this, “Debi was, and always will be, one of my heroes.”

Photo courtesy of the Debi Muray memorial Facebook page

Debi Murray was a mentor to many students as assisstant volleyball coach and club advisor.

Her husband,Tom, teaches biology at Etown.

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Student Senate

by Sean Fiedler Student Senate President Hi Blue Jays, My name is Sean Fiedler, and I am the newly elected Executive President. Firstly, I’d like to thank you all for the opportunity to serve in this role for the coming year. It has been an interesting beginning to the semester as Senate has assumed a new identity, one of progress and development.

We hope to implement innovative, positive change while striving to meet our traditional objectives and goals.

Senate hears you. Our advocacy model is evolving into a total outreach program. New methods of communication and avenues of information are becoming more accessible.

For example, we have revamped our marketing strategy through the hard work and effort of our Publicity and Marketing Committee. This committee has effectively redesigned our website, logo and board outside of the mail office. These changes are the beginning steps toward an allencompassing advocacy program.

We have been forthcoming in establishing an itinerary of projects we hope to execute in coming months. Senate is currently looking to reinvigorate the College with new physical features, such as speakers on the Brossman Commons Patio and charging stations in the Blue Bean. Be on the lookout for these changes around campus.

With the change in our structure, I am excited to announce the new Executive Treasurer, Vincent James McGonigle of the Class of 2017.

Vince has shown superb dedication and a fierce passion for Student Senate. As both a Senator and a dedicated community member, he has worked diligently and always in the best interests of the student body.

Thank you again, Etown.

Sean

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Political clubs help students register to vote The political clubs set up laptops in the room so that students could easily register online or request an absentee ballot if needed. Some snacks and drinks were also provided in the front of the room for students to enjoy over the course of the evening. Meanwhile, they could register and have one of the political club members nearby to answer questions and be of assistance.

According to Vaccaro, the main goal of the event was to “raise awareness for the importance of voting and celebrate political diversity on our campus.”

The start of the evening was slow for registration, but a few more students found time and made their way in to register during the latter half of the two hours available.

While Koons mentioned that he was not extremely impressed by the turnout at the registration drive that evening, he said that overall the campus’s attempts to get students registered have been fairly successful and students have been interested in having their voices heard on a political level. “Each vote cast is another voice in the Democratic process,” he said in regard to the clubs’ efforts.

By encouraging everyone on campus to register this year, the political clubs have set out to show that all votes have

Photo: Taylor Miles| Photography Editor

Regan Barlow logs on to register to vote at theVoter Registration Drive run by the College’s political clubs.

importance and will help lead the country toward its future.

Now that registration has ended in Pennsylvania, Election Day is just around the corner, landing this Nov. 8. So get ready, Etown. Here it comes.

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Learning, Disability Services return to former testing accommodations after learning of faculty concerns Junior Andrew Smith has taken almost all of his tests and quizzes through Learning Services since his first year.

Smith, who uses a screen reader, said that the assistance he has received from Learning and Disability Services has helped him learn which accommodations aid him the most.

“It helps me to better focus on taking the test and to not have so much stress of seeing everybody handing in their tests and leaving,” Smith said. “It just gives me a way I can relax and take the test at my own pace in a quiet environment.”

Jon Fuiman, who graduated from

Etown in 2016, agreed with Smith about the benefits of taking tests through Learning and Disability Services. While at Etown, Fuiman also visited writing and time management tutors.

Smith and Fuiman both said that Learning Services could improve by advertising to a wider circle of students.

According to Smith, while most students k n ow t h at L e a r n i n g S e r v i c e s a n d Disability Services are available, the only students who know the specific services are the ones who use them on a regular basis. In terms of the actual services offered, however, Smith said he thinks

Learning and Disability Services are doing plenty for students who need testing accommodations.

“Tammie and Lynne are great people,” Smith said. “They’ll do whatever they can to help you. I think all the Learning Services people are very flexible and understanding with their schedules.”

“As an alum who did well with Learning Services, I can say that it is a campus asset that I used and that everyone can and should use for their own benefit,” Fuiman said. Learning Services and Disability Services are located on the second floor of the BSC.

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The Electoral College

by E. Fletcher McClellan Professor of Political Science

Secretary Clinton comes to Harrisburg, encourages locals to register to vote Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made an address at the Pennsylvania state capital to encourage voter registration

by Andrew Hrip Contributing Writer

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can’t do any of this without you,” Demo cratic Par ty presidential candidate Hillar y Clinton said as she addressed 1,500 people gathered at the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.

Clinton said she is running for president to keep America safe and “lead America with strength and steadiness.” She said she wants to represent children and their families, to ensure their prospects and equality and to make sure that “every family has the tools they need.”

“Diversity is one of our strongest assets,” she said, clarifying that her goal is for all American citizens to come together as a nation.

Clinton said she wants to “get the economy working for ever ybody” and create more professions and increase pay for all citizens, not solely the “privileged few.” She encouraged companies to engage in profit-sharing with employees.

Clinton promised to tackle company manipulation, citing the recent news that Wells Fargo employees were unknowingly establishing new bank accounts for their customers and transferring customer monies to these phony accounts.

In opposition, Clinton said she wants to “empower the companies that take the high road.” She said more jobs should remain in the U.S. and that if she was elected president she would force companies to pay an exit tax for shipping American jobs overseas.

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Democratic senator, spoke prior to Clinton’s address. He said that “her economic plan would create 3.2 million jobs,” according to Moody’s Analytics, which is a company that specializes in examining risk and reward in relation to business and financials.

Clinton’s visit to central Pennsylvania was to encourage potential voters to register on or before the Oct. 11 deadline.

provided in conjunction with the apartment complexes, resorts or other establishments his company built.

Clinton’s commitment to encourage small business growth was illustrated by the connection she made with the local drapery business her father ran when she was young.

“I am so grateful he didn’t get a contract from Donald Trump,” she said.

“Friends don’t let friends vote for Trump.” ~Hillary Clinton “If you care what happens and what happens to your country, you can do it to make a difference,” an attendee said regarding why it is so important to actively vote in elections.

“We want everyone off the sidelines,” Clinton said. She also addressed individuals leaning toward voting for Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump. “Friends don’t let friends vote for Trump,” Clinton said.

An attendee wearing a t-shirt that read “Shut the Trump Up!” was among the crowd listening as Clinton invoked her opponent’s name.

“If you want to make America great again, don’t you think you should have jobs in America?” she asked, referencing Trump’s campaign slogan and the fact that many of his organization’s products are manufactured in other countries. She said that Trump “stiffed small businesses” by refusing to pay those businesses for services they

She stated that Trump wishes that the U.S. withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and he called the U.S. military a catastrophe.

She said that Trump is “unqualified to be commander-in-chief ” and that she wants to “stage an intervention before it’s too late.”

A supporter speaking prior to Clinton said that she hopes “Harrisburg goes blue in November.”

“S h e’s t h e on l y c an d i d at e for president,” a couple in attendance at the event.

An attendee that surveyed Clinton’s political career since the 1970s said Clinton has “been a light.”

Another attendee said she thought that Clinton performed well, finding it impressive that she didn’t “Trump bash,” . In her opinion, Clinton related very well to people living in central Pennsylvania.

This attendee identified herself as a registered Republican.

With less than four weeks remaining until Election Day, the direction of the presidential race has become clear. Barring a surprise of biblical proportion, Donald Trump is not going to be the next President of the United States.

Hillary Clinton’s decisive first debate victory on Sept. 26, followed by a week of erratic Trump behavior (including a 3 a.m. tweetstorm attacking a former Miss Universe and a bizarre performance at a Spooky Nook rally), turned the election around. As the weekend prior to last Sunday’s second debate approached, the Clinton lead widened from one to two points to five to six points nationally. Forecasting outfits and markets rated the Democratic nominee’s chances of winning an Electoral College majority as better than 80 percent.

Then came the revelation of a 2005 tape in which Trump bragged to “Access Hollywood”’s Billy Bush about the benefits of being a celebrity, which apparently include committing sexual assault. Numerous Republican leaders denounced or unendorsed their party nominee, and some even called for Trump to step down from the ticket.

Rather than accede to the wishes of GOP elites, Trump doubled down at the second debate. He hosted a pre-game event, featuring alleged sexual victims of Bill Clinton, as if he were piloting a new reality show. During the debate, he called the former president an abuser of women. He characterized the 2005 conversation as “locker-room talk.” He aggressively challenged the former Secretary of State, her 30-year record and her email scandal. To his benefit, these antics pleased the Republican base and stemmed the tide of demands from his party that he quit.

On the other hand, Trump’s pledge to prosecute Clinton, augmented by his prowling behavior on stage, smacked of dictatorship. He admitted not paying federal income taxes and, in contradiction of his running mate, refused to criticize Russia. Fact-checkers worked overtime to correct his falsehoods and sweeping generalizations.

Overnight scientific polls showed most viewers of the debate, especially women, thought Clinton won, though they thought Trump’s performance was better than they expected.

Though there is a third and final presidential debate scheduled for Oct. 19, Clinton is in a position to run out the clock. Her campaign continues to outspend and outorganize Trump’s. She has an all-star team of surrogates, including President Obama, working on her behalf. The mainstream media no longer tries to conceal its contempt for the Republican candidate. Even Saturday Night Live, which welcomed Trump as host a year ago, unveiled a devastating impersonation of the tycoon by Alec Baldwin.

The only thing that can save Trump now is a catastrophic event or new damaging revelations to Clinton from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange or Russian hackers. Then again, Trump opponents say that more tapes of outrageous statements exist, though one wonders what more Trump could possibly say that would discourage his supporters.

Absent a game-changing external event, we should know answers on Nov. 8 to two big questions: How large will Clinton’s victory be? And will her coattails be long enough for the Democrats to pick up the four Senate and 30 House seats they need to take over both houses of Congress?

Experts say Clinton needs at least a seven-point popular vote margin for Democrats to have a realistic chance of a House majority. Control of the Senate depends on the outcome of six races, five of which are held by Republicans (Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Missouri, North Carolina and Indiana) and one by a Democrat (Nevada). Democrats are favored to pick up GOP seats in Illinois and Wisconsin, so what Clinton needs is a net Democratic gain of two seats out of the six toss-ups.

Regardless of the size of her triumph, Clinton must face a dilemma that her campaign strategy has created.

By focusing almost exclusively on Trump’s unfitness for office, Clinton may win the election but fail to have influence when she takes office.

Other than a promise not to be Trump, what mandate for change can Clinton claim? Will her presidency be an Obama third-term, or are there areas where she wants to take the nation on a new path? What does she want to do as president in the first 100 days and beyond?

Furthermore, how can she succeed in the face of the inevitable investigations and lawsuits about her personal affairs and conduct in office that will be initiated by her enemies in and out of Congress?

Without taking victory for granted, Clinton must devote the last month of her campaign to setting forth her policy agenda and making her priorities clear. And, she must find some way to demonstrate that she can overcome the toxic partisanship that has infected this election. Ironically, that may require a magnanimous concession from Donald J. Trump, the man who wants to lock her up.

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#ThrowbackThursday

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Colleges Against Cancer collects bras for bra chain The club is taking donations of bras and money throughout the month of October.

Photo: Jacob Hopkins| Asst. Photography Editor Photo courtesy of Hess Archives and Special Collections, High Library

Scene on Campus

Photo: Taylor Miles| Photography Editor

Members of Colleges Against Cancer encourage student awareness of breast cancer by promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month events.

by Katie Weiler Staff Writer

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his month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Colleges Against Cancer club (CAC) will be having various events to add to the awareness here on campus. The club will mostly be accepting donations and promoting awareness.

Va r i o u s s p o r t s t e a m s o n campus will be participating in a pink out by wearing pink either during warm-up or wearing a jersey in pink. These games will happen sometime in late October.

There will be opportunities to donate to the CAC club and to learn more about Breast Cancer Awareness at these events at the CAC tables. Club members will have pins and stickers available for students who join the team or donate.

A n o t h e r m aj o r e v e nt o n campus will be the Bras Across Campus Event, sponsored by the Feel Your Boobies Foundation O c t . 1 7 to h e lp s pre a d t h e importance of self-examination.

Guest speaker Leigh Hurst, the founder of Feel Your Boobies Foundation, will share her story on how self-examination saved her life.

“[Bras Across Campus] is a very interactive and fun event that we are looking forward to.” ~Morgan Chambers Another part of this event will be the campus bra-chain that over 60 participants have donated bras in support of the cause. The donated bras will be displayed around campus.

Students can donate their bras in bins that have been placed near the mailboxes in the BSC and in the residence halls. At the time of publication, the bin in Brinser Hall was overflowing with donated bras.

Nearly a thousand dollars has been raised to help the Feel Your Boobies Foundation spread the word across the nation and to other college campuses.

If students want to participate they can still register online at feelyourboobies.com. Registering for this event is free of charge, and students who raise at least 25 dollars for the event will receive a free t-shirt.

The College is part of a college outreach program for the Feel Your Boobies Foundation, which

aims to make young women aware of their bodies since they may not get regular screenings yet.

“It is a very interactive and fun event that we are looking forward to,” senior CAC President Morgan Chambers stated. This is the first year the club is doing the bra-chain, and they are looking forward to sharing this event.

Another major event that the CAC supports is the Relay for Life Event on campus. This will be an overnight event in the Spring to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Relay for Life will take place from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. and is a great event to share with the community. Everyone is invited to be involved in this event here on campus.

The event will feature many activities and will also honor the survivors and those battling cancer along with dedicating the event to those who lost their battle. There will be performances along with competitions, and each team will stand together to fight against cancer.

The teams for this event can begin to register in November, so there is enough time to raise money. An additional way to raise money for this event will be the use of canning throughout the residence halls and at various e v e nt s . D on at i on s a re a l s o accepted at various times and when the club is at the BSC table during lunch.

Ap ar t f rom c ol l e c t i ng donat ions, CAC memb ers are selling merchandise and educating the campus community ab out cancer. There will b e upcoming Relay for Life kickoff events that will be held in the Blue Bean, and once spring semester hits there will be more recruiting opportunities for students to join a Relay team.

According to Breastcancer. org, “In 2016, an estimated 246,660 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 61,000 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer.”

It is very important to continue the research to stop these rising numbers and to raise money to take care of the patients that have already been affected by this disease.

Anyone interested in registering for Etown’s Bras Across Campus Campaign can go to http://www.feelyourboobies. com/bras-across-campus/, click on “Register” and choose “Etown Registration” at the bottom of the screen. There students can either donate or click “Join Now” to join a team. All are welcome to join CAC’s team.

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Students, senior citizens help rebuild after Hurricane Sandy

by Rachel Lee Asst. Features Editor

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ver fall break, 10 students travelled to Point Pleasant, New Jersey and helped repair two houses in the area that had been affected by Hurricane Sandy four years ago. The students worked with senior citizens from Lend a Hand, a disaster relief group based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The students did not need any prior experience because these volunteers taught them any skills needed on site.

The Lend a Hand volunteers included a professional painter, carpenters, a military veteran and a retired contractor.

With this experience and knowledge, they could teach the students. For first-year Baizhong Jin, this was the highlight of the trip, especially learning how to use power tools. Exchange student Zichun Tang was impressed by the woman who worked alongside her.

“Whenever I was really tired and wanted to take a break, I saw her still working, and I’d think, ‘I need to work hard. I don’t need to stop,’” Tang said.

Students have interacted with senior citizens during the Lend a Hand service trips in the past, but Program Coordinator at the Center for Community and Civic Engagement Sharon Sherick felt this trip was special because several international students were involved.

“We had this connection between international and intergenerational and the whole mix, so that really made for a nice interaction of people,” Sherick said.

To start the service trip, the students left Elizabethtown College Thursday, Oct. 6 at 6 a.m. and drove to a Presbyterian church in Point Pleasant. The church had converted its Sunday school rooms into three sections, which contained 16 bunkbeds each for volunteers.

Similarly, the church’s stage became four showers. The students slept, showered and cooked at this church for the duration of the trip.

The first house the students helped repair was in Union Beach, New Jersey, a 45 minute drive from the church.

The students landscaped the lot around the house Thursday, Oct. 6 and Friday morning, Oct. 7. After Hurricane Sandy,

the house was rebuilt and set on stilts, so they landscaped the area under the house, as well.

The students and volunteers pulled weeds, tilled the ground and moved 400 pounds of topsoil and 22 tons of stone.

They also built a small retaining wall out of bricks and dirt. The purpose of the wall was to keep run-off water from the neighbor’s property away from the house.

This work helped satisfy some of the New Jersey occupancy requirements and therefore helped bring the homeowner closer to moving back home.

The group also helped repair a second house in Highlands, New Jersey Friday afternoon and Saturday, Oct. 8. They applied two coats of primer paint to the interior of the house and installed cement boards, which would support the flooring, in the kitchen, bathroom and utility room.

While the students worked at this house, the homeowner came to thank them and shake their hands. Hurricane Sandy damaged both the homeowner’s house and small business, but financially the homeowner could only repair one, so she chose her small business for the income. The students and other volunteers helped her be able to repair her house years later.

“These people have not been living in their homes for the last four years, and if you get to meet the homeowners like we did . . . it just gives you an appreciation of how fortune you are,” Sherick said.

By the end of fall break, the students h a d wor ke d 1 9 0 h ou r s . Wh e n n ot volunteering, they drove around the area.

Sophomore Rehana Persaud and junior Margaret Lewen were surprised by what they saw.

“I never knew how severe Hurricane Sandy was . . . until we drove around and saw how many homes had to be rebuilt or renovated because of the impact it had on the area,” Persaud said.

“I didn’t know they were still rebuilding.

That was just kind of a shock to me because nobody really talks about it anymore. It definitely caught me by surprise,” Lewen said.

The Center for Community and Civic Engagement sponsored the service trip with Lend a Hand and St. Bernard Project, a non-profit organization that helps rebuild homes after natural disasters.

Photos courtesy of Sharon Sherick

Students learned how to operate power tools and install cement boards from Lend a Hand volunteers. They also moved top soil while landscaping a property affected

by Hurricane Sandy. Their work will help homeowners move back after four years.

Students of diverse majors, worldviews travel to Chicago for interfaith studies, bring back plans to educate campus

by Aileen Ida Features Editor

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h is Au g ust , f ive E l i z ab e t htow n Students were able to attend the Interfaith Leadership Institute (ILI) in Chicago. The three day conference was sponsored by the non-profit organization, Int e r f ait h Yout h C ore ( I F YC ) an d consisted of sessions and networking meant to encourage relationships among the participants at the conference.

“It really focuses on bringing likeminded people together to talk and pass around ideas on how they can bring interfaith cooperation to their campus,” sophomore business administration and interfaith studies leadership double major Sam Epps said.

Etown is the first college in the nation to create and put into place an interfaith leadership studies major.

“We are developing a national profile that we are a leader in this area. With that comes this expectation that our students, our faculty, our staff will be present [at programs such as the ILI],” stated Chaplain and Executive Director of Purposeful Life Work & Ethical Leadership Tracy Wenger Sadd.

A couple years ago a group of students and staff went to an ILI conference when it was in Los Angeles, California in hopes of creating a Better Together organization.

B e tt e r To ge t h e r i s a n at i onw i d e Photos courtesy of Grace Fulda organization with chapters at different Students from Elizabethtown College and across the country met in Chicago to discuss interfaith relations and the importance of spreading interfaith understanding to college campus. colleges but overseen by IFYC; the

purpose of this group is to encourage relationships and understanding across a variety of religious and non-religious worldviews.

Sophomore social work and interfaith leadership studies double major Bekah Smith is a part of Better Together and is hoping to take some of what she has learned and use it in order to further the Etown chapter of this organization. “[The conference] was a lot of talking to students of different schools who have done different things, to see what may work here and what did work for them, what didn’t work for them,” Smith stated.

“So we have things coming out of it with Better Together coming up soon.”

The Office of the Chaplain hopes to send another group of students to the next ILI, which will take place Jan. 27-29, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. They are hoping to send a variety of majors – both ILS and others – as well as people of diverse religious and non-religious world views.

Upon sending a variety of majors there is hopes of creating a network of students knowledgeable about interfaith issues who are willing to bring that knowledge to campus and then use it later in their own careers and future life plans.

“At the end of the day, Interfaith Youth Core, their goal is to create a better democracy and a better America,” Sadd stated.

Students interested in possibly going on the January trip or interested in being a part of the Better Together club can contact Sadd at saddt@etown.edu.

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October 13, 2016

Campus supports LGBTQ community, national day of support and remembrance, candlelight vigil held to stand in solidarity

by Shaye Lynn DiPasquale Staff Writer

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lizabethtown College’s LGBTQ+ community and their allies gathered on the Brossman Commons (BSC) Concord Tuesday, Oct. 11 to recognize the 28th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. For many, it was an opportunity to celebrate bravery, acceptance and the advancements that have been made toward equality. However, this was also a day to remember that many people are unable to come out safely due to lingering threats of harassment and violence.

Twenty-eight years ago, over half a million people took part in the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. They demanded that LGBTQ+ people be granted all the privileges of civil rights in the form of legal recognition of same-sex relationships, the repeal of sodomy laws, a congressional civil rights bill for LGBTQ+ people, funding for AIDS/HIV research and reproductive justice. This demonstration sparked a strong sense of community and action, resulting in the founding of a number of LGBTQ+ organizations and advocacy groups.

The following year, on the anniversary of the march, LGBTQ+ activists recognized that defensive reactions to anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments were not always the most effective method of achieving their goals. Instead, the community came up with the idea of a national day to celebrate coming out as a way to remind LGBTQ+ people of how powerful their voices are. The originators of the idea were Robert Eichberg, a founder of the personal growth workshop The Experience, and Jean O’Leary, then executive director of National Gay Rights Advocates.

Since 1988, National Coming Out Day has become an annual event to acknowledge the accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ movement and to recognize those who have had the courage and the strength to live openly as members of the LGBTQ+ community.

The LGBTQ+ community at the College seeks to carry on the legacy of LGBTQ+ activism each year by hosting events and programming to draw awareness and engagement toward National Coming Out Day. Allies and the Queer Student Union, two LGBTQ+ student groups on campus, encouraged students, faculty and staff to celebrate and show their support for the community Oct. 11 by drawing positive chalk messages on the sidewalks. “Happy National Coming Out Day” was drawn out in big, rainbow letters, surrounded by an array of doodles including hearts, interlocked hands and Pride flags.

Stephanie Collins, Interim Coordinator of Multicultural Programming and Residential Communities, remembers participating in National Coming Out Day programs back when she was a student at Etown in 2008.

“We’ve always done the chalk drawings on the sidewalks,” Collins stated. “A lot of students participate, and it always looks really cool.”

“National Coming Out Day is something meant to bring positivity to the LGBT community because there is a lot of strife and a lot of struggle placed upon people in the community,” sophomore Mika Thomas stated.

“It’s a day to not so much focus on the negatives, but to focus on the positives.”

Thomas has been a member of Allies for two years and hosts the weekly Allies radio show for the College’s radio station, WWEC. She expressed that National Coming Out Day brings a sense of empowerment and unity to the community that she appreciates.

“It’s about celebrating those who have come out, creating a place that is safe for other people to come out and remembering those who have worked or suffered to make a world in which people feel like they can come out,” Thomas said.

According to Pew Research Center on Social and Demographic Trends, the average age at which LGBTQ+ people come out for the first time is 20 and for many students, National Coming Out Day becomes the first opportunity to celebrate their identities openly.

Collins understands the importance of creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students on college campuses.

This understanding prompted her to host Etown’s first National Coming Out Day Candlelight Vigil.

Around 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11, students gathered on the BSC steps to stand in solidarity and to share a moment of silence for the lives lost to senseless acts of violence.

Assistant Chaplain Rev. Amy Shorner-Johnson offered support to all of the College’s LGBTQ+ students and allies on behalf of the Chaplain’s office.

“With the recent shootings at Pulse night club, this felt like a really important thing to do for our campus,” Collins said.

Some students at the vigil talked about their own concerns regarding the safety and acceptance of LGBTQ+ students on campus. One student encouraged anyone who is considering coming out to put their personal safety first.

In certain situations and under certain circumstances, coming out can put an individual’s life at risk. The

student encouraged others to be open, but also to be cautious and safe.

“This day brings things that aren’t normally talked about to the forefront,” Thomas stated. “There’s that aspect of thinking about those who have not had a positive experience and about those who have suffered tremendously coming out.”

Etown’s LGBTQ+ community wants ever yone, whether they are out, are considering coming out or are questioning their own identity, to know that who they are is beautiful.

“National Coming Out Day is a good, safe time to come out, but it’s also not just a time to come out,” Collins said. “It’s a time to be yourself – I have always been a big advocate for people being their authentic selves.”

Photos: Taylor Miles | Photography Editor

Members of Allies and Queer Student Union sponsored activities celebrating National Coming Out Day.The office of Multicultural Programming offered a candlelight vigil to remember those who don’t feel safe in their identity.

Director, co-writer of “Gandhi’s Gift” speaks at documentary’s premiere on campus, introduces film, discusses prior research

by Katie Weiler Staff Writer

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tudents and members of the community gathered in Gibble Auditorium Tuesday, Oct. 3 for the premiere of a documentary titled “Gandhi’s Gift.”

The film’s director and co-writer Kell Kearns made an appearance for the first public screening of the film. He gave an introduction to the audience and personally thanked Professor of Religious and Asian Studies Dr. Jeffery Long and the Director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking Dr. David Kenley.

The College’s Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking, along with other departments, helped bring the film’s premiere to campus.

Ke ar ns and h is c o - w r ite r Cynthia Lukas worked a total of five years on this documentary

with Heaven on Earth Creations – a n on - prof it e du c at i on a l media organization. It included filming at influential locations in Mahatma Gandhi’s life such as India, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

G a n d h i ’s m e s s a g e o f nonviolence was a major contributing factor to India gaining its independence from the United Kingdom.

Kearns and Lukas focused on Gandhi’s last years of life and how he helped end the violence by staging hunger strikes and encouraging others to do the same.

While imprisoned in Great Britain, Gandhi developed a strong following across the world.

Upon returning to India, he embarked on a famous journey k n ow n a s “ T h e M i r a c l e o f Noakhali.”

Kearns and Lukas got help from the archives of the Gandhi Foundation. This allowed them to feature never before seen footage

of Gandhi in their documentary, adding to their original footage of the places Gandhi had visited.

A main conflict of the film was the racial tension between the Hindus and Muslims in India.

When featuring the last years of Gandhi’s life, a unique addition to the film was the testimony of Gandhi’s grandson Dr. Rajmohan Gandhi – the son of Devdas Gandhi.

G a n d h i ’s m e s s a g e o f n o nv i o l e n c e a n d i nt e r f a i t h harmony was a large part of his impact and can be transferred to today’s problems as well. As Kearns stated in his introduction to the movie, people can learn to find peaceful solutions to current world problems.

G an d h i’s i mp a c t w a s n ot just helping to free India, but also included his legacy, which inspired 47 other colonies to become independent. He also favored small communities and spoke out against cor porate companies.

“In the broad sense, he [Gandhi] progressed toward nonviolence,” Kearns stated.

Kearns also gave examples of leaders such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. who developed nations in similar ways to Ghandi.

Kearns shared that his passion for Gandhi started when he was 15 years old and read bibliographies and the words of Gandhi. Kearns has worked on other related films and it is his lifelong goal to capture the stories of activists using nonviolence to realize social justice initiatives.

The screening coincided with Gandhi’s birthday, which was Oct. 2. The film “Gandhi’s Gift” is the first of several, major documentaries about Gandhi’s life. The other films will be released next year and will focus on his earlier life and his spiritual path.

Kearns explained that there was only a week between the completion of editing and the

premiere. The television station PBS recommended they release the films in a series, which led to the three-part documentary.

The idea for the documentary began at the premiere of “Globalized S oul” in B erlin, where Kearns met Arun Gandhi, another grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. From there, Kearns and Lukas met Arun Gandhi for tea and followed him to the location where they would start gathering video. This led to their documentary.

The documentary delved into the journey of Gandhi in his last years. His practices of fasting and visiting various lands showed he cared about both Muslim and Hindu citizens and worked hard to gain recognition and acceptance of the so-called, “untouchables.”

The “untouchables” are a group of people considered outcasts and therefore generally not even considered to be worthy of being a part of the Indian caste system.

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Features

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College recognizes domestic Chemistry club hosts webinar, violence, supports survivors students learn three skill sets

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by Delaney Dammeyer and Amity Radcliff Staff Writers

omestic violence awareness is celebrated during the month of October.The Office of Student Wellness picked the week of Sept. 10 - Sept. 14 to educate the students at Elizabethtown College about how to prevent domestic violence.

The Elizabethtown College Student Wellness Advocacy Group (S.W.A.G.) promotes domestic violence awareness by encouraging staff and faculty to display red flag “bouquets” on their desks.

The red flags represent the warning signs, which can be present in a relationship.

Faculty and staff volunteered to display these “bouquets” to show their support for people who are going through tough times.

Each bouquet is accompanied by a list of campus resources for those who need it.

“We want to educate others on domestic violence to help end the stigma against the survivors and to promote healthy relationships,” junior and S.W.A.G. member Laura Jobe said.

The Silent Witness display is another event hosted by S.W.A.G. during this week. It is set up in the High Library from Tuesday, Oct. 11 to Monday, Oct. 17.

The Silent Witness National Initiative began the project, which tells the stories of victims of domestic violence in an interactive way.

Fifteen cutouts of human figures stand in the Library. They line a path where visitors can come up to them and read their story.

Some have pictures and eulogies written by family members. All the portraits tell the story of an individual who was killed by their significant other in cases of domestic violence.

Visitors are encouraged to catalogue their thoughts in a guest book beside the information table. Many have responded or related to the display.

“Chilling,” one anonymous visitor wrote.

Others told stories of past abuse or simply reiterated the importance of being aware and careful. One entry said, “If you see something, say something.”

The display begins and ends at a table littered with pamphlets with information, contacts and red flags in a relationship.

Visitors are free to take and use the resources available.

Oct. 12, S.W.A.G. hosted an event called the “Escalation Workshop” in Hoover 110.

The workshop was led by Alison Bridgman, Director of Residence Life, and Amanda Cheetam, supervisor of S.W.A.G. The workshop included a movie about dating violence in college. The movie was

followed by a discussion about the warning signs of domestic abuse and being an active bystander.

The goal of the workshop was to educate students on the red flags of abuse and train them in helping themselves and others in the face of dating violence.

Alison Bridgman began the workshop the summer of 2016 after conducting experimental workshops with groups.

Using supplies from the One Love Foundation, which educates people about how to end dating violence, Bridgman saw positive results.

“There was a lot of positive feedback,” Bridgman said. “A lot of people were able to comment and come up with their own ideas based on what they learned from the film.”

The film shown, “Escalation,” tells the story of Paige and Chase. Paige and Chase began as a normal college relationship. Soon after they made their relationship official, Chase began to behave in strange ways.

Often, he would act clingy and jealous, following Paige and making her stay close to him. He became angry when she talked to others, threatened to hurt himself if she left him and insulted her in order to make her believe she was worthless.

After the film, the group was silent.

Bridgman opened the floor to questions about the film and some of the red flags in the relationship. Slowly, people began to open up.

Many realized that the warnings were clear, but it was hard to notice them in the moment or talk about them with others.

“It’s important to be honest about what is positive and what is negative about your relationships,” Bridgman said.

This began the discussion on what a students should do if they feel there are warning signs in their relationship.

Bridgman encouraged the group to think about what made a relationship healthy. The group also discussed how they can help others in abusive relationships.

“How can you create an environment where people feel free talking to you about emotional or physical abuse?” Bridgman asked.

At this point, the group considered questions they would ask or support they would offer to a friend who was being abused.

Bridgman also talked about the concept of safety planning, in which support is organized to protect an abused person after their relationship ends.

Bridgman, in partnership with S.W.A.G., plans to continue hosting the workshop and hopes it will run far beyond Domestic Violence Awareness week.

“We’ve made the workshop accessible to all sports teams, RA’s, peer mentors and faculty,” Bridgeman said.

S.W.A.G. also sponsored a resource table for students to learn about resources and help available both on and off campus for relationship problems.

These resources included how to look for red flags in relationships. They also gave the statistic that one in five college students are sexually assaulted while in college.

There were also pamphlets that explained how domestic violence does not only hurt the victim but everyone around the domestic violence problem as well, including kids.

Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County holds counseling for parents, offering support and guidance in talking to children after a domestic violence incident has occurred.

Students focus on time management, etiquette and handling failure in the work environment.

by Matthew VanCleef Staffwriter

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he Elizabethtown College Chemistry Club hosted a live webinar in Gibble Auditorium Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.

The webinar entitled “The Chemist’s C o de for Success: 3 Essential Skill Sets for Your Career” was part of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Program in a Box series and focused on time management, handling failure and professional etiquette.

The webinar began by featuring videos from Steve Jobs’ 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University. There were three stories Jobs told about his failures in life – like dropping out of college and being fired from Apple, the company he created – and how he overcame them. The main message was to foster failure and use it as an opportunity to grow and achieve even greater things.

The next part of the webinar featured Pat r i c i a Si mp s on , ow n e r of G am e Changing Etiquette and a cer tif ied etiquette specialist for ACS. She explained several different aspects of professional etiquette, many of which Etown students were surprised to hear.

“This part of the webinar was really interest ing and helpf u l,” f irst-ye ar biochemistry major Dottie Porter said.

“No one addresses many of these aspects of etiquette, like how long to shake somebody’s hand for, or which side to place a nametag on. I would have never known these things if I didn’t attend the presentation tonight.”

F i n a l l y, t i m e m a n a g e m e n t w a s addressed by 10 different affiliates of ACS, with short clips of them describing how they manage their time. Highlights included learning how to say “no,” as to not over-work oneself, as well as prioritizing tasks, multitasking and setting achievable goals to make the most out of the 24 hours in a day.

After each of the sections, the facilitator instr ucted the group to do a shor t activity in which they practiced or talked about the ideas being presented. Each time, the students were instructed to find somebody they did not know and complete the activity.

Photos: Taylor Miles | Photography Editor

“ACS provided a platform for both students and professionals, alike, to learn something new and further develop themselves in the field.” ~ Ricky Castro

Porter was highlighted during the webinar for posting one of Yarnell’s favorite comments posted to Twitter and her comment was read aloud at the end of the webinar: “Imagine yourself as a CEO looking to hire the person in the mirror.

If you would not hire them, no one else would want to either.”

ACS’s next live webinar in their Program in a Box series will be held Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 and is entitled “The Chemistry of Sports.”

Perceptions of masculinity discussed

by Aileen Ida Features Editor

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As a part of celebrating Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the High Library featured a silent witness display with 15 human sillouttes, telling the stories of domestic violence victims.

The first was to talk about one failure in their lives and explain how they overcame that failure. The next was to meet somebody new and to introduce t h e ms e lve s u s i ng t h e profe s s i on a l etiquette tips presented.

“Not only did the webinar allow for professional development, but also networking,” senior biochemistry major and Chemistry Club president Ricky Castro said. “ACS provided a platform for both students and professionals, alike, to learn something new and further develop themselves in the field.”

The webinar concluded with Amanda Yarnell, chemist and journalist for ACS, and Simpson reading comments and answering questions f rom students watching around the world.

Throughout the presentation, the interactive nature of the webinar was stressed, and students were encouraged to post questions and comments to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, using the hashtag #ACSPIB.

tewart M. Hoover, professor in the Department of Media Studies and Director of the Center for Media, Religion and Culture at the University of Colorado, Boulder, spoke Wednesday, Oct. 12 regarding the book he recently co-authored entitled “Does God Make the Man?: Media, Religion, and the Crisis of Masculinity.”

He spoke about the the book, which discusses views on masculinity and the effect both the media have on them. Specifically, white, conservative evangelical and non-evangelical, middle class men were interviewed regarding their views of masculinity, specifically which characters in media they felt most portrayed masculinity.

Throughout the presentation Hoover discussed the role of the feminist movement on gender roles – especially on the views of masculinity. Sophomore Miranda Vares felt that Hoover did not do a satisfactory job of describing feminism and it’s relation to masculinity.

“His definition of feminism very much seemed to feminize everything, which is not what feminism means.

Feminism is equality and letting people act however they feel best represents them – not necessarily in a masculine or feminine way,” Vares said.

In addition to students, some faculty and community members also attended the lecture. Dr. Richard Newton, assistant professor of religious studies, attended the event and felt much of the research Hoover discussed resonated with his own field of study.

“One of my interests, as a scholar of religion and culture, is seeing what people are doing at those intersections and media, particularly, is that intersection between human beings,” Newton stated.

The specific research within the lecture and within the book also brought up some conversations that Newton felt were important to discuss throughout the campus – especially for the students who attended this event and can now share what they have learned.

“The big takeaway, for me, for our students is to recognize when they hear critiques of the media in news or in their classes or in the political discourse, they recognize that media is not an object, it’s relationships.”

Newton said.

Vares may have disagreed on Hoover’s definition of feminism, but his research overall seemed to interest her – specifically the study of media characters and masculinity.

“I did find it very interesting, the asking men what media person portrays masculinity best. I think that’s very interesting, and I think it’s something that would be interesting to talk to more people about,” she stated.

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Campus Life

October 13, 2016

Campus Life serves as redesigned Opinion section, continues to encourage students to share their opinions of the College

by Kayleigh Kuykendall Campus Life Editor

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s I am sure many of our readers have noticed, the Opinion section has been recently redesigned as the Campus Life section for this year. In the past, the Etownian has gone back and forth between the Opinion and Campus Life section, often switching between the two in an effort to redistribute the focus of the section to where it is needed in any given year.

While the Opinion section allowed students to voice their opinions regarding matters both on and off campus, the Campus Life section draws a larger focus to the Elizabethtown College community as a whole. It essentially offers the section the ability to zoom in on the College and really focus on what matters to the students, serving as a “catch all” for topics that do not fit traditionally in the News, Features or Sports sections.

Previously, the Opinion section has been more or less restricted to student opinions only. With the new Campus

Life title, it allows us to expand the type of material found within the section. Because of this, we can now include things like comics and weekly student spotlights as well as info graphics concerning a broad range of campus topics.

The Campus Life section can be easily confused with the Features section, as they both highlight culturally significant happenings on campus. It is important to note, then, that while Features may include articles concerning events on campus, Campus Life will focus more on

the opinions surrounding those events. As I’m sure many readers have already discovered, there is a distinct difference in voice between the articles in the Campus Life section and those in the Features section. The use of personal pronouns indicate the pieces heavily grounded in opinion.

As always, we will continue to welcome Letters to the Editor from all members of the campus community and encourage responses to our articles. These letters help to facilitate a conversation between not only students, faculty and staff on campus,

but the Etownian staff and its readers as well.

If we ever recieve an abundance of Letters to the Editor, we will devote an entire page to them, as is the case in this issue.

As Campus Life Editor, I am excited to showcase this revamped section for the student body and look forward to what it has in store. If anyone has ideas for content or wishes to have their voice heard, you can email me at campuslifeeditor@etown.edu.

Feedback for the section , as with the paper in general, is greatly appreciated.

“Swiss Army Man” an odd yet unique film not for everyone

by Connor Burke Staff Writer

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wiss Army Man” first came on my radar when reports came out about its first public showing at the Sundance Film Festival back in January. Apparently, the opening sequence caused about half of the audience to storm out of the theater booing, while the other half endlessly praised the film.

The reason so many people walked out of the film? Because the opening sequence shows Paul Dano riding a corpse of Daniel Radcliffe through the ocean like a jet ski, powered by Radcliffe’s farts. No joke, that’s how the movie opens up, and it only gets weirder, more polarizing and personally more enjoyable from there.

“Swiss Army Man” tells the story of Hank, played by Dano, a young man who is trapped on a deserted island on the brink of suicide.

However, just as he is about to hang himself, a corpse washes ashore. Hank ends up riding the corpse across the ocean in the previously described “fart-skiing” sequence, and ends up on what seems like a new island, still far away from civilization.

“Dano and Radcliffe are alone for ninety-nine percent of the film, but their chemistry and general dedication to the parts make the two of them feel just as entertaining and endearing as any large ensemble of actors.”

However, after a bit of time with Hank, the corpse begins to wake up, revealing his name is Manny and….not much else. Through Manny’s ever-evolving list of odd bodily function powers, (skin rough enough to start fires, water-purifying saliva, the ability to spit things up with the force of a machine gun and much, much more) Hank begins to make

his way home and may make friends with a seemingly dead guy in the process.

The biggest strength in “Swiss Army Man” is the acting. Dano and Radcliffe are alone for 99 percent of the film, but their chemistry and general dedication to the parts make the two of them feel just as entertaining and endearing as any large ensemble of actors.

Dano plays Hank with a sense of innocence and awkwardness, not just on the surface, but also deeper in his psyche. This makes the character charming and fun, but there is something about him you know he is not revealing for a large part of the film.

Radcliffe also kills it as Manny, being perfectly still for most of the movie in both body and parts of his face. Yet he ends up being an absolute riot, having some of the funniest lines in the film. He portrays Manny as a curious child trapped in a grown man’s body, since after his death he hardly remembers anything about the world in which he used to live.

This leads to some awkwardly unprintable conversations, (this movie certainly earns its R rating) and also some genuinely sweet and heartwarming moments. While Dano and Radcliffe are not the film’s only actors, I feel as if revealing any more would be a spoiler for the film’s finale, so I won’t say anything.

The plot and Manny’s bodily functions are no the only bizarrely wonderful parts of the film, however. The soundtrack is also a beautiful combination of mostly a capella moments and some covers of highly recognizable tunes.

For example, a scene may begin with Hank sitting in a cave, humming to himself. Then, all of a sudden, Hank will stop humming but the tune he was humming will play in the background, split into multi-part harmonies with countermelodies and an overall gorgeously unique tone.

While the original a capella tracks are absolutely gorgeous, especially the tribal altrock sounding track “Montage,” the sudden covers of already-existing songs are magical as well.

“Swiss Army Man” may be the only film to ever exist that contains an all-Daniel Radcliffe a capella version of the theme to “Jurassic Park,” simply because a corpse enjoys the idea of seeing a pretty woman on a bus ride.

Yes, that scene actually happens in the film, and it is surprisingly beautiful, kind of touching and one of the best scenes to describe to people outside of the opening sequence.

Despite all this, it must be said that “Swiss Army Man” is not for everyone. If you are the type of person who rolls their eyes or groans at the thought of juvenile bodily function jokes, then you would probably be more annoyed than charmed with the film.

If you like your comedies fast, goofy and easily accessible, then it may hold your attention for a bit, but the admittedly slow and repetitive pacing may be a little too much for you.

The film is not for the squeamish or people who suffer secondhand embarrassment super easily either because sometimes the bodily

functions can be too bizarre and embarrassing, (I don’t think I’m allowed to print what part of Manny functions as a compass) and Hank’s personality may be too awkward and cringeworthy at times for people.

“Swiss Army Man” is definitely worth a watch just for its sheer ambition and creativity.

Dano and Radcliffe give it their all with such a bizarre script to make it charming and fun, the soundtrack is unique and absolutely beautiful and there are some gorgeous shots and sequences throughout the film.

While not everyone might enjoy the film, it is not a waste of time if you feel intrigued to check it out. It is one of the most unique films I have seen in a long, long time, and it is definitely going to be a talking point between moviegoers for a while.

Letters To Editor

October 13, 2016

Dining Chef defends healthy food options within Dining Services

by Charles Down Residential Dining Chef

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am writing this letter to address some of the issues presented in the article entitled “Students concerned over lack of healthy food options in the Marketplace” in the Sept. 22, 2016 issue of the Etownian. Overall, it was a good article, but I felt that our perspective wasn’t fairly represented. Additionally, the photos included in the article were not of items served in the Marketplace.

Over the past few years, Dining Services has made many changes in what is offered in the way of healthy grains in the Marketplace.

We’ve added a whole grain of the week, beans and legumes, which are all available daily. We’ve also switched to healthier oils and are now using olive and canola oil for the sautéing.

Approximately 80 percent of the vegetables ser ved in the Centerplate area of the Marketplace are steamed with no oil added.

The rest are sautéed normally with olive oil unless otherwise labeled, or they are tossed with olive oil and roasted to maintain more nutritional value.

The Mongolian grill always has brown rice available, and we do offer some brown rice vegan meals on the cycle menu. We have tried offering brown rice in the rice cooker in the past, but it was not well received. We do offer Basmati and Jasmine rice as well.

We have tried cutting back on fried chicken tenders and nuggets on the cycle menu, but it backfired for lunch because those are big ticket items at lunch—when not available, students move to other stations, which causes big lines. We use 30-35 cases of chicken tenders in one lunch period alone. It is not a good business practice to pull your best-selling product from your menu. To cut back on fried items, we purchased a Combi oven which has a greaseless frying mode. It does not work for everything, but we do use

it for a variety of items so we can cut back on deep frying.

There are a lot of healthy options available on a daily basis. We have a Healthy Jay map available at the Marketplace Host Station.

As Residential Dining Chef, I am happy to provide Healthy Jay tours upon request.

I can be reached at downsc@etown.edu to set up a tour. I have also worked with Student Wellness during National Nutrition Month and offered those tours as one of the challenges, but for the past two years, I have had no takers.

Nutritional information is offered to the best of our ability given the limited manpower and resources we have available.

The nutritional software we have is on a floppy disk, and we do not have a registered dietitian on staff. Our Production Supervisor spends numerous hours keeping this information updated. It is currently available for review in a binder located at the Marketplace Host station. We are also working on getting this information posted on our website very soon. Dining Services runs our Marketplace menus on a five week cycle, unlike many other schools that run on a three or four week cycle.

We do this to avoid the frequent repetition of menu items The loss of the Salad Toss station was a big setback for us, and we realize, a disappointment for our customers. Due to the lack of student labor this semester, we had to move the student workers we do have to the deli so we could keep that open. We run 40 to 60 percent short staffed at nearly every lunch and dinner and that is also affecting services provided in the Jays Nest and the Jay Truck.

We are always available to answer questions and would be more than happy to talk with anyone who has questions about services, menu items and why we do things the way we do. Communication between us and our customers is welcome and encouraged and can go a long way to help avoid misconceptions about the Dining Services.

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Homer finds faculty surveys reveal low morale amongst staff

by Sanjay Paul Associate Professor of Economics

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omer has noticed that surveys of faculty routinely suggest that the world of academe and poor morale go together. Ask faculty how they feel about their college, or their level of satisfaction with the work environment, and you are likely to get a flood of responses indicating a general state of discontent.

Homer is not immune from this existential angst. He is constantly catching himself wallowing in lugubrious lassitude—melancholy compounded by a sense of oppressive weariness.

Going to class to discuss the relevance of Adam Smith’s ideas in contemporary society might relieve the tedium for a fleeting moment, but soon the feeling of wretchedness creeps back. And attending faculty meetings, Homer discovered, only serves to deepen the Stygian gloom.

Homer was not surprised to learn that a recent faculty survey had highlighted the prevalence of low morale. In earlier times, such a finding might have caused committees to sprout up—how else would one get at the truth?--and weighty reports to be issued. Discussions about the growing demands on faculty’s time would inevitably ensue, sometimes followed by the creation of additional committees.

As the number of committees swelled, a vicious circle would establish itself. Homer now had even more meetings to attend, which provided him further opportunities to lament the erosion of work-life balance, the lack of salary increases and the burden of assessment. This, coupled with a sense that the problem was too big for the College to handle on its own, deepened his disenchantment, with the result that Homer’s morale would plumb new depths. On most days, only a scone at the Blue Bean and the prospect of reading the Etownian offered any solace to the tortured soul.

Faculty surveys also tended to reveal yet another enduring problem: inadequate communication.

Was there an institution in the land, Homer wondered, where faculty believed that administration was doing a good job of communicating with them? In all his years of teaching, he had yet to hear of it.

But the problem of communication, once identified, could unleash responses that were even more disturbing than the creation of new committees. For all its failings, a committee had no effect on a college’s budget, but what if the administration was sufficiently exercised by the communication issue to hire consultants to tackle the problem?

This, alas, has been known to occur. With great fanfare, a college would bring in the communication experts, who would then meet with the faculty in small groups to gauge their sentiment. Alas, such meetings served to exacerbate the earlier problem of low morale, as faculty would be reminded of the myriad slights that an uncommunicative administration was inflicting on them. Eventually, a report would be issued, a newsletter would be generated and interest in the matter would recede, until it was time for the next survey.

To these vexing problems besetting faculty, Homer could now add another: the College’s website. For long, faculty have been described as a group bound only by a common grievance over parking, but now, in the Internet era, faculty have discovered yet another source of shared misery.

No matter the effort that goes into developing a website, often at considerable expense and under the guidance of professionals, the faculty is convinced of its ineffectiveness. They do not like the color scheme. Navigation around the site is difficult, especially for those tender high schoolers who are often the principal target. The site does not have enough pictures of students and alumni. The site has too many pictures of students and alumni.

Homer can hardly wait for the next faculty survey. He is ready to tell whoever is listening that his morale is low, the administration is not communicating with him and the website needs to be changed.

Senior questions focus of senior gift fundraiser, finds Class of 2017 selfish in preferring 100 percent participation rate over donation amount

by Ryan Caris Contributing Writer

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ducate for Service.

Our motto shows Etown’s 117-year commitment to serving others through the development of students into active members of the community. When I saw that the senior class gift was going to be a donation toward building a well in an African community, I was excited. Building a well in a developing country epitomizes the College’s motto and is a great opportunity for us to do something meaningful for others. I was planning on donating as soon as the campaign began.

But then I read the email sent out by the Class of 2017’s officers.

“The Senior Gift Program’s primary focus is to end the year with a 100% participation rate, because high participation sends a positive message about the state of the school to alumni,

and other donors who have substantial resources to make large donations,” it read. (Note how they bolded and italicized primary focus.)

I have a huge issue with this: The primary focus is stated in a way that makes the program more about getting donations to the College from alumni than about actually raising the necessary funds for the well. In fact, the amount needed to build the well isn’t even stated in the email or the information packet that was sent out.

This furthers the idea that Senate cares less about the amount of money we raise, and more about the donation rate. If every senior donated one dollar, we would be grossly short of the amount needed. But hey, that’s okay right? The primary focus’s goal would have been met. See the issue here?

When developing any kind of campaign, two of the most important things you have to develop are your objectives and your tactics. Your tactics are how you plan on achieving your objectives. The way that the email was worded made the

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objective to get alumni donating to the College (not the well, mind you) and the tactic is to encourage a high donation rate by current students in this controlled circumstance.

In my opinion, the objective should be to raise enough money to provide the well. The tactic can very well be to encourage a high donation rate. You don’t need to be a business major to understand that a high donation rate will have a strong positive correlation with the amount of money raised. It is not the tactic that bothers me; it is the objective.

Encouraging the alumni to donate to the school is essential for the growth of the College. I get that it’s an important objective.

However, it shouldn’t be the primary objective in a program like this. It can be a secondary objective; I would have no problem with that. But having it as the primary objective does not encapsulate the values of our school; if anything, it makes Senate appear as having grossly misplaced values. And because of their status as representatives of the student body, it reflects poorly on us as well.

I emailed the Class of 2017 back in response to this phrase in particular to let them know how I felt.

In the response to my communication, a Student Senate representative for the seniors attempted to tell me that their primary goal is to have enough funds to donate a well. If I am not mistaken, the original email stated quite clearly that the primary goal was to “end the year with a 100% participation rate.”

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think that you can have two primary goals because that is conflicting. You have to pick one. This is not Burger King: You cannot have it your way.

You cannot have one goal that you send out in a mass communication and then try to tell me that I am “confused.”

You guys were honest the first time. Your primary goal is to have a high donation rate in order to encourage alumni to donate to the school, not to do good in a community that does not directly serve you.

Now, when I first read Senate’s email, I shut down. I decided that if their values were that misplaced, I wouldn’t donate. I did not want to help them achieve a high donation rate. But I realized that if I did that, I also would not be helping build the well, which I believe is a worthy cause.

My plan now, which is one that I encourage others to consider, is to get a group of friends together who plan to donate, and give money as a group, under one friend’s name.

That way we can still make our donations, but the recorded participation rate stays relatively low.

Let us achieve the goal we should—raising money to help others—instead of selfishly trying to get alumni to benefit the college and thus ourselves.

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Sports

October 13, 2016

Men’s, women’s cross country compete at DeSales Invitational, women place 2nd

in Etown athletics...

The men’s soccer team took down Landmark Conference foe Catholic University on Saturday, 3-1. Last night, the Blue Jays defeated Penn StateBerks to continue their winning streak.

The women’s soccer team were shutout on Saturday at Catholic University, 2-0. Last night, the women dropped another conference game to Moravian College.

The women’s field hockey defeated Catholic University on senior Charity Good’s goal, 1-0. The Blue Jays took down Moravian on Wednesday afternoon to improve to 4-0 in the Landmark Conference.

The women’s volleyball team bounced York (Pennsylvania) College, three sets to one in a non-conference match on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays will host the University of Scranton and Moravian College on Friday night.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the DeSales University Invitational this past weekend. The men finished ninth out of 38 teams, while the women placed second out of 35 teams.

The men’s and women’s tennis teams played Shepherd University on Sunday, with the women coming out victorious.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

The women’s cross country team competed at the DeSales Invitational this weekend and placed second out of 35 teams at the event.The only team to finish ahead of the Blue Jays was Dickinson College. Maria Anderson was the third Blue Jay to cross the finish line in 22:57.

in the NCAA...

The seventh release of the Associated Press (AP) Top 25 poll came out on Tuesday morning and the top five teams remained unchanged.

The Alabama Crimson Tide stayed atop the rankings after improving to 6-0 with a 49-30 victory over 16th ranked University of Arkansas.

Following the Crimson Tide in the rankings are the Ohio State University Buckeyes, Clemson University, the University of Michigan and the University of Washington.

This week’s biggest drop in the rankings was the University of Houston’s fall from sixth to 13th. The Cougars were upset by previously unranked Navy, who now enters this week ranked 25th. Florida State University found themselves back in the top 15 after defeating the University of Miami and climbing nine spots from 23rd.

in the pros...

After five weeks of the 2016 National Football League (NFL) regular season, only one team remains undefeated. With the Minnesota Viking’s 31-13 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon, they improved to 5-0. The Vikings have a bye week during week six. Two other previously undefeated teams suffered their first losses of the season in week five. The Philadelphia Eagles dropped a one point contest at Detroit to the Lions, 24-23. The Denver Broncos fell to the Atlanta Falcons, 23-16, and now find themselves in a first-place tie with the Oakland Raiders in the West division. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady returned after his four game suspension to throw for over 400 yards and three touchdowns as the Patriots defeated the Cleveland Browns.

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by Brian Lukacsy Sports Editor

he Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the DeSales Invitational this past weekend.

Only one team finished ahead of the women’s team at the Invitational.

Dickinson College took the overall team title with 54 points.

Senior Casey Quinto and junior Brenna McNamee both placed in the top 10 for the Blue Jays. The duo finished within a second of each other, placing fifth and sixth, respectively.

Junior Maria Anderson ran under 23 minutes one week after just missing the 23 minute mark. She was the third Blue Jay to cross the finish line. Junior Kelsey Brady and sophomore Colleen Kernan both ran season-best 6,000-meter times and finished fourth and fifth for the Blue Jays, respectively.

On the men’s side, senior Keegan McDonough paced the Blue Jays, finishing 18th overall. The men would place ninth out of 38 teams in the standings.

Senior Andrew Lesko crossed the finish line in a time of 27:05, the second best time of any Blue Jay. First-year Samuel Gerstenbacher placed 45th in the individual standings with a time of 27:06.

Junior Tom Fitzgerald and senior Nate Liebsch rounded out the scoring

for the Blue Jays.

The only meet remaining on the Blue Jays’ schedule before the Landmark Conference Championship meet is on Oct. 21. That meet is the Lebanon Valley College Last Chance Run Fast Invitational at Lebanon Valley College.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

The men’s cross country team finished ninth out of 38 teams at the DeSales Invitational this past weekend. Senior Andrew Lesko finished 43rd in the individual standings for the Blue Jays.

Women’s soccer falls to Moravian in Landmark action

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by Brian Lukacsy Sports Editor

he Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team is in the midst of an important stretch of their season. After being shut out by the University of Scranton on Oct. 1 for their first Landmark Conference defeat of the season, they traveled to Catholic University on Saturday.

Despite equaling the Cardinal’s shot total for the game, Etown was unable to find the back of the net for a second straight game. Catholic made the most of their opportunities, striking twice against Etown goalkeeper, junior Hailey Parks. Parks finished the game with four saves.

The Blue Jays’ best chance of the game came from first-year Lydia Lawson’s header attempt, but the shot was saved by Catholic defender Alyssa Fiore. Catholic played with two goalies, starting Ally Marcello in the first half and brining Christina Peyroux in for the final 45 minutes. The two goalkeepers combined for five saves in the shutout victory.

Catholic struck early against the Blue Jays, scoring in the 11th minute to gain a 1-0 advantage. The Cardinals would hold a one-goal lead at the half before tacking on their second goal in the 53rd minute. Lawson led Etown with three shots, two of which were on goal. Junior Maria Boretti had two shots for the Blue Jays.

On Wednesday night, the Blue Jays were looking to bounce back against Moravian College.

In a tight battle until the last few minutes

of regulation, the Blue Jays almost stole a Landmark victory away from the Greyhounds.

Unfortunately, a late penalty stole that victory from Etown’s grasp.

Lawson scored once again for the Blue Jays, but no one else could find the back of the net for Etown.

In the 87th minute, Moravian was awarded a

penalty kick and converted it to take a 2-1 lead.

The Greyhounds would hang on for a one-goal home win.

With the loss, the Blue Jays drop to 1-3 in the Landmark Conference. The win was Moravian’s first in the Landmark this season.

Parks made five saves for Etown in the loss.

Lawson’s goal came in the second half to tie

things up at one goal each. Lawson now has seven goals this season. Etown had their scoring opportunities, firing 13 shots on Wednesday evening.

The Blue Jays will turn their attention to their homecoming weekend matchup with Goucher College on Ira R. Herr Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

First-year Lydia Lawson leads the women’s soccer team in both goals and points this year. Lawson has seven of the Blue Jays ten goals in 13 games, and has 14 points.The Blue Jays will look for another win on Saturday when they host Goucher College at 1 p.m. on Ira R. Herr Field.

Sports

October 13, 2016

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Men’s soccer remains undefeated in conference, defeats Catholic Blue Jays dominate Penn State-Berks in non-conference meeting, host Goucher on Homecoming

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by Paige Williams Staff Writer

hile the rest of campus was off on Fall Break, the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team traveled to Washington D.C. Saturday, Oct. 8 to face off against Catholic University.

The 3-1 win over Catholic enabled the Blue Jays to extend their winning streak to four games. This streak currently stands at five.

Catholic was first team to score a goal.

In the 22nd minute, Catholic’s Brian Galfond took their first shot of the game and put the first point on the board.

Within the next eight minutes, Etown’s sophomore forward Gilbert Waso shot and scored to tie up the game at 1-1. Then, in the 38th minute, first-year forward Travis Wilson was subbed in and, within six minutes, shot, scored and got his second goal of the season.

In the second half, Waso was the only player to score, setting Etown up to take the game at 3-1. This was Waso’s ninth Photo courtesy of Athletic Department score of the season, and this game was Waso’s second consecutive game in which The men’s soccer team continued their domination this season, defeating Catholic University on Saturday night, 3-1. The he scored two goals. In this match, Waso Blue Jays followed up that win with a non-conference victory over Penn State-Berks on Wednesday night. had game-highs of six shots and three He said their performance in this game The Blue Jays set out to prove themselves State-Berks. shots on goal. against Catholic showed that the Blue Jays in this match. According to Sandell, Five different Blue Jays scored for Etown Blue Jay senior forward Jeff Light also have a lot of heart, and that every player Catholic’s head coach Travis Beauchamp in a 7-3 blowout victory over the hosts. had three shots, two of which were on on the team “has some fire in them.” was part of the reason the Blue Jays were Light got the scoring party started in the goal. Senior keeper Ryan Sandell made Sandell said while others might see the not allowed to enter in the national first 30 seconds, scoring his fourth of the five saves against Catholic as well. team’s overall performance this season as tournament last season as he was on season. Waso would add two goals in a Sandell said that the team is pleased successful, the Blue Jays are always looking the selection committee. Beauchamp four goal first half for Etown. with their performance in Saturday’s game. to improve. “The team is definitely happy apparently felt that the Blue Jays were not An own goal in the 72nd minute made The Blue Jays were able to pull off a win, with our record and the way we’ve won our a good enough team to be included. “I the score 5-1. Etown would take on two even with a relatively young team because games, but we’re not content with simply think we proved, and are proving to a lot more goals before it was all said and done. of a few injured players. Sandell said the having a good record,” Sandell said. “We of other people, that we need to be taken The Blue Jays will host Goucher College fact that the team was able to accomplish had one of the best records in college seriously,” Sandell said. on Homecoming weekend. This Saturday this has them “excited to see what [they] soccer last season and still didn’t make the On Wednesday night, the Blue Jays the Gophers will travel to Etown for a 4:30 can do once [the] injured players return.” playoffs. We want championships.” hosted a non-league game against Penn p.m. kickoff.

Field Hockey

Record

Men’s Soccer

Record

1. Elizabethtown College

4-0

1. Elizabethtown College

3-0-1

2. Catholic University

3-1

2. Drew University

2-0-1

Susquehanna University

3-1

Susquehanna University

2-1-1

4. Goucher College

2-2

4. University of Scranton

2-2-0

5. Drew University

1-2

5. Goucher College

1-1-2

6. Juniata College

1-3

6. Catholic University

1-3-0

University of Scranton 8. Moravian College

1-3

Juniata College

1-3-0

0-3

8. Moravian College

0-2-1

Men’s, women’s tennis teams conclude fall season over weekend

Women’s tennis defeats Shephard University, 6-3, Blue Jays turn attention toward spring season

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by Elizabeth Driver Staff Writer

he men’s and women’s tennis teams went to Shepherdstown, West Virginia to compete against Shepherd University Oct. 10. The women’s team won with a 6-3 in singles and 2-of-3 doubles and the men lost with a 9-0.

Senior Taylor Helsel and first year Lenea Riehl helped the women’s team when they played Shepherd’s No. 1 doubles and won with sets 7-2 and 8-1.

“Lenea and I played really well together,” Helsel said.

“Becoming close friends right off the bat in the fall has helped a lot with our chemistry on the court. We are still learning each other’s tennis game, but we are both so compatible with our playing styles and with our personalities.”

After Helsel and Riehl scored for their team, other doubles senior Madison McCall and junior Sam Provak added to the team score with two sets of 8-6 for the win.

Following these, Elizabethtown College won the bottom four flights in singles. McCall neared her 100th Photo courtesy of Athletic Department win by ending up just nine away, with sets 6-3 and 7-5. The women’s tennis team defeated Shephard University on Sunday afternoon, 6-3.The men’s tennis team struggled Provak ended up with two sets of 6-2, sophomore against the Rams, falling 9-0. Both teams concluded their fall season this weekend and will now prepare for the spring.

Meghan Chemidlin with a 6-1 and a 7-5 and first-year least,” Boheim said. “We expected so great competition spring season because the upperclassmen are tougher Breanna Titi with sets 6-2 and 6-1.

The men’s team nearly scored in No. 2 doubles with going into this and knowing we were playing a D2 from last season and the four first-years seem promising.

“Lenea and Brianna will definitely have a great career senior Nathan Dowling and sophomore Nick Strobel but university.” Not to mention, there was “extreme wind and harsh sunlight on the far side of the whole match.” in the spring and Courtney and Sarah will be making a lost the set with a 5-8.

Despite playing doubles for the first time together, debut in the future,” Helsel said.

Following, No. 3 doubles senior Matthew Hornbaker Boheim is on the same page as Helsel and looking and first-year Tristan Boheim received a 4-8 against the Boheim believes he and Hornbaker “worked well together.” forward to more matches. “With practices and in the fall Rams.

This match for both the men’s and women’s teams and workouts in the winter, we will be more than ready “The tennis match was a challenging one to say the concludes the fall season. Helsel is optimistic about the to face the challenges in the spring,” Boheim said.

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October 13, 2016

Field hockey blanks Catholic University to stay unbeaten Blue Jays defeat Cardinals, Greyhounds on their way to 4-0 start in Landmark Conference play

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by Nick Loschiavo Staff Writer

he Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team has had a good win. The last time they faced the Catholic Cardinals, they were defeated in the Landmark Championship on their home turf of Wolf Field. Their next meeting would have a different ending as the Blue Jays beat the Cardinals 1-0 Saturday afternoon.

The Cardinals put a lot of pressure on the Blue Jays in the first half as they controlled the game but managed one shot on sophomore goalie Margo Donlin.

Donlin made sure this shot did not go through. Donlin and the rest of the Blue Jays had a great plan of attack for the victory.

“Our game plan was to go out hard and score quickly, and then to keep that intensity for the remainder of the game. We knew that playing Catholic would be a tough game because they’re always a good team, so we wanted to make sure we got on top and

stayed there,” Donlin said. “ We w at c h e d f i l m of o u r previous games to learn from our past mistakes and how to continue the things we do well. It was incredible to beat Catholic, especially because they beat us in the Landmark Championship last fall, and I think we will continue to pl ay wel l t h rou g hout t he remainder of the season.”

This victory was clearly a boost of confidence as Donlin and the rest of the Blue Jays proved to themselves that they could defeat a big competitor like Catholic.

With possession of the ball, senior Nicole Leaf lead the attack.

She had a dramatic shot that recoiled off the leg of Catholic goalie Analisa Scott.

Leaf attempted another shot, but Scott saved it once more, and the teams went into halftime head locked 0-0. Donlin stopped three shots in the first half and was relieved by sophomore Hannah Mack in the second half.

Senior Allison McLamb went for a shot in the second half, but

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

The women’s field hockey team defeated Catholic University on Saturday, 1-0. The Blue Jays also took down Moravian College on Wednesday afternoon to improve to 4-0 in conference play.

Scott once again saved it. Scott’s goal saving couldn’t last though as senior Charity Good fired a shot that was left in front of the goal to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.

Another shutout by Donlin and Mack lead Mack to a win and her season record to 2-1.

“It was really exciting to be able to put in the game-winning goal on Saturday. I just remember my teammates passing it across the cage, and I was in the right position to put it in the cage,” Good said. “During the game there is never too much time to celebrate because we all knew there was still a lot of time left, and we had to keep playing. We were all hoping to put in another goal so it wasn’t as close, but even though that didn’t happen, everybody played their best. It was Photo courtesy of Athletic Department definitely an entire team effort, First-year Olivia Beachley scored her first career goal on Oct. 1 and we were thrilled to come out against the University of Scranton. Her overtime goal gave the with the win.”

Blue Jays a 2-1 victory over their Landmark foe.

The Blue Jays subsequently turned their attention to Wednesday afternoon’s Landmark Conference game against Moravian College. Etown took control from the start, scoring just over one minute into the game. Senior Halley Donlin scored her second goal of the season, assisted by Leaf.

Less than four minutes later, the Blue Jays struck again. Good scored her fifth goal of the year on another assist by Leaf. In total, the Blue Jays would score four times in the first half and take a commanding 4-0 lead into the break.

Leaf established a new career high for points in a game with six. She scored her lone goal in the 43rd minute of the game. Leaf finished with four assists.

Junior Emma Christman scored her team leading seventh goal of the season in the ninth minute of action. Good would score twice to

lead all goal scorers.

Among the goal scorers were first-year Madison Kubik, senior Kelsey Detweiler and McLamb.

Moravian finally got on the board in the 51st minute as Elisa Silecchia scored her first goal of the year. With the loss, Moravian remains winless in 11 tries. The Greyhounds are now 0-3 in the Landmark Conference.

Mack earned the win in goal for the Blue Jays to improve to three and one. Mack and M. Donlin each made one save in the game.

The vic tor y help e d Etown improve to 4-0 in Landmark play this season. The Blue Jays will travel to Goucher College on Saturday afternoon for a matchup with the Gophers. The game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

T h e B l u e Jay s h av e t h re e Landmark Conference games left on the schedule before the playoffs begin on Nov. 2.

Athlete of the Week TM

Oct. 14 vs Scranton vs Moravian

Oct. 15 M Soccer vs Goucher W Soccer vs Goucher @ Goucher

Oct. 16

Oct. 17

CHARITY GOOD

by Brian Lukacsy Sports Editor The senior has enjoyed an impactful season thus far for the women’s field hockey team. Good ranks second on the team in goals scored with six and is second in points with 12 through the team’s first 12 games. Good scored the lone goal in Etown’s 1-0 Landmark Conference victory over Catholic University on Oct. 8 to help the Blue Jays remain undefeated in league play. Most recently, Good scored twice in the Blue Jays 8-1 rout of Moravian.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

@ F&M Fall Invitational

Oct. 18 vs Millersville

Oct. 19 M Soccer @ Lancaster Bible

Major: Occupational Therapy Hometown: Muncy, Pennsylvania Favorite athlete/sports team: My teammates (Etown field hockey) Favorite Jay’s Nest item: Cinnamon bread sticks Favorite movie: “The Blindside” or “Remember the Titans” Favorite place to visit: My grandparent’s house.

In 10 years I want to be... an occupational therapist serving a population in need.

Favorite Etown Memory: Thanksgiving dinner Greatest Etown accomplishment: Being an Into the Streets coordinator for the last three years while playing field hockey Greatest field hockey accomplishment: Making it to districts my senior year of high school for the first time in my high school’s history.

I started playing field hockey at age...

14.