NEWS
Global Perspective: Russia holds elections in occupied regions
As the Russia-Ukraine war persists without an end in sight, the Kremlin, the name for Russia’s government, is holding elections in occupied regions in an attempt to bolster its influence in these areas. Voting takes place between Sept. 8 and 10 in Ukrainian cities Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, according to the Associated Press. Last
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Business: China’s economic star falling?
China has been a global superpower for decades. Their vast labor force, low wages and limited labor and environmental laws influence their power. This has impelled several businesses from developed nations to send their factories or buy needed supplies from China, making them the world’s most powerful factory. Changes to many internal policies and global
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SOTA organizes National OT month events
April is National Occupational Therapy Month in the United States, and as one of Elizabethtown College’s largest majors, several events took place on campus for future occupational therapists (OTs). Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) was in charge of creating events around campus during the month. SOTA declared the week of April 9 as OT week
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CAMPUS LIFE
Recipe Review: Cheese melts
When faced with limited space and cooking supplies in a college dorm room, students often have to get creative with their meals. For those who don’t have the time to get crafty, though, reverting to childhood classics is a time-honored tradition. They’re simple, quick and often give us a sense of nostalgia we might need
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Horoscopes: Which Halloween movie should you watch?
Happy Hallo-week, my moon children. With the best holiday of the year this Monday, the spooky movies are in full swing. Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween is rounding to a close, and the scary movie sections of streaming services are in their prime. With all this content, do you ever wonder which Halloween movie your
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Club Feature: Emotion
E-Motion Dance Club is the ideal opportunity to experience new things, make new friends and get involved in the environment. E-Motion is one of the several clubs available at Elizabethtown College. Its goals are to forge personal connections, make memories and foster a sense of belonging. E-Motion continues to implement its goal of fostering meaningful
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SPORTS
Cross Country meet – Sept. 25
Saturday Sept. 25, the Elizabethtown College Cross Country team traveled to Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. for the Dickenson Long/Short Invitational. Both the men and women’s teams finished in third place in their longer events. The longer event for the men is an 8-kilometer run and for the women it is a 6-kilometer run. The
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Athlete of the Week
Senior Christian Schaaf has been running for most of his life. He began running around the age of 12 when his mom, a former long-distance runner in high school, inspired him to start running. “One of the first races I did, I did in honor of my aunt…who was diagnosed with breast cancer. She did
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Women’s Volleyball
On Saturday, Sept. 18, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team split its three weekend matches, falling to Franklin & Marshall College before topping Lancaster Bible College, the host of the match, 3 sets to 0 on Saturday afternoon. With the split, the Blue Jays’ win to loss record moves to 5 wins and 4 losses
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FEATURES
Etown alumna poet returns, shares her poetry at open-mic night
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX partnered with the Women and Gender Studies department to bring back Elizabethtown College alumna, Nichole Acosta, ‘08. Acosta visited campus March 14 for an open mic slam poetry night in the Brinser Lecture Room. Acosta has been doing spoken word since she was 11 years old and
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Literature quotes, graphic design come together in creative posters
Students from Visiting Assistant Professor of English Dr. Tara Moore’s graphic design course, Word, Web and Design, have created graphic design collages featuring selections from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. The collages, on display in the reference section on the landing floor of the High Library, blend typography, photography
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Scholar-in-Residence shares poetry, reflects on personal experiences
Elizabethtown College held its Scholar-in-Residence Celebration featuring Dr. Emily Grosholz Wednesday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bowers Writers House. The Scholar-in-Residence program aims to bring in speakers who do interdisciplinary work. Grosholz fits this description because she is a poet, mathematician and physics philosopher. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a
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