NEWS
Business Buzz: Can family businesses help grow emerging economies?
Today, with the world at such an uncertain point, we look towards something almost like a port in a storm. Stability, consistency and a reminiscence of a prior time can give us a belief in a future of stability. In America, we grew up with local businesses where at least one was known to be
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Today’s Tech: Will Meta’s new products make VR mainstream?
While many argue the so-called “Metaverse” hasn’t gone mainstream yet, that has not deterred Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who this week announced 2 brand new products: the Quest 3 Virtual Reality (VR) Headset and a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses. The announcements were made at the Meta Connect Developer conference last week, a 2-day event
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The School of Graduate and Professional Studies to offer two new certificate programs
The Elizabethtown College School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) has announced the formation of two new graduate certificate programs: one in nonprofit leadership and the other in operations and supply-chain management. These online programs will officially launch in January 2024 for the spring semester. The programs both require twelve credits for completion; these credits
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CAMPUS LIFE
Students of Etown: Get to Know Angela Guydik
This week, the Etownian would like to introduce Angela Guydik as our featured student of Elizabethtown College. Guydik is from Leesport, Pa. and is a current senior studying to become an occupational therapist. Her graduation will occur this spring of 2023. However, as an occupational therapy student, she will continue for another two years here
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Recipe Review: Oreo mug cake
For readers who frequent the foodie side of TikTok or Instagram, this next recipe might be a familiar one. With the rise of recipe-based social media accounts, many have found ingenious new ways to reimagine their favorite foods. One of these recipes is the Oreo mug cake, a quick, two-ingredient dessert perfect for dorm cooking.
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Movie Review: Don’t Worry Darling
If there’s one lesson to be taken from films like the 2022 movie “Don’t Worry Darling,” it’s to never take critic reviews to heart without giving the film a fair chance. Despite reports of rocky relationships between the actors during filming and subsequent poor reviews from film critics, many viewers were unsure what they were
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SPORTS
Riders Republic
Rider’s Republic is a new, upcoming video game which is based on mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, wingsuit flying and rocket wing suiting. The game was developed by a company called Ubisoft, which has produced several other video games, such as Just Dance 2022 and Assassins Creed Valhalla. The game has two different modes: multiplayer and
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Former NBA players charged in health insurance fraud scheme
Eighteen former National Basketball Association (NBA) players were charged in New York federal court for their alleged involvement in a $3.9 million health insurance fraud scheme on Thursday, Oct. 7. The players charged include Terrence Williams, Alan Anderson, Anthony Allen, Shannon Brown, William Bynum, Ronald Glen Davis, Christopher Douglas-Roberts, Melvin Ely, Jamario Moon, Darius Miles,
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Men’s Swimming
On Friday, Oct. 22, the Elizabethtown College men’s swim team traveled to Selinsgrove, Pa. to face off against Susquehanna College during the annual Schweikert Relays. The Blue Jays opened their 2021-22 season at these relays, swimming in a number of different events that are not often contested. The men’s team showed its depth and talent
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FEATURES
Diversity at Elizabethtown College examined
Elizabethtown College’s Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX department is a campus body that, despite its important role, is often discussed with an air of mystery. With cuts impacting the department over the summer, there were questions about what would be the future of diversity programming at the college. Throughout the last few months, the department
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Bestselling author talks about magical realism, mythology
Photo by Maddie Kauffman In line with its promotion of literature and the arts on campus, the Bowers Writers House hosted New York Times bestseller Jason Mott during the week of Sept. 9, 2019. During his time on campus, Mott held writing workshop sessions for students interested in learning more about his craft as an
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Exploration, growth, and versatility in sophomore year
With the weighty expectations students face in their first, junior and senior years, it can be easy to disregard the importance of one’s sophomore year. The conception of the sophomore year as a time for taking things easy, without needing to deal with the adjustments of first year is extremely prevalent. Yet most experts consider
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