NEWS
Student Senate: The housing selection process begins
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Jan. 26 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. Two motions were first made to amend the agenda. The first being moving the Oath of Office to after Administrative reports and the second being to add under New Business the presentation of a Constitution amendment. Both motions passed
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Residence Life makes changes to the ILU housing process
In preparation for the 2023-2024 academic year, the Elizabethtown College Office of Housing & Residence Life (Res Life) has made changes to its independent living unit (ILU) selection process. The ILUs include the Hackman Apartments, the Schreiber Quadrangle (the quads) and the College-owned houses. Associate Dean of Students for Community Living Jenn Crowder shared insight
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Global Perspective: A suspected Chinese spy balloon flies in U.S. airspace
On Thursday, Feb. 2, the U.S. government reported that it is monitoring a suspected Chinese spy balloon that was spotted flying over northern states for several days. “The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,” Pentagon Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder
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CAMPUS LIFE
Abby’s Advice: Course Scheduling
For students who will be returning to Elizabethtown College next year, the time to plan for the Fall semester is now! While browsing the course catalog and thinking about all the opportunities available is exciting, this time of year can also be stressful. As our thoughts turn towards the future, considering what classes to take,
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Welcome to the Jungle: Meet Kelsey Knappenberger’s one-eyed cat, Kyra
Kelsey Knappenberger is a junior information systems major at Elizabethtown College. When she moved on campus, she brought along with her a black cat named Kyra. Kyra had been brought onto campus to act as an assistant animal to Knappenberger. The two have a strong connection due to Knappenberger nursing Kyra after having found her
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The Students of Etown: Gunner Gehr
Despite Elizabethtown College being a small school compared to most of the colleges in the area, it is nearly impossible to know all of the students on campus. Each one of them has their own unique story on how they came to attend Etown, and it is important to know that each has value. One
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SPORTS
Super Bowl LV
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs faced off in Super Bowl LV. The Super Bowl was a showdown between the two best teams in their respective conferences. This was a game to be remembered. To begin, in the first quarter, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker drove a 49 yard
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A brief Super Bowl history
The Super Bowl is not a new thing to hit popular sports culture. It grew out of a rivalry between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL) in 1966. The two divisions were rivals in every way except for one: they agreed that the end-of-season championship game, then called the AFL-NFL
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Wilma Rudolph
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born June 23, 1940, in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee. She was the 20th out of 22 children. As a child, Rudolph suffered chicken pox, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough and polio. The doctors at the time said that she will never be able to walk again because of the polio. She wore
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FEATURES
Students march to polls, weigh in on midterm election results
The 2018 midterm elections have been a talking point from all ends this past month, from campaign ads to social media encouragements to get out and vote, to the traditional news cycle. This political fervor has likewise held a specific place on campus, particularly among the student political organizations. Leading up to the midterms, the
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Professor, Peacemaker in Residence kicks off conflict transformation series
Photo: Madeline Kauffman Associate professor of peace and conflict studies Jonathan Rudy gave his first workshop in his series entitled “Learn How to Peacefully Transform Conflict with Jonathan Rudy” Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. in the High Library McCormick Classroom. The series will have three workshops in total. Both the High Library and the
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Etown explores esports team, colleges experience growing interest
Esports are multiple player video games in which people, often professional gamers, compete against one another. Teams enter formal competitions, usually involving spectators. Some popular games played include League of Legends, Counter-Strike and StarCraft. Esports are becoming more popular within video game culture. There are gaming tournaments held worldwide. Elizabethtown College is also exploring this
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