NEWS
Local P.A. elections
As we approach Nov. 2, more voters are thinking about how they will cast their votes in the election, which is primarily geared toward local and statewide races. Throughout the years, voter turnout in local elections has comprised 15 to 27 percent of eligible voters in the U.S. In comparison, 49 percent of eligible voters
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Global Perspective: Scientists explore an abundant island
Narcondam Island located off the coast of India was recently studied by a group of scientists. Natural history photographer Prasenjeet Yadav received an invitation from bird biologist Dr. Rohit Naniwadekar to study the remote island. The focus would be on the endangered species Narcondam Hornbill. Yadav agreed to go close to the end of 2019
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Today’s Tech
Technology and social media company Facebook has been in hot water recently regarding leaked internal company documents that express the company’s awareness of issues regarding child safety and the mental health of its users. The tens of thousands of pages of documents were the center of a series on the Wall Street Journal entitled “The
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the jungle
Hiii! I’m Atina and this is my big bro, Zeus! We just got on campus a few weeks ago and we live with our step-brother, Al. He’s been here since the start of the semester and he’s been nice to us even since we got here. Zeus and I were adopted during a trip to
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Letter to the Editor Response from Dr. Don Trahan
Note: This is a reply to a LTE submitted by Anonymous. In September and October, Elizabethtown College held a series of training sessions regarding power and microaggressions. Recently, the Etownian received an editorial in which the author expressed their discontent with the training sessions, specifically regarding the discussion about asking for people’s preferred pronouns in
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Letter to the Editor on the Diversity and Inclusion Training by Anonymous
Note: Dr. Don Trahan, who led the Diversity and Inclusion Training, responded in a follow-up. During the summer, I was fed up. I was fed up by Elizabethtown College’s ties with a history of racial injustices and microaggressions against minority groups. I was even more fed up that the only attempt to fix these ties
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SPORTS
Field hockey suffers a loss in Landmark Conference Semifinals
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team went up against Susquehanna University in the Landmark Conference semifinal Oct. 31 on Wolf Field in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. When these two faced off in September, the Blue Jays won, but for the semifinals Susquehanna showed up stronger than before and was able to push just one goal ahead of
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Wrestling kicks off with Messiah Invitational, takes seventh
Saturday, Nov. 3, Elizabethtown College’s wrestling team kicked off their season at the Messiah Invitational against eight other teams. Senior Cole Cameron earned a top-three finish for the Jays at the meet, finishing third in the 149-pound weight class. Cameron had two pins for the day and made it to the semifinals on back-to-back decisions,
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Men’s soccer makes Etown History, wins first Landmark Championship
Photo: Megan White The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team defeated Moravian College in the Landmark Conference Championship Semifinals Oct. 31, 2-1. Junior Will Connolly made his first goal of the season that would eventually take the win for the Blue Jays. Early in the game, the Moravian Greyhounds made a goal that gave them the
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FEATURES
Assistance animals make campus community their home
Whether they live with students or are simply passing through campus, animals are a part of Elizabethtown College. There are two main types of animals that can live in student housing: assistance animals and service animals. Assistance animals are the largest group out of the two. There are currently 27 assistance animals living on campus
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Senior accepted into Peace Corps, will be stationed in South America
Senior corporate communications major Jaime Ramos has been accepted into the Peace Corps. His mission is to work with low-income Peruvian students in South America. Ramos will be stationed in South America for two years and three months. “I cannot wait to make a difference in the community that I will being living in,” he
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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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