NEWS
Pennsylvania Politics
Monday, Feb. 8, Pennsylvania’s Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman declared he will run for the Commonwealth’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. The former mayor of Braddock and recent champion for progressive causes in Pennsylvania has attracted a large following across the nation thanks to his media-savvy nature, with many TV interviews and tweets going viral
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Global Perspective
The Myanmar coup d’état began Feb. 1, 2021 after members of Myanmar’s ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were ousted via a military takeover by the Tatmadaw and the leader of the coup Min Aung Hlaing. The NLD won 83 percent of the Parliament’s body in the 2020 general election, which was contested
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Trump acquitted in second impeachment trial
After a week of an intense trial, including many pictures, videos, interviews and audio recordings from the insurrection at the Capitol building Jan. 6, 2021, former President Donald J. Trump was acquitted Saturday, Feb. 13 in his second impeachment trial. Only weeks after an attack on the Capitol building that took the lives of five
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CAMPUS LIFE
Mental Health Awareness Week: Ways to Stay Healthy
Mental health is extremely important to take care of because it can affect an individual’s everyday life, and it can range from stress to disorders. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one out of five Americans has a mental health disorder. Most cases can be treated in various ways, but only about half
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Music Review: Johnny Balik
Canadian R&B artist with smooth lyrics Street corners, coffee shops and college dorm rooms are just a few natural habitats of aspiring musicians. And they don’t have to produce fancy-labelled albums to amass fan bases. All they need are a few hours in a recording studio, a SoundCloud page, a suave vibe and a dash
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Movie Review: “Green Book”
Feel-good movie about race relations I think this year will mark the first time since 2015 that I’ve seen at least one of the films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Ones I’ve seen include “Black Panther,” “BlacKKKlansman” and now “Green Book.” Now, I’m in this predicament where I can’t decide which one
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SPORTS
Women’s basketball advances to third place in Landmark Conference
Wednesday, Jan. 31 Elizabethtown College’s women’s basketball team came out with a win against Drew University 73-68. Sophomores Mikayla Ruth and Marissa Emlet both reached new career highs in points when the team beat the Landmark Conference opponent. Etown trailed by nine points at the half. Ruth shined in the second half, overall, making 26
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Men’s basketball team seeks improvement after two losses
Wednesday, Jan. 24 in Juniata College’s Memorial Gymnasium, the Eagles held off the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays in a 75-64 loss. The Landmark Conference match started off close, with the Eagles leading 13-8 in the first five minutes. Sophomore Connor Moffatt put three points on the board 2:12 into the game, with an assist from
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Wrestling team crowns champion
Saturday, Jan. 27, Elizabethtown College’s men’s wrestling team crowned a leading champion at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational in Wheaton, Illinois. Senior Joe Ghione used two pins to win the 141-pound weight class. This is the first Etown champion at this tournament since 2012. Friday, Ghione found out that he advanced to the semifinals and was
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FEATURES
Bowers Writers House opens for semester, panel on new technology
A panel-style presentation allowed the Elizabethtown College community to hear a variety of opinions on new technology emerging within the sciences. The event took place Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. at the College’s Bowers Writers House. The panel consisted of four professors with varying specializations in the sciences. The presenters included associate professor of physics
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First year Seminar writes column on course values of Simple Living
Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb nail,” wrote Henry David Thoreau during his social experiment at Walden Pond. The transcendentalist, commonly known as the father of
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Alumni Sunil Shrestha ’03 shares his achievements since his Etown days
Elizabethtown College alumni reside all around the world. Alumnus Sunil Shrestha currently resides in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. The 2003 Etown graduate earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. Living in Kathmandu, Shrestha is able to work in a variety of businesses. Shrestha currently owns and manages his own company called Narayan
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