NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 7 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Dean of Students and Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez. Gonzalez began with addressing her recent choice to cancel the guest speaker Joe Basrawi that planned to come
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TPUSA event and surrounding controversy
The Elizabethtown College chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) planned to host an event on campus Monday, Sept. 27 that featured guest speaker Joe Basrawi. Basrawi is a representative of TPUSA, which is a non-profit organization that seeks to advocate for conservative values in high schools and college campuses. What seemed like a typical event
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PA Politics: “One year to Prime Time: The US Senate”
In a little over one year from now, the country will be flocking back to the polls for the pivotal 2022 midterm elections. All eyes will be on Pennsylvania, as the battleground state could prove to be the deciding factor in whether the Democrats can retain their hold of the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C.,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: Five-time Oscar-winning movie Parasite
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com The Oscars recently made history when “Parasite” (2019) became the first non-English and the first South Korean film to win Best Picture. It is also the first movie to win both Best Picture and best international feature. With the recent “Oscars So White” campaign, this is a huge deal in the
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Welcome to the jungle: Gilbert and friends
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hey, I’m Gilbert! Don’t mind me if I get a few laps in during the interview. I’m working on my beach bod before spring break. Just gotta keep swimming … sorry, if you don’t want to continue the interview, that’s fine. Keep going? Okay. I just came to Elizabethtown College a
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Movie Review: What We Do in the Shadows
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In honor of Taika Waititi’s latest Oscar win, this week’s review will be a throwback review of his and co-writer/director Jemaine Clement’s 2014 horror mockumentary “What We Do in the Shadows.” Both Clement and Waititi have always had a somewhat unconventional sense of humor, if the latest Waititi film “Jojo Rabbit”
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SPORTS
Baseball team sweeps Juniata, riding four-game winning streak
Elizabethtown College’s baseball team is riding a four-game winning-streak after three victories against Juniata College last weekend and a win over Messiah College last Monday, April 30. Saturday, April 28, the Jays competed in a doubleheader on the road against Juniata, winning both games 8-2 and 8-4 respectively. Junior Mike Christy opened up scoring in
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Soccer is an easily accessible sport
With over three billion fans, soccer, also known in some places as football, is one of the most popular sports around the world. This is a sport played between two teams of 11 players. There are over 250 million players in over 200 countries. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal
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Lacrosse teams end regular season with losses to Catholic
Saturday, April 28, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team competed against the Catholic University of America. The first goal was made early in the game by Etown junior Madelyn Baker, who was assisted by senior Katie Thompson giving Etown an early lead. First-year Kate Ziegler, who was also assisted by K. Thompson, scored quickly after,
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FEATURES
Series examines Creativity and Critical thinking in students, effect on academics
Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the Susquehanna Room of Myer Residence Hall, members of the community attended the first President’s Enrichment Series Lecture of the year, which will be followed by two more this semester. This lecture, entitled “Cultivating Creative and Critical Thinking,” was given by Dr. Jean Pretz, professor of psychology and chair of the
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Daudihaus research on Amish elderly community
Dr. Claire Marie Mensack, a public health doctor, gave a lecture at Elizabethtown College at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19. Her research goal was to discover how the Amish took care of their elderly and how a Dawdihaus worked. Mensack explained that a Dawdihaus is a separate or attached building to a main house. She
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College Alumnus located in Thailand enjoys traveling and trying unique food
Where are Elizabethtown College alumni now? They are all over the world. Corey Thomas, ‘07, has lived in Africa and currently resides with his wife Amanda Lalley in Bangkok, the capital and largest urban center of Thailand. After graduating from Etown with a double major in political science and history, Thomas worked for the Peace
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