NEWS
The College updates COVID-19 guidelines
Aug. 11, Elizabethtown College announced through Campus News updated guidelines to best protect the community against COVID-19. The newest guidelines required all students regardless of vaccination status to wear masks inside buildings. The changes were made in consideration of state guidelines, as well as Lancaster County becoming classified as “substantial” in the number of COVID-19
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Today’s Technology
Founder and former CEO of health technology start-up Theranos Elizabeth Holmes is set to go totrial this week for fraud after four years of repeated delays. She has been charged with 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud because ofthe false claims she made about Theranos’ blood testing technology. Jury selection began
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Etown engineering team wins regional IEEE Capstone Competition
It was announced Aug. 30, 2021 that an Elizabethtown College senior capstone engineering team won the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Susquehanna Section Capstone Award at the first-ever competition that took place earlier this summer. The competition recognizes outstanding engineering capstone projects in colleges in the Susquehanna area. The team was composed of
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CAMPUS LIFE
Pop Culture: Ten Things You Might Have Missed
In the world of entertainment, fashion and glamor, a lot of stories can fall by the wayside. Here is a guide to what you might have missed over the week of Sept. 3, 2019. 1. YouTube was fined $150,000 for violating The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts children under 13 on certain
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Welcome to the Jungle: Double Feature: The Brothers Grimm on secrets about rats, humans
Written by: Smudge Grimm Emotional Support Animal I would like to let you know, as every person on the planet should know, that rats are not dirty animals. We are so clean! I take a bath at least five times a day. It might be with my tongue, but it’s a bath. Shame on you
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Movie Review: Rocketman: Tears, laughter, sadness, excitement
Written by: Leo Costello Elton John dazzled audiences everywhere this summer with his film, “Rocketman” (2019) directed by Dexter Fletcher. After the hype of “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2018) directed by Bryan Singer, many people were excited about another ‘70s music biopic. Taron Egerton starred as Elton John and provided his singing voice for the soundtrack
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SPORTS
Women’s and men’s lacrosse walked away with a victory
Saturday, March 3 on Wolf Field at Elizabethtown College, the women’s lacrosse team beat Penn State Abington 17-3. First-year Kate Ziegler, junior Madelyn Baker and seniors Carly and Katie Thompson each scored a hat trick for the Blue Jays. The Nittany Lions put the first point on the board three minutes into the match, but
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Baseball takes a 3-3 record during spring break in Florida
Over spring break, the Elizabethtown College baseball team went to Fort Pierce, Florida for training. Overall, the team finished 3-4 against six different teams they played from around the country. In a game against Muskingum University, the Blue Jays took a win with a score of 20-11. This was a big turn around after the
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Men’s and women’s tennis takes a start in Florida during spring break
Clark University took a 6-3 victory in single play over the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays in Orlando, Florida at the USTA National Campus during spring break. Etown also trailed 2-1 by the end of doubles play in which sophomores Michael Ryzuk and Alec Schneider earned Etown’s only point. They won their first match 8-1, giving
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FEATURES
Hundreds of thousands march on Washington, stand for women’s rights
Around 500,000 people walked the streets of our nation’s capital Saturday, Jan. 21 in the Women’s March on Washington D.C. to support the unification people of all genders, ages, colors, creeds, political affiliations, disabilities and ethnic and cultural backgrounds to assert a sense of common humanity and declare a strong message of motivation. A section
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Art exhibit follows ‘political progression,’ uses diverse media
The Zug-John W. Hess Gallery hosted an opening reception for Cheryl Harper “Responses to Life as I Know It” Thursday, Jan. 19. Harper is a studio artist, art historian, print maker and sculptor who has been featured in galleries such as the James Oliver Gallery in Philadelphia. Harper is the recipient of many prestigious awards.
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Contributions to the common good panel pays tribute to MLK
In the week leading up to what may be considered one of the most controversial inaugurations in United States history, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Elizabethtown College sponsored a variety of events surrounding the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. One such event was held Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. This
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