NEWS
Students struggle for a seat at the table in the Marketplace
Kamryn Mengel, a first-year at Elizabethtown College, is on a meal plan, like many of her peers. The meal plan allows her to get unlimited meals at the marketplace. One day after her first-year seminar (FYS) roundtable, she decided to go eat, since she’d been busy the entire morning with classes. She couldn’t find a
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Business Buzz: Starbucks and the future of coffee
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I love coffee. It is always the best part of my week whenever my friends and I go out for coffee, and it has become an integrated part of my day. No other business has capitalized off of this love other than Starbucks. Still, they are
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Global Perspective: The Vatican announces progressive reforms in the Church
The Vatican announced in a document on Wednesday, Nov. 8, that the Catholic Church will now allow transgender people to be baptized, serve as witnesses at weddings and be named as godparents under specific conditions. These new rules came in response to a dubia, or a set of questions that seek clarification, from Bishop Giuseppe
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Imagination comes to life with Netflix’s “The Floor is Lava”
This new hit show has heated up Netflix’s selection pool. This nostalgic childhood favorite has been turned into an enthralling game show. “The Floor is Lava” takes three teams of three and pits them against each other. Whichever team has the most people to get across the room (or the fastest time if there is
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Job Spotlight: Judas Foster, Lifeguard
Junior multicultural human services major Judas Foster is a lifeguard here at Elizabethtown College’s recently renovated Alumni Pool. Foster had previously worked as a lifeguard during the summer before coming to Etown. As the semester was starting, they were looking for an on-campus job. “It was the first semester in my first year, you know,
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Horoscopes: Which snack will fuel you through midterms?
Halfway there, Jays! Hopefully Spring Break granted you just enough of a reprieve to feel refreshed and jump back into the semester, just in time for midterms. With late night study sessions and cramming between classes this upcoming week, your mind and body are definitely going to need some fuel. So, what should your sign
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SPORTS
Video Game Review: Nintendo Switch Sports
There is a new game that is currently going through the testing phase. It is due to be released on Apr. 29, 2022. That game is “Nintendo Switch Sports” for the Nintendo Switch. The game combines some of the classic sports in the original game “Wii Sports” such as bowling and tennis. It also combines
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The Nets and 76ers trading players
The Brooklyn Nets and The Philadelphia 76ers agreed to a trade that is being considered the most league-altering trade of the 2021-2022 NBA season. The trade involves multiple superstars, including Ben Simmons and James Harden. The 76ers have agreed to send the 2016 number one overall draft pick and former rookie of the year Ben
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Harrisburg Farm Show Complex hosts Motorama
This past weekend the Motorama Events Show took place at the Farm Show Complex for the first time since 2020. A large crowd made an appearance to experience the show that is all about racing. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show was canceled last year and attendees were excited to finally get back. It
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FEATURES
An Introduction to the School of Arts and Humanities
Elizabethtown College has been in a state of transition. Not only has the College had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has also been finalizing structural changes within the school. As of this summer, Etown now operates on a “Schools” model wherein similar disciplines are grouped together and multiple Deans are assigned to
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Peace Symposium covers issues at home and abroad
The Susquehanna Room was the place to be last Saturday, Sept. 21, as students, faculty, community members and academics from the region came together for Elizabethtown College’s annual International Peace Symposium. A collaborative effort on the part of President of the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg and Etown Board of Trustees member Joyce Davis and
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Connections between Etown and Milton Hershey students: Benefits of Moving Forward Together (MFT) from the perspective of a mentor
High school is a battle. Navigating classes and social relationships have caused many a student to feel overwhelmed by the pressures. But knowing that every second of high school is spent preparing for your future is even more difficult when you come from a lower income bracket. This is the situation of the students at
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