NEWS
Global Perspective: World leaders call for investigations into Russian war crimes in Ukraine
On Saturday, April 2, Russian forces retreated from territories captured early on in the war with Ukraine and left behind horrifying scenes of dead civilians and mass graves. Ukrainian troops made the discovery as they moved to reclaim the territory. One of these territories was Bucha, a suburban neighborhood northwest from Kyiv. Bucha’s mayor Anatoly
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Anti-trans and LGBTQ+ bills make their way through state legislatures
A bill to ban transgender girls from participating in female sports passed the Republican-led Pennsylvania House Education Committee on March 29, over vast Democratic opposition. The proclaimed “Protect Women’s Sports Act” bill passed the committee 15-9 strictly on party lines. The GOP-led chamber will now have the ability to consider the bill on a full
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Today’s Technology: Fake profiles discovered on LinkedIn
A recent study conducted by the Stanford Internet Observatory and National Public Radio (NPR) found that there are over 1,000 fake LinkedIn profiles active on the platform, which are created to draw users to a specific business and convince them to buy its products. Even after removing over 15 million fake accounts at the beginning
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CAMPUS LIFE
Celebrate the Latinx-Hispanic Student Union’s successes
The Latinx-Hispanic Student Union (LHSU) may be a young club on campus, but they have already made their mark on Elizabethtown College. LHSU first became an official group on campus in September 2021. With Etown being a predominately white institution, establishing a strong connection between Latinx, Hispanic and other underrepresented groups was already a challenge
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Asking Abby’s Advice: Learn how you can make the most out of spring break
With the weather getting warmer and spring break quickly approaching, many students are thinking of ways to fill their time without classes, clubs or campus activities to rely on. Sometimes the change from busy campus life to home can leave us wondering how to make the best of our brief time away. We may even
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Valentine’s Day Plans
A great way to tell how your day is going is to step outside and take a deep breath. Will the sweet scent of chocolate from the Dove Company be drifting across Elizabethtown College’s campus, or will the smell of cow manure from nearby farms be lingering? On Feb. 14th, there’s always something different in
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SPORTS
Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born June 23, 1940, in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee. She was the 20th out of 22 children. As a child, Rudolph suffered chicken pox, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough and polio. The doctors at the time said that she will never be able to walk again because of the polio. She wore
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Fantasy Sports
As the picks for week 12 begin, there is one player who is ranked highly this week. Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks has been averaging 13.5 yards per reception this season and in the last six games, Cook has recorded at least 80 receiving yards. One of the reasons that Cook is ranked so highly
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A Look Back in Etown Sports History: 2 Years Ago, Jays make History as Men’s Soccer Clenches First Landmark Championship
A little over two years ago on Halloween 2018, Elizabethtown College men’s soccer made history as they beat Moravian College 2-1 in the Landmark Conference Championship Semifinal. Moravian scored and took a lead early, but the Blue Jays’ goalkeeper, senior Brian Gately, denied any further shots. Senior Gilbert Waso and sophomore Clark Williamson both scored
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FEATURES
Music Review: Indie artist “Still Woozy” channels funky, dreamlike sound
Say “thank you” to the Internet. Straight from a garage in Oakland, California comes the positive vibrations of Still Woozy, directly into your ears. Still Woozy is not quite a band name. It’s a stage name for the 25 year-old solo artist Sven Gamsky. Named a 2018 “Artist to Watch” by Purple Sneakers (an Australian
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SCAD presentations showcase student creativity and intellect
Beginning in 2007, Elizabethtown College has held a spring event to showcase student academics. At Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD), students showcase their creativity and intellect through presentations about topics that are significant to them. To ensure academic quality, all SCAD presentations must first be approved by a professor. Beyond that, however, the responsibility
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Dark comedy “The Cripple of Inishmaan” will open in Tempest Theatre
Thursday, April 11 at 8 p.m., the 2018-2019 Elizabethtown College Theater will open with its final show of the season, “The Cripple of Inishmaan.” The play is set in 1934 in the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland. When the inhabitants of the small town of Inishmaan learn that a Hollywood film crew
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