NEWS
Student Senate
The meeting began with the Oath of Office for the newly elected class representative for the Class of 2023. With this step taken, Student Senate is now full. After the oath, the meeting had only two administrative reports. The reports were cut back from the normal number, since the agenda was anticipated to be a
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Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida first struck the U.S. Aug. 27 in Louisiana, then developed into a tropical depression as it reached the Elizabethtown, Pa. area Sept. 1. In preparation for the incoming storm, Elizabethtown College contacted students via email on Aug. 31 to notify them of Tropical Depression Ida. Several flood warnings were also issued by the
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Global Perspective
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested a snap election, which was then approved by Governor General Mary Simon on Aug.15. In the 2019 federal election, the Liberal Party lost the parliamentary majority and the popular vote. However, the party won the most seats in the House of Commons and Trudeau remained as Prime Minister. Notably,
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CAMPUS LIFE
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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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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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
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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College celebrates American Indian heritage, current issues
The Mosaic House was filled with laughter and conversation Thursday, Oct. 3 as 83 students gathered to make dream catchers and learn about American Indian culture and history in honor of National American Indian heritage month. The program was run by the Mosaic House and the resident assistant (RA) diversity and inclusion committee. According to
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Political trust in China
Wednesday, Nov. 9, students and members of the community gathered in the Bowers Writers House to hear assistant professor of political science and Asian studies Dr. Dan Chen speak about political trust in China. Chen’s recent research has been on the citizen’s trust in the different types of government, mainly local and central government. There
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