NEWS
Global Perspective
Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum attempted to escape from Dubai in February 2018 after planning her escape with Hervé Jaubert and Tiina Jauhiainen since 2011. She first planned an escape in 2002 when she was a minor. It was her attempt to escape from the United Arab Emirates and her father; however, Jaubert’s yacht,
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Derek Chauvin trial taking place
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was charged with the murder of George Floyd May 29, 2020. Floyd died May 25 after a store clerk accused him of paying with a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin and three other officers arrived at the scene and Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for 9 minutes and
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Spring semester finals week schedule on the weekend
This semester, Elizabethtown College will hold finals Saturday, May 8. Students and faculty alike were surprised to see exams take place on a weekend, and the change resulted in mixed feelings for many. While the administration has stated that it was necessary to hold finals on that day to ensure a timely Commencement Day and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review: Hozier’s new album
“Wasteland, Baby!” has previous albums’ ethereal feel The other day, I had a long, lonely drive ahead of me. To pass the time, I listened to the latest album by Hozier. Before I knew it, I arrived at my destination… and I wished my drive were longer. After releasing an extended player (EP) a few
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Movie Review: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
Great sequel with excellent animation and loveable characters I assume most of us make checklists before we leave for a break. To name a few tasks I always forget: doing the laundry, remembering to pack socks, packing the night before instead of ten minutes before I leave. One thing I didn’t forget before leaving for
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: District Judge in Texas rules the men-only draft is unconstitutional
Sex discrimination in the United States’ military service has recently been under fire because while it has required American men to register for the selective service upon their 18th birthday, women were not mandated to sign up. Friday, Feb. 22, U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller in Texas ruled that the Selective Service System (SSS)
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SPORTS
Men’s and women’s track and field headed off to Landmark Conference
“I prepared for the meet like any other meet,” Mann said. “I went to practice and did the workouts Coach gave me. Also our running workouts and I put time in the weight room.” This helps Mann improve his times and pace going into the next race. “It felt great to win my events,” he
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Men’s swimming wins by two, women’s record drops to 4-8
Friday, Feb. 2, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams took on Frostburg State University at home. Seniors Megan Anderson, David Foery, Dru Schneider, Molly Templin and Morgan Taylor were honored as part of the teams’ senior night, as the five Blue Jays swam in their last home meet of their Etown swimming careers. The
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Wrestling beats King’s, honors seniors
Friday, Feb. 2 launched senior wrestling night at Elizabethtown College. Etown won by their highest margin of victory all season against King’s College (Pennsylvania). Six seniors were honored: Eric Eckstein, Rocco Hladney, Chris Kummerer, Quinn Ruble, Philip Torresani and Joe Ghione. Torresani, who was injured in the Pete Wilson-Wheaton Invitational, stepped out onto the floor
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FEATURES
Faculty artists display creative works in month-long Zug Hall exhibition
This work and “Corn-Chips” were inspired by farming, according to Friedly. He was inspired by his heritage and the local area. His father came from a farming village in Switzerland. “The farming makes me feel at home,” an anonymous visitor wrote in the guest book by the entrance to the gallery. “Water Work – Columbia”
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Actor performs interactive show, holds workshop for students
New York City actor Louis Butelli performed a one-man show in the Tempest Theater Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. Commissioned by the Folger Shakespeare Library, Butelli and his colleagues wrote the show entitled “The Gravedigger’s Tale” to travel with the First Folio! exhibit currently at Elizabethtown College. “The Gravedigger’s Tale,” featuring Butelli as the
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Award-winning author leads interactive writing workshop
Monday, Nov. 14, Bowers Writers House hosted a craft talk and evening reading with author Jeffrey Ethan Lee. Lee is a fiction and poetry writer who has written many award-winning books, including “identity papers,” which was a Colorado Book Award Finalist. During his craft talk, he had the participants do a spontaneous writing workshop as
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