NEWS
Global Perspective: Israel declares war on Hamas
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war against the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas after a surprise attack killed hundreds of Israelis. The early morning assault on Saturday, Oct. 7, marks one of the largest escalations of conflict between Israel and Hamas in recent years. The terrorist group fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza and
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Business Buzz: How to succeed in a globalized workforce
Employment is the one constant that will permanently change within the business world. For decades, it was customary for you to work at the same company for the entirety of your career, and now,changing jobs at least three times has become familiar. Remote work is the go-to option for employees. For the past few decades,
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PA Politics: The duality of Josh – A Governor torn between two visions
Last week, the Pennsylvania Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Task Force (PRGGITF) came back with their findings. This is a committee formed by Governor Josh Shapiro to determine the merits of remaining in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) alongside eleven other states (Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and New England). Governor Shapiro initially
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CAMPUS LIFE
Business Review: Salon Services at Ardor and Sage
If you are ever at school and find yourself wanting to get a haircut or get your hair done but do not know where to go, I suggest you check out Ardor and Sage, a hair salon right down Market Street. They offer all sorts of services like highlights, all-over colors, haircuts, eyebrow waxes and
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Welcome to the Jungle: Ripley the leopard gecko
Ripley is a leopard gecko, belonging to junior Japanese major Ben Norris. Norris has always wanted a reptile, so during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, she decided to get a leopard gecko. She got Ripley in June of that year when he was just a baby. Leopard geckos are generally easy to
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Students of Etown: Grace Diehl
Grace Diehl is a calm and friendly student from Wyomissing, Pa. She loves helping people whenever she can and socializing with others. Diehl is a junior at Elizabethtown College. Her major is Secondary English Education, and her minor is Spanish. Diehl chose her major so she could teach people English. This dream came from the
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SPORTS
Women’s Field Hockey
On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team faced off against Drew College at home. It was a total team effort from the Blue Jays to achieve a 2-0 shutout win over Drew on Senior Day. Senior Grace Hardy had a goal and an assist for Etown in the win. Etown celebrated
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Athlete of the Week: Mehluko Letsoalo
Mehluko Letsoalo is a junior international student on the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team. He was born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa in what he referred to as a family full of athletes. “My uncles played at a very high level, my brother was basically a pro…my second oldest brother played for the national
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Women’s Cross Country
On Oct. 16 in Gettysburg Pa.,the Elizabethtown College women’s cross country team was back in action at the Gettysburg Aubrey Shenk Invitational after a two-week rest period. The Blue Jays placed third as a team with 116 points. Sophomore Kelty Oaster was the team’s top finisher for the 6k (3.7 mile) race. The College had
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FEATURES
Student publishes poetry book examining society
Photo by: Megan White Junior Emmett Ferree published his first book Sept. 1 titled “Beeswax and Other Sticky Things.” The Amazon description says the book is “a critical examination of society and the difficult topics that nobody wants to talk about.” “It still doesn’t feel real,” Ferree said about being a published author. Ferree chose
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Professor showcases scholarship at United Nations, invited back
Elizabethtown College has long prided itself on the sentiments of its signature phrase, “Educate for Service.” This was a notion echoed by professor of religion and Asian studies Dr. Jeffery Long when asked about the role of scholarship in the world at large, stating “Scholarship needs to be of use to humanity.” Long has the
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Understanding the liberal arts cuts from a nationwide perspective
College enrollment has dropped again this spring. Research published by the National Student Clearinghouse in May reported a 1.7 percent drop in student enrollment, or a total of about 300,000 students. These numbers don’t come as a surprise, as academia has seen a similar drop in enrollment every year since 2011. While they disagree on
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