NEWS
Global Perspective
The 26th annual Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP26) will take place between Sunday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 12. The conference was supposed to take place in late November 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland but was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The countries that will attend
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Pennsylvania Politics
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro launched his bid for the Democratic nomination to the highest post in the state government on Wednesday, Oct. 13. That same day, Shapiro held his first public campaign rally at Pittsburgh’s North Shore Riverfront Park. Shapiro came to national attention in the wake of the 2020 November general election by
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The Jays App brings the Etown community together
Recently, the Elizabethtown College Jays App has transformed into a social media platform, deviating from its original purpose. The service is provided through a company called Campus Ready Education, and colleges across the country utilize its platforms similarly to Etown. It allows students and faculty alike to have a voice across campus–though in a portable
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review
Photo courtesy of Unsplash Last time I was rotated onto the music review, I wrote about the music from the popular video game “Persona 5.” Now that I’m here again, I figured I’d make this my niche to set me apart from the others. This week I’ll be writing about another video game with a
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The Weekly Chirp: The Presidential primary race
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com The United States presidential primary race is well underway. The formal results of the 2020 United States presidential primary election as of 7 p.m. EST are that 86 of the 87 declared Republican delegates will support President Donald Trump with the remaining delegate declared to former governor Bill Weld. The Democratic
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Music review: Lyrical analysis
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com The way I see it, there are two ways to approach a music review (Okay, maybe three — but all music reviews require introductory meta-analytical explorations of what music reviews are, so perhaps that is an overarching category, or a prerequisite, rather than an approach). The first is to plunge into
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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
Blue Jays Abroad Spotlight: First student studying in Granada, Spain
Immersion is the best way to learn a language, and studying abroad gives students the opportunity to take advantage of being immersed in a different culture. This semester, senior Maria Boretti and I are the first Elizabethtown College students to study Spanish in Granada, Spain through the new affiliated program with SOL Education Abroad. Granada
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Students active in post-march campaign on local political outreach
he Mosaic House is hosting multiple activities created by the Women’s March on Washington organizers. These activities, known as the “Ten Actions in the First 100 Days,” are putting people in touch with their local governments and giving Americans an outlet to voice their concerns. The election of President Donald J. Trump in November 2016
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RAs assist the community on MLK day, volunteer for ECHOS
Every year, the Corporation for National and Community Service calls upon individuals and groups around the country to participate in MLK Day of Service by volunteering in their communities and addressing some the nation’s most pressing issues. Here at Elizabethtown College, the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) is known for coordinating specific volunteering
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