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The Etownian

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Vol. 113. Issue 8

Thursday, november 10, 2016

Etown introduces First Folio!

The College plays host to the first formal binding of many Shakespeare works until early next month.

by Kelly Bergh News Edtior

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Zachary Lesser discussed the significance of the visitation of the Folio at Etown.

lizabethtown College is hosting an original copy of the Shakespeare anthology as part of the Folger Shakespeare Library First Folio tour. A preview of the exhibit on the evening of Nov. 6 introduced the exhibition to the campus community.

Dr. Zachary Lesser, a Shakespeare scholar and Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, delivered the keynote address at the kickoff event.

Entitled “First Folios, Lost Quartos, and the Meaning of Hamlet,” the discourse showcased Lesser’s expertise in Shakespeare and material texts in relation to the First Folio.

The Folio, published in 1623, is regarded as the first formal binding of 36 of Shakespeare’s plays and includes works such as “Macbeth” and “Antony and Cleopatra” that might otherwise have been lost to time. Seven years after his death, two of The Bard’s acting troupe friends worried that the works that were “in danger of being lost or corrupted with the wrong text being presented, so they wanted to produce an authoritative edition,” Lesser said.

However, the professor pointed out in an interview that the synthesis of the plays into an official volume was not as comprehensive as commonly believed: Shakespeare’s collaborative works are missing, as are his sonnets. But considering the lack of Shakespearean manuscripts beyond a very plausible scrap of paper, this anthology

affords the continuation of the playwright’s talent.

Lesser’s presentation featured many images of original copies of folios that substantiated his analysis of the work as present day evidence of how the reception of Shakespeare has changed over time.

“Without the First Folio, our idea of Shakespeare would be very different than it is, absolutely,” he said. “Would he have become the most canonical writer in the English language, the most praised writer in the English language? I’m not sure.”

Four years prior to the Folio’s publication, an assembly of 10 plays into a “quasicollection,” as Lesser referred to it, gave only a brief idea of the Shakespearean canon.

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Trump defeats Clinton Field hockey wins Landmark championship, in race for Presidency defeats Susquehanna in double overtime

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by Emily Seiser Staff Writer

n Tuesday, Nov. 8, the people of America cast their votes and elected Donald Trump as the next president of the United States. Trump finished with 276 electoral college votes, compared to opposing candidate Hillary Clinton’s 228 votes. He won 47.51 percent of the popular vote, with Clinton taking 47.66 percent.

Trump was in the lead for the majority of the evening. He took major swing states like Florida as well as states that usually vote Democratic, like Ohio. Pennsylvania also went Republican, many first time a change in states’ political affiliations has occurred in many years.

Overall, the candidates were only percentages away from each other in each state. Media outlets such as CNN and NBC did not expect Trump to win, as polls right before the election still showed Clinton leading.

Trump is currently 70 years old, making him the oldest president ever elected, beating previous record holder Ronald Reagan by a year.

During the election, the American public showed its discontent with the conventional politics of the past by electing a businessman with no prior political experience. This election was also monumental because both the House of Representatives and the Senate are controlled by the Republican party.

In Russia, the people are excited about Trump’s victory. Vladimir Putin has stated that he hopes to work with the US in order to improve relations between the two countries, according to a report by CBS News.

President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico has expressed willingness to work with Trump to preserve the beneficial relationship for both parties.

However, the Mexican Peso’s value has dropped since the announcement of the results.

President Francois Hollande of France has not expressed excitement in regard to the results of the election, as he was a known supporter of Clinton, although he gave his congratulations to Trump. According to CBS News, other countries, such as the Netherlands, China, Britain, India, Israel and the Philippines, sent their congratulations to Trump and look forward to working with him.

On the campus of Elizabethtown College, students are abuzz. Many were surprised by the outcome. First-year Courtney Gelb was shocked since she thought “Hillary Clinton would be pulling ahead” during the election. First-year Leah Jordan was not surprised. “It’s heart-wrenching that he [actually] did win,” she said.

Sophomore Emil Brandau believes that this election is unique in the fact that the “Republican president-elect may in fact end up more fiscally liberal than the Democrats’ own nominee,” which could lead to an “ideological party realignment.” Sophomore Julie Weeks believes the election was monumental not only because Clinton did not win as everybody expected, but also because “everyone was tuned in, not just Americans.”

Photo: Taylor Miles | Photography Editor

Many students expressed their surprise over the outcome, with many questioning how the country will recover after such a divisive election.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

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College launches Amtrak pilot program

by Emily Drinks Edtior-in-Chief

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lizabethtown College launched a pilot program on Wednesday, Nov. 9 in partnership with PaTripsbyTrain to bring students accessible and affordable Amtrak train tickets for the Keystone and Pennsylvanian lines.

PaTripsbyTrain began with a partnership between PennDot and Amtrak to increase ridership on the trains through promotional work with Sacunas Integrated Communications (Sacunas). According to Sacunas’ website, “Amtrak and PennDot wanted to increase railway ridership in PA with a program that explored the joys of traveling by rail.”

Etown is the first college or university to launch the pilot program, and Sacunas wants to measure interest amongst college students at Etown to determine if PaTripsbyTrain is a program that could be expanded to other colleges.

PaTripsbyTrain offers a ticket discount to students, called a companion fair, in which students can purchase one round-trip ticket and receive a 40 percent discount on the second ticket.

“We tried to package it so it’s really beneficial to your money,” Senior Project Manager for Sacunas Jamie Judy said.

The discount is meant to incentivize ridership, particularly among residential students or those who are from the Central Pennsylvania area and would otherwise not take the Amtrak that has stop between Pittsburgh and New York City. “When you’re in Central Pennsylvania the Amtrak isn’t first on your mind,” Judy said.

Account Director of Sacunas Jessica Wolfe also

intends for the program to increase student knowledge of public transportation methods within the Central Pennsylvania area overall. “It’s a great resource we want people to be aware of,” she said.

She included that in other cities such as Washington, D.C. people use trains regularly, but she does not feel as though students at the College have enough familiarity with the resources available to them for travel.

Another goal of the project is to get students out of a rural setting to explore more urbanized areas. “The emphasis is on taking adventures and exploring the world around us,” Director of Community Relations and College Events at the College Caroline Lalvani said.

“The program highlights many of the wonderful attractions we have in this area and gives students an opportunity to travel to more urban areas while enjoying their time at Elizabethtown College.”

PaTripsbyTrain includes excursions focusing on culinary experiences, sightseeing and tours, sports and festivals, family adventures and music and nightlife.

Judy gave the examples of a Broadway package, a visit to the Philadelphia museum or fall foliage in Pittsburgh as excursions available to students.

“We also want to engage some local businesses that students may otherwise not visit or be aware of,” Wolfe said.

Amtrak also has excursions to the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts in Harrisburg and tours of the Amish in Lancaster for students, faculty and staff who wish to explore more local attractions of the College.

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Amtrak selects College to help launch PaTripsbyTrain Discounted train tickets and excursion packages encourage students to explore urbanized areas.

Students can purchase excursions at a discount rate through PaTripsbyTrain.

Amtrak ticket and excursion reservations can also be modified.

Students have the option of contacting Amtrak customer service to change their reservation.

“The program highlights many of the wonderful attractions we have in this area and gives students an opportunity to travel to more urban areas while enjoying their time at Elizabethtown College.” ~Caroline Lalvani

The program hopes to appeal to students, faculty and staff from different backgrounds and with a variety of interests. “Travel is universal,” Lalvani said.

“Having Amtrak access at a reasonable rate and having the options of so many dis counte d exc ursions a l lows our campus community to have a greater breadth. With that, I think this program appeals to all students, faculty and staff irrespective of their interests, majors or backgrounds.”

As with other railway transportation for residential students, Campus Security provides transportation without a vehicle

to the train station, and PaTripsbyTrain gives a list of available transportation for after students arrive at their destination.

S om e e xc u rs i ons are d ay t r ip s ; however, other outings to farther cities like Pittsburgh, which is a five-hour train ride, are designed to last a weekend.

Due to the variation in the length of stay PaTripsbyTrain also partners with some hotels within the different cities in order to offer students discounted hotel rates. Discounts on car rentals are also available with the purchase of a rail ticket.

Judy said that students can purchase tickets on an individual basis, but a big attraction is to the group-oriented aspect of the discount since individuals must purchase two tickets in order to receive the discount. PaTripsbyTrain also appeals to professors taking a class on a field trip.

“We understand that right now a lot of professors take a van, but this way they can collaborate [with students] and work on projects while travelling to a from a location,” Wolfe said.

As a part of the launch of the program, PaTripsbyTrain is offering students a chance to win two free Amtrak tickets.

Titled “Put your Selfie on the Train,” the program component enters students who post a selfie to social media while riding the Amtrak into a drawing.

The College has also run a social media campaign leading up to the launch on their Facebook and Twitter feeds. The campaign promotes knowledge of and participation in the program.

For more information regarding tickets and excursions visit PaTripsbyTrain. com/elizabethtown-college.

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The Electoral College

by Abigail Aumen Contributing Writer

Photo: Taylor Miles | Photography Editor

A simulated refugee camp consisting of two family-sized tents was set up outside the BSC on Monday as part of the Global Village, one of many events run by the College in promotion of International Education Week.

Campus Security listens to student grievances over casual coffee chat

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Amtrak and PaTripsbyTrain partnered to give Etown students easier access to destinations off campus. Students can now receive discounts on certain Amtrak tickets and excursions departing from the station in downtown Elizabethtown.

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lizabethtown College students had the opportunity to meet and talk to Campus Security officers at the College’s first Coffee with Campus Security event on Thursday, Nov. 3.

The meeting took place in Hoover 110 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Campus Security Director Andrew Powell said the event was designed to let students and officers get to know each other in a more casual setting. The meet-and-greet style was unstructured and allowed students to come and go as they pleased. A few officers sat at each table and answered students’ questions. Cookies, donuts and coffee were available.

Conversation topics covered everything from the duties the officers have to the things they do outside of work. Some officers and students discovered different things they have in common with each other. Both officer Jeffrey Williams and junior Colby Schweibenz have been on trips to Honduras in the past.

Pictures of each of the officers were displayed on a screen at the front of the room. The officers and students at one table spent some time looking at the pictures and laughing at some of the officers’ facial expressions.

Officer Dee Nevills, who joined the security team earlier this year and is the College’s newest officer, said she enjoys working with her colleagues in the security field. “I’ve been working in security my whole life,” Nevills said. “Security itself is the same everywhere, but working at Etown is new for me because of the age groups I’m dealing with.”

Several officers described the most unique situations they’ve dealt with at Etown, from encounters with intoxicated students to dealing with fires in residence halls. They also described less intense duties, such as jump-starting students’ cars. Officer and dispatch coordinator Cyndi Young said Campus Security jump-starts an average of three to four cars per week.

Young, who has worked for Campus Security since 1981, described how much the College and its students have changed since she started working here. “Years ago, if anything moved after 10 or 11 p.m. you knew something was up,” Young said.

“Now it’s not uncommon to have students out and about at 4 or 5 a.m. on weeknights.”

Officer Ryan Valentine said he has noticed a change in the relationship between students and officers. He said this is probably due to a combination of negative media portrayals of police and the technology Etown students can use to interact with Campus Security. Williams said it is important for both students and officers to ignore stereotypes and focus on the officers’ duties at the College.

“You can’t go into this job wanting to be a TV cop,” Williams said. “You have to want to do it for the right reasons.”

Williams is in charge of controlling the card access system that lets students enter buildings by swiping their student IDs. He and the other officers agreed that they would much rather help students in situations where they are not in danger, such as trying to enter an academic building, because these interactions build positive student-officer relationships.

The event was advertised in the College’s Campus News email and on Campus Security’s Twitter page. Powell mentioned Campus Security’s page on Etown’s website as a good way for students to find out more about what Campus Security does. While this is convenient for students, it also takes away an opportunity to interact with an officer in person.

Powell said that he was pleased to see the number of conversations going on between the students and officers throughout the event and plans to hold Coffee with Campus Security events every semester.

“Part of the reason for holding this event was to challenge some of the misconceptions out there that Campus Security is only here to get students in trouble,” Powell said. “I hope that when we hold these events in the future we will be able to have more students attend and change those misconceptions.”

“A lot of people feel intimidated when they see one of us in uniform,” Nevills said. “So it’s important for us to make ourselves accessible. We’re all different human beings with families, interests and lives outside of our jobs. At the same time, we are here for the students and are all genuinely caring people.”

The atmosphere in Washington D.C. surrounding the election was unlike anything I had ever experienced before. Starting this past Monday, all anyone talked about was the election. From the cafeteria workers to the Congressmen, everyone had an opinion, and everyone was willing to share.

On Tuesday it seemed as if everyone in the Capitol was wearing something patriotic in the form of buttons, earrings, shirts, scarves, socks and even a pair of pants designed to look like the American flag. Everyone in my office was too excited to work, so we spent the day making prediction maps and talking about election night plans. Many of my older coworkers were planning to go to bars and watch the results roll in with their friends. My boss told me I had to go to the White House once the election was called because that’s where everyone goes to celebrate.

Election night is definitely the Super Bowl Sunday of D.C. I realize now I was too confident in a win for Hillary Clinton going into the election. As I sat in my apartment with my friends and watched the results start rolling in, I was in utter shock and disbelief. Republicans and Democrats alike, we were all shocked by the results. Like it or not, everyone expected a Clinton victory.

In the apartments around us we could hear yelling and cheering every time a state was called, from 7:00 p.m. until midnight. After midnight, our news station informed us that Donald Trump would almost certainly be our next president, and I decided against going to the White House. I didn’t want to be a part of any celebration that his victory inspired.

I dejectedly went to bed at 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, knowing there was a strong chance I’d wake up to a President-elect Trump.

Three of my friends did make the trek to the White House around 1:45 a.m. and described an unforgettable experience: No less than 500 people were gathered outside the fence. Most of them were college-aged and angry about the results of the election. People were shouting into megaphones, crying, climbing trees, chanting, holding up signs in protest... people were even getting into fist fights with one another, and media outlets were set up, interviewing these impassioned people. It seemed as if there were more people attending in protest than there were in support. I now deeply regret not going to the White House to voice my protest of the results of the election.

The moment I woke up on Wednesday I pulled out my computer to confirm my worst fears: Donald Trump had won the election, and the Republican Party had control of both the House and Senate.

It seemed appropriate that Wednesday was cold, rainy and bleak. The restaurant where I ate my breakfast was unusually quiet as CNN played quietly on a TV over the bar. People were crying on the metro. The entire city was silent until someone brought up the election, then the conversation quickly escalated to yelling and fear mongering.

As one of my professors at American University said today, it’s a bad time to be a Democrat, no matter how you spin it. The House is red, the Senate is red and our President is orange. This professor claimed that our best hope is in Donald Trump becoming the fastest-impeached president ever.

The only glimmer of hope in this otherwise dejected city was found in a lecture I attended at the Brookings Institute, a non-partisan think tank in D.C., that discussed the outcome and implications of the election. The fives panelists reminded us that we do have a path forward, that this isn’t the end of our country. Trump’s erratic behavior will be a true test of the American Constitution and our system of checks and balances.

But even so, I still cannot believe that our country elected this man to be our next president.

I am shocked and numb, but I know that life will go on.

Abigail Aumen is an Elizabethtown College junior with a double major in legal studies and history. She is spending this semester at American University in Washington D.C. participating in the Washington Semester in American Politics. Aumen is currently interning with a Pennsylvania senator.

Photo: Megan White | Staff Photographer

Students and Campus Security officers got to know each other and shared stories in an unstructured environment at the College’s first Coffee with Campus Security event.

The views expressed in this column do not represent those of The Etownian’s entire staff.

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The Bard begins short residency in High Library The poorly bound 1619 edition of the anthology provides evidence for collectors of the different alterations to these books throughout history until they reached the libraries that t r e a s u r e t h e m t o d ay. S u c h increases the significance of the First Folio’s maintained readable quality.

“Binding matters,” Lesser said.

“We can only read what survives, after all.”

While the Folio is not perfect, survive it has. Over 200 copies e x ist to d ay, w it h 8 2 ow ne d

by Folger that are alternated between exhibitions.

Eight Folios regularly reside in Pennsylvania, including two at the University of Pennsylvania, which Lesser admitted he has brought to his first year seminar, and one at Carnegie Mellon University. The First Folio’s visit to Etown brings it to a part of the state that might otherwise not see.

Lesser believes that the College’s e x h ibit help s org an i z at i ons such as the Folger Shakespeare Library balance the provision of access to rare materials while still preserving them. The Folios that visit schools and libraries are carefully guarded at all times so that their continued display is a possibility.

At each location it visits, the Folio is open to Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” soliloquy. A decision L e s s e r c a l l e d “ i n e v i t a b l e .”

The display of the speech is intended to serve as a “symbol for Shakespeare’s greatness, for better and for worse.”

Because the speech has become so famous and familiar, Lesser expressed worry that it might become hackneyed. “Hamlet” is Shakespeare’s most frequently performed play, “But it’s also his least known play,” Lesser said.

Two quartos, or pamphlets, give two different looks at drafts of “Hamlet.” The second quarto from 1604 contains a soliloquy that looks like the one in the First Folio, in which “[Hamlet] dissolves the self into intellectual abstraction,” Lesser said.

The first quarto, Q1, which was published the preceding year, leads to a different idea about the afterlife, in which the apparently pious character begins with the same question but then signals his fear of The Last Judgment.

The editorial differences in the drafts Lesser outlined in his address serve as “reminder of the precariousness” of human culture of keeping and sharing information through material texts. The differences in editorial decisions allow us to trace the publishing trends over time, which can lead to increased literary cultural awareness.

The contrast of the works

demonstrates differences in interpretation at the individual level. In some First Folio copies, marginalia provide insight to specific, very personal proverbial wisdom that can be applied to everyday life. The continued sharing of these understandings at institutions like Etown broaden the impact of Shakespeare even further. “ I t h i n k i t ’s g r e a t t h a t people can come and see this b o ok,” L ess er said. C oming into contact with the physical book, even behind glass, can have an inspirational impact on visitors, despite not being able to physically read it.

“I hope that coming into a somewhat mediated contact with the first Folio itself will really inspire people to go reread the plays,” he said.

After the keynote address, Jennifer Besse of the English d e p ar t me nt qu e st i one d t he effects of the digitization of Shakespeare on the accessibility and appreciation of his writing, to w h i ch L e ss e r re sp ond e d that he has observed it having a “paradoxical good effect,” creating hype about the book and its included plays.

“I was pleasantly surprised to hear him integrate the meaning of the plays so well with the actual physicality of the book,” Besse said of Lesser’s presentation.

The Penn professor wants viewers of the First Folio at Etown to understand the value of preserving the public institutions and maintaining access, b oth physical and digital, in stimulating a wave of Shakespeare scholarship. “First Folio gave us the Shakespeare that we know today. Thank it for preserving plays that might otherwise not have survived,” he said.

The First Folio! exhibit is open to the public in the High Librar y now until Dec. 4. A student art gallery, Will’s Words: A Shakespeare Art & Design Exhibit, will run simultaneously in the library.

The calendar of additional events features guest speakers at Bowers Writers House, group tours and teaching workshops.

The 2016-2017 Global Film Festival features international renditions of Shakespeare works and a theatre troupe of Etown stu d e nt s w i l l b e su r pr i s i ng Elizabethtown residents w i t h P o p - Up S h a k e s p e a r e performances at popular places around town, including Folklore C of fee & C ompany and t he Elizabethtown Public Library.

For more information about First Folio! at Etown, visit www. etown.edu/library/firstfolio or email High Library instruction and outreach librarian Joshua Cohen at cohenjp@etown.edu.

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Global Film Festival Gibble Auditorium

All films are free and open to the public.

Shakespeare Around the Globe OCTOBER 13 at 7 p.m.

OMKARA (OTHELLO) INDIA

NOVEMBER 13 at 5 p.m.

TWELFTH NIGHT UNITED KINGDOM

NOVEMBER 16 at 7 p.m.

THRONE OF BLOOD (MACBETH) JAPAN

DECEMBER 4 at 3 p.m.

CORIOLANUS UNITED KINGDOM

JANUARY 19 at 7 p.m.

PRINCE OF THE HIMALAYAS (HAMLET) CHINA

FEBRUARY 16 at 7 p.m.

CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT (HENRY IV AND OTHER PLAYS) SPAIN

MARCH 16 at 7 p.m.

RAN (KING LEAR) JAPAN

Learn more about the inspiration behind this year’s film selection at www.etown.edu/library/firstfolio

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The book behind the First Folio! celebration sits behind thick glass at the High Library. It is available for viewing until Dec. 4.

Films are presented in their respective languages, with subtitles in English. Sponsored by the Office of International Student Services and High Library. For additional information, contact Kristi Syrdahl at 717-361-1594 or syrdahlk@etown.edu

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Students ‘become more globally minded’ with International Education Week

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by Rachel Lee Asst. Features Editor

he goal of International Education We ek is to help Etown campus become more globally minded, more internationalized. We highlight a lot of different cultures and make Etown students aware of what’s going on in the rest of the world,” senior and International Leadership Assistant (ILA) Alexandria Krause said.

International Education Week was established by the US Department of State and the US Department of Education in 2000 to encourage Americans to become global citizens and to encourage people from abroad to study in the US. This year the dates are Nov. 14 to 18, but Elizabethtown College campus is celebrating the Week early, from Nov. 7 to Nov. 11.

Director of International Student Services Kristi Syrdahl believes the week also promotes US students studying abroad. “Far fewer North American students study abroad than international students study in the States,” Syrdahl stated.

The focus of this year’s International Education Week at Etown is the Dignity, not Charity Food Drive. The Office of International Student Services (OISS) is running the food drive from Nov. 7 to Nov. 30 to collect culturally appropriate food items for recently resettled refugees in the Lancaster area.

There is a Rice for Refugees Angel Tree located on the second floor of the Brossman Commons (BSC) with angels that list culturally appropriate food, such as rice, vegetable oil, black tea, curry powder and beans. Students can take an angel and buy the food listed on its back.

Donations can be dropped off in the basket located at the base of the tree.

Associated with this food drive is the Refugee Camp in the Heart of Campus.

This display consists of two tents outside the BSC. Inside are examples of what refugees might have with them at a refugee camp, such as sleeping bags, toys and school supplies.

Informational signs with statistics and information from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are placed throughout the tents to help educate visitors. In the first tent, students can write their reactions in a log. They can either write anonymously or sign their name.

“Heartbreaking. Happy that we can raise awareness and support local refugees,” Krause wrote.

International Education Week kicked off with the Global Village in the BSC

concourse on Nov. 7. Syrdahl decided to call it a village because different, i nt e r n at i o n a l l y - m i n d e d c l u b s a n d activities were all in one place.

A henna artist named Arva had a table.

She applied Indian and middle Easternstyle temporary tattoos to students’ hands.

Sophomore and ILA Gaia Lazzarini was surprised at how long the line at her table got.

The Dignity not Charity Food Drive also had a table. ILAs sold colored pots containing dirt and a world-shaped package of seeds. They also sold raffle tickets for prizes, such as a scratch map, “Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 Countries” by Terri Morrison and Wayne Conaway and an international-themed coloring book. All proceeds will go toward buying culturally appropriate food for local refugees.

Clubs like No Boundaries and Better Together also had tables. No Boundaries sold bracelets with “hope” written in different languages to raise money for the Red Cross. BCA Study Abroad manned a table to answer students’ questions about study abroad programs.

Free food from different countries was available in the Blue Bean Café, including clotted cheese with strawberry preserves, scones, baklava, Danish oatmeal cookies and Turkish delight. There was also tea from around the world, such as Yunnan Bo Nay tea from China.

International music played in the background, and OISS and Facilities put up different countries’ flags for the event.

Lazzarini remembered seeing her native country of Italy’s flag.

“It felt like I was part of something big,” Lazzarini said. “I’m here, and I’m represented, even though me and another guy—we’re just two from Italy—but we’re part of this, you know? It feels great.”

A new event this year was Culture through Ar t, Nov. 8 on the second floor of the BSC near the Sacred Space, students used a variety of materials and art supplies, such as string, pipe cleaners, colored pencils, water and acrylic paints, straws and markers, to create art that represented what culture meant to them.

First-year Madeline Gingrich painted a Korean woman in traditional South Korean dress, called hanbok, to represent her experience at a six week, governmentsponsored program in Seoul, South Korea.

During this time, Gingrich studied Korean at a local college.

“I haven’t been able to use the language much, so that’s why I wrote ‘Hello’ on here informally [in Korean] to kind of express trying to use Korean still to speak with others like how you enter a conversation with ‘Hello,’” Gingrich said.

Junior and ILA Muntabir Choudhury planned the event based on an event his high school in Bangladesh had.

Choudhury hoped Culture through Art would bring American and international students together.

After the event, participants could leave their artwork to be judged by assistant professor of art Dr. Kristi Arnold. They could win prizes like tickets to MoviETown and a gift card to Folklore. The artwork was then displayed on the second floor of the BSC and will remain there for several weeks.

Another new event was the Study Abroad Storytelling Circle Process on Nov. 7. Students who had recently returned from studying abroad and international students who will return home soon met to share their experiences.

“Coming back from studying abroad or being an international student here in the United States and then going home, it’s really hard to adjust to culture shock,” Syrdahl said. “A way to help mitigate

that culture shock is to purposely have a program that allows students to share their stories about when they’ve gone abroad or their experiences here.”

Director of Study Abroad Sabina Post introduced the event. Dell Area Coordinator Cody Miller and Syrdahl used their Restorative Circle training from a program with Kay Pranis in September to lead the event. The group talked for over two hours. Syrdahl thought it was a success and was especially happy that no one checked their phones during the event, but were respectful and actively listening.

The Global Dinner this year was Greekthemed. Syrdahl was inspired by Gingrich’s experience in Greece during a summer study abroad program. “Everything this year—at Center Plate, at Hearth, at soup, at salad bar and at dessert—is all going to be Greek-inspired food,” Syrdahl said.

For more information about International Education Week, contact Syrdahl at syrdahlk@etown.edu.

Photos: Jacob Hopkins | Assistant Photography Editor

The Office of International Student Services sponsored multiple International Education Week events, including a “Global Village,” a refugee camp display and an art exhibit meant to portray culture through student-made artworks.

Students learn about political trust in China, compare to US Trust in the government is an issue worldwide but especially in China, according to lecture by Dan Chen.

by Katie Weiler Staff Writer

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ednesday, Nov. 9, students and members of the community gathered in the Bowers Writers House to hear assistant professor of political science and Asian studies Dr. Dan Chen speak about political trust in China.

Chen’s recent research has been on the citizen’s trust in the different types of government, mainly local and central government.

There was a sur ve y done by t he University of Taiwan on the citizen’s trust levels in regard to the local and central government.

China is a communist nation, but the central trust is nearly 90 percent and the local trust 70 percent.

After the recent Election Day in the United States, the topic also shifted to American trust in government officials.

With a quick assessment around the room, the group concluded that there is typically more trust in the local government than in the central government. In fact, central trust in the US is at an all-time low of

nearly 25 percent, according to Chen’s surveys.

However, Chen argued that these Chinese survey results will continue into eventual devastating consequences for the overall government trust in China. Since local government officials are representing the central government in their areas, this will eventually lead to a decrease in both local and central governmental trust in the future.

This communist nation has been under its current ruler since 2013, when the president of the communist party was elected. Since then, the nation has been controlled by an authoritarian government.

There are strict laws in China that prevent the citizens from creating their own political parties, and they filter what they say about the current government.

What they call a law against rumors, is really a way to keep social outbursts quiet.

Their social media accounts are portrayed in a different light, since they do not necessarily have the same social rights as Americans.

Another reason there is not a lower trust rate for the central government is due to media control, or what the media sources

can tell the people.

Local government officials are also the people citizens are more likely to see enforcing the laws. This causes more distrust of the local government, despite the fact the central government actually makes the laws.

“Dr. Ozkanca recommended I come to this event since I’m looking into more political science classes,” sophomore Amanda Hafler stated.

Similar to other countries, educators are often monitored more closely than other citizens and targeted for any contrasting beliefs they spread.

The way that the Chinese government is structured leaves little to no room for social unrest to be expressed. The suppression is not always prevalent in everyday life, but that does not mean it is not there.

In connection, there are not as many nationwide protests since they would be quieted by the government, as well.

The results from the popular Taiwan poll indicate that local government trust is lower, but eventually this may rise into a problem for the central government as well. If local support is declining, there will be an eventual downward drop in total

regime support overall.

China has the largest population in the world, yet it is not as diverse as America.

Despite the large country and its various regions, there are much smaller sections of public opinion.

The differences in these opinions center mainly around the gender of the people and the varying age levels.

For example, it is more typical of the average Chinese woman to be more trusting of the central government than it is for an average Chinese male to exhibit the same level of trust.

Apart from gender differences, there is a level of distrust exhibited in Chinese citizens who regularly go on the Internet.

It could be assumed that the Internet offers more explanations into the varying intentions of the governments, both local and central.

Citizens who have acquired a higher level of education also tend to be less satisfied with the government. There are less categories for expression in China, partially since there are no political parties, and the popular religious and political views tend to keep a repressive regime intact.

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College celebrates American Indian heritage, current issues

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by Aileen Ida Features Editor

he Mosaic House was filled with laughter and conversation Thursday, Oct. 3 as 83 students gathered to make dream catchers and learn about American Indian culture and histor y in honor of National American Indian heritage month.

The program was run by the Mosaic House and the resident assistant (RA) diversity and inclusion committee.

According to Stephanie Collins, interim director of multicultural programming and residential communities, the RAs decided they wanted to do an event that would be both interactive and educational.

In t he p ast, prog rams rel ate d to American Indian Heritage month have sponsored movie screenings usually followed by group discussions. This year, though, those planning the event wanted to be able to engage students in order to teach them about issues American Indians face.

“We were hoping to do something to draw students in w it hout b eing intimidating because some of these large discussions can be intimidating,” Collins said.

Sophomore Kyle Lumbert, an RA in Schlosser Residence Hall who is also on the diversity and inclusion committee, talked about the fact that Schlosser used the event as a building activity. They were able to get a group of around 25 residents.

According to Lumbert, everyone seemed to have a good time and really enjoyed the event.

“I think it’s great that we are celebrating all kinds of diversity. It was a great bonding time for people of all cultures to come together and learn,” first-year and Schlosser resident Savannah Martinez said.

In order to facilitate the program, Collins encouraged the members of the RA diversity and inclusion committee to research local native tribes. Specifically, she wanted them to learn about the population of local tribes at their peak versus their population now. She said

that the drops in populations were astronomical.

In addition to learning about the population statistics of local tribes, she also encouraged the RAs to research the creation myths of each of the tribes they researched. Collins talked about how while many tribes have different creation stories, the similarities are often striking.

A common connection is the emphasis on the importance of nature and the relationship between nature and people.

Lumbert commented that when doing their research, the RAs noticed that almost all of the tribes they found had some sort of connection to the creation and use of dream catchers. This research gave life to their event planning.

In addition to the dream catchers, there was also information related to American Indian heritage being shown on different televisions throughout the house. In addition to the general heritage and culture, those in charge of planning the event were also talking to students about the Dakota Access Pipeline and its effects on American Indians.

T h e D a k o t a Ac c e s s P i p e l i n e i s , according to daplpipelinfacts.com, “a new approximate 1,172-mile, 30-inch diameter pipeline that will connect the rapidly expanding Bakken and Three Forks production areas in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois.”

The construction of this pipeline has caused protests in North Dakota that have drawn many people from across the country since August. Recently, the tensions between protesters and police have reached a boiling point and there have been reports of the use of sound cannons, pepper spray and Taser guns against protesters by police officers.

The New York Times reports that 411 protesters have been arrested since August, among them was famous actress Shailene Woodley, who garnered national attention and support for the movement when she was arrested while streaming live on Facebook.

The pipeline has the potential to pollute sacred water on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The hope of those running the Mosaic House program was to show

students that they stand in a place in which they can be advocates for causes such as this.

Collins encouraged students who were passionate about this issue to reach out to their local officials and tell them to help end the construction of the pipeline.

Collins wants to encourage all students to be advocates for issues they are passionate about, in whatever capacity they are able.

“I really love advocacy projects, so if students are interested in a topic and it’s something they’re passionate about, I want to connect them to their passion,” Collins said.

The hous e w i l l b e host ing ot her programs throughout the year encouraging diversity-related discussions and advocacy, including a Respecting All Perspective (RAP) session about the Black Lives Matter Movement to be held Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Mosaic House.

The event will be followed by a memorial outside the Brossman C ommons to remember the lives of those lost to policerelated incidents.

Collins is excited to continue providing this kind of programming for students and seemed happy to have been able to

engage a large number of students in the American Indian Heritage Month event.

“We talk about diversity, and we should be talking about all kinds of diversity,” Collins said. “It’s important that everyone’s heritage be respected and learned about.”

Photos: Taylor Miles and Aileen Ida | Photography Editor and Features Editor

Students from across campus gathered to make dream catchers in honor of American Indian Heritage Month.The Mosaic House and the RA’s diversity and inclusion committee worked together to make the program a hit with dozens of students.

Panel discusses possible effects of presidential election results

by Stephanie Miller Asst. News Editor

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fter Donald Trump pulled off a shocking victory in Tuesday’s presidential election, many people needed time to process the results. The appropriately titled “Campaign 2016 Post-mortem: What Just Happened?” panel was designed to help members of the Elizabethtown College community do just that. The panel took place in Gibble Auditorium Wednesday, Nov. 9 as this week’s “Wednesday at 11” event.

The panel was made up of five professors from Etown’s Department of Politics, Philosophy and Legal Studies: Professor of political science Dr. E. Fletcher McClellan, associate professor of political science Dr. Oya Ozkanca, assistant professor of political science and Asian studies Dr. Dan Chen, department chair Dr. April Kelly-Woessner and Assistant Dean for Academic Achievement and Engagement and pre-law program director Dr. Kyle Kopko.

According to McClellan, the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Legal Studies has offered a panel after every presidential election since the 1980s. The panels are televised on the Pennsylvania Cable Network.

“What makes our panel distinctive is that it comes the day after the election, so the analysis is fresh,” McClellan said in

an email interview before the election results came in.

Each panelist discussed a different aspect of the effects Trump’s win could have on the nation’s future. McClellan opened the panel by presenting statistics about Americans’ views of how the country is doing as a whole. Overall, 62 percent of the people surveyed think the US is headed in a bad direction.

Ozkanca talked about how the US’s foreign policy and relationships with other countries may change in the next four years. She mentioned the US’s relationships with Europe and the Middle East and the impact Trump’s proposed foreign policy could have on some of the world’s biggest conflicts.

According to Ozkanca, the Republican Party has usually supported building relationships with other countries and especially the US’s allies. Under Trump, however, the US could become more selective about who it supports.

“Yes, the US is powerful, but not powerful enough to solve all of the world’s problems on its own,” Ozkanca said. “We can’t retreat from the world or try to engage everybody, so we now need to identify the country’s core interests and build a healthy balance based on that.”

Chen also described the international effects of this election. According to Chen, this presidential election has helped authoritarian governments, such as the Chinese Communist Party, show their people that democracy does

Photo: Fatima Janneh | Staff Photographer

All five full-time Etown political science professors gathered Wednesday morning to discuss their analysis of the Nov. 8 presidential election. Each professor focused on the impact of the election related to their field of study.

not always work and that the governments they have are working fine.

Kopko discussed the Supreme Court’s current vacancy and how Trump’s presidential ability to nominate Justices could affect the balance in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is currently split four to four in terms of the number of Justices who lean more liberal or conservative.

Kopko then presented a list of some of the people Trump has mentioned as potential nominees to fill the vacancy. Some of the dozen nominees presented come from state Supreme Courts, which is unusual because Justices usually come from a Court of Appeals.

Kelly-Woessner examined the statistical aspect from the perspective of a political psychologist. She cited an early poll that predicted that Hillary Clinton would win 90 percent of the popular vote and discussed potential reasons as to why the numbers in that poll were so far off from what actually happened on election night.

According to Kelly-Woessner, it has been shown that people care about what others may think of them, even when answering anonymous poll questions. She also said that people want to be associated with things that are considered “socially desirable,” even if they do not personally believe in them.

“Every time Trump said something offensive, it became less socially desirable to be seen as a Trump supporter,” Kelly-Woessner said. “This may have caused people to lie about who they planned to vote for, and these lies changed the early poll outcomes.”

Junior Karissa Swartz attended the panel for one of her classes and to find out what other people think about the results of the election. “It’s just crazy how polarized everything is becoming, not just with Trump, but with politics in general,” Swartz said. “I was watching the results come in on the news last night, and people were already rioting.”

Even with all the negativity and confusion surrounding the results, the panelists still made sure to offer hope to everyone in attendance and especially to the students. All of the panelists agreed that no matter how the next four years go, everyone must work together to take the results of this election and make them into as positive of a part of US history as they can.

“I hope [students] will begin to transition themselves away from thinking of themselves as Clinton voters and Trump voters and Johnson and Stein voters,” McClellan said. “And start thinking of themselves as active citizens who have an important role in addressing our nation’s problems.”

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First Folio! events kick off with Shakespeare-themed student art exhibit

by Mikenna Lehane Staff Writer

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rom Nov. 10 to Dec. 4, the High Library represents the exhibition of the First Folio!: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare. Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Librar y in Washington, D.C., the exhibition honors the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death.

The contents of the exhibit will include an original copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio, published in 1623. The Folio is a collection of 36 plays by Shakespeare, 18 of which had never been printed before.

In addition to the First Folio! Exhibit, the library will host Will’s Words: A Shakespeare Art & Design Exhibit from Nov. 4 to Dec. 22, featuring the works of

Etown students.

Joshua Cohen, instruction and outreach librarian for the High Library, explained the inspiration behind the exhibit and the multitude of student involvement in the Art and Design Exhibit.

“The First Folio is a national tour that is meant to educate and to celebrate the book that brought us the works of Shakespeare,” Cohen said.

Many students on campus got involved in the Shakespeare Art & Design Exhibit and in the First Folio exhibit. Some students greeted people and took them on a tour of the preview.

The exhibit will have student performers that will act out scenes from the works of the First Folio.

Cohen collaborated with Dr. Katherine Hu g he s , ass ist ant profe ss or i n t he communications department, and Dr.

Photo: Taylor Miles | Photography Editor

Etown will be the temporary home to William Shakespeare’s first-folio in the coming weeks, and to kick off the long list of events was a Shakespeare-inspired gallery in the High Library. Students from multiple majors were able to contribute.

Soar Above Hate training works to decrease diversity-related issues

by Shaye Lynn DiPasquale Staff Writer

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fter last year’s bias-related incident involving slurs written on white boards in Esbenshade, student groups across campus have joined together to speak out against hateful speech and actions.

Noir, Elizabethtown College’s student diversity union, wanted to make a statement in the wake of the bias related incident.

With the guidance of Brandon Jackson, former coordinator of multicultural programs and residential communities, and the help of the Office of Marketing and Communications, the Soar Above Hate decal was created. This image was designed to build community and show that Etown students were above the idea of being hateful toward each other because of identity.

“When I was given the decals this year, I thought about the idea of just giving them to people and that just didn’t seem like enough,” Interim Coordinator of Multicultural Programs and Residential Communities Stephanie Collins said.

Collins did not want the Soar Above Hate decal to become just another thing for students to stick on their doors. “This needed to have a little more meaning behind it,” Collins stated.

She took it upon herself to look into national research about effective ways to combat biases on college campuses. Inspired by the research she found on Safe Zone training and a variety of diversity training methods on other campuses, Collins decided to develop her own Soar Above Hate training program.

Each Soar Above Hate training session lasts for roughly an hour and a half and is broken down into two sections. The first section of the training deals with personal identity, the things that every person finds important within themselves, and how it manifests in everyday life.

Participants are asked to examine and identify the identities that empower them, that cause them anxiety and that they wish other people understood better. The second half of the training educates participants on how to respond to an incident of bias, such as the use of microaggressions.

“If someone says something about a friend of yours, and you aren’t in that same identity group, how do you respond? What do you say?” Collins said. “It’s important to come up with a way to say things that feel natural for a person and can be used to quickly respond, because often in the moment we don’t know what to do.”

Collins gave examples of the best ways to address a biased remark. Respond with: “I don’t like when you use that language” or “Do you know what that means to this person?” or “That’s not right and do you understand why?”

“It’s all about trying to have that teachable moment,” Collins said. “There’s not always a teachable moment, and people don’t always feel safe intervening, and that’s fine. It’s not your responsibility to always be the person intervening but when you have the chance, use it.”

Once participants have completed the training, they are given a Soar Above Hate decal to display on their dorm doors, indicating that they are a safe place for people who are looking for someone to talk to about these issues.

The first Soar Above Hate training was held Nov. 1 at the Mosaic House. Over 10 students showed up to be trained, including junior Aleeyah Colbert.

“I actually didn’t know it was going on at first until I walked over to the Mosaic House and asked about it,” Colbert said. “They explained to me that it was training for how to handle situations when something inappropriate is said.”

Colbert was intrigued to hear about how the program would recommend students go about handling these types of situations.

“I wanted to know if there were ways that I could get better with that or maybe I was already doing the right thing,” Colbert stated.

Senior Lelynn-Junne O’Connor, who works at the Mosaic House under the leadership of Collins, recommends that all interested students participate in Soar Above Hate training.

“I think that a lot of people on campus could benefit from the discussions that we had in these round table settings,” O’Connor said. “I hadn’t even thought about some of these things and I consider myself to be a very understanding person.”

Collins hopes to host more trainings next semester for both students and faculty and to incorporate the program in the spring resident assistant training.

“I can’t force anybody to take the training, but it will be a strongly encouraged option,” Collins said.

“Forcing people to do these trainings would negate what it’s all about. You have to really feel like you’re a safe place in order to be a safe place.”

The next Soar Above Hate training will be held Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in either the Mosaic House or Schlosser Lobby. For more information on the Soar Above Hate program, contact Collins at collinss@etown.edu.

Kristi Arnold, assistant professor of art in the department of fine and performing ar ts. The y dis c uss e d how students from their design and art classes could contribute to the exhibit.

Hu g h e s i n c l u d e d s t u d e nt s f r o m some of her classes, such as COM 130: Visual Communications and COM 235: Multimedia Production, in the exhibit.

“My goal was to have my students’ work be visual, which is to take what they learn in class and have them display it for a campus-wide audience,” Hughes said.

Hughes had her visual communications students create collages that captured the essence of Shakespeare and words from his plays. Their work is now framed and on display in the reference section of the High Library.

In her multimedia production class, the students made videos about how Shakespeare has influenced them. This gave them the opportunity to practice their video skills and to have a larger audience view their work.

Sophomore Kenyon Tarquinio, a student in Hughes’s visual communications class, commented on what it meant to be a part of the Art & Design Exhibit.

For her collage, Tarquinio wanted to truly represent Shakespeare by including a d ive rs e g roup of p e opl e re a d i ng Shakespeare’s work.

“Even though I did not get all the pictures I wanted to, I think the pictures I took did the exhibit justice,” Tarquinio said.

“I am ve r y prou d of ou r s ch o ol to have the music, theater, ar t and communications departments all come together to represent this artifact,” Hughes commented on the students’ work in the exhibit.

“Being a Shakespeare fan myself, I think

that the paper artwork and the paintings in the High Library’s front windows are amazing. I am very proud of my classes and the work they did,” Hughes said.

Arnold included students from her ART 204: Fundamentals of Color and Design and ART 205: Painting I classes.

The elements of the exhibit that are from her classes consist of doing artwork in the High Librar y’s windows and paintings done to represent some of Shakespeare’s plays.

Using Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” as inspiration, the students of Art 204 worked in groups of two to four students.

They came up with the design for the window art and then hand-cut pieces of paper to create a cut-paper design for the windows in the High Library.

“Inspiration for the concept of the project stems f rom the ornamental patterns carved from stone in windows and doors in India,” Arnold said. “I hope to continue the project each fall with the design students.”

Arnold’s students also had a painting project. They each chose one line from Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy and then researched different types of fonts and sizes.

From this, they traced and overlapped the text onto paper.

Next, they deleted and combined letters to form abstract shapes. These designs were then transferred onto a canvas for them to paint.

“Hosting the First Folio! event is a really great opportunity for the college,” Arnold said.

“By involving students in the event, the library created an opportunity for the college community to also become involved.”

Group meditation held in library, discussions follow

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by Aileen Ida Features Editor

’m interested in alternative states of consciousness, which is my thesis project, and I wanted to experiment,” said senior psychology and philosophy major Andrew Kile in regard to the meditation event recently held in the Tower Room of the High Library.

Throughout the last 17 years that professor of religion and Asian studies Dr. Jeffery Long has been at Elizabethtown College, he has led many guided meditation sessions that are open to all students, staff and faculty.

The meditation sessions are held in a group setting, though meditation itself is a personal experience.

Before the actual meditation, participants are introduced to what meditation is and to what they will be doing. Then, there is a 20-minute session. This meditation session is followed by a time in which participants are encouraged to ask questions and speak to one another.

Kile mentioned his struggle with being able to meditate within a group because of the perceived pressure that comes with being surrounded by others. He mentioned that it is much harder to slip into the correct mind set—for him, at least—when there is a large group of other people.

Kile was impressed with the quality of conversation he was able to engage in with Long and the other student participants following the program.

While this exact event did not seem to resonate with what Kile was hoping to gain from meditation, generally meditation helps alleviate negative thoughts.

“It’s good for getting super close thoughts out of the brain—obsessive and cyclical rumination type thoughts,” Kile said. “It’s like shutting off the internal hose.”

Long said that most students who participated in the event were new to meditation, which helped to fuel an extended conversation following the meditation itself.

“Usually the discussion is very brief. People don’t have much to say, or they’ll say a little bit about their experience... But this group, most people stayed for about an hour. We got into a big discussion about meditation, and then it sort of went into a bunch of different things,”

Long said.

Long expressed the fact that students in his classes are often interested in learning about meditation, but he does not believe in meditating in his classes. In years past, Long tried to encourage students to meditate during class, but did not feel that the sessions went well.

At one point in time, though, there was a meditation club on campus that sponsored a weekly meditation service in the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. The founders of the club have since graduated and the club dwindled away.

The next meditation event will occur Dec. 7 in the High Library Tower Room. Long discussed the possibility of hosting a couple sessions next semester if there is serious interest, even though he will be on sabbatical.

He also focused on the different ways meditation is used. Long specifically mentioned that many college students use meditation for the sole purpose of relaxation, but that for some people, especially those who practice it on a regular basis, meditation can be a spiritual journey.

“Students feel stressed, so I think this gives them a tool for calming down, calming their minds,” Long stated. “The ones who are really much more serious and into it have studied a little bit of the philosophies connected with it, things like Hinduism or Buddhism, and they’re really kind of seeing it as a spiritual path.”

Another student who attended the event was first-year Tanner Simon, who uses meditation to alleviate sleep paralysis, a condition that causes people to wake up in the middle of the night unable to move any part of their body.

“I meditate on my own regularly, and I wanted to experience it with other people,” Simon said in regard to his interest in this specific event.

Simon expressed that meditating in a group was very different than individual meditating.

It allowed him to experience the need to tune out the sounds of people around him so that they do not disrupt his own meditation.

“We talked a lot before and after about ways to maximize meditation and ways to fit it into your schedule better, and I feel like that was helpful because I kind of just do it whenever,” Simon stated.

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Etown stays open on Election Day, student voters debate policy

by Megan Kane Asst. Campus Life Editor

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umerous colleges and universities across the country closed on Election Day this past Tuesday. Elizabethtown College was not one of them. Instead, as voters rushed to the polls, the students of Etown followed the schedule of a regular school day.

Should the College have taken the day off to help its students fulfill their civic duty? In a random poll of students around campus, the almost unanimous answer to this question was, “Yes.” However, the answer is not quite that simple.

During this past election, student voters fell into three main groups. The first group obtained absentee ballots to vote ahead of time.

As a member of this group (and a Pennsylvania resident), I found this process to be simple. I mailed in my application, got my ballot and sent my votes on their way with little fuss. From my perspective, everything worked out fine. I saw no problem with going to school on Tuesday.

However, the absentee ballot experience did not come as easily for all students. Sophomore Jenna Hansell, a Delaware resident, explained that the process her state followed required her to get an affidavit notarized before she received her ballot.

“The extra step made it more difficult,” Hansell said. She added that another of her friends didn’t know of the additional steps and consequently missed the deadline to vote completely.

“Having school off would help so much,”

Hansell said. “People could go home to vote. It would make things a lot easier.”

The second group were students registered to vote using their campus address. College shuttles ran at half-hour intervals to the polling station at Elizabethown Borough from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m.

The shuttle was sponsored by the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Legal Studies. The wide range of time made it convenient for most students to catch a ride between classes or club meetings.

The third group of students voted at their home polling places. Sophomore Kelly Barnett lives about 45 minutes away, and she chose to drive home for the afternoon to vote. To Barnett, closing the College for the day does not seem like a necessity.

“I don’t think there’s a need for the campus to be closed,” Barnett said. “I don’t live too far away, and I was able to go home between classes and club meetings.”

What is the right answer? Under the law, institutions of higher education do not have to close on state holidays. Short from cancelling classes, the College has helped encourage student voters in multiple ways.

Campus News also sent out reminders about registration deadlines. The shuttle removed the transportation barrier for some students voting in Etown.

For many students, myself included, this is the first presidential election we’ve gotten the opportunity to vote in. Students shouldn’t have had to stay home from the polls because their schedules didn’t allow time to vote.

Cancelling school may have helped some students cast their vote, but would have also taken away a day of instruction as projects and

tests began piling up.

Whether or not this policy is ever changed, the responsibility falls on us, the students, to be informed about voting procedures. If this

election has taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. Before the next election, make sure to plan ahead, explore the options and know the deadlines so you’re not caught by surprise.

Students attending Trump rally recieve violent threats, question supporters of newly elected US president

by Shaye DiPasquale and Aileen Ida Staff Writer and Features Editor

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acist slurs. Sexist attacks. Hateful rhetoric. What do these things have in common? They can all be found at a Donald Trump rally. It frankly doesn’t matter who you support, whether you lean left or right, whether you like Trump or not—if you have a moderate bone in your body, you can agree that the hate found at these rallies is unacceptable.

So, naturally, we went to a Trump rally.

A majority of comments seemed to assume that we were solely there to support an opposing candidate. In reality, we were primarily there to show the possibility of a peaceful discourse against the typical Trump supporter in what has been an extremely polarized election season.

It didn’t seem to matter what we were actually there for, though, because we could feel the hate radiating off of people as their attacks got more personal and less related to any campaign.

We shouldn’t have to be afraid to walk alongside people while holding a sign that reads, “Peace. You either create it or destroy it.”

We shouldn’t be objectified by every person who feels the need to scream at me about my appearance, my outfit and

my body.

We shouldn’t be told that my opinions, my thoughts and my voice don’t matter.

To the woman who got up in our faces, screaming about how terrible we are for being “pro-abortion,” for “selling baby parts,” for “actively participating in the murder of babies every day,” thank you for reminding me of all of those times where women just like me had sex, clearly, with the sole intention of getting an abortion the very next day. How could we forget that?

To the man who stormed toward us with his hands balled into fists, ready to insult our intelligence, our dignity and our worth as human beings, thank you for clarifying that we are in fact “dirty sluts.”

We have been waiting for your validation specifically for a long time now.

And don’t worry, your misogynistic views were crudely reiterated by the woman who told us to “keep our legs closed” in order to “stop the need for abortions.” She was also so kind as to inform us that “rape statistics aren’t real.” That’s good to know.

To the dozens of teenage boys who catcalled us, who aggressively shoved their phones in our faces to take photos of us, please take note of our patronizing smirks and the middle fingers that we discreetly flashed you as you happily snapped away.

To the parents who brought their small children (most under the age of 10)

and encouraged them to scream hateful comments at us, thank you for raising the future of our country to believe it’s okay to spew hatred at peaceful people when they stand up for themselves and their beliefs.

To the incognito non-Trump supporters who came to shake our hands and thank us for what we were doing, we appreciate you.

“I shouldn’t be told that my opinions, my thoughts and my voice don’t matter.”

The fact that you showed up to the rally “to watch the craziness ensue” proves that we aren’t the crazy ones, and other people recognize how ridiculous the whole event truly was.

To the Fox News reporter who stood behind us to make sure that no one got too close or too aggressive, thank you for being a decent human being. You set aside your own political beliefs and leanings to ensure our safety as we exercised our First Amendment rights. Thank you for noticing that when you came too close to

us, it seemed to encourage the onslaught of insults and for staying far enough away to not be noticed by most rally attendees.

Once the rally started and we moved toward the big screen where the live stream was being projected, six police officers stood between us and the mob that began to gather and gradually moved closer and closer to us, zip-tie handcuffs ready to go for anyone who got too riled up. Thank you to these officers who were willing to put themselves in this situation without complaint or even a dirty look.

Right before Trump began to speak, a young man walked up to us and asked what we were doing out there. He seemed to be worried for our safety. He frequently glanced behind him at the crowd of heated Trump supporters. He warned us that we were going to get killed out there. While we appreciated his concern, nothing was going to stop us from standing up and protesting the perpetuation of hatred and bigotry.

We didn’t attend this rally to protest the conservative platform or any group in particular. We were there to protest the hate that has consumed this country.

We were there to encourage peaceful conversations, but no matter how silent we stood or how unobtrusive we were, the hate continued to seek us out.

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Are adults still keeping us in the dark? Avenged Sevenfold A student reflection on the themes of “Spring Awakening.” releases new album, showcases technical improvements W

by Cortland Jacoby Contributing Writer

arning: This is not a review of the Theater Department’s recent production of “Spring Awakening.”

First, I have friends in the show, and it would feel weird to critique them, and secondly, I’m extremely biased.

When I was 13, my best friend at the time told me about a musical in which actors jumped about the stage angrily, committed lewd acts and the young women expressed their sexuality freely, all set in 1890s Germany. With modern music, I was sold.

For two years, I was obsessed with the show. While people were learning the moves to Soulja Boy’s “Crank That,” I was jumping off ladders and vogueing my breasts while screamsinging “Mama Who Bore Me.” I found solace in these characters who were contemplating their sexuality, authority and existence. It would be cliché (but accurate) to state that, at the time, I was contemplating my own definition to those concepts.

I found the tragic-yet-questionable relationship of romantic leads Wendla and Melchoir questionable (consent was not a concept for me yet). I felt that the doomed Moritz’s suicide was completely justified and relatable. I would reject anyone with a sense of authority, as I clichély believed that they would never know more than I did.

Obviously things have changed since then. I have had sex and am in a long-term relationship that resembles something way healthier than Wendla’s and Melchoir’s. I still struggle with Moritz-y dilemmas of existential crises, but I have learned barely enough about life to know that I should stick it out. However, I have gotten in line more with authority, even studying education, and I will often find myself saying to my students the same phrases my parents and teachers said to me.

Though my obsession with the themes of the musical has died, my love of the musical has stayed. My relationship to it, however, has changed.

As an adult, watching the show again, I found myself mouthing the words as seniors Sammi Eisdorfer and Kevin Hughes sang them, but this time I was drawn less by the struggles of teenagers and more by what the adult men and women of the show were saying. I still relate to teenage issues and find the hypocritical chiding of the adults even more familiar. The clear villains of the musical are the adults, guided by societal norms, expectations, fear and the desire to avoid the truth of a tough conversation.

There is a scene in which Wendla’s mother gets upset with Wendla for having sex and getting pregnant, even though she did not do her duty as a mother to educate Wendla about the

birds and the bees. I have experienced this mindset multiple times by the administration on campus throughout my four years here. They will talk about consent and how alcohol can impair our judgement but never tell us, “Do not rape. There will be consequences.”

They will say, “we do not tolerate racist rhetoric or behavior on campus,” yet proceed without transparency in dealing with such matters, making students question their school’s tolerance and whether justice is being served.

In “Spring Awakening,” the adults react to controversy instead of trying to prevent it, going as far as ignoring the adolescents that reach out to them.

For me, this is Etown, trying to prevent controversy with half-truths and a lack of transparency, while the students suffer by their hand. Money is spent on arbitrary fixes rather than real ones. (No, lawn chairs won’t change racist, homophobic and sexist vibes on campus.) Incidents happen constantly that make me or my peers uncomfortable, yet I feel afraid of talking about them in fear of being shut down or being told I don’t know what I’m talking about. Everyday I feel a little bit more like Melchoir, questioning the authority around campus and longing for a better place.

I feel like 15-year-old me wouldn’t like how complacent I have become with my life at Etown. Yes, she was naïve, but she felt like her own person.

Going into seeing the show again, I thought it would bring up memories I would rather forget. However, a

sense of pride and nostalgia mixed with disappointment filled me. I have overcome so much, and yet I feel like that same teenager who is disenchanted by her hometown. Only this time the hometown is college.

In the musical, the entire cast sings about “Purple Summer,” a time where beings are accepted for who they are in their natural form, where they are free to express themselves in a way that is heard and creates change, everything interacting and reacting cohesively.

When 15-year-old me would sing this song, I thought this would be college.

However, for the past couple years I have felt anything but connected to this place.

In the show, Melchior talks of the youth rejecting sheep-like thinking and control from the elders around them. It reminded me of a professor I had who went on a rant about the administration.

“Students have more power than they realize on this campus, more power than the board or administration want to acknowledge,” he said.

We do. We can make this campus as progressive as we want. We have to use our voices. We live in 2016 America, not 1890s Germany. We can and do have the right to fight for the campus we want. We are not teenagers anymore, guided and told what to do.

The school is providing us with a service, and we pay them a huge amount of money every year to give it to us. We are the adults here. It’s time to jump off ladders and scream-sing for what we want.

Photo: Taylor Miles| Photography Editor

Senior student actors Kevin Hughes and senior Sammi Eisdorfer star as Melchior Gabor andWendla Bergman, characters kept in the dark about sex and individuality.

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by Marc Unger Staff Writer

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ailing drums with a guitar crunch of this generation usually evades this reviewer’s ears, but sometimes a delve into contemporary metal is soul-enriching. The average face-melting fire-squad erodes the conventional rock sound to its core while cracking up the tempo a few hundred clicks.

Some find the genre as the baby boomers saw punk: a general lack of musical suave and raw energy unsuited for public stage. The trick is to refine the fireball to a tolerable spark merely enough to take the eyebrows down an inch.

This method shows in Avenged Sevenfold’s new album, “The Stage.”

The band released their new record earlier this month.

Also known as A7X, they began their journey in 1999 at the sunny shores of Southern California. Making their way through seven studio albums with a soiree of section changes, the musical unit stands strong.

After the death of founding drummer and songwriter “The Rev” in 2009, the remaining members felt lost. The first replacement came from Dream Theater drummer, Mike Portnoy, merely to finish the album in production.

Next came Arin Ilejay, the drummer known for A7X’s “Hail to the King” years. For the new album, the band looked to a new percussion virtuoso Brooks Wackerman. So far, the drummer’s debut is strong, proving to be highly skilled in his craft.

“Unpredictable music such as this piques the interest of even the most apathetic.”

The album shifts away from the conventional screaming metal and works with a more technical repertoire. The musicianship throughout is prevalent, highlighted in the complex time signatures and classical harmonies. The title track, “The Stage,” sets a high standard for the remaining tracks.

Whipping out the old synthesizer from their uncle’s garage, the musicians fill the soundscape with deafening space chords to start the show. After the harmonic hemorrhage, the guitar flies proudly across the soundwaves, easing the painful pleasures from before. In call and response fashion, the drums pound the ground with the identical feel of the flaming fender. Rhythmic racehorses trample the fields in serene synchronicity as the wailing banshee brings the tale to tell.

After the message delivers, the guitar returns in stunning stature to steal the spotlight with a quick-handed solo. The power anthem goes on for a whole eight minutes, strapping listeners in for the long haul with ease. As the thunderous chaos fades away, two troubadours take the stage with dueling flamenco guitars to cleanse the audience palate for the next course, “Sunny Disposition.”

Beginning with what seems like a warm-up at the pace they’re going, the tune slows down the train to a feasible runaway status with this metal ballad. A contemplative aura surrounds with the help of a dancing keyboard and tapping foot on the gas pedal of tom-toms.

The brake finally slips, causing the locomotive mentioned to spontaneously combust down the musical track. Riding Valkyries of brass horns slow the fiery freight to a shuddering halt, bringing passengers safely to their next destination, “God Damn.”

Listeners will utter the blasphemous phrase after hearing the stark opposing sound stitched seamlessly by an artisan tailor. The percussive fluency found in the rear of this track only compares to the principal of major orchestras. The song takes the classic format for a metal tune and sends it off to the refinery for improvement.

The remaining tracks span the cosmos of craziness, varying in speed and sound from turtles with tambourines to cheetahs with chimes. Floating through the atmosphere, the songs became unpredictable clouds, pouring a precipitation of piercing rain darts one minute and back to a blanket of blissful droplets the next. Unpredictable music such as this piques the interest of even the most apathetic.

Overall, the album sits upon a pedestal well-earned

by Avenged Sevenfold for their musical evolution. The greatest achievement one band can accomplish is a stylistic improvement such as this. Only through experience can one reap the benefits of aged music.

Like grandma’s basement cheese wheel or cultured aunt’s wine cellar, the appreciation for music only increases as the artists grow and ferment into the delectable decibel destroyers heard here. The album shows improvement on technical sound and high hopes for the new king of the drum throne.

The consensus is in favor for purchasing the album, given the effectiveness of pulling one into the genre solely based on musical prowess. If all the world is truly a stage, let us not be merely players but listeners as well.

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November 10, 2016

Men’s, women’s swim teams take down Gallaudet University Blue Jays dominate hosts to earn two victories, look toward conference meet against Catholic.

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by Megan Piercy Assistant Sports Editor

n Saturday, Nov. 5, Elizabethtown’s women’s and men’s swim teams took on Gallaudet University on the road in and out-of-conference meet.

Led by first-years Sara Lingo and Sadie Hawkins, the female Blue Jays took an early lead, dominating the Bison with a final score of 198-50. Lingo took first in all three of her individual events. In the women’s 200-yard freestyle, she reached the wall in 2:08.92, 10 seconds before her teammate, sophomore Erika Cole. In the 400yard individual medley (IM), Lingo finished with a time of 5:04.73, over one minute faster than the second place finisher. Lingo also earned first place in the 200-yard backstroke.

“I swam the 100 backstroke and the 200 free for the first time this season,” Lingo said. “All of my times were somewhat close to my personal bests, so I believe that by the end of the season I can hopefully have new best times.”

Hawkins also placed first in her three individual events.

She finished her 200-yard butterfly in 2:45.13, almost one minute before the second place Gallaudet swimmer.

Hawkins also edged out her teammate, first-year Maddie Ripley, to take first in the 100-yard freestyle. Hawkins earned her third first place finish in the 100-yard butterfly.

“I’ll have many more meets to improve before championships.” ~Kieran Kohler

Along with her second place finish in the 200-yard freestyle, Cole also placed first in the 50-yard freestyle.

Junior Dru Schneider also had a successful meet, finishing first in both of her individual events, the 100- and 200yard breaststroke.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

The men’s and women’s swim teams both captured victories over Gallaudet University this past weekend. The men took home a 149-87 victory, while the women dominated Gallaudet and earned a 198-50 win over the hosts.

The Blue Jays took first and second place over the Bison in both the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Etown’s men’s swim team also managed to bring down the Bison on Saturday with a final score of 149-87. The men started off strong with a first and second place finish in the 200-yard medley relay.

First-year Casey Marshall had an impressive meet, ending with two first place finishes and one third place finish. Marshall beat out his teammate, sophomore Tommy Kuhn, to earn first in the 100-yard freestyle. He also out touched the second place Gallaudet finisher in the 400-yard IM by less than one second. Marshall earned third place in the 200-yard freestyle behind junior David Foery who won first in the event. Later in the meet, Foery took second in the 500-yard freestyle.

Senior captain Kieran Kohler came in third behind Foery in the 500-yard freestyle. Kohler was later edged out

by sophomore Guillaume Gouronc, causing him to finish second in the 100-yard breaststroke. “My breaststroke time wasn’t what I wanted it to be, [but] our team swam well,” Kohler said. “I’ll have many more meets to improve before championships.”

The men’s and women’s teams will both be swimming at home this Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. as they take on Landmark Conference opponent Catholic University.

The men will look to extend their winning streak to three, while the women hope to grab their second win of the year.

Following their meet against Catholic, the Blue Jays will swim their only other Landmark Conference dual meet at Drew University on Saturday, Nov. 19. Etown will finish their regular season with five straight non-conference dual meets leading up to the Landmark Conference Championships, which are set for Feb. 17-19.

Wrestling places four at Messiah Invitational, Pflanz takes home first

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The men’s soccer team lost to the University of Scranton in Saturday’s title game, 1-0. The Blue Jays received a bid will face Vassar College in round one of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.

The women’s field hockey team defeated Susquehanna University, 1-0 in double overtime to capture the Landmark Conference Championship. With the win, the Blue Jays hosted Kenyon College on Wednesday afternoon. The visitors defeated the Blue Jays, 2-1.

The men’s and women’s swim teams both defeated Gallaudet University on Saturday afternoon. The men took home a 149-87 victory, while the women defeated the hosts 198-50.

The men’s wrestling team competed in the Messiah Invitational this past weekend with fifth-year senior Bryan Pflanz winner in the 133 pound weight class.

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by Brian Lukacsy Sports Editor

he Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed at the Messiah Invitational this past weekend. The Blue Jays were led by four individual wrestlers that placed at the event. Fifth-year senior Bryan Pflanz took home the 133-pound title by defeating Ursinus’ Trey Harkness, 1-0.

Pflanz earned a berth in the 133-pound final at the Messiah Invitational last year but fell in the title match to finish second. On Saturday, Pflanz was not going to settle for second place. He pinned two of his four opponents on his way to the title, including first-year teammate Colton Rex in the semifinals.

Rex finished fourth in the 133-pound weight class after going 3-2 and earning a pair of technical fall victories and one pin. Senior Luke Fernandez entered the tournament ranked seventh in the nation at 197 pounds. He made it to the finals of the 197 pound weight class for the second straight year at the Messiah Invitational.

Fernandez cruised to a 17-0 first round victory and pinned his second round opponent to set up a semifinal matchup with Messiah’s Kyle Koser. Koser was ranked fourth in the nation by d3wrestle.com

and sixth by National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). Fernandez shut down Koser, 5-0 to earn a spot in the title match. In the final, he was met by top-ranked Michael Swider of Wheaton (Ill.) College.

Swider earned a 3-1 decision to place first, giving Fernandez second.

Junior Phillip Torresani, who won over 20 matches for the first time in his career last season, placed third in the 125-pound weight class. He fell in the semifinals to Wheaton’s Carlos Fuentez, 9-2 after winning his first two matches of the day. Torresani became the third Blue Jay, along with Fernandez and Pflanz, to become a two-time placewinner at the Messiah Invitational.

The Blue Jays had junior Chris Kummerer competing at the 157-pound weight class where he won his first two matches before being forced to retire prior to his quarterfinal match against Lycoming College’s Hadyn Smartwood. Junior Eric Eckstein won three of his five matches at 285-pounds for the Blue Jays.

Etown will compete this Saturday, Nov. 12 in the Ursinus Fall Brawl. Following Saturday’s tournament, the Blue Jays will host York (Pa.) College in their first dual match of the season. The match against the Spartans will take place on Nov. 16 in Thompson Gymnasium. The match time is set for 7 p.m.

The second edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings was released on Tuesday night. These rankings determine the four teams that will play in the College Football Playoff at the end of this season.

In the second rankings, the University of Alabama remained the top team in the country, with Clemson University and the University of Michigan falling in at second and third. The top three teams did not change from the first CFP rankings.

The University of Washington, which felt they were unfairly left out of the top four last week, jumped to fourth after Texas A&M University lost this past weekend. Penn State University has suprised many experts by jumping into the top 10 of the rankings.

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The streets of Chicago hosted the Cubs World Series parade for the first time in over a century. Over five million people attended the parade, making it one of the most attended events in United States history.

The early part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season has not provided many surprises as the Cleveland Cavaliers sit atop the Eastern Conference standings. Out west, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers are fighting to stay ahead of the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors.

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

Fifth-year senior Bryan Pflanz won first place in the 133-pound weight class at the Messiah Invitational.

Pflanz placed second in the 133-pound weight class at last year’s Messiah Invitational. Overall, the Blue Jays placed four individual wrestlers at the event.

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November 10, 2016

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Men’s soccer grabs at-large bid to NCAA Championships

Blue Jays fall in Landmark title game to Scranton for second year in a row, receive exciting news.

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by Courtney Shaffer Staff Writer

ooking for a spot in the Landmark conference championship game, the Blue Jays came out ready to attack the Susquehanna University River Hawks on Saturday, Nov. 5. The top-seeded Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team was paired up against the number four seed in this semifinal match. Susquehanna had not made a conference appearance since they won the league title in 2013.

It only took the Blue Jays 15 minutes t o bre a k t h rou g h t h e R i ve r Haw k s’ defensive line. Sophomore defender Tyler Colasanto was wide open on the left post of Susquehanna’s net. First-year forward JD Haaf saw Colasanto and sent the ball his direction. Upon receiving, Colasanto swiftly sent the ball around the keeper and into the back of the net for his first career goal.

Haaf was the facilitator of another goal off the boot of sophomore Gilbert Waso. Haaf saw the opportunity to cross the ball from the right side of the field into the center of the 18-yard box where Waso was waiting.

The ball sailed into a nest of players, but Waso was able to get his head on it and send it directly into the center of the goal. The Jays went up 2-0 only 32 minutes into play.

The Jays remained two goals ahead of their opponents at the half.

Eight minutes into the second half of the game, the Blue Jays already found themselves in a position to strike. Off a save error from Susquehanna goalkeeper Matt Ellingworth, first-year Duncan George found the ball at his feet. A corner kick from Haaf bounced off the hands of Ellingworth, causing the ball to roll directly to George.

George rebounded and with an immediate touch, sent the ball into the upper right

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

The men’s soccer team lost the Landmark Conference Championship game to the University of Scranton for the second year in a row, 1-0. However, the Blue Jays received news that they earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

corner of the goal. The goalkeeper did not even have time to reposition himself from the first save attempt.

It was not until the 66th minute of play that the River Hawks finally had a chance to make a move offensively. Susquehanna’s Maxfield Reed was able to put the River Hawks on the board after getting the ball around senior goalkeeper Ryan Sandell.

The Blue Jays owned the game offensively, taking 22 shots to Susquehanna’s 10. Out of Susquehanna’s 10 shots, only five of them made it on goal. Sandell made four saves in the victory.

With the win, the Blue Jays set up a Landmark Conference Championship game

rematch against the University of Scranton on Saturday, Nov. 5. For the second year in a row Etown hosted the Royals in the title game. The Blue Jays were looking to avenge their loss from last season’s championship game.

Scranton goalkeeper Eric Hintz was strong and ready for all the Blue Jays’ shots on goal. The first attempt was made early in the game by Waso. Hintz was quick to pick up the save and send the ball downfield.

The Royal’s quickly followed the Blue Jays’ attack and picked up their first and only goal of the match in the 11th minute.

On a corner kick, Scranton’s Michael Bergen crossed the ball from the right side of the field toward the back post. Bergen hit teammate Tom DiBisceglie, who headed the ball toward the net. Scranton’s Connor Casey was able to get his head on the ball as well, flicking it past Sandell for the only goal of the game.

Moments later, Scranton threatened Etown’s back line again as Bergen blasted the ball toward the upper section of the goal, only to hit the crossbar.

After being awarded a red card in the 30th minute, the Blue Jays were on edge due to having to play a man down. Etown worked tirelessly for the rest of the first half to try and get themselves on the board.

Waso, Haaf and junior Scott Hess all had an opportunity to put the ball on net. Waso and Haaf each had their shots saved by Hintz, and Hess came up just shy of the bottom left corner. His ricochet off the post and went out of play.

The Blue Jays came out of halftime Photo courtesy of Athletic Department The Blue Jays will square off against Vassar College on Saturday night at Rutgers- strong as they were looking for an equalizer.

Newark University. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 7:30p.m.

Senior Noah Andrews had an opportunity

to tie the game at one when he sent the ball toward the back post, getting it behind the goalie, only to have it saved by the Scranton‘s defensive line.

Scranton had another attempt to score in the 78th minute, but Sandell made another save.

Nearing the end of play, Hess had another attempt to put the Blue Jays on the board.

His shot was missed by Hintz but saved by Scranton defender Michael Donnelly, who sent the ball back up field.

Scranton dominated the rest of play and held the ball in Etown’s defensive end until the end of the game.

With the 1-0 win, Scranton automatically qualified for the NCAA tournament. The Blue Jays had to wait until Monday to find out their season’s fate. Last year, Etown was left out of the NCAA Championship tournament after being ranked in the top 10 most of the season. This year, the Blue Jays were trying to prepare themselves for whatever news would come.

The NCAA selection show had great news for this year’s team: The Blue Jays were picked as one of the field’s 64 teams. Etown will travel to Rutgers-Newark University this Saturday, Nov. 12 for a match with Vassar College. Vassar is a school based in Poughkeepsie, New York and finished the season with a 14-3-2 record overall. Vassar won the Liberty League Championship with a 3-2 victory over Skidmore College. Etown and Vassar have never played each other.

The Blue Jays will look to earn a first round victory and move to Sunday’s second round to play either Rutgers-Newark or New England College. Saturday’s kickoff against Vassar is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Landmark Conference Major Awards Field Hockey

Player of the Year

Junior, Halley Donlin

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

Men’s Soccer

Men’s Soccer

Defensive Player of the Year

Offensive Player of the Year

Sophomore, Gilbert Waso

Junior, Sam Feehrer Photo courtesy of Athletic Department

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November 10, 2016

Field hockey defeats Susquehanna, captures Landmark title

Blue Jays complete undefeated run through Landmark schedule on way to championship and NCAA berth.

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by Delaney Dammeyer Staff Writer

lizabethtown College’s field hockey team played a close game against the Goucher College Gophers Wednesday, Nov. 2. After a long struggle in the second half, a last-minute goal saved Etown and earned them the second seed in the Saturday, Nov. 5 playoff game.

Saturday, the Etown ladies played and won their championship game against Susquehanna University.

Wednesday’s game started slow in the first half with only a few shots taken by either team.

Etown’s first point was made by junior Emma Christman with an assist from senior Allison McLamb.

Goucher caught up in the second half with a goal made by Lizzi Barminski. The pressure was on for the second half. Sophomore goalie Hannah Mack was put to the test blocking shot after shot from Goucher.

A back and forth game ensued. Mack blocked shots from Goucher, and Etown took shots on goal. Etown called a timeout and returned to the game determined.

Senior Nicole Leaf was a determined player throughout the game. In the first and second halves, Leaf played good offense and kept taking shots which challenged Goucher’s goalies. She continued to shoot in the last minutes of the game.

Photo courtesy of Makayla Ratcliffe

The women’s field hockey team used a double overtime goal from senior Nicole Leaf to take home the Landmark Conference Championship on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays defeated Susquehanna University 1-0 to win the title.

In the last minute of the game, Etown got a penalty corner. Junior Megan Eppley gained possession of the ball and passed to Leaf who took another shot on goal. The shot

was redirected by senior Addie Stang, and Christman took the ball, scoring her second goal of the game.

With the victory over Goucher in the bag, Etown began preparing almost immediately for the championship game on Saturday.

Susquehanna, the number three seed at the time, won their way into the championship on Saturday. Etown was 14-4 in the season and Susquehanna 15-4. Etown knew the competition would be fierce.

The game started with Susquehanna playing hard and fast. Etown decided to apply pressure on goal and made 22 shots on goal. McLamb, Christman and Leaf returned as strong offensive players.

Mack and sophomore Margo Donlin made saves in goal for the Blue Jays. Mack believes this partnership was a great asset in these last few victories.

“Margo and I started splitting time, which was an adjustment for us,” Mack said. “We handled it well, I think, and we’ve been playing Photo courtesy of Athletic Department The Blue Jays earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and hosted Kenyon better because of the change.”

The game went into its first overtime, and College on Wednesday afternoon in the first round. Etown fell 2-1 in overtime.

despite a yellow card, Etown kept Susquehanna off their backs until the field was equaled by a Susquehanna yellow card. Three shots and no goals later, the game went into a second overtime.

Finally, 87 minutes after the start of the game, Leaf made a goal on Susquehanna with an assist from Eppley. “Keeping composure and keeping possession” were the keys to success in this final game, Mack said. “Susquehanna was tough, and so composure was important.”

On Wednesday afternoon, the Blue Jays hosted Kenyon College in the NCAA Tournament first round. The Blue Jays jumped ahead 1-0 on senior Kelsey Detweiler’s goal in the first half.

In the second half, Kenyon got on the board to tie the game at one. The two teams went to overtime tied at one goal. In overtime, Kenyon scored in the first five minutes to earn the sudden-death victory and advance to the second round of the tournament.

The Blue Jays successful season ended with a 14-5 record, including a Landmark Conference Championship title.

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FIELD HOCKEY TEAM The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team finished the season with a 14-5 record overall.

The Blue Jays won all seven of their Landmark Conference games during the regular season, wrapping up the number one seed in the conference tournament. Top-seeded Etown defeated Goucher College in the first round of the Landmark Conference playoffs, 2-1. In the title game, the Blue Jays earned a thrilling 1-0 victory over Susquehanna University in overtime to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament. On Wednesday afternoon, Etown hosted Kenyon College and battled to a 2-1 overtime defeat.

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