NEWS
The tightest race in PA: District 10 and Scott Perry
The presidential election season is officially underway, and the fight for control of Congress is on the line in November. The House of Representatives is divided into districts based on the state’s population. Pennsylvania currently has 17 Congressional Districts, with nine represented by Democrats and eight represented by Republicans. House members serve a two-year term
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The growth of criminal justice at Elizabethtown College
In 2018, Elizabethtown College didn’t have a criminal justice major to offer on its own. Now, there are over 35 students at Etown majoring in criminal justice. One of the main reasons for that is Kadee Crandall, who received her doctorate in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University. Crandall, the director of criminal justice
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Business Buzz: From side hustles to mainstream, understanding the evolution of gig economy
Coming from a major city, the frequent use of the “gig economy” was not foreign to me, having used DoorDash and Uber frequently for convenience’s sake, but the term itself was one that I had never stopped to think about. The term “gig” originated from the world of musicians, referring to individual performances or engagements,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle: How six cute cats keep Cassidy Rohrman company
What’s better than one cat? Six of course! Sophomore public health major Cassidy Rohrman has five cats living at their dad’s house in Windsor, Pa., and one living at their mom’s house in Red Lion, Pa. The oldest of the bunch is Nefertiti, or Titi for short. Titi is a 10-year-old black rescue cat. She
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Truman Feature: How one beloved canine makes a difference at the College
The last half of the semester is one that many look forward to the most, with plans for the break coming together and spending some much-needed time home with loved ones. But in order for the break to come, students have to first overcome the stressful feat of finals. As we once again approach the
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Students of Etown: Meet Lux Hileman, learn how they’ve found identity through dance and beyond
As a performative artist, Lux Hileman has had to fit many roles. Starting as a competitive dancer and actor, they’ve portrayed both female and male characters, and even a few nonhuman characters. “I actually got to nationals doing a male part,” they explained. It came naturally; the gender of the role never mattered, it was
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SPORTS
Pro Sports update
Australia’s Ash Barty, the No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, has recently announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 25. Barty said in an emotional video posted on Wednesday, March 16 on her social media accounts: “I’m so happy and I’m so ready. I just know at the moment in
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Video Game Review: Pool Elite
“Pool Elite” is an old game, but it is worth a review. This game is a three-dimensional pool simulator, enabling you to play several different variations of pool including but not limited to: 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 3 Cushion, Carom and even Snooker. This game is very realistic, as it is based in physics. This means that
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March Madness tournament update
This week, March Madness continued on Sunday, March 20, with eight more second-round games for the NCAA’s Men’s Basketball tournament as well as eight second-round games for the Women’s tournament. It all started with the ninth seeded team, Texas Christian University. TCU took its loss in an upset towards the very end of the suspenseful
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FEATURES
Author gives first public reading of new book at Bowers Writers House
A nude man runs down a hotel hallway pursued by a clothed man wielding a big wooden coat hanger. The naked man laments that his run-ins with married women often end in run-ins with married men. Then he laments the layout of the hotel. The hallway he is fleeing down comes to a dead end
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Chemistry Seminar Series explores progressions in latent print developments
Feb. 26, the Elizabethtown College Department of Chemistry held a seminar led by Dr. Raychelle Burks. Burks is an esteemed associate professor of analytical chemistry at the American University in Washington D.C., and is well known for several prolific public appearances supported by prestigious scientific organizations and for advocating for various underrepresented groups in the
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Faith powders and paper toads—Young Center explores the weird world of Pietist conversions
Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies invited Dr. Jonathan Strom to discuss some old books. Strom won the Young Center’s Dale W. Brown Book Award for his own book, “German Pietism and the Problem of Conversion,” back in 2019. But, his book talks about some other books much older than that. Strom
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