NEWS
Students receive HEERF II funding
Students at Elizabethtown College received emails from the Business Office Monday, March 1, informing them that the College was distributing direct emergency funds. The payments come as part of the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II (HEERF II). The College received more than $675k in funding. According
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Pennsylvania Politics
The Pennsylvania Republican Party endured an hours-long meeting last week over the issue of Senator Pat Toomey’s (R) vote to convict former President Donald Trump after his second impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. The soon-to-be retired senator narrowly avoided the formal expression of disapproval late into the night Monday, March 2; rather, the party
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Etown sophomore runs genealogy business, helps police solve cold cases
When you think of a typical college student, you probably are not thinking of someone who spends their free time running a business that pursues a unique passion. Eric Schubert is that anomaly. Schubert is a sophomore at Elizabethtown College double majoring in political science and history. On top of a double major, Schubert runs
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review: Jon Bellion
Unique songwriter with catchy music Anyone who says good music is a thing of the past has simply stopped looking for it. All you have to do is dig a little deeper. New artists with plenty to give pop up out of the ground every single year. You know the song “All Time Low”, the
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Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse”
Fresh take on a classic Marvel movie It’s the end of an era, friends. I’ve reveled in my title as “The Laziest Film Reviewer” for close to a year now. Watching Netflix films or just reviewing old films I found in the library is my niche. So, I’ve got to confess…I went to the movie
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Was President Trump’s deal to end the shutdown sufficient?
Just before the holidays began in December 2018, President Donald Trump declared a federal government shutdown. A government shutdown occurs when there is a disagreement over a bill between the President and Congress. Often times it is due to the majority of Congress being a different political party than the President. During a government shutdown,
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SPORTS
Men’s basketball leads with a loss against Drew and a win with Goucher
Wednesday Jan. 17, Elizabethtown College’s men’s basketball team faced Drew University in a fast-paced, competitive game. The Blue Jays fell behind in shooting, but kept the Rangers’ leading shooter, senior Yonathan Napoleon, to only two points in the first half. The men ultimately came out slow compared to the game against Goucher College on Jan.
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Women’s XC second at regionals, advance to DIII champs
History was made Saturday, Nov. 11 as all five runners from Elizabethtown College’s women’s cross country team earned all-region honors. The women finished runner-up to Johns Hopkins Univeristy and earned a bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. Out of all the teams at the event, Etown and Hopkins were the only two to have
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 2000s
The turn of the century ushered in an era of success for Elizabethtown College athletics. Matt Jones took over the baseball team in 2000, leading the team to back-to-back conference titles and NCAA tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001. In 2002, the softball team broke the program record for wins, finishing 30-12 and earning a
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FEATURES
Professors discuss struggles of translating original works
The Bowers Writers House held an event Monday, Oct. 24 about the process of translation. Dr. Brian Newsome, Dr. Vanessa Borilot and Dr. Mark Harman spoke about their experiences with translation. Newsome talked about his translation of the book “Invasion 14,” originally written by Maxence Van der Meersch. As an associate professor of history and
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Groups on campus, in community support local homeless
Individuals experiencing homelessness are frequently stigmatized and misrepresented by mainstream media. While there are plenty of cases where mental health and substance abuse have contributed to an individual’s experience with homelessness, the majority of people who are experiencing homelessness fell on hard times for one reason or another. In Lancaster County, 40 percent of individuals
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Student-Athlete Mentors sponsors campaign against drunk driving
For the first time, Elizabethtown College Student-Athlete Mentors (SAMs) hosted the Blue Jays Never Drive Drunk Campaign Tuesday, Oct. 18 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Erin Coombs from the Edward Taylor Coombs (ETC) Foundation spoke to Etown athletes about the impact drunk driving can have on a community. In 2011, Coombs’ brother Edward died
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