NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Feb. 11 for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with the oath of office for the newly elected first-year representative. Senators then moved into administrative report, where Director of Leadership and New Student/Family Orientation Stacey Zimmerman gave the student life report for Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino
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Today’s Technology
Founder and CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos announced that he was going to step down and transition to the role of executive chair July 1, 2021. Andy Jassy, a deputy, is set to take over his position. This comes amid a massive crackdown by lawmakers in Washington on monopoly behavior practiced by social media companies,
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Biden’s inauguration and presidency beginning
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, Jan. 20. This event marks the beginning of Biden’s four-year term as president, along with Kamala Harris as vice president. Harris is the United States’ first female vice president, the highest ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first
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CAMPUS LIFE
No shadow means early spring 2019
Saturday Feb. 2 marked Groundhog Day 2019, when Phil, our neighborhood meteorologist groundhog, reveals whether spring will come six weeks early or if winter will persist for an extra six weeks. It is the 133rd anniversary of the very popular tradition. This year, Phil emerged from his burrow at precisely 7:30 a.m. and, to the
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Music Review: Jon Bellion
Unique songwriter with catchy music Anyone who says good music is a thing of the past has simply stopped looking for it. All you have to do is dig a little deeper. New artists with plenty to give pop up out of the ground every single year. You know the song “All Time Low”, the
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Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse”
Fresh take on a classic Marvel movie It’s the end of an era, friends. I’ve reveled in my title as “The Laziest Film Reviewer” for close to a year now. Watching Netflix films or just reviewing old films I found in the library is my niche. So, I’ve got to confess…I went to the movie
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SPORTS
Men’s basketball leads with a loss against Drew and a win with Goucher
Wednesday Jan. 17, Elizabethtown College’s men’s basketball team faced Drew University in a fast-paced, competitive game. The Blue Jays fell behind in shooting, but kept the Rangers’ leading shooter, senior Yonathan Napoleon, to only two points in the first half. The men ultimately came out slow compared to the game against Goucher College on Jan.
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Women’s XC second at regionals, advance to DIII champs
History was made Saturday, Nov. 11 as all five runners from Elizabethtown College’s women’s cross country team earned all-region honors. The women finished runner-up to Johns Hopkins Univeristy and earned a bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. Out of all the teams at the event, Etown and Hopkins were the only two to have
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 2000s
The turn of the century ushered in an era of success for Elizabethtown College athletics. Matt Jones took over the baseball team in 2000, leading the team to back-to-back conference titles and NCAA tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, the softball team broke the program record for wins, finishing 30-12 and earning a
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FEATURES
Multimedia performance celebrates King’s dream, video, song combined
Elizabethtown College honored the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a week-long celebration that began Monday, Jan. 16 and continued through Saturday, Jan. 21. Throughout the week, the Office of Diversity, headed by the Director of Diversity and Inclusion Dr. Monica Smith, hosted a variety of events across campus,
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President Strikwerda stands up against hate, signs letter to Trump
We are now just a month out from what was arguably the most volatile presidential election in modern times. Following the election, the number of hate crimes skyrocketed—many of which were directly linked to President-Elect Donald Trump winning the election. Within the first 10 days following the election, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) documented
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Concert brings holiday cheer to campus, features themed readings
Most college students could use some holiday cheer in the middle of a hectic last week of classes. Students at Elizabethtown College had an opportunity to relax and get into the holiday spirit at the annual Fine and Performing Arts Holiday Concert Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 11:00 a.m. in Zug Memorial Hall’s Recital Hall. Assistant
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