NEWS
PA Politics: Governor Wolf swings for the fences in final budget address
On Feb. 8, for the final time as Governor, Gov. Wolf delivered his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly in Harrisburg for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The proposal would push Commonwealth spending to $43.7 billion for the fiscal year, the largest ever proposed budget in Pennsylvania history. “We’re no longer digging
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Global Perspective
After a long six-day blockade and protest the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ottawa, Canada is reopening. This comes after the Canadian police cleared the blockade from protesters calling themselves the “Freedom Convoy.” Police did not start moving the protesters until a judge had ordered the protesters to leave the bridge at 7 p.m. Friday. Windsor
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Today’s Technology
On Feb. 1, Google parent company Alphabet Inc. (ticker: GOOGL) announced that it will be doing a 20-for-1 stock split, meaning that for every one share an individual owns, he or she will receive 19 additional shares, based on the records of July 1. The stock split will go into effect on July 15, 2022
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle
Oh, Hello! Who are you? May I sniff your hand? Gotta make sure you don’t stink before you try to touch my pretty fur! My name is Elphaba Rose, or Elphie for short. I respond to lots of names though… Miss Lady, Felphie, Mr. Fluffles, Bellie, Silly Baby, Little Girl, Stinky Butt, Miss Rose, Pretty
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Soup review: chicken noodle
More than any other time of year, late winter strikes me as the time for hearty soups. Sure, sometimes you want something light and elegant, but in the cold of winter I don’t think there is anything better than warming yourself from the inside out with a warm drink or food. Soup is essentially the
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Aquariums: slices of nature in a dorm
As the pandemic continues into 2021, people have turned to keeping pets as their company indoors. From working at a major chain pet store, I noticed that puppies and fish seem to be the new classmates for Zoom. Obviously, we cannot keep puppies in our dorms, so I started thinking about getting my own fish.
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SPORTS
Women’s basketball suffers a one-point loss in Landmark game
Wednesday, Nov. 28 the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team took a 71-61 win against York College of Pennsylvania. York took the first points of the game. Sophomore Emma Powell put the first point on the board for Etown with nine minutes left of the first quarter. A few seconds later, Sophomore Veronica Christ made a
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Wrestling team competes in weekend invitational at York
Friday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 1 the Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed in the New Standard Corporation Invitational. The invitational was held at the York College of Pennsylvania, and 16 schools were represented. On Friday, Etown took 12th place and Saturday they took 16th. Seven Blue Jays were able to move through the competition
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Women’s swim team bounces back with victory over Eagles
Photo: Jocelyn Kline Wednesday, Nov. 28, Elizabethtown College’s swim teams swam at Bryn Mawr College, where the men’s team took on Cabrini University and the women’s team swam against Bryn Mawr and Cabrini. First-year Robin Hill was a standout for the Jays, winning the 100-yard butterfly by almost two seconds and earning a season and
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FEATURES
Final event of World War I lecture series shares view from the East
Monday, Nov. 13, the High Library hosted the last installment of the World War I and America program for the fall 2017 semester. The lecture featured Dr. David Kenley, the Director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking and professor of history at Elizabethtown College. Dr. Kenley’s area of expertise is Asian studies, with
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Governor visits Etown’s solar field to announce new solar energy bill
Monday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m., Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf greeted government officials and Elizabethtown College students and faculty at the College’s solar field to sign House Bill 118, which encourages Pennsylvanians to produce and use their own efficient energy sources. House Bill 118 was signed into law as Act 40 Monday, Oct. 30, according
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First play of the year “Medea” is a classic adaption of the original play
Elizabethtown’s Tempest Theatre is hosting its first play of the year this upcoming week. “Medea” was originally written in 430 B.C. and has had multiple adaptations since. Etown’s theatre department is doing Liz Lochhead’s Scottish feminist version. “Medea” is a play that centers on the controversial roles of males and females and how revenge can
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