NEWS
Today’s Technology
Technology company Apple announced long-awaited and anticipated products, such as the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and Apple Watch Series 7, during their Apple September 2021 event held Tuesday, Sept. 14. CEO of Apple Tim Cook was the main speaker of the event. Before announcing any products, he first took the time to promote Apple’s
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Former Etown Alumna awarded highest OT honor
Kristie Patten is a former alumna who graduated from the Elizabethtown College Occupational Therapy (OT) program in 1987. Etown OT Department chair Tamera Humbert quoted in an interview “Yes, Dr. Patten is very well known to us.” She has most definitely left an impact on the College. She was recently honored with the highest award
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Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Sept. 16 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with administrative reports, starting with Dean of Students & Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez. Gonzalez used her time to answer questions, like one from senior Rachel Skwirut. Skwirut asked about the possibility
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review: Country-esque band, The Devil Makes Three
Unique and energetic music that transcends time and genre boundaries with motivational sound Anything but country” is my standard answer when I’m asked to define my music taste. This, however, is pretty misleading. When I say that I don’t like country music, I mean that I don’t like homogeneous, boring modern country with stretched-out, exaggerated
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Business Profile: Campus Ridge Farm Market – fresh produce, goods
Fresh produce and other goods available within walking distance from campus beginning in the spring Believe it or not, spring is upon us. In fact, in just about a month (March 20), spring will have officially sprung. Here in Elizabethtown, spring not only means welcoming the warm weather, but also marks the beginning of seasonal
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Will private security contractors replace TSA at airports in the future?
Before the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, airports used private contractors for security screening. After 9/11, Congress created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to handle security screening at the United States’ 440 airports. In 2002, Congress also opened a voluntary program that allowed airports to hire
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SPORTS
Women’s basketball advances to third place in Landmark Conference
Wednesday, Jan. 31 Elizabethtown College’s women’s basketball team came out with a win against Drew University 73-68. Sophomores Mikayla Ruth and Marissa Emlet both reached new career highs in points when the team beat the Landmark Conference opponent. Etown trailed by nine points at the half. Ruth shined in the second half, overall, making 26
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Men’s basketball team seeks improvement after two losses
Wednesday, Jan. 24 in Juniata College’s Memorial Gymnasium, the Eagles held off the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays in a 75-64 loss. The Landmark Conference match started off close, with the Eagles leading 13-8 in the first five minutes. Sophomore Connor Moffatt put three points on the board 2:12 into the game, with an assist from
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Wrestling team crowns champion
Saturday, Jan. 27, Elizabethtown College’s men’s wrestling team crowned a leading champion at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational in Wheaton, Illinois. Senior Joe Ghione used two pins to win the 141-pound weight class. This is the first Etown champion at this tournament since 2012. Friday, Ghione found out that he advanced to the semifinals and was
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FEATURES
Soar Above Hate training works to decrease diversity-related issues
After last year’s bias-related incident involving slurs written on white boards in Esbenshade, student groups across campus have joined together to speak out against hateful speech and actions. Noir, Elizabethtown College’s student diversity union, wanted to make a statement in the wake of the bias related incident. With the guidance of Brandon Jackson, former coordinator
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First Folio! events kick off with Shakespeare-themed student art exhibit
From Nov. 10 to Dec. 4, the High Library represents the exhibition of the First Folio!: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare. Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., the exhibition honors the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. The contents of the exhibit will include an original copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio,
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Panel discusses possible effects of presidential election results
After Donald Trump pulled off a shocking victory in Tuesday’s presidential election, many people needed time to process the results. The appropriately titled “Campaign 2016 Post-mortem: What Just Happened?” panel was designed to help members of the Elizabethtown College community do just that. The panel took place in Gibble Auditorium Wednesday, Nov. 9 as this
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