NEWS
Google makes changes to advertising policies to improve user data privacy
On Feb. 16, Google announced that the company’s Android phones will phase out cross-app ad trackers in a change aimed at increasing data privacy for consumers using its operating systems. This change follows Apple’s privacy changes last year, in a sign that radical changes are taking place in technological privacy. Director of Product Management at
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Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 10 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special order, for the swearing in of a representative for the Class of 2025, Cristian Posada. Administrators were asked to give all reports ahead of time via email and they will be distributed with
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Etown’s enrollment and applicant pool continues to rise
For the past two years, the enrollment and applicant pool at Elizabethtown College has continued to increase. In fact, Etown has reached its largest application pool in the past five years. There are many reasons why these numbers are increasing. There are several departments working tirelessly to promote the College and to show prospective students
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle
Hi, I’m Daisy! Right now, I’m about to go on one of our daily walks. Well, I actually bounce between Jim Thorpe and Long Island. Both places are wonderful this time of year as they’re not too hot nor too cold. Personally, Pennsylvania is slightly better, but only because our house has a huge yard
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Fajitas
Today I’ve got another great recipe for you that doesn’t take too many ingredients. At the very least, the primary recipe doesn’t have many ingredients, but like always, you can spice it up with extra toppings and such. Today we’re talking about fajitas, specifically chicken fajitas, but you could always make steak or vegetarian fajitas
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Recipes for people who can’t cook
Today I want to go over what is probably a simplified version of one of my favorite foods my mom makes: stuffed peppers. Considering what a vague sort of name that is, there are probably hundreds of unique recipes which would fit under the same title. Maybe you even have a version in your mind
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SPORTS
Two Blue Jays take spots in the track and field qualifying meet
Junior Samuel Gerstenbacher and first-year Kelli Garriott represented Elizabethtown College’s track and field team Saturday, March 2 at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet. Gerstenbacher ran the 3,000-meter and placed third. He broke his own personal record and holds the school record in the respective event. Gerstenbacher ran 8:31.58, which was faster than his last record.
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Men’s lacrosse opens season, loss by Coast Guard Academy
The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team finished off their first game of the season with a defeat against Coast Guard Academy Saturday, Feb. 16. Over the course of the game, Coast Guard managed to score 10 goals, while the Blue Jays only pulled off one goal halfway through the second quarter. The Bears took strong
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Basketball ends regular season, women’s team to Landmarks
Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams competed against Juniata College and Moravian College. The men’s team took two losses and the women’s team walked away with two wins and a home-court advantage for the Landmark Conference Championship Semifinals. Wednesday, Feb. 13, the men’s team lost against Juniata 87-69. Senior Michael Pastore was a big
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FEATURES
Panel discusses controversial involvement of U.S. in foreign wars
What do veterans, conscientious objectors and World War I have in common? Wednesday, Jan. 21, the panel discussion “WWI and America” in Gibble Auditorium explored connections between these three things. It was the final event of Elizabethtown College’s one-year focus on World War I. Dean of Curriculum and Assessment, College Registrar and professor of history
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“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” starts conversation about modern technology
Elizabethtown College’s Theater Department is performing “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” by Sarah Ruhl this spring semester at the Tempest Theater. The comic play explores the need for connection in a technology-driven world. “Ms. Ruhl is a creative and artistic playwright,” director and associate professor of theater Richard Wolf-Spencer said. The play opens with a woman
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Award winner talks about stories, history behind Amish quilt-making
Dale Brown Book Award winner Dr. Janneken Smucker spoke at Elizabethtown College Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Smucker, author and associate professor of History at West Chester University, wrote a book titled “Amish Quilts.” The award is given to an individual who advances Anabaptist or pious religions. “I knew that there would be interest
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