NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 14 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Assistant Director of Housing & Resident Life for Student Activities Carina Carpenter. They spoke on events happening over homecoming weekend, including Bingo which will be open to both current students and
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New Master’s program in counseling psychology
The Elizabethtown College psychology department is launching a master of arts in counseling psychology program. The goal of the program is to prepare professional mental health practitioners to apply experienced-based and relationship-centered learning practices in a variety of real-life settings. “Marketing research indicates that counseling psychology is the most popular branch for graduates. Since we
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Global Perspective
British lawmaker David Amess was killed Friday, Oct. 15 after being stabbed multiple times while meeting with constituents in a church building in his home district about an hour’s drive from London. He represented Southend West in Essex and was a member of the Conservative Party. He died at the scene of the assault despite
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the jungle: Orange
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Hi, I’m Orange. And no, it’s not because I’m orange in color. Okay, maybe it is, but that’s beside the point. I don’t know why you would want to interview me, since I’m not that insteresting. Ok, fine. Let’s see … I’ve known my mom, Liz, for basically my entire life.
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Music Review: The Original Crooks and Nannies
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com What are music reviews typically meant to do? Usually to introduce people to new or upcoming artists that they may not have heard of yet, right? So what have I done this week? I’ve found a small band that disbanded in June 2016, according to their Facebook page. I’m fairly confident
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The Weekly Chirp: Etown’s Internet Policy Change
Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com A change to the Elizabethtown College Secure Wi-Fi network at the beginning of the semester has led to some disatisfied reactions from students on the E-town Jays App. The change in policy has had strongly varied reactions because the primary discernable difference in the new policy is that websites containing mature
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SPORTS
While men’s lacrosse team takes a win, the women’s team loses in a close game
Photo: Megan White The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team won against the University of Scranton Royals with a score of 12-6. The Royals had three more shots than the Blue Jays along with four more faceoffs won. Etown and Scranton tied when it came to turnovers and came close to tying when it came to
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Softball loses in a Landmark game
Thursday, April 19, Elizabethtown College’s softball team competed in a doubleheader on the road against Ursinus College, winning both games. Junior pitcher Amber Sergas was a strong competitor in the first game, striking out six batters in all. Sophomore Jess Kutteroff hit a double to later score Sergas from second base, giving Etown the lead.
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Cricket evolves in Asia and Europe
Cricket is an evolving sport that, as of right now, is only played in countries in Asia and Europe. It is very popular in India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Cricket is a bat and ball game played between two teams. The teams are made up of 11 players; substitutes are only permitted for certain
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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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