In a little over one year from now, the country will be flocking back to the polls for the pivotal 2022 midterm elections. All eyes will be on Pennsylvania, as the battleground state could prove to be the deciding factor in whether the Democrats can retain their hold of the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C.,
READ MOREOn July 4, 2021, while the nation celebrated its freedom on Independence Day, it was also celebrating a newfound freedom from COVID-19. According to statistics from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Pennsylvania reported only 121 new cases on July 4. Freedom from the virus was marked by lower hospitalization and death rates and less
READ MOREThe High Center for Family Business, located on Elizabethtown College’s campus, has recently expanded into Berks County. Previously, the center mainly operated out of Lancaster County, but in the past year, it has been looking to roll out to new markets. “There was always a feeling that there was so much opportunity in Lancaster, Dauphin
READ MORENote: 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
READ MOREHappy Halloween! While trick-or-treating is off the table for this year, Halloween can still be a thrill! There are lots of ways to stay in the appropriate mood for spooky season, and many of them don’t take much preparation at all. First, make yourself a playlist of your favorite spooky tunes, scary movie soundtracks, monster-inspired
READ MOREAs the season gets colder, people tend to spend more time indoors and curl up with their favorite holiday movie. A lot of Elizabethtown College students have started their holiday movie watching season as 72% of students stated that they watch holiday movies as the season comes up in the year. Right now, its prime
READ MORESaturday, Oct. 27, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams defeated Landmark Conference opponent Goucher College on the road in the Jays’ first dual meet of the season. First-year Robin Hill finished first in both of her individual events of the meet, the 1000-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. Hill finished the 1000-yard freestyle with
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College field hockey team faced the Catholic University of America Saturday, Oct. 27 in a rainy match at home. This was a big match for both teams as it decided who gets the number one seed as well as home field advantage in the Landmark Conference playoffs. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays did not
READ MOREPhoto: Jocelyn Kline The Elizabethtown College field hockey team gained their 10th straight win Oct. 17 when they faced Swarthmore College in a nonconference matchup. Swarthmore did score first to begin the match, but a game-saving goal by first-year Grace Hardy put the Jays on the board in the 59th minute. For most of the
READ MOREFriday, 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
READ MOREThe 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
READ MOREDr. 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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