NEWS
Diving Into the Streets
Into the Streets has been a tradition of Elizabethtown College for the past 28 years. It is a day of service dedicated to the community around campus. This year Into the Streets was held on Oct. 23. It was led by Program Coordinator for the Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) Sharon Sherick. The
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Student Senate
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 28 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special report from President Ceclia M. McCormick, J.D., where she spoke on topics discussed at the recent meeting with the Board of Trustees. One main topic of discussion was approving the strategic plan that
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Today’s Technology
The controversial social media app Yik Yak has recently returned for the first time since 2017 after its acquisition by new owners in February of this year. The anonymous location-based app was popular among college students. Created by Furman University graduates Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington, the app allowed users to create and view a
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CAMPUS LIFE
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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Movie Review: Five-time Oscar-winning movie Parasite
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com The Oscars recently made history when “Parasite” (2019) became the first non-English and the first South Korean film to win Best Picture. It is also the first movie to win both Best Picture and best international feature. With the recent “Oscars So White” campaign, this is a huge deal in the
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SPORTS
The Blue Jays field hockey season starts well with back to back wins
Photo: Megan White Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team earned back to back wins in their first games of the regular season this weekend. Friday, Aug. 31, they won on the road against Frostburg State University, then in the Jays’ home opener against Dickinson College, Saturday, Sept. 1. Etown came out strong with an early shot
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Women’s volleyball take to Washington State for Labor Day Weekend games
The women’s volleyball team traveled to Tacoma, Wa. to face University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and University of Puget Sound. In the first match against Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the Blue Jays fell 3-2 but still had an outstanding performance. Senior Mackenzie Garner was a huge part of the team’s effort with 14 kills along with sophomore Marisa Krinock close
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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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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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