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Etown engineering team wins regional IEEE Capstone Competition
It was announced Aug. 30, 2021 that an Elizabethtown College senior capstone engineering team won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Susquehanna Section Capstone Award at the first-ever competition that took place earlier this summer. The competition recognizes outstanding engineering capstone projects in colleges in the Susquehanna area. The team was composed of
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Student Senate Column
Student Senate met for the first time this semester at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26. This was also their first time back in-person in Hoover 212 since the spring of 2020. This meeting was short, focusing just on administrative and executive cabinet reports, since there were no orders of business. This meeting was also available
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Farewell from the News Editor
It feels strange, writing this, knowing it is the last article I will write for the Etownian, knowing this is my last production night in Steinman. I’m not sure the reality has sunk in just yet, that this interval of my life is done, that by tomorrow I will no longer be the News Editor
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Music Review: Vampire Weekend: Six years of waiting well worth it, indie lovers say
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 Weekend songs. What I
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Letter to the Editor from Eric Schubert
After beginning remote learning in March of this year due to the pandemic, my experiences were nothing but positive. This sentiment is one that I have heard echoed by friends and classmates alike throughout the semester, and currently it still stands. Even though I am back on campus, friends off campus tell me that their
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Staying Social While Distancing
As students who have decided to attend in-person classes continue to arrive at Elizabethtown College, it becomes increasingly difficult for many to continue to follow the rules of the pandemic, especially social distancing. There is a resurgence of the temptation of early days of the pandemic, to just shrug it off and hang out with
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Women’s soccer suffers loss against Landmark opponents in tough week
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team had a hard week as they suffered losses to both Moravian College Wednesday, Oct. 10 and the University of Scranton Saturday, Oct. 13. The Blue Jays lost to Moravian 2-1, fighting hard until the last minute. Moravian scored both its goals in the first half of the game, first
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Men’s, women’s soccer teams win against Drew University
Photo: Jocelyn Kline The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team faced Penn State Berks Tuesday, Oct. 2 at home on Ira R. Herr field. Junior Lydia Lawson had a total of four shots in this match along with her teammate senior Shannon Conlon, who had two shots. Sophomores Alli Lasky and Janelle Barna both had a
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Women’s volleyball come off a busy weekend with three wins
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team had a very busy weekend, going 4-1 while playing Penn State Harrisburg (PSH), Lycoming College, Medaille College, Rochester University and Penn State Behrend. Their week started with a win against Penn State Harrisburg, playing a total of three sets and scoring a total of 48 points. Leading in number
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Student groups offer tips for healthy relationships
Feb. 12, in the BSC, the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) and It’s on Us club representative members hosted informational and interactive displays. Both clubs provided multiple brochures, papers and informational packets to students. SWAG’s table invited students to participate by having a hands-on board where students could write. If they wanted, students could get
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Professor shows audience the religious side of baseball player Jackie Robinson
Author of nine books regarding topics of religion, politics and civil rights, associate professor of religious studies and peace and conflicts studies Dr. Michael Long spoke Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Hoover Center of Business about his most recent book, “Jackie Robinson: A Spiritual Biography.” Long’s interest in Robinson had everything to do with Robinson’s
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Students compete in lip syncing, dance to be crowned Mr. Etown
The evening of Feb. 9 was one reserved for excitement; it was the night of the much anticipated annual Mr. Etown competition. Mr. Etown 2018 was filled with dance numbers, lip syncing and above all, humor. Mr. Quads, senior Ryan Schick, was crowned Mr. Etown. Mr. Schlosser, sophomore Dylan Warner, was first runner-up, and Mr.
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