NEWS
Global Perspective: Russia continues to commit war crime in Ukraine
Since Russia’s withdrawal of troops from Kyiv, Ukraine this month, the bodies of over 900 civilians have been discovered around the region. Most were uncovered in Bucha, a city in Kyiv Oblast. About 95 percent of the citizens were found with bullet wounds inflicted at point-blank range, implying that they were executed. The bodies were
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Today’s Technology: Elon Musk buys stake in Twitter
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced that he bought 9.2 percent of Twitter through the U.S. Stock Market, which makes him the largest shareholder in the company. A day later, Twitter announced that Musk would be joining their board, which would have given him great influence over the company’s decisions and policies. However, Musk later
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Professor to Provost: A Profile on Kristi Keas
When Kristi Kneas entered Elizabethtown College as an associate professor of chemistry, she had no idea that she would one day hold her current position of Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Kneas did know that while she enjoyed chemistry, what she really loved was teaching others and working on their skills. This
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CAMPUS LIFE
Club Feature: History Club
As students settle into the Spring semester, many clubs at Elizabethtown College are working hard to plan meetings, activities and events both on and off campus. The newly rebooted History Club, which had their latest meeting on Feb. 10, has several big plans for the semester which are sure to interest students both within and
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Abby’s Advice: New Hobbies
After spending the last few weeks talking about ways to stay organized and on top of responsibilities, it’s time for a break. Nobody can be serious all the time (least of all the author of this column), and balancing schoolwork with hobbies are a great way to explore different interests and de-stress. Did you know
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The Weekly Treat: Nutella
What’s going on my Crumb Crew, it’s your favorite food reviewer back for your Weekly Treat. Though this will be my second entry, I’ve decided to premier a hot take on a new item I’ve tried this past week: Nutella dipped apple slices. I was hesitant at first to try Nutella, on the account that
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SPORTS
This Week in Elizabethtown Sports History: Women’s Volleyball Begins Streak Ending in Winning First Conference Championship
In 2007, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team clinched the win over Gallaudet University in five sets, beginning a streak that lasted nine games and took the Blue Jays to the seasonal Commonwealth Tournament as the number one seed. Etown then shut out Widener University and went on to win the championship, beating Lebanon Valley
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Cornhole Tournament
Recently, the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) held its first ever cornhole tournament, which was a fundraiser for the Blue Jay Pantry, a new space on campus which is dedicated to providing Elizabethtown College students with food items sourced by donations from the community. The event raised a total of $1,120 for the Blue Jay
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Tennis Courts
A walk by the Founders towers would include sights of construction vehicles, mounds of dirt and construction workers. Recently, the tennis courts at Elizabethtown College have been getting redone, since the tennis season was postponed. The tennis courts at Etown are regularly open to the public, and are commonly used by both the men’s and
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FEATURES
Dangers of screentime often overlooked, present danger to eyes, health
Throughout the day people are constantly using technology, whether for work or for pleasure. As stated by a Neilsen audience report, adults in the United States devote about 10 hours and 39 minutes each day to consuming media. Advancements in technology have made this easier. For example, many companies are now using technology as their
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Environmental Science major comes back to the nest, talks consulting
Life after graduation can settle Elizabethtown College alumni near or far, but in some fortunate circumstances the alums are willing to stop back and share their hard earned information from the working world. Alexandra Doran graduated as an environmental science major with a minor in political science in 2015. Feb. 4 she returned to speak
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National trends: Smoking getting snuffed out, vaping rising from the ashes
At Elizabethtown College, smoking is on the decline; nationwide, vaping is not. Juuls in particular have become a fixture of Gen Z and Millennial society. Small, convenient and easily accessible, they have become popular in the last year. In discussion with a few of the shrinking number of Etown students who smoke, none whom wanted
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