NEWS
BIPOC Student History Talk Presented in Library
On Feb. 26, at Elizabethtown College’s High Library held a talk titled “Research and Recording BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Student History at Elizabethtown College.” The talk featured junior history and political science major and Young Center’s Ziegler Fellow Jordyn Dutko and sophomore legal studies major and student archivist Kalen Tendo, who had
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PA Politics: PA to Hire Federal Workers Fired by Trump
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro signed an executive order on Wednesday, March 5 to streamline the process for Pennsylvania’s government agencies to hire recently-fired federal employees amid the Trump Administration’s purge of the federal labor force. Signed during an appearance at the second annual Commonwealth Job Fair in Harrisburg, Executive Order 2025-01 is designed “to
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College Announces Upcoming Changes, including From Renovations to Tuition Hikes
Spring at Elizabethtown College means the return of classes, outdoor study sessions and all the joys that warm weather brings. It also carries a packed calendar full of deadlines and upcoming events, not to mention the announcement of changes for next academic year. This year;s announcement came in the form of an email titled “A
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: What Littlest Pet Shop is your zodiac?
Elizabethtown College students were kids once, most likely in the early to mid 2000’s. 2000’s kids should be able to recall a popular toy line with small plastic animals called Littlest Pet Shop. These little bobblehead figures had captured the hearts of kids all over the U.S. What better time than the month of love
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Media Review: Fahrenheit 451
As an English secondary education major at Elizabethtown College, it would be correct to assume that I love to read. I have challenged myself this year to start reading some classic novels that I have never read before. My first successful read of 2025 was the classic novel, “Fahrenheit 451,” by Ray Bradbury. This dystopian
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Students of Etown: Kaitlyn Gilmore
With over 2,000 students enrolled at Elizabethtown College, it’s impossible for someone to get to know every single person on campus personally. So, this week, we’re introducing yet another Blue Jay: Kaitlyn Gilmore, a junior English professional writing major with minors in communications and creative writing. Gilmore has become increasingly involved in the campus community
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SPORTS
Elizabethtown Men’s Volleyball Battles Hard, Loses a Close Match Against Stevenson
Elizabethtown men’s volleyball is underway as the spring sports begin to emerge from the snow. On Tuesday, Etown took on Stevenson College with a roster missing some key players due to sickness.. The starting lineup would feature some of the underclassmen who were needed to step up and secure a victory against a tough opponent.
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Elizabethtown Wrestling Comes Second in the D. Kenneth Ober Invitational
On Saturday, Feb. 25 the Elizabethtown College wrestling team hosted the D. Kenneth Ober Invitational and competed against nine other colleges to claim the top spot and win the tournament. By the end of the event, Etown came second with a score of 146.5 points behind the champions from Roanoke College. In the 125 weight
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Blue Jays Swim Against York College Spartans
Following the loss the Blue Jays swim team received during their Senior Day meet against Washington College, Elizabethtown College’s swim teams prepared to take on the York College Spartans at the Alumni Pool on Jan. 25th. The day’s first race was the women’s 200-yard medley relay, and the two teams were immediately neck-and-neck. Etown junior
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FEATURES
Etown Students Celebrate Together at Fall-Festive Movie Night
As day turned to night on Friday, Oct. 25, Elizabethtown College students made their way across campus in the bitter fall air towards Gibble Auditorium. Once inside, they were greeted with warmth and the aromas of buttery popcorn and sweet candy, the perfect snacks when settling in to watch a movie. Once the students were
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Elizabethtown College starts its first on-campus service fraternity organization
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Elizabethtown College welcomes a new chapter of Alpha Phi Omegato its campus. Inspired by Frank Reed Horton after serving in World War I, Alpha Phi Omega was founded as aservice fraternity organization in 1925 by a group of men who believed in coming together withother men from varying backgrounds to better the
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Sanskrit at Elizabethtown College: is it becoming ancient history
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Elizabethtown College has offered the Sanskrit course since the 2001-2002 academic year. And while in recent years the first level has nearly filled, there’s been a pattern that the second level falls short of those numbers. Is this a sign of the course becoming part of the ancient history it comes from?
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