NEWS
Local P.A. elections
As we approach Nov. 2, more voters are thinking about how they will cast their votes in the election, which is primarily geared toward local and statewide races. Throughout the years, voter turnout in local elections has comprised 15 to 27 percent of eligible voters in the U.S. In comparison, 49 percent of eligible voters
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Global Perspective: Scientists explore an abundant island
Narcondam Island located off the coast of India was recently studied by a group of scientists. Natural history photographer Prasenjeet Yadav received an invitation from bird biologist Dr. Rohit Naniwadekar to study the remote island. The focus would be on the endangered species Narcondam Hornbill. Yadav agreed to go close to the end of 2019
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Today’s Tech
Technology and social media company Facebook has been in hot water recently regarding leaked internal company documents that express the company’s awareness of issues regarding child safety and the mental health of its users. The tens of thousands of pages of documents were the center of a series on the Wall Street Journal entitled “The
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the jungle: Frisky: Frisky loves being at Etown and all of her new friends here
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hi! I’m Frisky, but you can call me Frif. I’m so excited to be back on campus! Granted, I’ve only been here for a semester, but I can’t wait to see what Elizabethtown College has in store for the spring! Right now I live in Schlosser with my mom, Sam. My
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Music Review: Fiona Apple: An artist with diverse and emotionally charged music
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hello, hello, fine readers. It is I, your marginally friendly campus opinion-haver, ready to share some opinions in a public forum. I have been entrusted with one-third of the music review privileges this semester, and I am ready to use this third of a column to spread my own agenda. Let’s
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A review of the Super Bowl’s funniest commercials in 2020
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com How about that Super Bowl? Am I right? Okay, so while I was physically present during the entirety of what I’m sure was a really good game of football, sports aren’t really my jam. This is Campus Life, though, so you will be receiving my abundant opinions. What on? The commercials,
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SPORTS
The track and field teams finished second and third in all
Photo courtesy of Etown Athletics @ etownbluejays.com Saturday, April 7 Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the Millersville Metrics meet at Millersville University. The men’s team finished with 81 points, coming in second out of 19 teams. The women’s team finished third out of 19 teams with 52 points. First-year
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Softball’s first landmark losses in doubleheader with Catholic
Photo: Megan White Saturday, April 7, the Elizabethtown College softball team lost both games in a doubleheader at home against Landmark Conference opponent Catholic University of America. Junior Emma Varrato got the Blue Jays off to a strong start in the first inning, hitting her fifth homerun of the season. This sent graduate student Kirstin
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Field Hockey: a universal sport
The Hockey World Cup is the biggest competition for field hockey outside of the Olympics, where it is also an active sport. Field hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by moving a ball with a hockey stick. Field hockey also happens to be the national sport of both Pakistan
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FEATURES
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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Multimedia performance celebrates King’s dream, video, song combined
Elizabethtown College honored the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a week-long celebration that began Monday, Jan. 16 and continued through Saturday, Jan. 21. Throughout the week, the Office of Diversity, headed by the Director of Diversity and Inclusion Dr. Monica Smith, hosted a variety of events across campus,
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President Strikwerda stands up against hate, signs letter to Trump
We are now just a month out from what was arguably the most volatile presidential election in modern times. Following the election, the number of hate crimes skyrocketed—many of which were directly linked to President-Elect Donald Trump winning the election. Within the first 10 days following the election, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) documented
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