NEWS
Elizabethtown adds women’s flag football, joining fast-growing collegiate movement
College officials announced that Elizabethtown College will add women’s flag football as its 25th varsity sport, with competitions set to begin in the 2027–28 academic year. This is the first addition to Etown athletics since men’s volleyball in 2018–19 and aligns with the national growth of women’s flag football. The college has launched a national
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Business Buzz: SEC proposal could ease reporting burden, but raise stakes for investors
A potential shift by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could change one of the most routine practices in U.S. business. The agency is preparing a proposal that would allow publicly traded companies to report financial results twice a year instead of every quarter, according to Reuters. The rule, which could be introduced as soon
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Today’s Tech: Asynchronous surgery on patients 1,500 miles away performed for the first time in UK
A surgeon working in London has performed the U.K.’s first long-distance robotic surgery on a patient located 1,500 miles away in Gibraltar. The introduction of long-distance robotic operations is hoped to absolve future patients of the burden of “vast expense and inconvenience” as well as generally being capable of helping a wider array of people
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CAMPUS LIFE
Activity Review: Recycling soft drink seals
You may have seen someone take the tab off their freshly finished soda or pocket the bottle cap before recycling it. It may seem strange to keep a small piece of trash, but like many say, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. There are many things one can do with bottle caps and can
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Media Review: Fallout 4
The bombs have dropped, nuclear war is upon us. Your only saving grace is the capitalistic fallout shelters sold to you by a door-to-door salesman. This is the reality of Fallout 4. The post-apocalyptic video game was developed by Bethesda Game Studios and released in 2015 by Bethesda Softworks. The year is 2077, a Vault-Tec
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Andi’s Audio Corner: “Drop Dead” by Olivia Rodrigo
While this isn’t an album, I’ve been dying to talk about it (see what I did there). Olivia Rodrigo is a 23-year-old former Disney Channel star turned pop-rock singer who has announced the release of her third studio album (OR3). The album’s release is planned for June 12, but she began teasing the album on
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SPORTS
Softball splits with second-place Catholic as Sydney Harper throws complete game shutout
Elizabethtown College faced off against the number two team in the Landmark Conference in the Catholic University Cardinals for a highly contested double header. Etown sat sixth in the conference standings, looking outward into the Landmark playoff positions heading into the matchup. Catholic sat firmly in second place, trailing only to Moravian University after the
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Six run fifth inning downs #7 seed as Blue Jays defeat Shenandoah
Elizabethtown College had the opportunity to face off against the seventh ranked team, according to DIIIBaseball.com, the Shenandoah University Hornets. The Blue Jays were coming off a tough 11-0 loss in seven innings to Widener a day before and were looking for a victory against a difficult non-conference opponent. Shenandoah needed to do what they
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Blue Jays continue to drop time as Landmark Championship Approaches
On Saturday, April 18, the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays traveled to the Millersville Invite looking to sharpen their performances as the Landmark Conference Championships drew closer. The story begins with the throwing team, which continues to demonstrate its strength and consistency in the circle, cage, and on the runway. Junior Joey Walko led the way
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FEATURES
A Spooktacular day at the Etown bookstore
This Halloween, the Elizabethtown College bookstore transformed its retail space into a lively hub of campus spirit. The door, wrapped in caution tape, and the checkout counter, covered in spider webs and glowing orange and purple lights, invited students to come in for some festive fun. On Thursday, Oct. 30, the Baugher Student Center (BSC)
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“Here We Glow” Blends Fitness, Community and Halloween Spirit
On Thursday, Oct. 30, the campus group fitness team hosted a Halloween-themed pop-up class titled “Here We Glow,” combining spin, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and circuit training in a one-of-a-kind workout experience that brought students together for fitness and fun. The event was part of Group Fitness Week, a lineup of themed fitness classes designed
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Pumpkin cheesecake brings Brinser residents together
Fall brings to mind pumpkin spice, chilly mornings and the kind of comfort that feels like family, even when family is the neighbors. On Oct. 23, the Brinser resident assistants (RAs) turned the Bowers Demo Kitchen into a family gathering, complete with a rogue hand mixer, an exploding can and residents eager to whip up
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