JayCrew Magazine 2013

Jay Crew

Jay Crew Staff | Spring 2013Editor-in-Chief

Tara Hayes

Art DirectorElizabeth Brennan

Production ChiefJackie Quidort

Copy EditorCaitlyn Shires

Advertising DirectorMichael Reintjes

Managing EditorKatie Bamberger

New Media DrectorErin McLaughlin

Staff WritersRachel Barr

Austin FloreyKaitlin RommelSamantha Peters

ProfessorDr. Kelly Poniatowski

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Letter from the StaffThank you so much for picking up a copy of Jay Crew! As we’ve all spent countless hours (literally, I don’t think we slept some nights) pouring our hearts and souls into this magazine, we are thrilled someone is reading it! Though we had our shed of tears and let a few %#@$s slip, we really had a fun time putting this whole thing together. We can only hope that you enjoy reading about Etown as much as we enjoyed writing about it!

Blue Jays Always,

The Jay Crew Staff

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Table of Contents4 The Stereotypical Etown Girl & Boy

6 Spotted Aroud Campus

7 Study Abroad...Because Why Not?

10 The Path Less Traveled

12 Study Like It’s 1899....Or Not

18 Our Town In Transition

19 Alumni Round-Up

21 Summer Music Selection

23 No Stove? No Oven? No Problem!

24 Service Trips In The Spotlight

14 Elizabethtown College: Changes

Through The Ages

Stereotypical

“How would you describe the style of the stereotypical Etown girl and boy?”

I was inspired to discover the answer to this question when a friend once said to me she looked like “the typical student” on campus. Her outfits were what you could call less than fabulous. By her senior year, my friend was convinced she wouldn’t find love at Etown so she put minimal effort into her outfits often consisting of black jeggings, hoodies and sneakers. Though I think you should dress to impress regardless of having a lover, I wondered if what she said was true. Do all Etown students dress that way? There’s nothing wrong with dressing with comfort in mind, but the described ensemble is basically sleepwear. We don’t want people to think we’re a bunch of walking, sleep deprived zombies do we? So I posed the question to the students themselves, “How would you describe the style of the stereotypical Etown girl and boy?”

In a survey asking current students to describe the wardrobe of the stereotypical Elizabethtown College female student, 95 percent of the respondents said she wears jeggings or yoga pants, a North Face jacket and UGG boots. Some of the participants

specified that her North Face is usually dark colored and her UGGs a light shade of brown, a nice contrast to break-up the outfit. This described ensemble is undoubtedly comfortable and perfect for a lazy Sunday, but should it really represent what the average Etown woman wears? To be fair, it was reported that when the Etown woman was trying to look nice, she threw on skinny jeans and a sweater or blouse so she’s not always in her sweats. She can rock floral patterns and Sperry boat shoes as well! But what the stereotypical Etown woman lacks in a variety of clothing options, she makes up for with accessorizing. Survey takers couldn’t quite agree on what she uses to compliment her outfit. Answers ranged from “Pandora bracelets” to “various rings on either finger” to “over sized aviator sunglasses,” but nearly every student Model: Amanda Gruenbaum, ‘15

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& Etown Boysaid she carries a Vera Bradley wristlet or bag with her. There was no debate over the stereotypical Etown woman’s hair. 65 percent of students said her hair was long and straight. A quarter of respondents claimed she wore her hair up in a high ponytail and a mere five percent bet on the messy bun. Before anyone accuses her of being lazy, I’d like to say straightening hair does take time and effort. Sure, she only uses a flat iron, but I can attest to the fact that flat irons can take excruciatingly long to heat up. Plus, some women need a little extra straightening spray, mousse or heat activated product. Despite how easy it looks, wearing her hair down takes time. I guess that explains why so little time is spent on her outfit. However, this campus does need a little more experimentation with the hair; may I suggest a pixie cut, a fishtail or even a blunt bang? The stereotypical Elizabethtown College boy is the perfect match for the stereotypical Etown girl in terms of fashion. The survey showed that if the Etown man wasn’t wearing a sweatshirt, sweatpants and sneakers, he was wearing jeans, a sports shirt (25 percent specified it was an Etown sports team; go Blue Jays!) and, well, sneakers. You would think with all the available young women on campus, the Etown man would be rocking a swag outfit every day, but turns out, instead of peacocking he simply chameleons. Unlike his female counterpart, the stereotypical Etown male had one clear accessory – his baseball hat. Whether to rep his favorite sports team or to hide a bad haircut, the Etown man will not take off his cap. Other interesting accessories the Etown man rocks include “a LAX stick,” “Etown lanyards,” and my favorite, “Buffalo Chicken Strips from the Jays Nest.” When he puts such little effort into his outfit, what can you expect? Another predictable aspect to the Etown man was his hair; 100 percent of students said he simply has short hair. I would like to officially challenge male students to bring back the Afro, the Faux Hawk and the Harry Styles. While I admit I see a fair amount of Blue Jays sporting their best yoga pants, athletic hoodies and lax sticks around campus, let’s not discredit ourselves by describing our typical Etown women and men as wearing “lazy” fashion! I also see a fair amount of put together and diverse ensembles.

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Spotted AroundCampus!

I love the outfit Kelly Frace, class of 2013, is wearing. Colored pants are a must have for spring and Frace is right on trend with her bright yellow skinny pants. I also love the pop of red – way to pair two bright colors! Frace continues to keep the outfit fresh with a fierce cheetah print ballet flat (animal print is big for spring!) If anything, Frace illustrates that Etown girls aren’t afraid to be bold by experimenting with fashion.

Eileen Kroszner, class of 2014, shows that Etown girls can dress well and also be comfortable. She is sporting a long-sleeved white cotton top (trend alert!) with a burgundy bodycon skirt. This ensemble is that it has the maturity of a professional wear and the fabric of casual wear. This type of outfit can be worn at the office, to class or on a date – perfect for nearly any occasion. Kroszner shows that we shouldn’t let the cold limit our fashion.

Jess Sassani, class of 2014, is rocking a casual-chic look. She is on trend with a loose, white blouse paired with purple skinny pants. To add a little rock to her glam, she adds a touch of silver jewelry with her necklace and bracelet, giving the outfit more dimension. The chocolate brown boots are the perfect match for this outfit as it gives the ensemble a more relaxed look. Rocking two trends this season, Sassani’s outfit screams, “I know we’re just chilling, but I’m fabulous.”

Caryn Zwart, class of 2016, shows that Etown girls don’t just wear The North Face. She’s looking especially cute (and warm) in her fleece, burgundy cape. Not wanting to distract from her cape (after all, it is the center of attention), she wears stone washed skinny jeans. She also adds a little sass to the outfit with a tan wedge bootie. Zwart teaches Etown girls that we have more options for our cold-weather jackets.

These ladies show Etown students aren’t all stereotypes. In fact, we love pops of color!

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Study Abroad... Because Why Not? By Jackie Quidort Studying abroad: the opportunity to study in another country, the chance to travel the world. Studying abroad was the best decision I have ever made. Studying abroad in Cheltenham, England in fall 2012 changed my life…cliché, but true. There’s just no other way to put it. It’s the chance to make new friends, learn about yourself and see parts of the world that you only previously dreamed of. It’s the chance of a lifetime. Studying abroad was a whirlwind experience, one of the best in my life thus far. I can say I truly lived while abroad. Each day was a new experience, each day was a learning experience, and each day was exciting. “When a student goes abroad in a carefully crafted program, he/she will grow immensely both personally and academically. Students are able to live and learn in a completely different environment, in a culture with different points of reference, and in several cases, using a language different from their own. It is an experience that will teach you a lot about others and about yourself and your own culture,” Montserrat Linares-Farras, interim director of Study Abroad at Elizabethtown College, wrote in an email interview. Although England is the most popular study abroad destination for Etown students, according to Linares-Farras, students go to a number of destinations in a number of different countries and continents. Between 40 and 50 students go abroad every semester, Linares- Farras wrote. According to the College’s study abroad page, “At Elizabethtown College, you can study abroad in locations on all six continents through one of our

or faculty-led short-term programs. Other options include working abroad, volunteering or interning abroad, and doing a service-learning program abroad.”

There is so much learning that can be done from the international students; you truly learn so much about your own culture by talking to those from other cultures. “Get out of your comfort zone and try to make meaningful connections with the locals such as your host family, university students, etc. Do not

life to do that,” Linares-Farras stated. In England, I studied at the University of Gloucestershire, lived in halls amongst the English and was of legal drinking age even though I was only 20. It was nice to say the least. Lectures met just once a week, and most classes just had one or two papers that would count for your entire grade for the term. Grading systems are different, too. For example, a 70 percent counted as an A in England. Travel was easy and I found the lifestyle to be more relaxed. I visited castles, abbeys and cathedrals. I climbed bell towers. I visited, in my opinion, some of the most beautiful places and sites in the world. Florence, Italy, was my all time favorite city wit the countryside of Ireland as a close second. But in actuality, I loved all of the places I visited: Paris, Rome, Naples (because of it’s absolutely scrumptious pizza), Cardiff, Dublin, London and Cornwall, just to name a few. Each place taught me something different and I came away with something from each place. Seeing the historical sites, instead of just reading in about them in textbooks makes all the difference in the world. Each place changed me a little bit, and changed me for the better. I became more accepting of others. Of course, there were some struggles like getting lost and being slightly homesick in the beginning, but that’s inevitable in life. I had more peace in life and and I was truly content and happy.

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Florence, Italy

Again, cliché, but I truly learned so much more about the world, and also about my home, the United States. “It’s a lot more laid back, especially with school. [There] wasn’t a culture barrier. Schooling was so much easier, classes only met once a week for two-hour lectures,” said Caitlin Gardiner, Junior occupational therapy major. While also studying abroad in Cheltenham, England, she had Wednesdays and Fridays off, resulting in more weekend than week. Gardiner said the best part about studying abroad is about being out of your comfort zone, trying and seeing new things and meeting new people. Gardiner decided to make England her study abroad destination because there wasn’t a language barrier, and because she has always really liked the British accent. She also wanted to learn more about British culture. Cheltenham, our home for three months, is a bustling town with a population of more than 100,000 people. Located in the Cotswolds region of England, Cheltenham is complete with a vibrant nightlife,

was never a lack of things to do. We walked to the grocery store, rode double- decker buses, drank tea and ate scones. We danced the night away in clubs and marveled at historical Stonehenge. Traveling both in England and outside of England was a huge part of the experience. “Once I

really traveled over here [in America] on my own and traveling in England is so much easier because of public transportation than in America,” Gardiner said. I feel like I’m a pro now. Of course, we got lost a few times, but that happens. Whatever. Part of the adventure.” In Cheltenham, England, we lived amongst the Brits in university halls. However, in Quito, Ecuador, study abroad students live with a host family. Different study abroad options have different housing options. “I feel like I got the true British experience by living amongst them [the British students]. I got to see how people our age live by living in England and got to connect with them a lot better, too, by living with them,” Gardiner said. Junior occupation therapy major Megan Tursi said that she grew very close with her host mom while studying abroad in Quito. Her host mom was really nice, and spoke slowly in Spanish to her, Tursi explained. She compared living at her host mom’s house to still being in high school and living at home with the freedom she had while in Ecuador.

Her host mom made all of her meals and even did her laundry. However, her schedule revolved around her host mom’s, who didn’t want Tursi to go out at certain times. Tursi’s favorite part about being abroad was the excursions that Brethern Colleges Abroad (BCA),

study abroad students on, and the Amazon and the Galapagos Islands were part of the BCA excursions included in the program.

Junior Psychology and English major Laurie Jones studied abroad last fall at James Cook University, located in Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. This is near the Great Barrier Reef. While in the land down under, Jones was part of the University’s international program and lived amongst international students and the Aussies. She said the best part about being abroad was “meeting all the people; meeting people different than I’ve ever known before and meeting people from all over the world with different lifestyles and cultures.” While in Australia, Jones explored a lot of the mainland, visiting Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Cairns, The Whit Sundays, Port Douglas, and she even to New Zealand. “I learned to go out of my comfort zone a lot and expect the unexpected while abroad. Things don’t [always] go according to plan, but that makes it exciting,” Jones said. Jones chose Australia because she always wanted to go there. She liked the whole laid back culture aspect and said she wanted to see the reef. She plans on going back someday.

''I learned to go out of my comfort zone a lot and expect the unexpected while abroad. Things don't [always] go according to plan,

but that makes it exciting.!''-Laurie Jones

Townsville, Australia Fall '12

St. Ives, England

Paris, France

Although the Aussies were weary to accept the American students living amongst them at James

good friends with the study abroad students. Jones said that it’s a tough situation because different Americans come to study every semester, and they fear being attached and later deserted when the American students inevitably have to pack up their things and head back to the states. Jones, like Gardiner, said that school is very different in Australia. James Cook University was a lot bigger than Etown, according to Jones. It had lessons and tutorials, different than in America, she said. With a 14-hour time difference, her biggest struggle in Australia was keeping in touch with her family and friends.

Junior secondary education English major Nate Blunk studied in Dalian, China in Spring 2011. Dalian is located in the northeast region of China.

times that he was a part of the ethnic minority and that his presence was made known to everyone. He said he was often mistaken for being Russian, as he was situated very close to Russia. Friendship is a huge aspect of life in America, as it is elsewhere in the world. “If you make a friend in China, they’ll do anything for you, basically,” he said. “Not just because you’re an American, [but] because friendship in China is like if you’re in the inner circle, you’re good.”

Friendship is also very important in Australia,

important people,” she said. Blunk was struck by how kind the Chinese people were. On several occasions, people went out of their way, sometimes as much as 15 minutes out of the way, to help, with whatever was needed. Studying abroad is truly an incredible experience. For me, a piece of my heart is still in England and with the English people. I miss my time in England everyday. While abroad, expect the unexpected. Who knows what will happen or what you’ll discover about yourself and the world around you. Perhaps you’ll fall in love with someone from a different culture or perhaps you’ll make a really good friend. Perhaps you’ll discover a love of travel like Gardiner. “I’d go back in a heartbeat. I really just connected with everyone I met, Americans and British [people]. I felt like we all became this little family, a home away from home,” Gardiner said. So, what are you waiting for? Go. To get started on the study abroad process, go to Nicarry 120 and apply for a passport, Linares-Farras wrote.

abroad alums. “Go with people that you don’t really know very well because it forces you to go even further out of your comfort zone and push yourself and you’re relying on no one but yourself to have a good time,” Gardiner said. “Go with a very open heart and open mind, don’t let yourself go attached to your home country. Be there 100 percent in the moment and you will have the greatest time of your life,” said Jones.

''If you make a friend in China, they'll do anything for you, basically. “Not just because you're an American, [but] because friendship in China is like if you're in the inner circle,

you're good.'' -Nate Blunk

Dalian, China Spring '11

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The Path Less Traveled It was midterm review day in one of Elizabethtown College’s theater classes when the professor unexpectedly revealed a flat cake still in its pan, along with paper plates and forks. The class, most still groggy from sleep, gazed at Richard Wolf-Spencer, assistant professor of theatre, in confusion. He went on to explain that he’d made his wife a cake for her birthday, and this was the first attempt. However, he forgot to add water, resulting in its somewhat flat appearance. Wolf-Spencer offered the cake to the class, saying that it tasted perfectly fine. The class needed no further explanation; they lined up and served themselves cake. The midterm review day turned into what felt like a party, which the class preferred. Some professors follow a simple track to find their career, but Wolf-Spencer is not one of them. The path that resulted in a career at Etown had let Richard Wolf-Spencer traveling to all corners of America.

Early Life Wolf-Spencer grew up in the suburbs of Seattle, Wash. Wolf-Spencer has been interested in the arts from a young age. His

first memory of being on stage was at the ripe old age of seven. He was supposed to sing a duet at a concert, but his duet partner didn’t show up. He sang anyway, and was the only soloist of the night. “I got a standing ovation,” Wolf-Spencer said, “and all I recall is standing at the microphone and looking out at a bunch of knees. I was just a little kid. That’s all I remember,

that picture of people’s knees.” His interests back then were focused more on music. He started playing the clarinet in fourth grade. When he was 12 his family moved due to violence in the area, and relocated to the rural town of Sequim, Wash. Wolf-Spencer didn’t fully realize his love of theater

until eighth grade, when he was recruited to play in the band for that year’s school musical, “The Music Man.” After that he participated in every school musical, and went on to perform in many plays throughout his life. His favorite role was playing the character Lewd Fingers in the play, “Angry Housewives.” “That was probably the most fun role I’ve

had,” Wolf-Spencer said. “I had my hair colored three different colors, spiked my beard with wax and got to wear hippie-punk clothes.”

College He didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life, so when Wolf-Spencer graduated high school, he went to college with some friends in Alberta, Canada. After

a few years, he ended up dropping out of college and getting married. He then

started a job as a cook, eventually working his way up to restaurant management. “I discovered that the restaurant business didn’t suit my personality well,” Wolf-Spencer said. “I came home stressed and frustrated every day. I couldn’t leave work behind very well. I decided that it wasn’t healthy, my

Richard Wolf-Spencer. Photo by The Etownian Staff

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blood pressure was off the charts.” Once he left his job, he went back to school. He started at a community college to fulfill his core requirements, and then transferred to Lewis-Clark State College to earn a B.S. in Communications. “Originally I wanted to study history,” Wolf-Spencer explained. “I didn’t know what I was going to do with that degree.” Luckily, a friend helped him get back into theater. Wolf-Spencer said a friend told him they were doing “Godspell” and asked him to join.

The Military When he graduated, Wolf-Spencer had a newborn and no real job prospects. He joined the military in 1990 during Desert Shield in Iraq after an army recruiter approached him. “The United States military has this test, it’s called the Defensive Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB),” Wolf-Spencer explained. “I wish I had taken the test way earlier in life, it turns out I had a high aptitude.” The DLAB scores showed the military instructors which languages a trainee would be able to excel in. His score in DLAB was high enough for him to be placed in Arabic language training, which lasted for over a year in Monterey, Calif. He was trained as an interrogator so that he could use his language skills to interrogate prisoners of war. However, by the time he finished his language training, Desert Storm was over. “They didn’t have anywhere to send me, so they sent me to Texas,” Wolf-Spencer said. In 1995, two

years after he had been sent to Central Texas, he decided to leave the military. “I never intended to make a career in the military. It was really a stepping stone for me,” he explained. “I used it for the master’s training and the Army college fund. When I left, I could afford to go to grad. school.”

Teaching After he left the military, Wolf-Spencer attended Washington State University and earned his Master’s in the Arts. After graduation he taught stagecraft at the University of Idaho. After eight years there, he decided it was time for a change. He went back to taking classes and worked his way into a Master’s of Fine Arts in theatrical design. He’d loved working in scenic design since his time at Washington State College, and he wanted a career where he could still have and raise a family. “I knew that for the most part, design and technology work during the day. Rehearsals are at night, and I had a family. It made sense to me to focus on an aspect of theater to leave me time to spend with my family,” he stated. After getting his second master’s, he taught for four years at a small private college in Virginia. “They didn’t have a decent theater to work in. I decided to look around again,” Wolf-Spencer said.

Etown Etown was hiring for the same job, so he visited the campus to see the area. “It’s a

gorgeous campus. The area, it’s a rural area, but we’re still close to so many things, to New York, to [Washington,] D.C. I liked the people I talked to here,” he stated. “I was impressed when I went into the library. I knew the college I was at before you could walk into the library and see two or three students. And I walked into the library here and it was busy. I thought, ‘This is good, the students seem to be interested, they’re dedicated, they’re energetic.’ I like working at a black box theater. For a designer it’s great. Everything just kind of fit.” Wolf-Spencer has worked at Etown for several years now, teaching theatre and designing sets for plays and musicals in the College’s black box theater. The path that led him to Etown was a long and bumpy one, but all of those life experiences have added to his love and enthusiasm for teaching theater. Whether he’s giving unexpected cake to his students, making class fun with theater games or creating thought-inspiring sets for Etown plays, Wolf-Spencer is continually instilling a love for theater in those around him.

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The first time I stepped on to the Elizabethtown College campus was in 2001. My mother had brought my siblings and me to see her new office and to experience a little bit of what I would later call my college campus. As we walked up the stone stairway into Alpha Hall, my mom, the College’s new annual fund director, made a comment about wanting to learn more about the College and its background as she got settled into her new job. Twelve years later, my mom no longer works for the College, but I am getting ready to graduate as a Blue Jay, and have found the answers to almost every question my mother and I ever had about Etown’s history.

1900s Before Alpha Hall was built in 1900, classes were held in two different places. Starting November 13, 1900, faculty taught classes in the A. Heisey Building on the corner of South Market and Bainbridge Streets, now home to Brother’s Pizza. Classes were only held there temporarily as the Washington Street home of Joseph H. Rider was being prepared. Approximately one week later classes moved to the parsonage of Elizabethtown’s German Baptist Brethren Church. The first classes took place in Alpha Hall on Jan. 22, 1901, exactly a century before I walked into the same building. The structure also housed the students, faculty, and staff, and served as the primary location for all campus functions.

1920s Until the early 1920s Elizabethtown acted as an academy, offering only a few courses within a limited curriculum. In 1921, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction accredited the College, allowing it the ability to award bachelor degrees in the arts and sciences. In May 1948, the Middle States Associations of Colleges and Secondary Schools accredited the College, which is still the current accreditation.In the first year of academics at Elizabethtown, there were only four educational departments, including academic, bible, commercial work, and agricultural. There were no classes offered under the latter, just a note in the College catalogue about the possibility of classes in the future. Six full time students were enrolled in classes 12

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during the first year. In 1905, the College documented 128 students enrolled full time at Elizabethtown, compared to approximately 1,900 students in 2013. In the spring of 1906, Memorial Hall (later named Rider Memorial Hall) was built. It housed a physical culture room, dormitories, two cloak halls, an office, a music room, two reception rooms, a day student room, a typewriting room and the new Chapel and Commercial Hall. At the conclusion of the first decade of the College’s history, there were exactly 100 alumni on record. In the following decade, new courses in sewing, business, bookkeeping, art and music teaching were added. Ten years later, the College reported having 160 students enrolled full time and 338 alumni to have matriculated. With the accreditation of the College in 1921, the academic layout of courses and departments changed. There were now eight subjects (English, Latin, Greek, Modern Language, mathematics, social science, science and miscellaneous) under which a student could choose courses. In 1928, Gibble Science Hall was built to house science classrooms and laboratories. The building was renamed and rededicated in 1985 as the Steinman Center for Communications and Art, and now houses those two departments.

1930s During the 1930s, the College welcomed new degree programs and course offerings. The next decade, several majors and programs were added to the curriculum that can be seen in the current academic layout. A pre-nursing program and a pre-veterinary medicine program were added as well, but were only offered for a few decades. In 1949, the College broke ground for the Zug Memorial Library. The building is now the center of the music division of the fine and performing arts department.

1940s-1960s In the next twenty years, 1940s - 1960s Elizabethtown College began introducing programs in pre-forestry, medical technology and healing arts.

New majors included music education, elementary education, and secondary education. A certification in special education was also added to the course catalogue.

1970s The 1970s brought two cultural area studies programs to Etown, one on African studies and another on Latin American studies. This time period is also when the occupational therapy bachelor degree program was added, as well as the communication art major and department. The music therapy, sociology-anthropology, early childhood education, and social work majors were also added. A few majors from that era no longer offered include the social dynamics, medical secretarial science majors and the health care management program.

1980s-1990s In the 1980s and 1990s, several new majors were introduced, as well as an entirely new concept: minors. Most of the majors offered in this time period are currently offered now, but some, like forestry and environmental management, chemical physics, and clinical laboratory sciences have since been dropped from the catalogue. The first listing of 19 minors offered pales in comparison to the number of minors offered by the College today.

2000s In recent years, since 2000, the College has expanded physically, with additions like Leffler Chapel and Performance Center and the Masters Center. Growth has also been noted academically, with a Master’s program for occupational therapy and over 50 majors and 90 minors being offered each year. I recall my mother’s comment twelve years ago about wanting to learn more about Elizabethtown College and I smile. I smile not only because I have learned so many interesting facts in the time I have been a student here, but also because I have witnessed so much change with the campus and academic departments. I cannot wait to see how the College will grow and improve in the coming years.

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If you were to tell Baron Wanner, plumbing technician and mechanical trades supervisor at Elizabethtown College, to go to Gibble, he wouldn’t necessarily think the auditorium located in Esbenshade. Like many other former (or long-time) Etown faculty, staff and students, he still considers Steinman Center for Communications and Art to be Gibble Science Hall, as it was when he started working at the College in 1979.

The Brown Building, where Facilities is located, contains much evidence of the College’s past, mostly in photographs and images. In the conference room, as you walk in the door, there is an old black and white aerial shot of campus on the left wall, which Wanner guesses to be from

the early 1970s. You can see the constructions of Founders Residence Hall at the top, which was completed in 1971. To the right is the most recent map of campus, which contains marks to indicate where various wires and pipes are located. “It’s funny, at homecoming you have people come back and they remember this [the older map] and you guys remember that [the recent map],” Wanner said. “They see all the changes and it’s pretty cool.”

Outside the conference room are three photographs from three slightly different angles taken on what is now the street side of Lake Placida. The three

Gibble Science Hall opened in 1928 and housed the sciences until its renovation in 1985 to hold the arts and communications departments.

original buildings on campus, Alpha Hall, Rider Hall and Fairview Hall, which is now Wenger Center, are all visible in the photographs, which would not be possible with the current layout of the campus.

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Elizabethtown College: Changes Through The AgesBy Tara Hayes

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THE ORIGINAL TRIO

According to the Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC), it was not until June 6, 1967 that Alpha became the administration building it is today. When it was first built, Alpha housed a heating plant, kitchen, dining room, store room and science laboratory on its lower level. The first floor had offices, three classrooms and the chapel. It also contained the bookstore and library combined into one room.

There were no separate residence halls at this time; instead, students lived on the second floor of Alpha. Women students lived on the west

end while men lived on the east. Once the third floor was finished, it too became rooms for students. The College principal at the time, George Ness Falkenstein, and his wife and four children also lived in Alpha.

Rider Hall was called Memorial Hall when it was built by contractor Benjamin Groff from architect Joseph G. Heisey’s design in 1906. According to OMC, Joseph H. Rider, who was a College board member from 1899 until his death in 1908, donated about $10,000 of the $14,347 it took to complete the building. The College wanted to name the second building on campus after him for that reason, but Rider refused. Instead they called it Memorial

Hall. When Rider passed away, Etown renamed the building Rider Memorial Hall. According to OMC, Rider contained a bell donated by Elder Fred R. Zook of Martinsburg, Pa. which was well-known among the students at the time.

Rider served various purposes during the years of its existence. In 1910, the library moved to Rider to join the chapel and classrooms it already contained. In 1928, a reading room was added. Athletics used the basement of Rider until the Thompson Gymnasium opened in 1970. According to OMC, by the end of the 1960s, most of Rider housed the music department.

When Fairview Hall

was built in 1920 or 1921, it was an all-male dormitory with six small apartments.

The year 1967 brought many other significant changes to the first building on campus. It was at this time that the dining hall moved to the Elizabeth Myer Residence Hall, a new construction. Renovations to the basement created a data processing room and the business, registrar and private offices. The admissions, dean’s and College president’s offices in addition to a lounge were then located on the first floor. On the second floor were student personnel offices, a conference room, a secretarial pool, the treasurer’s office and additional private offices. The third floor was home to a secretarial pool and offices for Development, public relations, placement services, alumni and the Teachers for West Africa Program (TWAP), a volunteer secular teacher’s organization established in the early 1960s in partnership with Hershey Chocolate Corp.

According to OMC, this year also brought the first changes to the exterior of Alpha. Two fireproof stairwells were added to the rear of the building after stairways were removed in the interior. The concrete steps currently leading to the building’s twin doors replaced the wooden steps previously standing in their place.

In 1987, the College had to make the decision to either completely renovate Rider or demolish it for what Wanner is “pretty sure” was a structural issue. Gerhard Ernest Spiegler, who was Etown’s president at the time, felt the costs to renovate were too high

Rider Hall served many purposes during its existance until it was demolished in 1989. A stone now stands in its place to indicate the location of the second building on campus.

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Alpha Hall sat between Rider Hall, bottom left, and Preservation Hall, directly above Alpha, until their respective demolitions.

and unnecessary, especially considering the need for other academic buildings on campus. “But, now I think you have more of a fight to save a building like that and preserve it as opposed to when they did it,” Wanner said. In the fall of 1989, the decision was made official and Rider Memorial Hall was demolished. High Library was built where Rider Hall stood, allowing the music department to move into Zug Memorial Hall.

Although Rider is no longer standing, it has not completely disappeared from campus. Wanner said Facilities Management ran into underground remnants of the building while renovating underground systems around High Library. “It was pretty cool.” Wanner said. Leffler Chapel and Perfomance Center currently has the stained glass windows that were found in Rider’s prayer room.

BARRACKS ON CAMPUSThe skunks on campus did not always

hang out around Steinman. Their favorite place to be was the four army barracks on campus, which according to Joe Metro, director of Facilities, were raised about knee-height above the ground. Three barracks, which were known as North, South and Central Halls, stood where the Annenberg Center/Brossman Commons stands now. The Annenberg Center, which was originally called the New Student Center or the Annex, replaced the barracks in 1993 according to OMC.

The barrack known as the Business Education Building or Preservation Hall was located between Ober Residence Hall and Alpha, where the garden is now. It housed the business department for 27 years, according to OMC. The Business Building, as many called it, housed classrooms and professors’ offices before the department moved to Nicarry Hall after its construction in 1973.

At this time, the building was renamed Central Services Building and housed Duplicating Services and the Post Office. The Post Office moved to the side of Ober Residence Hall in 1979. Central Services Building became a dormitory in 1989 when the College realized it had too many incoming first-year students to accommodate. Duplicating Services and the Post Office moved to the Baugher Student

Center (BSC), where there used to be a bowling alley. That area currently houses the theater department.

Preservation Hall, which offered single rooms, was demolished at the end of the 1996-1997 academic year because of structural problems, according to OMC, including a termite infestation and the foundation settling. Only 12 students could be housed even though there was room for 15 because of the structural damage in three rooms.

DORMITORIESSome of the changes made to the buildings were

made because of a change in culture. According to Metro and Wanner, each dormitory contained a house mother instead of a Resident Assistant. Whoever entered the dormitory had to go through the house mother, who would buzz your room when you had a guest. You then had to go down to the lobby and greet your guest in order for him or her to enter the dorm. According to Metro and Wanner, the only dorm still containing the remnants of this buzzer system is Royer.

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Above, North Hall as it stood in 1987. In the foreground is Baugher Avenue, which is still included in student mailbox addresses. Below, South, Central and North Halls were located where the Annenberg Center sits now.

only same-sex residence hall left on campus is Founders Residence Hall Tower C, which all female. “That’s kind of considered a safe area for females that may have gone through or experienced some traumatic situations in their lives involving members of the opposite sex,” said Barry Eckinger, environmental services supervisor.

The tunnel connecting the first floors of Ober Residence Hall used to be a gathering area for students, according to Eckinger and Wanner. Before it was moved to the basement, the laundry was located in this hallway, the door on the right after the second turn going from the A wing to the B wing. “That used to be a main activity area and no one thought it was an issue but apparently, recently, some of the people that have come in decided that it was rape alley,” Wanner said. “In reality, it was the main gathering area. Their perception was that it was unsafe.”

Not all changes on campus are permanent. Zug Memorial Hall used to have a chiller attached to it on the side closest to where High Library is now. When Spiegler joined the College as president, he decided the chiller was unsightly and got rid of it. Now, the only chiller on campus is behind Schlosser, by Mt. Joy Street. Facilities is currently in the process of moving the chiller back to Zug to provide a better environment for musical instruments, which can go out of tune in extreme temperatures.

Cedar Street and Alpha

OUTSIDE SCENE

Drive weren’t the only roads to cut through campus. College Hill Lane and Baugher Avenue also used to be roads on campus, but they haven’t gone away completely. Baugher Ave. started at the entrance to what is now the Hoover Parking Lot and ended where Brinser Lot is now. Metro said the road stopped at the corner of what is now Brossman Commons when he started working at Etown. When they built Hoover, the road was completely demolished, except for its presence in students’ College addresses. “I actually had a guy

that was doing programming for Garmin and he said ‘I’m looking for Baugher Avenue,’” Metro said. “I said, ‘Well, you better delete it because it’s gone.’”

The walking path to Bowers Writers House used to be part of College Hill Lane. The road stretched from Cedar Street beyond the Writers House when it was still in use.

Renovations continue to be a part of Etown history as Facilities continues to work on Steinman and Ober this summer. There are also plans for a field house in the near future.

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Our Town in TransitionBy Kaitlin Rommel

Bruce Barton, an American author, once said, “Action and reaction, ebb and flow, trial and error, change—this is the rhythm of living…” Change happens everywhere, but sometimes the change is not always visible. Elizabethtown, Pa. is just one area where change has decided to linger for a while. In an interview with Roni Ryan, Elizabethtown Borough Manager, she discussed two major infrastructure projects, the Amtrak station and the relocation of Bainbridge Street. Ryan explains these were a part of a master plan for downtown Elizabethtown. “The plan was brought together to help with economic development for Elizabethtown. With the plan in place, it really helps get the community on board for the continuous development of Elizabethtown,” said Ryan. The Amtrak station was completed in 2011 and with the completion came a completely rehabilitated and restored train station for residents and visitors of Elizabethtown to use. In connection with the train came the relocation of Bainbridge Street, which is the bridge extension between College Avenue and the M&M Mars factory. Over the past few years, many business owners have decided to set up shop in Elizabethtown. Their reasons for moving to Etown are as unique as their businesses. Keith Greenawalt, from Spotlight Media, said he moved to the Elizabethtown area in 2006, “to marry the best woman in Lancaster County” and set up his already existing architectural business. Spotlight Media is an up and coming addition to the business community, which is a difficult task when the economy is not at its best. The goal of the company Greenawalt said is to “provide extraordinary advertising media at a very reasonable price.” Ramon Escudero, executive director of the Elizabethtown Chamber of Commerce, said in an interview that when a business makes its move to Elizabethtown, they have to keep the town’s two biggest audiences in mind: E-town College and Masonic Village. “Masonic Village has over 1,800 residents and the College has around the same number of students, so that is a big audience to keep engaged,” Escudero said. Escudero was able to provide a list of business that, in his opinion, made the biggest impact on the Elizabethtown community. Among the businesses listed were Rooster Street Provisions, ModSpace, Spotlight Media and Papa John’s. Rooster Street Provisions became a part of the Elizabethtown community in October 2012. Tony and

Kristina Page, husband and wife team, said the focus of their business is to, “[handcraft] charcuterie from local humanely-raised pigs.” Charcuterie is a brand of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham and sausage. Rooster Street is also known for their own line of canned goods that accompany their meats. The couple shared that they were inspired to make the move to Etown. They said, “The space we found was perfect for our needs. We then did research and found that Elizabethtown had a great mix of people that could be perfect customers, so we took the leap…” ModSpace is the largest US- owned provider of temporary and permanent modular buildings in North America. Their corporate headquarters is located in Berwyn, Pa. ModSpace will be moving into the former Fleetwood Homes facility in mid September 2013. When asked why the company would be moving to Elizabethtown, Ron Wagner, Vice President of Marketing, stated, “The location, prior use, road access, and features of the E-town facility made it ideal for a centrally- located refurbishment facility.” Since ModSpace will be moving into a vacant spot in the industrial park, the company will be providing over 70 jobs to Elizabethtown residents. “This is a big deal,” said Escudero, “people always need jobs. Every opportunity helps our residents.” Papa John’s opened its doors to the Elizabethtown community on April 1, 2012. Papa John’s management said their decision to come to E-town was not easy, “Papa John’s had been looking for an Elizabethtown location for five years, but we could never find the right real-estate and location.” Spotlight Media, owned and operated by Keith Greenawalt, has been in full operation in Elizabethtown for two years. When asked what was his best-kept secret about his business, Greenawalt said, “…Lancaster County is known to be extremely conservative. Sometimes it pays to be on the cutting edge and break out of a territorial mold.” Since 2009, the many improvements and additions that have made their ways into the Elizabethtown community are visible. Businesses and major infrastructure projects have all impacted the community in some way. “The plan is still not done, so there will be more projects on the horizon,” said Ryan. What will come next for the Elizabethtown area? As Winston Churchill said, “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.”18

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Summer 2013 will surely have plenty of tracks from all kinds of genres to attract even the pickiest of ears and will include many tracks that will be hitting the top of the charts soon enough.Here is what to look out for this coming summer:

Summer Music Selection

7. “Suit & Tie”Artist: Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z

Genre: R&B Since its early release in January 2013, Justin Timberlake’s new single with hip-hop connoisseur, Jay-Z, has taken leaps in the top music charts. “Suit & Tie,” has been in the top five positions of Billboard’s Hot 100 and the top five in iTunes top songs categories. Timberlake has recently released his third studio album, The 20/20 Experience, in March after coming off of a six-year hiatus. He has announced that a second part of the album will be released in November 2013.

6. “Right Here”Artist: Justin Bieber feat. DrakeGenre: Pop / Dance-Pop / R&B Coming from his latest album Believe, Justin Bieber released his third hit single, “Right Here.” The track is claimed to be the next big hit from Bieber, according to polls on www.polldaddy.com and is looking to be featured in many people’s playlists within the coming months. His album has been a huge success with numerous hits. The third single “Right Here” will be out just in time for the summer. This is the perfect track to play while gathered around a fire with friends on those warm summer nights.

5. “Heart Attack”Artist: Demi Lovato

Genre: Pop Climbing the charts recently this spring is Demi Lovato’s new single, “Heart Attack.” This song has been gaining more popularity every week. Lovato, who has been exceptional in the past, comes back again with “Heart Attack.” This song contains a funky synth-line, an incredible display of drums and Lovato’s sensational vocals to complete the amazing track.

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8. “I Love It (I Don’t Care)”Artist: Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX Genre: Electro-House / Synthpop It’s almost impossible to not have already heard this track. Swedish pop duo, Icona Pop released “I Love It” nearly a year ago in May 2012, and has gained much popularity within the spring of 2013 season through its pop-culture references. It has climbed to the top fifty spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and is within the top fifteen positions on iTunes top songs chart as of late March. Rolling Stone ranked “I Love It” as number 35 on the best songs of 2012.

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4. “So Many Girls”Artist: DJ Drama feat. Wale, Tyga & Roscoe DashGenre: Hip-Hop “So Many Girls” is a song for nearly any summer party. This song was featured as a “Hot shot debut” on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. It’s a perfect track to play for those warm summer evening gatherings, or even as a warm up for the night ahead of you. This track features a variety of well-known hip-hop artists, making it one of the top tracks to look for this summer.

3. “Alive”Artist: Krewella

Genre: Electronic / Dance Gaining popularity with their rise in the electronic dance music scene, Krewella is a unique trio that brings an intense sound to underground bass culture. Their latest EP, Play Hard, is their first official release. Since its release, it has gained much popularity in the electronic dance music scene. “Alive” presents the first progressive dance-like sound from Krewella but still reserves the trio’s infamous heavy bass sound.

2. “My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)”Artist: Fall Out BoyGenre: Alternative / Rock Recently, Fall Out Boy has been back on the scene with their new single, “My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark.” In 2009, the band announced their indefinite hiatus without any knowledge to when they would compose any future songs. But now they’re back. It should be gaining a variety of feedback from hardcore FOB fans, but it will most definitely attract anyone’s ears on the airwaves. This song in particular is the perfect track to be featured as a single to jump back into the scene.

1. “Harlem Shake”Artist: Baauer

Genre: Electronic/Trap The “Harlem Shake” has recently been one of the most talked about tracks of the early spring season due to its high popularity internet video “meme” sensation; the track instantly makes people want to go nuts. Baauer has held the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the past four weeks as of late March. He shows no signs of holding back as he has now brought the electronic sub-genre of “trap” music to the mainstream spotlight. The song contains an initial breakdown from the start, then jumps right into the climax within nearly thirty seconds, giving the listener a blast of energy and funky feeling with a bass-line that just doesn’t quit. Playing this jam at a summer blowout will surely get everyone in the mix and have them dancing for days.

That sums it up for the top hits to look for this summer and within the upcoming months. A wide variety of genres can been seen throughout the selection, so be sure to listen to something new and indulge in some new music tastes. Who knows? Maybe the next big hit could be the biggest song of the year.

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For college students, eating well can be difficult. It’s hard enough for us to make healthy choices in the cafeteria but living with friends and having limited cooking appliances in the dorms means the temptation to eat junk food is everywhere. With a busy schedule, eating junk food becomes the quickest and easiest options. The next time you’re on a time crunch, before you heat up some Ramen Noodles or Easy Mac, think again. It’s time to get creative and do some cooking without a stove or oven. Here are some dorm-

friendly recipes I found on Pinterest that are quick, easy and nutritious.

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spray.2. Combine cereal and marshmallows in the bowl.3. Microwave for 30 seconds.4. Mix together cereal, honey, sprinkles and marshmallows. 5. Let the mixture sit in the bowl for 1-2 minutes.6. Run your hands under water to keep the mixture from

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Destination: Kissimmee, Fla.

Inspiration for Trip: “I am an AmeriCorp Scholar and do many service projects throughout the year. This was a new opportunity for me and I was excited to participate.”

Most Memorable Moment: “...seeing the ceilings of the castle where there was a star witht he name of each child that has ever stayed at Give Kids the World Village... It really put into perspective how many children benefited from these facilities.”

Destination: Nashville, Tenn.

Inspiration for Trip: “Last year some of the women of Magdalene spoke in one of my classes and I knew that I wanted to do more for them.”

Most Memorable Moment: “On Monday night of the trip, we made [the ladies of Magdalene] dinner and brought it over to their house. We had dinner with them and then were invited to stay for their NA meeting. It was an incredible experience...”

Catherine Merk ‘12Occupational Therapy

Destination: Louisana

Inspirartion for Trip: “I love to help out in the community and make a difference. It was also nice that I got to do this while meeting new people and traveling to different places.”

Most Memorable Moment: “...being able to meet the home owners and hear their experirnces was very moving and probably the most memorable part of the trips.”

Emily Martin ‘14Occupational Therapy

Catie helps to make paper with the ladies of Magdalene

Amanda and a group of volunteers pose for a quick picture outsid of the Village

Amanda strikes a smile while handing out miniature golf equipment at the Village

SERVICE TRIPS IN THE SPOTLIGHTBy Kaitlin Rommel

Amanda Lathshaw ‘14Psychology

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Alexa Viscardi ‘14English Secondary Education

Destination: New Orleans

Inspiration for Trip: “[They] announced the Lend-A- Hand trip to Mississippi, and I love to travel and have never been that far South, so I thought it woud be a wonderful opportunity to combine learning a new skill-set, traveling amd helpinh others in immeasurable ways.”

Most Memorable Moment: “The team leader told us to be prepared for ‘sidewalks and driveways to nowhere’...He told us of the fateful day the tornado touched down in Smithville on April 27th…the Reconstruction Committee, and she told us ‘We’re a very Christian town and scientifically there are some things we just can’t explain… We look at this as God’s way of saying he was here with us through that storm.”

Alexis Morris ‘13Communications

Destination: Mississippi

Inspiration for Trip: “I saw a flyer for the [the trip] in my dorm, and I thought it sounded like a great opportunity. I went on a similiar trip the Summer prior to college, and it was such a fantastic experience that I wanted to do it again.”

Most Memorable Moment: “... realizing there is still damage from storms from almost ten years ago. When we hear about bad storms, we feel bad, donate money and forget about it for a few weeks. For people living in these areas, that storm changed their life and daily reminders if it still exist.”

Lexi poses for picture with Sarah Creme

Lexi takes a fun picture with the town’s sign

Sarah Creme ‘13Occupational Therapy

Destination: New Orleans

Inspiration for Trip: “I have always had an interest in helping with natural disaster recovery and love to be hands on in work. These trips allow me to learn new skills while having a great time.”

Most Memorable Moment: “We had the opportunity to attend a welcome home party... over a hundred volunteers gathered to welcome home a family who had been displaced from their home since Hurricane Katrina hit seven years ago. We were able to experience the overwhelming joy these homeowners felt as they got the keys to their new home.

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