NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Sept. 16 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Dean of Students & Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez. Gonzalez used her time to answer questions, like one from senior Rachel Skwirut. Skwirut asked about the possibility
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Marketplace to-go Container Opinions
The Marketplace to-go containers have been a success; they allow students to eat outside, take their meals back to the dorms and are an overall quick and orderly way to navigate the dining hall—which can often become overcrowded. “They are very convenient and sustainable. I like that they are reusable. You can take them out,
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Batch-22: Pennsylvania’s 2022 Senate Election Candidates and Partisan Divisions
As soon as long-time U.S. Senator Pat Toomey announced his decision not to run for reelection in 2022, the race to become Pennsylvania’s newest senator was on. Senate hopefuls from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia with political pedigrees covering the far-right to the radical left have thrown their weight into a campaign of name recognition statewide. This
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the jungle
Hi! I’m here for my interview! I know, I know, I’m just very excited to be in the newspaper. You would think being the sister of the head editor would give you some royal treatment. Anyway, my name is Belle. My family picked me up from a shelter in Delaware and brought me home. I
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Welcome to the jungle
Hiii! I’m Atina and this is my big bro, Zeus! We just got on campus a few weeks ago and we live with our step-brother, Al. He’s been here since the start of the semester and he’s been nice to us even since we got here. Zeus and I were adopted during a trip to
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Letter to the Editor Response from Dr. Don Trahan
Note: This is a reply to a LTE submitted by Anonymous. In September and October, Elizabethtown College held a series of training sessions regarding power and microaggressions. Recently, the Etownian received an editorial in which the author expressed their discontent with the training sessions, specifically regarding the discussion about asking for people’s preferred pronouns in
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SPORTS
Runner beats school record
Friday, Feb. 1, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the New York University (NYU) DIII Invitational. The men’s team finished 21st with 10.5 points. Junior Samuel Gerstenbacher broke the 3,000m record with a finish of 8:33.17. The last record at Etown was set in 2003 by Steve Sanko at
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Wrestling team beats King’s
The Elizabethtown College wrestling team traveled to King’s College Friday, Feb. 1. Etown ended 36-12 in a dual victory over King’s. Out of the 10 matches, Etown took a win for six of them. King’s was in the lead 3-0 after a 3-2 decision in a matchup with sophomore Josh McLaughlin. In the next two
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Women’s swim team has huge success, both teams take win
The Elizabethtown College women’s and men’s swim teams traveled to Washington D.C., Saturday, Feb. 2 to go up against Gallaudet University for their final dual meet of the season. The women found huge success, especially in the opening 200 medley relay which included junior Sara Lingo, senior Maddie Lasko, first-year Robin Hill, and senior Erika
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FEATURES
Long-term mold induced health effects, not inherently dangerous
Mold is everywhere. You are constantly exposed to mold, just walking outside,” Debra Wohl, Elizabethtown College professor of biology, said. “However, some people are more susceptible or sensitive to the mold, so in areas where humidity is high and there is a lot of mold, these individuals may be symptomatic,” Wohl continued. With the outbreak
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Living and working internationally, Etown students’ global summer
For all students, summer is a time to take a break from school work. However, many college students still have to work over the summer. Some Elizabethtown College students spent their summer working abroad. One of these students was senior Japanese major and international studies minor Quinten Yonkers. Yonkers spent the summer interning at the
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Photography class exhibits pictures of the five senses
Photo: Megan White Assistant Professor of Communications Dr. Katherine Hughes’ Fall 2017 photography class exhibited their photography in the High Library. The theme of the display was “Photographing the Senses.” The 16 students enrolled in the class took a picture that depicted one of the five senses. Viewers were encouraged to try and determine which
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