NEWS
Global Perspective: Russian opposition leader dies in prison
On Friday, February 16th, Alexei Navalny died in a Russian penal colony at the age of 47. Navalny was widely celebrated for his opposition movement against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian regime. Navalny, the leader of the unregistered political party “Russia of the Future,” had been held in the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp, a
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Professor Rudy runs for PA legislature position
College is a major time for political awareness. More than ever, people are exposed to other people they may not have been to in their hometown and are encouraged to think outside of the mindset that they had in high school. With that, any news surrounding politics is always a hot button issue. Recently, Bob
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Elizabethtown College community responds to campus ‘deforestation’
Over the course of the past few weeks, it seems one question has been on the minds of every student on campus. Where is our beloved tree? For those who may be unaware of the absence of one of the campus’s most iconic trees, the tree used in the college’s annual tree-lighting ceremony has seemingly
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CAMPUS LIFE
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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Media Review: Get lost in a story with the “Blood and Ash” series
The New York Times best-seller “Blood and Ash” series written by Jennifer L. Armentrout is a high fantasy series that follows the Maiden, a girl named Penelope, aka Poppy. She is fated to Ascend soon. She isn’t allowed to speak to or touch anyone but a select few. Hiding her face with a white cloth,
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Job Spotlight: How Blue Jay Ambassadors welcome potential students
Do you remember when you first arrived at Elizabethtown College? Some things stand out for all of us: submitting your application, attending an open house, decision day and the glorious moment when we first move into our first-year dorm. But before we met our peer mentors, before we met with professors and maybe even before
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SPORTS
Video Game Review: Disco Dodgeball
This game may be a bit old, but it is still worth reviewing. “Disco Dodgeball” is a futuristic game that is based on dodgeball, and also happens to include robots. This game is for the Nintendo Switch. The goal of the game is to deflect and catch projectiles, which are disco ball looking dodgeballs that
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The March Madness hype begins
As we are approaching the middle of March, to some this may seem just like any other month, but for NCAA basketball fans, it is finally the long-awaited March Madness season. Going into the 2022 March Madness tournament, there has been a lot of excitement, as the last “normal” tournament was back in 2019. In
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The Hershey Bears look for their 3,000th win
The Hershey Bears scored a 2-1 victory at Bridgeport last Friday, March 11. Defenseman Lucas Johansen scored the first goal for Hershey, shooting the puck into the net at only 5 minutes and 4 seconds into the game to give the Bears an early 1-0 lead. It was the first time Hershey has scored in
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FEATURES
Into the Streets
From Oct. 24 through Oct. 30 Elizabethtown College will hold its tradition of Into The Streets. It is being organized by the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE). CCCE Program Coordinator Sharon Sherick said via Zoom, “It’s important for first-years to see the tradition and how Etown unites together for this event that matters
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Carlos Ojedas Jr. Presents “Finding Your Voice” Webinar
On Sept. 28, 2020 Elizabethtown College’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted a presentation given by Carlos Ojeda Jr. He was born in New Jersey, but in his childhood moved to Reading, Pa. During his presentation of his story, he explained over the webinar via Zoom he was placed in a bilingual classroom without being
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Elizabethtown College’s Celebration of the 19th Amendment
On Tuesday, Sept.22, the High Library led a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with a panel discussion held over Zoom titled “Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.: Reflections on the 100 Year Anniversary of the 19th Amendment.” This panel included political science professors Dr. Fletcher McClellan and Dr. April Kelly-Woessner, Philadelphia Republican
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