NEWS
Post-Election Mental Health Resources
The 2020 presidential election has been an incredibly stressful event for Americans and non-Americans alike, but especially for students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a large number of mail-in ballots, the winner of the election was not announced on Tuesday night. Or Wednesday. Or Thursday. Or Friday. However, on Saturday, Nov. 7 Democratic nominee
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Nov. 5 for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with administrative reports. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas talked about the hoax text that was sent out Monday, Nov. 2. The text was made to look like an EC Alert text, but was not real. Limas told
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Today’s Technology
Finally, seven years after the PlayStation 4 was released, the PlayStation 5 (PS5) is set to be in stores later this month. The console first teased an announcement early last year, but it was this summer that we got to see what the new PS5 looked like. Coming strong with a fast solid state drive
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review: Hozier: Long-dormant musician delivers hits
The music world has been waiting for Andrew Hozier-Byrne, more commonly known as simply “Hozier,” to release music for quite a while, to the point that fans on Twitter have been “at”-ing the artist directly to encourage the release of music. Recently, Hozier delivered a bit of a teaser, an extended play (EP) of four
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: How does Etown handle disabilities on campus?
As Elizabethtown College embarks on their new campaign to reach out to prospective students, the college as a whole faces internal review. If the college is to expect a new population of students soon, it will, like other colleges, have to review its services and adapt to the next generation of scholars. One of the
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Letter to the Editor: The Great Hoover Migration
Written by Dr. Sanjay Paul Homer looked out of his office window. From his perch on the highest floor in the Hoover Center for Business, he could see masses of people moving towards him. It was Tuesday afternoon, and the great campus migration had begun. In recent weeks, the nation has been transfixed by the
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SPORTS
Annual Alumni Ultimate Frisbee Game
Every year during Homecoming Weekend, alumni of Elizabethtown College’s ultimate frisbee team, the Jelly Swatters, come back to Brinser Field to play current members of the team. It was a close game going into the half with the alumni up by four. The current members of the team fought back hard in the second half,
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Women’s soccer loses Homecoming game, men’s team wins 1-0
Saturday, Oct. 21, Elizabethtown College’s women’s and men’s soccer teams faced off against Susquehanna University in back-to-back home games. Both games were crucial for the teams’ future in this season’s playoffs. The women’s game kicked off at 1 p.m. and they opened their game with a scoreless first half despite four shots made by the
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1970s
The 1970s began with the NCAA splitting into three divisions, with Elizabethtown College joining Division III. During this time, women’s sports had the opportunity to compete in post-season games and win championships. The field hockey team won its first Mid-American Conference (MAC) title in 1975, then won again in 1978. The women’s tennis team had
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FEATURES
Soar Above Hate training works to decrease diversity-related issues
After last year’s bias-related incident involving slurs written on white boards in Esbenshade, student groups across campus have joined together to speak out against hateful speech and actions. Noir, Elizabethtown College’s student diversity union, wanted to make a statement in the wake of the bias related incident. With the guidance of Brandon Jackson, former coordinator
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First Folio! events kick off with Shakespeare-themed student art exhibit
From Nov. 10 to Dec. 4, the High Library represents the exhibition of the First Folio!: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare. Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., the exhibition honors the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. The contents of the exhibit will include an original copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio,
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Panel discusses possible effects of presidential election results
After Donald Trump pulled off a shocking victory in Tuesday’s presidential election, many people needed time to process the results. The appropriately titled “Campaign 2016 Post-mortem: What Just Happened?” panel was designed to help members of the Elizabethtown College community do just that. The panel took place in Gibble Auditorium Wednesday, Nov. 9 as this
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