NEWS
Today’s Technology
Living a second digital life using virtual reality might have seemed like a distant dream a few years ago, but new technology is being developed to create the Metaverse. Earlier this year, Microsoft cited the Metaverse as a reason to purchase the game developer Activision Blizzard for $70 billion. Other companies are pushing out novel
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The College acknowledges and apologizes for bias incidents
On Tuesday, Nov. 2 Elizabethtown College President Cecilia M. McCormick, J.D. and the Senior Leadership Team sent an email to the Etown community entitled “Creating a Sense of Belonging for all at Elizabethtown College.” In the email, they apologized for not condemning a series of “inexcusable” racist and biased behaviors and incidents that occurred in
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The Scarlet Election: The November 2nd Election and its Consequences
It’s no secret that the election held on Nov. 2, 2021, was a disaster for the Democratic Party. The supposedly safe gubernatorial race in New Jersey was won by a razor thin margin and the toss up gubernatorial race in Virginia, wasn’t close. While the race for Pennsylvania Governor was not on the ballot in
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CAMPUS LIFE
Burnout
As the semester and the year starts to wind down, many college students begin to experience burnout. Burnout is a state of prolonged stress that causes students to feel mentally, physically and emotionally drained. The stress can come from any part of life like school, home, and especially with 2020, the news and society. As
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Distanced but still social
The end of the in-person semester is upon us who were living on the Elizabethtown College campus. For those already attending remotely, it does not bring as much change, but there will still be some differences. For the students moving off campus this upcoming weekend, it may seem sad that until the next semester begins
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Follow game review
Call me a nerd, but I unashamedly love playing tabletop role-playing games. You can hang out with friends, be creative, collaborate to tell a story together and explore different ideas, thoughts and feelings. I think I’ve felt my most creative while playing tabletop games with friends, and I’m delighted that they’ve become more popular in
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SPORTS
Field hockey suffers a loss in Landmark Conference Semifinals
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team went up against Susquehanna University in the Landmark Conference semifinal Oct. 31 on Wolf Field in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. When these two faced off in September, the Blue Jays won, but for the semifinals Susquehanna showed up stronger than before and was able to push just one goal ahead of
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Wrestling kicks off with Messiah Invitational, takes seventh
Saturday, Nov. 3, Elizabethtown College’s wrestling team kicked off their season at the Messiah Invitational against eight other teams. Senior Cole Cameron earned a top-three finish for the Jays at the meet, finishing third in the 149-pound weight class. Cameron had two pins for the day and made it to the semifinals on back-to-back decisions,
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Men’s soccer makes Etown History, wins first Landmark Championship
Photo: Megan White The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team defeated Moravian College in the Landmark Conference Championship Semifinals Oct. 31, 2-1. Junior Will Connolly made his first goal of the season that would eventually take the win for the Blue Jays. Early in the game, the Moravian Greyhounds made a goal that gave them the
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FEATURES
Live connected: new learning outcome, program theme for Residence life
How do resident assistants (RAs), Area Coordinators and the Office of Residence Life as a whole help students at Elizabethtown College? For this academic year, the Office of Residence Life has launched a new learning curriculum called Live Etown. “We’re really pumped about [Live Etown],” Area Coordinator for Schlosser Residence Hall, Myer Residence Hall and
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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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