NEWS

  • Interdisciplinary team at Etown awarded EPA grant

    Interdisciplinary team at Etown awarded EPA grant

    Photos courtesy of Elizabethtown College Flickr The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted a People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase I grant to an Elizabethtown College research team led by professor of chemistry Dr. Lauren Toote and professor of engineering Dr. Brenda Read-Daily. The interdisciplinary team is working on developing a cheap and effective

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  • Etown moves online as COVID-19 spreads in US

    Etown moves online as COVID-19 spreads in US

    Photo courtesy of Flickr With the threat of COVID-19 expanding, college communities are fearing the worst. With students across the country preparing for and returning from spring break, concerns have been raised about safety precautions on our campus, especially regarding if students had left the country. Many campuses around the United States have suspended classes

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  • Global Perspective

    Global Perspective

    Photo courtesy of unsplash.com BRUSSELS (AP) — Increasing numbers of people applying for asylum in the European Union are arriving from countries with visa-free travel agreements with the bloc, notably from Latin America, rather than entering without permission, the EU’s asylum agency said Wednesday. More than 714,000 people applied for asylum or some form of

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CAMPUS LIFE

  • Music review: Wild Child

    Music review: Wild Child

    Someday – if the weather ever warms up – what will you listen to while you lay out in the sun? I have a suggestion, the 2018 album by Wild Child, “Expectations.” The band that gave us “Crazy Bird” has produced an especially relaxing, thoughtful and nostalgic album. Its simplicity is outweighed only by its

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  • Review: Lady Bird a beautiful, relatable debut

    Review: Lady Bird a beautiful, relatable debut

    I had just dyed the ends of my hair pink when “Lady Bird” burst onto the scene. That’s not of much importance, I just thought it was ironic. I was a little worried everyone was thinking I was being a basic indie try-hard, trying to associate myself with the newest comedy-drama. Now having seen “Lady

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SPORTS

  • Women’s basketball bounces Goucher, Juniata for crucial wins

    The lady Jays put on quite a showing in their basketball game Saturday afternoon against Goucher College in Thompson Gymnasium as they ran away with an 82 to 37 win. This was a big win for the Blue Jays and a great way to boost their confidence. A total of nine Etown players contributed to

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  • Wrestling battles with Gettysburg College, falls short of home victory

    The Elizabethtown College men’s wrestling team battled with Gettysburg College on Friday, Jan. 20 at Thompson Gymnasium. The Blue Jays jumped on top of the Bullets early in the dual match, leading 6-0 after two bouts. Junior Phil Torresani defeated Gettysburg’s Lenny Ogozalek, 5-3, at 125 pounds to kick off the match. Senior Bryan Pflanz

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  • Men’s, women’s track teams compete at Susquehanna event

    On Saturday, Jan. 21 Etown bagged a series of top 10 spots in men’s and women’s track and field. The Orange and Maroon Classic in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania became the perfect breeding ground for the best performances from Etown’s finest. The women were able to claim spots in the top 10 of every event in a

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FEATURES

  • Spanish Club sponsors trip, celebrates Latin American culture

    Spanish Club sponsors trip, celebrates Latin American culture

    For the first time, the Spanish Club attended the Latin American Festival at Long’s Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Saturday, Sept. 24. The group of 11 students watched Latino performers, ate Latin American food and visited vendors’ informational tables. The flags of various Latin American countries bordered the park and several community members carried their own

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  • Paper to host OISS feature

    The Etownian is proud to feature Humans of Elizabethtown in conjunction with the Office of International Student Services (OISS). Humans of Elizabethtown, inspired by Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York project, will be a weekly feature highlighting the individuality of Elizabethtown College students. We recognize that everyone has a story, and we are committed to

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