NEWS
Business Buzz: Merger changes future of sports streaming
After Netflix’s rise in the 2000s, the world saw an influx of streaming services: Paramount Plus, Disney Plus, Peacock, Prime video and Max, formerly known as HBO Max, to name a few. Users have complained that the surplus of streaming services is equivalent to paying for cable, and sports fans are part of that category.
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Integrating Controversy: How will AI integration affect the classroom?
If there ever was a hot topic of this generation—and there have been many—then the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is king among them. After years of movies and novels prophesying doom to come off the backs of the creation of machines that can think for themselves, the public is conditioned to be skeptical
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Sock & Buskin announces benefit in Jo Russo’s honor
Joseph ‘Jo’ Russo was beloved by many on campus, and touched the hearts of students and staff alike during his time at Elizabethtown College. In his passing, communities and people were brought together. His memorial service at the College illuminated his impact, as individual after individual came up and told their stories and experiences with
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Who is Noah Kahan?
Lately, all I’ve heard people talk about is the artist Noah Kahan, so I decided to give him a listen. Born on Jan. 1, 1997, Kahan is an American singer-songwriter who primarily makes indie/folk music. Kahan released his first single “Hold It Down” in 2017. He’s released many others between the first one and his
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Horoscopes: What Pillow Pet are you based on your zodiac sign?
For many college students, our guilty pleasures lie hidden in the corners of our beds: a stuffed animal. For some, it might be a Pillow Pet from our childhoods. So, it’s time to figure out what Pillow Pet you are based on your zodiac sign. Be sure to check out your sun, moon and rising
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Club Feature: Red Cross Club
Elizabethtown College boasts more than 80 active clubs and organizations available to students, according to the school’s website. They span the full range of disciplines on campus and include interest-based groups for a variety of hobbies. This week, we’ll take a look at one that is new to the roster as of the Spring 2023
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SPORTS
F&M wins Smith-Herr Boot against Etown Men’s Soccer Team
On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team lost the Smith-Herr Boot match against Franklin & Marshall (F&M). The game got off to a slow start, with both teams struggling to make any headway. Etown was outshot by F&M with four missed shots to Etown’s zero shots in the first half, but still
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Women’s Field Hockey triumphs over Wilkes
On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team faced off against Wilkes University. This game was very eventful—not only was it the season opener for the field hockey team, but three different Etown players added a goal to contribute to the 3-1 win. The Blue Jays scoring play in the final five minutes
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Etown Athlete of the Week: Hayden Oldham
Hayden Oldham is a sophomore secondary education major and plays forward for the men’s soccer team at Elizabethtown College. The sophomore has been playing the game he loves for nearly his entire life. He was born with a passion for soccer and began his soccer journey at an incredibly young age. “I started playing soccer
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FEATURES
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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Student creativity flourishes at COVID-safe Playwright’s Festival
Elizabethtown College hosted the New Playwrights Festival 2021 on Feb. 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. This year’s performance was hosted in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center rather than Tempest Theater to better abide by COVID-19 safety guidelines. Sock & Buskin worked in conjunction with ECTV to stream the shows, as viewership was entirely
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Embodying anti-racism through history, sustained commitments
Wednesday, Feb. 17, as part of the Elizabethtown College Office of Diversity, Inclusion] and Title IX’s series of Black History Month events, Asst. Dean of Students at Capital Law School and Diversity, Equityand Inclusion Consultant Dr. Marcelius Braxton gave a webinar presentation on anti-racism. Drawing from his background as an educator, Braxton has taken the
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