NEWS
PA Politics: The power of women and independent voters
Polling for the midterm elections in Pennsylvania continues to grow closer. For the U.S. Senate race, Democrat John Fetterman has a 3% edge over Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz in a poll by FiveThirtyEight. For governor, Democrat Josh Shapiro leads Republican Doug Mastriano by almost 10% as of Oct. 21. Many expect Shapiro to win the
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Students share concerns about the Marketplace
Students pay $3,180 per semester for either the Gold, Silver or Bronze meal plan at Elizabethtown College, and this price prompts many to wonder how their money is being spent. Recently, students have been using paper and plasticware instead of the regular dishes and utensils in the Marketplace. They are directed to throw out their
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Today’s Technology: Spotify releases new product designed for driving
Something that is on the newer side in regard to technology is Spotify’s “Car Thing.” A few months ago, Spotify put out an ad to advertise their new product. In this ad, the viewers were given a chance to win a car thing for free by giving their email addresses and hoping they will get
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CAMPUS LIFE
Celebrate the Latinx-Hispanic Student Union’s successes
The Latinx-Hispanic Student Union (LHSU) may be a young club on campus, but they have already made their mark on Elizabethtown College. LHSU first became an official group on campus in September 2021. With Etown being a predominately white institution, establishing a strong connection between Latinx, Hispanic and other underrepresented groups was already a challenge
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Asking Abby’s Advice: Learn how you can make the most out of spring break
With the weather getting warmer and spring break quickly approaching, many students are thinking of ways to fill their time without classes, clubs or campus activities to rely on. Sometimes the change from busy campus life to home can leave us wondering how to make the best of our brief time away. We may even
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Valentine’s Day Plans
A great way to tell how your day is going is to step outside and take a deep breath. Will the sweet scent of chocolate from the Dove Company be drifting across Elizabethtown College’s campus, or will the smell of cow manure from nearby farms be lingering? On Feb. 14th, there’s always something different in
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SPORTS
Sports update
Recently, there has been some discussion about various sports teams starting to practice, but not to compete. Elizabethtown College is following the National Collegiate Athletics Association’s (NCAA) decision to postpone all athletic competition, but are permitting teams to practice in small groups. Even though the athletes are practicing, they have to follow very strict COVID-19
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Iron Jay Challenge
The Iron Jay Challenge is back! The Iron Jay is a challenge that anyone, faculty, staff, and students can walk, bike, run, swim, or participate in fitness classes to complete the challenge. In this challenge. the goal is to either achieve 70.3 miles doing any fitness activity, or achieving 140.6 miles doing any physical fitness
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber begins National Sports Safety and Security Conference, Holds Q & A
The 2020 National Sports Safety and Security Conference, hosted by the University of Southern Missouri, began last week with a question and answer session held by Commissioner of Major League Soccer Don Garber and Former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Thomas P. Bossert. The two answered questions and addressed concerns about restarting the 2020 Major League
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FEATURES
Professor explains difference between alternative, complementary medicine
The word “medicine” has changed in meaning over the course of history, but the central guiding principle behind the entire medical field is to actively promote the health and wellness of the body. At Elizabethtown College, the science departments and core requirements foster respect for the scientific method and the practice of medicine. Underlying this,
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Guest speaker discusses female representation in comics, media
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at 7 p.m., Bowers Writers House welcomed guest speaker and author of the novel “Superwomen and Supergirls: Gender, Power, and Representation in Comics, TV, and Film,” Carolyn Cocca, who is a scholarly expert on the appearance of females in modern superhero narratives in daily media. Today, the presence of women taking
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“If/Then” musical opens, student actors share their experiences
The Theatre and Dance division of Elizabethtown College’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts is presenting “If/Then” as the fall 2018 musical. The musical is performed in the Tempest Theatre in the Baugher Student Center (BSC). “If/Then” is a musical written by the the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators of the musical “Next to
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