NEWS
Decision could change future of PA public schools: William Penn School District vs. the Pennsylvania Department of Education
In the final installment of a three-part series on Pennsylvania State Government, we look at a recent Commonwealth Court case that has the potential to radically change state funding for public schools across Pennsylvania. On Feb. 7, 2023, Commonwealth Court Judge Renée Cohn Jubelirer ruled in the case of William Penn School District vs. the
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The college hosts overnight visits
Sophomore Elizabeth Petlick remembers the information sessions she attended to learn more about Elizabethtown College. Instead of recalling the warm feeling on campus, or the beautiful scenery surrounding the College, she remembers looking at a screen and the difficulty of making a decision. “It was so hard to make a decision,” Petlick said. “I came
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Lawsuit against Lensa A.I. brings up privacy concerns
Artificial intelligence (AI) in art has been sprouting up everywhere in the past couple of years. Perhaps one has come across it scrolling on TikTok or Instagram or even had experience using it to create entertaining pictures through software like DALLE, which creates realistic images from other publicly available images and pieces of artwork. Besides
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CAMPUS LIFE
Students of Etown: Nick Schuler
Who knew Elizabethtown College’s great reputation could reach a New Jersey town two hours away? Sophomore Nick Schuler from Cinnaminson, N.J. is currently in his second year of the new exercise science major here at the College. Etown wasn’t always his first choice during the search for where he would spend the next four years
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Welcome to the Jungle: Meet Kyra and hear about her sassy, playful personality
Have you ever wished you had a pet on campus? Have you ever wanted a companion in your dorm to play with when you’re bored? A few people on campus have accommodations which allow them to do so, including senior information systems major Kelsey Knappenberger. Knappenberger’s assistance animal is a cat named Kyra. Knappenberger is
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The Weekly Debate: Are Uncrustable brand sandwiches considered ravioli?
In life, there are many important questions about ourselves and the world around us which humanity strives to answer. This is not one such question. This question, the debate over whether or not Uncrustable sandwiches can be classified as ravioli, could be looked at by some as absolutely ridiculous. However, it is this debate which
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SPORTS
National sports update
Recently, there has been some tension between the Philadelphia Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman and his scouting department. Tuesday, Roseman responded to the notion that he is going off of his personal draft board to make picks for the Eagles. He responded by saying that that notion was ridiculous, because every person on the staff
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Happy Gilmore
“Happy Gilmore” is a movie about an unsuccessful hockey player turned golfer. Adam Sandler plays Happy, whose Grandma learns that she is about to lose her home. Happy then joins a golf tournament hoping to win enough money to buy it for her. He starts challenging local golf pros for some money, and he continuously
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Fall sports update
As of May 2021, sports are making a small comeback to Elizabethtown College. However, as fall approaches, some might be wondering exactly what is going to happen with fall sports, and if the season will be back to normal. As of now, everything is up in the air. According to Director of Athletics at the
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FEATURES
Students weigh in on new food options offered by Dining Services
Wednesday, Feb. 27, the Marketplace opened its doors at 4:30 p.m. to present Dining Services’ annual Food Show with its suppliers, John Gross & Company. Previous years’ themes have included pirates and superheroes, but this year, the focus was on all-new foods. In the Marketplace, students sampled various dishes that hadn’t been offered on the
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Fifth annual Power of One Day to raise funds for campus projects
Tuesday, March 19, Elizabethtown College will raise money in its fifth annual Power of One Day. The Power of One Day is part of the Be More Inspired Campaign, which raises money to fund various programs and initiatives on campus. This year, the Be More Inspired Campaign aims to raise $60 million and has already
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Senior Capstone Series: Innovative and compassionate engineering
As a liberal arts college, Elizabethtown College has a large variety of majors, minors and programs. One commonly shared aspect of majors is a capstone project. For the engineering major at the College, the senior capstone project actually begins in junior year when students are assigned to project groups based on their interests and begin
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