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
Music review: Lord Huron: A nostalgic, haunting sound for listeners
During one particularly peaceful summer night this past July, I spent a few hours sitting in my overgrown backyard with nothing but a drink, my bluetooth speaker and my own thoughts. This is one of my favorite hobbies, as well as one of my least productive. Sometimes, you just have to drift through time, carried
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Initial response to new wellness center on campus
In the spring of 2018, Elizabethtown College confirmed plans to construct a fitness and wellness center on campus. When construction crews struck ground in summer 2018, initial response from students was mixed. Some students were excited to have expanded facilities. The Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being features a full indoor track and large
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Advice: Students Offer Tips to First-Years on Living Well
Health is really important to maintain, and being a college first-year does not make it an easy task. There are a lot of aspects of good health that could fall through the cracks for college first-years with all the homework they are assigned. However, it can be done, especially with practice. 1. Balance your work
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SPORTS
Sports of the 2018 Winter Olympics
In the 2018 Winter Olympics, there are a total of 15 sports. These include variations of skiing, skating, snowboarding, curling, hockey, luge, bobsled and skeleton. Although a lot of these sports have been seen before, there are a few that are not as well known. Skiing is a common winter sport in the Olympics. There
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Finishing great season women’s basketball is off to playoffs
Wednesday, Feb. 14, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team received an overtime win against the Catholic University of America. Sophomore Lydia Lawson was back in the starting line after a two-game absence and was a leading lady in the game, making 20 of Etown’s 66 points. She made 13 of her points in the first
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A tough loss ends the regular season for men’s basketball
Wednesday, Feb. 14 in the Raymond DuFour Center at The Catholic University of America, the Cardinals barely managed to beat out the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays 74-72. The men’s basketball game, which was part of the Landmark Conference, was either in favor of the Blue Jays or a close match for a majority of the
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FEATURES
World AIDS Day event raises awareness of disease prevalence
Thursday, Dec. 1, in order to celebrate World AIDS Day, Elizabethtown College’s Student Wellness Advocacy Group (S.W.A.G.) urged students to become aware of the effects that AIDS can have on all of us. S.W.A.G. had a table with student representatives on the two days leading up to the universally recognized day in order to inform
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Dakota Access Pipeline draws student attention at panel, rally
Graduates of Elizabethtown are prepared to make the world a better place. They do so, in part by living in ways that reflect their individual commitments, response to the needs of others, and value personal and ethical integrity,” says an excerpt found under the Purposeful Life Work section of the Elizabethtown College mission statement. Many
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Etown hosts day-long training, discusses teaching Shakespeare
April 23, 1616, roughly 400 years ago, the legendary William Shakespeare passed away. To honor his life and works, the Folger Shakespeare Library of Washington D.C. is touring the First Folio. The First Folio, a collection of 36 Shakespearean plays, was published in 1623 by two of Shakespeare’s closest friends. The First Folio is on
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