NEWS
Pennsylvania Politics
Article II, Section 17 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania states, “In each year following the year of the Federal decennial census, a Legislative Reapportionment Commission shall be constituted for the purpose of reapportioning the Commonwealth.” With the 2020 Census having finished on October 15 and 99.98 percent of American households being counted,
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Finance and international business professor awarded Polanowski Prize
The winner of the 2020-2021 Polanowski Prize for Excellence in Faculty-Student Advising and Mentorship was announced March 26. The recipient of the award was Turnbull-Jamieson Chair and Professor of Finance and International Business Hossein Varamini. The award is intended to celebrate a faculty member’s excellence in advising and mentorship of students toward graduation and future
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Global Perspective
Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip was announced dead by the royal family Friday, April 9. He was 99 years old. His family said in a statement that he passed away peacefully in Windsor Castle that morning. Earlier this year in February, Buckingham Palace announced that his Royal Highness was
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle
Photos courtesy of Julie Jerden Hi! I’m Jameson! I’m so excited to play with my mom and hangout now that she’s home and everything. This is my brother Bailey, and we play together the majority of the time. We also play with the dog and cuddle up with our family. Bailey and I got adopted
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Music Review
Photo courtesy of Unsplash Last time I was rotated onto the music review, I wrote about the music from the popular video game “Persona 5.” Now that I’m here again, I figured I’d make this my niche to set me apart from the others. This week I’ll be writing about another video game with a
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The Weekly Chirp: The Presidential primary race
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com The United States presidential primary race is well underway. The formal results of the 2020 United States presidential primary election as of 7 p.m. EST are that 86 of the 87 declared Republican delegates will support President Donald Trump with the remaining delegate declared to former governor Bill Weld. The Democratic
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SPORTS
Men’s, women’s soccer earn spots in the Landmark playoffs
Photo: Megan White Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams dominated over Homecoming Weekend, securing wins from Goucher College. The women’s team broke its losing streak, devouring Goucher 4-0. This win helps them to qualify for the Landmark Conference Playoffs, since they are secure in fourth place in the current standings. The Blue Jays had
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Field hockey undefeated in conference, continue winning streak
Photo: Jocelyn Kline With two wins in a row against Moravian College and the University of Scranton, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team is now at a nine-win streak. On the road to the Landmark Conference Championships, the Blue Jays got a second straight score of 4-0 against Moravian. Junior Lauren Scheib took the first
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Women’s volleyball takes two wins, overall 9-0 at home
Photo: Jocelyn Kline Saturday, Oct. 13, Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team hosted a tri-match against McDaniel College and Manhattanville College. The Jays took on McDaniel first in a five-set match that lasted almost two and a half hours. The teams played a close game for the first half of the first match, but a series
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FEATURES
Film produced by Demi Lovato increases mental health awareness
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, Student Wellness screened a film at 7 p.m. in Hoover 212, the Case Study Room, on the subject of self-harm. The film, entitled “Beyond Silence,” was directed by Shaul Schwarz and produced by Demi Lovato as a part of the campaign Lovato launched in 2015 to increase mental health awareness. The
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“Vagina Monologues” start conversation about social issues facing women
The Elizabethtown College student Baugher Center hosted “The Vagina Monologues,” a reenactment of an assemblage of interviews of women from all corners of the globe. Led by students, this educational performance and event attracted the attention of many people Friday, Feb. 23. Sponsored by Residence Life and the Stonewall LLC, the specialty housing of the
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Bestselling nonfiction novelist shares tips, reads from upcoming novel
Thursday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m., the Bowers Writers House had a craft talk with Tom Zoellner. The Bowers Writers House often has craft talks, consisting of the authors talking about their craft of writing and how writing aided and shaped where they are currently. Tom Zoellner is an author of several nonfiction books and
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