NEWS
Senate passes $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
The Senate passed its version of the Democrats’ COVID-19 relief bill Saturday, March 7. The House passed its version of the bill last week. The Senate’s bill is similar to the $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden outlined in January, but it has a few major differences. First, the Senate’s bill narrowed eligibility
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Got the vaccine? What you can (or can’t) do after
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their guidelines about how those who are fully vaccinated can continue to protect themselves and others. Based on their research into the COVID-19 vaccines, the CDC has determined the vaccines are effective at protecting individuals from getting sick. However, they still advise those who are fully
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, March 11 at 3:45 p.m. for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with administrative reports, where Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began by handing over the floor to Vice President for Enrollment Management John Champoli and Senior Director of Admissions Adam Smith. The two provided an
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review: The Lumineers: New album narrative-style, powerful, insightful
Photo courtesy of Flickr Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 (yes, Friday the thirteenth), The Lumineers released their third studio album, aptly titled “III.” The narrative-style album presents the effects of addiction on members of the imaginary Sparks family. It’s beautiful, tragic and evocative, but we’d expect nothing less from the group that gave us “Sleep on
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Pop Culture: What’s happening in the world of pop culture?
Photo courtesy of Flickr 1. Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, the wives of two soccer players in the U.K., have sparked a popular online feud. Rooney posted fake stories about her life to her Instagram story that only Vardy could see, and just as she thought, every fake story was reported to tabloids. Vardy denied
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Pope Francis and married priests in the Amazon
Photo courtesy of Flickr Pope Francis has made waves with his controversial decisions in the past few years. Most recently, he has been in the process of deciding whether or not to allow older married men in the Amazon area to become priests. This would be an exception to the rule of celibacy, which some
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SPORTS
Cricket evolves in Asia and Europe
Cricket is an evolving sport that, as of right now, is only played in countries in Asia and Europe. It is very popular in India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Cricket is a bat and ball game played between two teams. The teams are made up of 11 players; substitutes are only permitted for certain
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Track and field compete with some outstanding athletes
Saturday, April 21, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Mason-Dixon Invitational at Gettysburg College. The men’s team finished sixth out of 15 teams with 62.5 points, and the women’s team placed fifth out of 11 teams with 69.5 points. Senior Mitch Schlegel took first for the men’s team in
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Men’s and women’s tennis play well in doubles matches
Sunday, April 15, the Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team played against the University of Scranton, taking a loss 9-0. Etown’s doubles team of senior Ryan Caris and sophomore Tristan Boheim took a loss, giving Scranton a total of three right in the beginning. Four sets of doubles were matched as Scranton took a four-win streak.
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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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