NEWS
Biden’s inauguration and presidency beginning
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, Jan. 20. This event marks the beginning of Biden’s four-year term as president, along with Kamala Harris as vice president. Harris is the United States’ first female vice president, the highest ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first
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Student Senate
With the start of the spring semester, Student Senate returned to their weekly meetings over Zoom. Thursday, Jan. 28, senators met, with the majority of their time spent talking to the Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas. He started his report by reminding senators to set-up multi-factor authentication as ITS will require it
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Strategic Planning Themes
Elizabethtown College announced its plan to develop a strategic plan for the upcoming years to create “a solid foundation for which to grow.” As mentioned in the purpose statement, the College is stressing visibility, the curation of new and existing partnerships, innovation and a social impact. To do so, the College is seeking feedback through
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: District Judge in Texas rules the men-only draft is unconstitutional
Sex discrimination in the United States’ military service has recently been under fire because while it has required American men to register for the selective service upon their 18th birthday, women were not mandated to sign up. Friday, Feb. 22, U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller in Texas ruled that the Selective Service System (SSS)
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Music Review: Fidlar, new album
California skate punk reminiscent of older bands California skate punk. That’s the standard description of one of my favorite bands, Fidlar. Their most recent album, the 2019 “Almost Free,” is a little bit Jet, a little bit Beastie Boys, a little bit the Clash, but definitely a hundred percent Fidlar. The Fidlar attitude is timeless.
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Was the arrest of a Florida sixth-grader after an altercation with a teacher warranted?
Monday, Feb. 4, a sixth-grade student was arrested for “disrupting a school function and resisting an officer without violence” after a substitute teacher had an issue with the student declining to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, according to CNN. Though the school’s student code of conduct does not require students to stand for the
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SPORTS
Etown’s baseball team comes back for a win in a doubleheader
Photo courtesy of Etown Athletics @ etownbluejays.com Thursday, April 5, Elizabethtown College’s baseball team took on Immaculata University for a win with a final score of 9-7. First-year pitcher Tyler Dunbar helped the team take down Immaculata with four runs in the fourth inning. During the last five innings, the Blue Jays took the lead
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Softball gains a strong season start during spring break games
Sunday, March 4 through Saturday, March 10, Elizabethtown College’s softball team played in the Spring Games presented by PFX Athletics in Florida. The Jays won eight of their 10 games against opponents from all over the country, giving them a strong 8-2 start to the season. Saturday, March 4, Etown had back-to-back games at the
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Table tennis is considered a hobby
Table tennis, also known as ping pong, is considered by most Americans to be more of a hobby than a sport. According to sporteology.com, table tennis is a sport “in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth using table tennis rackets.” The game is played on a small, hard table
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FEATURES
Governor visits Etown’s solar field to announce new solar energy bill
Monday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m., Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf greeted government officials and Elizabethtown College students and faculty at the College’s solar field to sign House Bill 118, which encourages Pennsylvanians to produce and use their own efficient energy sources. House Bill 118 was signed into law as Act 40 Monday, Oct. 30, according
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First play of the year “Medea” is a classic adaption of the original play
Elizabethtown’s Tempest Theatre is hosting its first play of the year this upcoming week. “Medea” was originally written in 430 B.C. and has had multiple adaptations since. Etown’s theatre department is doing Liz Lochhead’s Scottish feminist version. “Medea” is a play that centers on the controversial roles of males and females and how revenge can
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Live connected: new learning outcome, program theme for Residence life
How do resident assistants (RAs), Area Coordinators and the Office of Residence Life as a whole help students at Elizabethtown College? For this academic year, the Office of Residence Life has launched a new learning curriculum called Live Etown. “We’re really pumped about [Live Etown],” Area Coordinator for Schlosser Residence Hall, Myer Residence Hall and
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