NEWS
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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Today’s Tech: Google’s possible purchase of Character AI
In the digital space, much of the ongoing conversation is around how industries are going to react to the ongoing impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Technically speaking, it requires less manpower and is cheaper for most industries, but the quality varies greatly, and it hurts actual people for their jobs to be largely replaced. That
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Precision Medicine: An advancement in disease treatment
The world of medicine continues to expand through groundbreaking advances and the latest mechanisms to cure and treat diseases. An approach that continues to surface is a technique called Precision Medicine, an advancement that aims to treat diseases based on the individual carrier. According to the Precision Medicine Initiative, this technique is “an emerging approach
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: Which activities will help you take advantage of spring break?
Happy Spring Break, Jays! Hopefully this next week will bring some much needed relaxation, refreshing you just enough as we approach the middle of the semester. This week, we’re looking at Spring Break activities that your sign would enjoy. So, what should you do with your week off? Use your sun, moon and rising signs
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Activity Review: Exploring Conewago Recreation Trail
Just a short seven-minute drive away from campus sits the Conewago Recreation Trail, a five-mile trail just northwest of Elizabethtown. The trail, located between Route 230 and the Lebanon County Line, was acquired by the county in 1979. It connects to the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail and follows the Conewago Creek through scenic farmland and
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Students of Etown: Get to know Eric Schubert
Every student at Elizabethtown College has a story, and each individual has a wide variety of skills, interests and goals which make them unique. In this week’s Students of Etown, we get to know yet another talented student who has brought much to the table in his time at Etown College. Senior History major Eric
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SPORTS
Keeping the heart beating
Your heart should beat, not take a beating. Here’s some ways you can keep your heart healthy! Have you ever taken time to wonder how you can be heart healthy, even when on campus? If you’re considering looking into ways to keep your heart beating strong, this will be able to provide some advice. An
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Getting to know new athletic department staff
Recently, Elizabethtown College hired two new staff in the Athletics department. Their names are Maria Anderson, who is the new Assistant Track and Field Coach, and Liam Dollard, the new Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach. Both Anderson and Dollard started on Jan. 21. Dollard started his job with no experience at all. This is his first
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Video Game Review: Mario Tennis Aces
“Mario Tennis Aces” was a game released in June of 2018. The game is one of many sports games in Nintendo’s Mario franchise and is one of the more recent iterations. Mario games are normally games that have no story and are just basic platforming games, but “Mario Tennis Aces” added a solo “story mode”
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FEATURES
Senior Class President addresses Class of 2020
Photo courtesy of Maggie Fix As a lot of family and friends have reminded us, this was not the end of our time at Elizabethtown College we originally imagined. It is truly a loss that we should all mourn. However, instead of talking about what we missed out on, I want to celebrate the unique
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The Unexpected: Senior Year Cut Short
Photo courtesy of Unsplash The morning of Friday March 13, 2020, Elizabethtown College stood still. Any other morning, students would fill the campus, moving between academic buildings and gathering areas, anticipating the approaching weekend. Today, however, classes were cancelled, as the College had decided to send students home and move to online learning until April
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Students Stay Social While Social Distancing
Photo courtesy of Unsplash With our on-campus semester cut short, many Elizabethtown College students are asking themselves the same, new question: How do I stay social, and stay in touch with all of my friends from school? Sure, most students can utilize text messaging as an easy means of staying connected but messaging a friend
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