NEWS
Incarcerated Loved Ones: Criminal Justice Club holds student support presentation
On Feb. 13 Nicarry Hall, the Elizabethtown College Criminal Justice Club held a presentation called “When a Loved One is Incarcerated,” given by president of the club Olivia Sullivan. After a brief 10-minute club meeting about upcoming events for this semester, Sullivan began by playing a video by Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), a channel
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Global Perspective: Zelenskyy calls for creation of ‘European army’
With the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin set to happen sometime in the near future concerning the Ukraine war, tensions in Europe have begun to rise once again. With concerns this time hinging on whether or not European leaders outside Ukraine and Russia will be allowed to attend said
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FBE announces Five-Minute Pitch Competition at Etown
The Family Business and Entrepreneurship (FBE) program at Elizabethtown College recently announced their five-minute pitch competition. In this effort, the program hopes to encourage the wider community to engage in business-minded thinking through a competitive effort. “The mission behind it is fostering entrepreneurial spirit here at Etown college,” sophomore ambassador of FBE Ava Barton
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: “in the static” by angora
This week, I’d like to take a look at a music artist I believe to be incredibly underrated. With only 70 monthly listeners and less than 5,000 streams of their most popular song on Spotify, the Brooklyn-based duo angora has already created some incredible music. According to their artist biography on Spotify, angora’s vocalist is
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Students of Etown: Layla Murphy
This week, meet Elizabethtown College senior digital media production major Layla Murphy. A student from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Murphy is heavily involved in the campus community as a member in several clubs and employed at the Study Abroad office. Murphy is a member of E-motion, Etown’s dance club. This semester, she is a part of four
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Welcome to the Jungle: Napoleon and Anomaly
This week for Welcome to the Jungle, The Etownian had the privilege of sitting down and talking with Izzy Wright, a first-year secondary English education major with a big love for animals and pets of all kinds. From the jump, Wright is bursting with stories to tell. Her empathy and passion are evident before she
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SPORTS
Cleveland Cavaliers begin 2024 NBA season in historic way
The 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) season has seen several teams dominate the first couple of weeks. The Western Conference is loaded with strong competitors, as 11 teams sit at or above the .500 record mark. In the Eastern Conference, two teams are dominating, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers currently sit atop
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Elizabethtown splits the weekend in women’s basketball
Although the leaves are still falling off the trees, winter sports have begun for Elizabethtown College and the women’s basketball team kicked off their season with the Blue Jay Tournament at home this weekend. Etown got the chance to face the Marymount Saints in the tournament’s first round. The Blue Jays were neck and neck
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Video Game Review: Voidwrought
It’s one thing to make a game in a genre that is relatively oversaturated. It’s another thing entirely to make a game that feels like it’s trying to build its reputation off of a different title. The beloved title Hollow Knight succeeded, and success inherently begets copycats. The game Voidwrought initially seems like an example
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FEATURES
Etown Originals first open mic night
A new event popped up on Elizabethtown College’s campus. The Bowers Writers House held its first ever open mic for anyone to come read a wide range of work they’ve written from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13. Three Etown students came up with the idea to have an open mic on
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OSA-led Paint n’ Sip brings friends together
On Saturday, the sound of laughter and glasses clinking could be heard echoing from the JayLounge in the Baugher Student Center (BSC). From 6 p.m to 11 p.m., the Office of Student Activities (OSA) hosted a Paint n’ Sip night sponsored by Conrad’s Corner, Elizabethtown College’s mobile bar. The event was hosted not only to
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Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-off.
On Sept. 13, Elizabethtown College celebrated the start of Hispanic Heritage Month which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The dates were chosen to coincide with the Independence Day celebration of many of the Latin American countries. The theme of this year is “Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.” This theme recognizes many
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