NEWS
Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
The Senate passed its version of the Democrats’ COVID-19 relief bill Saturday, March 7. The House passed its version of the bill last week. The Senate’s bill is similar to the $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden outlined in January, but it has a few major differences. First, the Senate’s bill narrowed eligibility
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Got the vaccine? What you can (or can’t) do after
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their guidelines about how those who are fully vaccinated can continue to protect themselves and others. Based on their research into the COVID-19 vaccines, the CDC has determined the vaccines are effective at protecting individuals from getting sick. However, they still advise those who are fully
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, March 11 at 3:45 p.m. for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with administrative reports, where Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began by handing over the floor to Vice President for Enrollment Management John Champoli and Senior Director of Admissions Adam Smith. The two provided an
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Etown’s Internet Policy Change
Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com A change to the Elizabethtown College Secure Wi-Fi network at the beginning of the semester has led to some disatisfied reactions from students on the E-town Jays App. The change in policy has had strongly varied reactions because the primary discernable difference in the new policy is that websites containing mature
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Pop Culture: Fake News or Fabulous Stories Featured in Tabloids?
Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com Pop culture news comes from everywhere nowadays. It’s on paper, it’s on about every social media app on your phone and it’s what you’re reading right now. But how do you know what tea you’re reading is real? Obviously I’m trustworthy, but what about the millions of articles, stories, ads, pages
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Music Review: Vampire Weekend: Six years of waiting well worth it, indie lovers say
Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com Six years. That’s how long it’s been since we’ve had a fresh album from indie sensation Vampire Weekend. That finally changed this past May. The band released “Father of the Bride,” an album with a whopping total of 18 tracks. 18 tracks! This album has some of my new favorite Vampire
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SPORTS
Swim team welcomes new coach
Photo: Megan White Melissa Gates was named the new Elizabethtown College head swim coach and aquatics director in August 2018. Before getting her new position, Gates was the assistant coach for the swim team at Franklin & Marshall College for two years. According to etownbluejays.com, Gates is a former “three-time NCAA Division II national champion
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Cross Country take on alumni
Due to all the rain that has been happening the last couple of weeks, the Elizabethtown College cross country teams had to wait a few weeks before they could compete in their first meet. Both teams took on the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge Saturday, Sept. 15. For the men’s team, junior Samuel Gerstenbacher and senior
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Women’s soccer walks away with two tied games and two OT
Elizabethtown College’s men’s soccer team traveled to Franklin & Marshall College Wednesday, Sept. 12 for a match that was supposed to be played at home but was moved last minute due to the rain. About 10 minutes in, junior Cameron Sheva received a fantastic pass from senior Alex Musgnug and finished, scoring the first goal
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FEATURES
Producer discusses documentary honoring African-American veterans
Friday, Feb. 16, the Gibble Auditorium welcomed cast members and the Executive producer Bryan Wade to show Wade’s newly released oral history documentary, entitled “KEYSTONES – A military documentary series honoring African-American Servicemen and women from Harrisburg’s Capitol Region who served from WWII to Vietnam.” Wade was inspired to make this documentary after seeing the
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Travelling exhibit starts conversation
The Elizabethtown College High Library provided students and local observers an opportunity to view the World War I and America exhibition Thursday, Feb. 1. Opinions toward the war will be showcased throughout the month, illustrated by works of the student body, college faculty and the general public from the College’s Hess Archives. The World War
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Speaker uses Lincoln as an example of civility, discusses modern incivility
Dr. Matthew Moen visited the Elizabethtown College Feb. 12 for a lecture about incivility and about the use of past political climates as reference for civility today. Moen is the President of the Gettysburg Foundation following a job as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Political Science and Lohre Distinguished
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