NEWS
EdOrG hosts vitual walkathon for A-T
Elizabethtown College held a virtual “Walk it Out for A-T” event April 23 through 25 hosted by the Education Organization (EdOrg) benefiting the A-T Children’s Project. Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare and fatal genetic disease that affects children, progressively debilitating their muscle control, causing cancer and developing immune complications. The walk was a call for
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Derek Chauvin convicted of all charges
Throughout the third week of the Chauvin trial, Derek Chauvin invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and opted not to testify at the trial, a topic which his defense attorney noted that they debated throughout the course of the trial. Members of the jury heard over 40 witnesses, as well as experts who took the stand.
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Senior staff reflects on time at the Etownian
Writing this means I am accepting that my time at both Elizabethtown College and the Etownian are coming to an end (which is something I do not want to think about, in all honesty). I have been in the academic world for so long, I do not know who I am going to be once
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: What We Do in the Shadows
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In honor of Taika Waititi’s latest Oscar win, this week’s review will be a throwback review of his and co-writer/director Jemaine Clement’s 2014 horror mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows.” Both Clement and Waititi have always had a somewhat unconventional sense of humor, if the latest Waititi film “Jojo Rabbit”
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Welcome to the jungle: Orange
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hi, I’m Orange. And no, it’s not because I’m orange in color. Okay, maybe it is, but that’s beside the point. I don’t know why you would want to interview me, since I’m not that insteresting. Ok, fine. Let’s see … I’ve known my mom, Liz, for basically my entire life.
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Music Review: The Original Crooks and Nannies
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com What are music reviews typically meant to do? Usually to introduce people to new or upcoming artists that they may not have heard of yet, right? So what have I done this week? I’ve found a small band that disbanded in June 2016, according to their Facebook page. I’m fairly confident
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SPORTS
Softball wins one in doubleheader against Albright, defeats Juniata on Senior Day
Photo: Megan White Thursday, April 26, the Elizabethtown College softball team played a doubleheader against Albright College at home at The Nest. In game one, Etown fell 3-2, but beat the Lions in the second game 3-0. Sophomore pitcher Alyssa Wilkinson assisted in the team effort by holding the opposing team scoreless for five innings
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Track & field regular season ends with Blue Jay Tune Up wins
Photo: Megan White Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27, the Elizabethtown College track and field teams participated in this year’s Penn Relays at Franklin Field. Thursday, senior Maria Anderson ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the women’s team. According to the Penn Relays website, she placed 26th with a time of 10:56.39 and nearly broke
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Etown earned a win in the first game of their doubleheader
The Elizabethtown College baseball team jumped to an early lead Saturday, April 21, in the first of two games against the Susquehanna University River Hawks. After senior Anthony Lippy worked out of a jam in the top of the first, back-to-back singles from junior Anthony Knight and senior Colby Smith set the stage for a
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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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