NEWS

  • PA Politics: “One year to Prime Time: The US Senate”

    PA Politics: “One year to Prime Time: The US Senate”

    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 MORE
  • Pennsylvania Politics

    Pennsylvania Politics

    On 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 MORE
  • High Center expands to Berks County

    High Center expands to Berks County

    The 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 MORE

CAMPUS LIFE

  • Socially distanced Halloween

    Socially distanced Halloween

    Happy 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 MORE

SPORTS

  • Swim teams still early in season, defeat Landmark opponent

    Swim teams still early in season, defeat Landmark opponent

    Saturday, 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 MORE
  • Field Hockey falls to second going into Landmark Conference playoffs

    Field Hockey falls to second going into Landmark Conference playoffs

    The 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 MORE
  • Field hockey suffers tough loss, breaks 10-win streak in overtime

    Field hockey suffers tough loss, breaks 10-win streak in overtime

    Photo: 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 MORE

FEATURES

  • Producer discusses documentary honoring African-American veterans

    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

    READ MORE
  • Travelling exhibit starts conversation

    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

    READ MORE
  • Speaker uses Lincoln as an example of civility, discusses modern incivility

    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

    READ MORE