NEWS
The GameStop stock chaos, explained
In late January, struggling video game retailer GameStop saw its share price increase by 1,500 percent, reaching an unprecedented intraday high of 483 USD. No one foresaw this happening, leaving economists struggling to predict future market trends. To help us understand what GameStop’s wild stock market ride means for the future, Elizabethtown College associate professor
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Etown Mourns the Loss of Professor Thomas Murray
“We will hear his echoes in the hallways, and in those places that we gather to remember his life, we will carry that pain that reminds us of what was real- that will remind us of what he had meant to us,” Director of Religious Life Amy Shorner-Johnson said at the beginning of a virtual
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Nov. 19 over Zoom for their weekly meeting. It began with the Oath of Office for the newly elected first-year representative, Ryan Nguyen. Executive President of Senate Matthew Hetrick told senators that the meeting would end before 5 p.m. so that everyone could attend the virtual gathering for Professor of Biology
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: “Glass”
The “threequel” nobody saw coming I have to start this review out with mentioning that there is now confirmation that I am psychic. I wrote this review while watching the Oscars and “Green Book” won best picture. You’re welcome, Academy; it was all thanks to me. Now, a look at the Eastrail 177 trilogy. Any
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Music Review: Country-esque band, The Devil Makes Three
Unique and energetic music that transcends time and genre boundaries with motivational sound Anything but country” is my standard answer when I’m asked to define my music taste. This, however, is pretty misleading. When I say that I don’t like country music, I mean that I don’t like homogeneous, boring modern country with stretched-out, exaggerated
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Business Profile: Campus Ridge Farm Market – fresh produce, goods
Fresh produce and other goods available within walking distance from campus beginning in the spring Believe it or not, spring is upon us. In fact, in just about a month (March 20), spring will have officially sprung. Here in Elizabethtown, spring not only means welcoming the warm weather, but also marks the beginning of seasonal
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SPORTS
Women’s and men’s lacrosse walked away with a victory
Saturday, March 3 on Wolf Field at Elizabethtown College, the women’s lacrosse team beat Penn State Abington 17-3. First-year Kate Ziegler, junior Madelyn Baker and seniors Carly and Katie Thompson each scored a hat trick for the Blue Jays. The Nittany Lions put the first point on the board three minutes into the match, but
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Baseball takes a 3-3 record during spring break in Florida
Over spring break, the Elizabethtown College baseball team went to Fort Pierce, Florida for training. Overall, the team finished 3-4 against six different teams they played from around the country. In a game against Muskingum University, the Blue Jays took a win with a score of 20-11. This was a big turn around after the
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Men’s and women’s tennis takes a start in Florida during spring break
Clark University took a 6-3 victory in single play over the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays in Orlando, Florida at the USTA National Campus during spring break. Etown also trailed 2-1 by the end of doubles play in which sophomores Michael Ryzuk and Alec Schneider earned Etown’s only point. They won their first match 8-1, giving
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FEATURES
Bowers speaker shares personal story in creative writing essay
Monday, Oct. 30, students gathered at the Bowers Writers House to hear a reading from speaker Jessica McCaughey. McCaughey is an assistant professor of academic and professional writing at George Washington University. She developed a writing program to aid organizations and their employees through workshops focused on proper technical and professional writing and editing. She
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Senate’s annual Trunk-or-treating event brings kids to campus
Monday, Oct. 30, only a day before Halloween, was the day of the annual Trunk-or-Treat event in the parking lot of Elizabethtown College’s Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The event was held to let children from the area have a fun, safe and easy way to go trick-or-treating. Student Senate has hosted the event around
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Editor shares working with celebrities, editing and publishing books
Oct. 28, the Bowers Writers House hosted a lecture entitled “Book or Bust: Make it or Break it in the Publishing World.” The lecture featured Charles “Chuck” F. Adams, Executive Editor at Algonquin Books. Previously, Adams worked at other publishing firms, including Simon & Schuster, Dell/Delacorte, Macmillan, Holt, Rinehart and Winston. During his career, Adams
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