NEWS
Multiple bias incidents on campus prompt conversation
On Monday April 15, the Elizabethtown College campus community received an email about a racial slur being found written on a board on the second floor of the Baugher Student Center. While the campus waited to see what updates they would receive about who wrote the slur or what was being done, another email came
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Etown celebrates Truman’s impact
Depending on who you ask, the biggest celebrity on Elizabethtown College’s campus likely isn’t human. Rather, he is a big golden doodle named Truman. Truman is not your average pup: he is a therapy dog who makes his rounds around campus and even shows up at campus-wide events. Truman is a therapy dog here at
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PA Politics: Predicting the 2024 Senate elections in Pennsylvania
In the upcoming elections this November, one of Pennsylvania’s Senate seats is up for grabs between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and challenger Dave McCormick. Although current polling indicates that this election is not going to be as close as the last Senate race between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz, with Casey maintaining 45 percent support
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Release your inner child with First Aid Kit
Are you looking for new music to listen to that isn’t pop? Do you long to listen to beautiful, lyrical music that evokes nostalgia? Are you a fan of Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones and are looking to listen to something similar? Look no further–indie Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit recently released the
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Horoscopes: Which of the Sims 4 traits are you based on your zodiac sign?
For this week of the Horoscopes, my mind went to a game I have spent an absurd amount of money on: The Sims 4. With all the expansion packs, game packs, stuff packs and kits, there’s an abundance of content that you can add on to the base game. Use your sun, moon and rising
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Debate of the Week: Apple cinnamon or pumpkin spice
There’s no doubt that both apple cinnamon and pumpkin spice flavors are delicious, but which is the better fall flavoring? Pumpkin spice may be beloved and iconic, but apple cinnamon is classic and crisp. Pumpkin pies and apple pies are both delicious fall treats, but which will you take at the dessert table? When fall
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SPORTS
College football playoff preview
With the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I College Football regular season coming to a close, the College Football Playoff is fast approaching. Although there are less than ten teams with a realistic shot at clinching one of the four coveted playoff spots at this point, a lot could happen in the coming weeks
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Athlete of the Week: Victor Witkofsky
Victor Witkofsky is a junior athlete. He is an arm wrestler who trains with Lethal Arms, a gym that works to actively train arm wrestlers. Lethal Arms is located outside of Harrisburg, Pa. He recently participated in two tournaments. One of the tournaments was in state and one was in New Jersey, which was on
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Women’s Swimming triumphs over Stevenson and Wilkes
On Nov. 13, in Owings Mills, Md., the Elizabethtown College women’s swim team closed out their weekend at Stevenson University in a tri-meet with Wilkes University. The Blue Jays defeated Stevenson 145-58 and Wilkes 162-8. The Blue Jays took first in the first event of the day as Etown clocked in at 1 minute and
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FEATURES
Etown Alumnus wins award for Best Film Score at International New York Film Festival
When thinking about films, most people probably focus on the actors or the director. For alumnus Kory Hilpmann ’17, music is the star of the show. Earlier this summer, Hilpmann won silver for Best Music/Film Score at the International New York Film Festival (INYFF) 2021 for his animated short “Beanstalk.” Hilpmann is a musician who
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Music department triumphs over pandemic with SCAD recital
Finishing a passionate rendition of his original composition, the pianist takes a bow. Then, over the roaring crowd, junior Joshua Koch starts playing again. His second song is much shorter than his first — five or six zippy glissando up the Steinway with a disinfectant wipe. The evening of Monday, April 19, the music department
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Elizabethtown College professor prepares to release upcoming novel
“The story of a mass shooting and an old summer love.” – Richard Fellinger With an expected publishing date of June 2021, Richard Fellinger’s latest novel “Summer of ’85” sounds promising. The story follows a middle-aged man who watches the news and sees that one of his past lovers, with whom he’d since lost touch,
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