NEWS
Global Perspective: Just Stop Oil protests against fossil fuels
Throughout October, the environmental activist group Just Stop Oil (JSO) engaged in protests against further licensing, development and production of fossil fuels in the United Kingdom. Since Oct. 1, there have been over 650 arrests. On Oct. 14, two activists threw tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at the National Gallery of Art in
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PA Politics: The Fetterman-Oz debate
On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz had their first and only debate, as the two candidates vie for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania. The debate had a unique structure: there were closed captioning systems behind the moderators, requested by Fetterman so he could read the questions and answers.
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Honors Council wins Homecoming float contest for fourth consecutive year
On Homecoming Weekend, the Honors Council captures their fourth consecutive crown in the annual float contest. The float, which rode through Saturday’s parade, was an out-of-the-box approach to the decades theme, which was decided by popular vote. “We wanted to think of something outside of a somewhat confined box, and thus the idea of doing
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Lunar New Year: Learn more about this Asian holiday and its celebrations
Happy New Year! On Feb. 1, people all across the world celebrated Lunar New Year, the day that marks the beginning of the Lunar Calendar. Lunar New Year is celebrated mainly in East Asia, specifically China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. Depending on the country, you can see a variety of ways that is
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2/10 Horoscopes: Valentine’s Edition
Aquarius: With the day of love right around the corner, there are many ways to spread kindness and generosity. Spend quality time with friends and family along with significant others. Your love can also spread to strangers by paying for someone’s coffee, giving someone a compliment or volunteering where your help may be needed. Pisces:
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Asking Abby’s Advice: Advice for staying on top of your workload from a self-proclaimed ‘expert procrastinator’
Procrastination is a word familiar to many, a trap people often fall into when they feel unmotivated, bored or stressed. In the moment, it may seem like a good choice. For example, I think it’s an excellent choice for me to write this article on procrastination rather than getting to work on the essay I
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SPORTS
Tennis teams start season well
The Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team currently has an overall record of 2-2, taking wins in matches against Lycoming College and Penn College. Their two losses were against DeSales University and Penn State Harrisburg. The team started 2-0 for the first time since 2012. Overall, in their first two matches, the Blue Jays won five
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Golf teams hold Invitational
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s golf teams hosted the Etown Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Hershey Country Club. The men’s team took eighth place with a total score of 336. This is the team’s first top 10 finish of the season. The top performer for the team was sophomore Evan Krieser. Shooting 11
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True Blue
Starting with a conversation with Elizabethtown College President Cecelia McCormick, the new True Blue initiative was created. This initiative will feature one regular home season game for each athletic team against the team’s strongest opponent or an important game that will rally around the community. Students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to come
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FEATURES
Students show growing awareness of living conditions in college housing
The recent evacuation and cleaning of the Vera Hackman Apartments has led to a growing awareness of problems in other residential buildings on and off-campus. Senior Olivia Lee lives in a Student-Directed Learning Community (SDLC) house just off campus. She lived in Hackman all summer. Shortly after moving into her house, the refrigerator stopped working,
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Blue Jays catch more Z’s a night than a fourth of working adults
Sleep—it’s something we take advantage of as children and only seem to begin appreciating when we have no time for it. According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), sleep indicates a person’s general health and well-being. People can spend up to one third of their lives asleep, but how much should they be sleeping? The
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Millions around the world celebrate 20 years of ‘the boy who lived’
For millions all over the world, the “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling has been a lighthouse in a dark and stormy sea. Sept. 1, 1998, the first book in the series, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” flew off bookshelves in stores all across the U.S. Since then, Harry Potter has been a household
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