NEWS
Today’s Tech: Los Angeles Trial puts social media companies under fire for intentionally designing addictive software
After nearly five weeks of testimony, a Los Angeles civil trial examining whether large major social media platforms, such as Instagram, were being deliberately designed to draw in young users and attempt to addict them to the software, has nearly reached its end. The trial centers around a 20-year-old woman anonymously identified in court at
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LGBTQIA+ rights bill showing the impact of Pennsylvania’s divided legislature
Same-sex marriage is, technically, still illegal in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 invalidated all state laws banning same-sex marriage. Despite this, Pennsylvania’s law defining marriage as a civil contract between one man and one woman only remains on the books. Lawmakers wishing to change this, and formally recognize
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Steady trend of tuition increases for Elizabethtown College students
Elizabethtown College’s tuition will be increasing by 3.25% for the 2026-2027 academic year. That would amount to a difference of more than $1,000 from the current annual tuition price of $38,370. This increase was announced in an email set to students on Feb. 25 by President Betty Rider outlining the actions taken by a voting
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CAMPUS LIFE
Local Sightseeing: White Cliff river trail
All of our students know Elizabethtown is a small town. The college does not lie far from Market Street, a busy street packed with stores, restaurants, coffee shops and prices that just keep climbing. As a broke college student myself, I am constantly looking for entertainment and excitement that won’t cost me a dime. If
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Business Review: Just Press Play
In the digital age, it is much more common to see people buying games online. With Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus, going to a store and buying a physical video game is no longer a necessity. All you need to do for the thrill of a new game, is open your Steam library. However,
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Andi’s Audio Corner: “Born in the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen
An American barbecue classic. If you somehow aren’t familiar with Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 album, “Born in the U.S.A.,” you definitely have heard it in some shopping mall or at a random 4th of July celebration years ago. The rock album is 47 minutes long and contains a total of 12 songs, leading with the album’s
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SPORTS
Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse loses hard fought battle versus St. Mary’s College
The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team lost their home opener against St. Mary’s College of Maryland on Feb. 10. The Blue Jays were able to put up seven points, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Seahawks’ 12 points. In the first eight minutes of the first period, the Seahawks scored three times on freshman
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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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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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