NEWS
Today’s Technology
Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In a 2019 article, USA Today reported that the average cost of a 50-inch TV had fallen by about $250 since 2013, nearly halving the average cost in six years. What caused such a large drop in a relatively short time? Computer hardware is constantly improving. This means that the components
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Semester begins with faculty and staff departures
Over the past month, Elizabethtown College has seen the departures of several long-time staff and faculty members. Professor of sociology and anthropology Dr. Robert Wheelersburg announced his retirement from Etown. Chaplain and Director of Religious Life Dr. Rev. Tracy Sadd also departed from the College as of Jan. 15 but declined an interview. She worked
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An update on Conrad’s Corner
Photo by Rachel Freed Conrad’s Corner is one of the additions made to campus for the 2019-2020 academic year. The Office of Student Activities (OSA) web page describes it as “E-town’s on-campus traveling pub, where students can come together for a wide range of events on Friday and Saturday nights. All events are free and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Thor: Ragnarok just “passable”
I am a human. I have likes and dislikes. Yet every time I bring up my opinion of superhero movies (which is that “I don’t care”), I feel like a social outcast. Trust me, I want to understand the superhero genre…there’s just yet to be a superhero film that I’ve seen that will get me
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Music Review: “saintmotelevision”
Saint Motel, with Top-40 hit “My Type,” came out with their latest album “saintmotelivision” (stylized lowercase) Oct. 21, 2016. Members of the band include A/J Jackson, Aaron Sharp, Dak Lerdamornpong and Greg Erwin. The band is generally difficult to categorize. Saint Motel is indie, or pop, or rock, but most importantly, ridiculously fun. The video
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Don’t let finals overwhelm you: Ten tips for a less stressful finals week
According to the National Survey of Student Engagement’s findings, the average student spends about 17 hours each week preparing for classes. College success guides suggest roughly 2-3 hours of study time for each hour spent in class (30+ hours a week). It is crucial to allot ample time to studying, but even more critical to
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SPORTS
Field hockey opens Landmark play with shutout road victory
The Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team entered Saturday’s Landmark Conference opener against Drew University, winners of two straight games and three out of four overall. After playing a tough non-conference schedule to begin the season, the Blue Jays have used the momentum from those tight games to their advantage. On Saturday afternoon, the Blue
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Women’s soccer restarts season with Landmark opening win
Saturday’s Landmark Conference game against Drew University at Ira R. Herr Field felt like a chance to start over for the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team. Coming off their fourth straight loss and sixth overall in seven games this season, the Blue Jays were looking forward to conference play. It had been over 360 minutes
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Women’s tennis opens fall season with successful weekend
The women’s tennis team headed to Fredericksburg, Virginia this past weekend, Sept. 24 and 25, to compete in the ITA Regional Championships. Through the weekend, the team competed in a total of 15 singles games and six doubles competitions. For the first time since 2011, a Blue Jay women’s tennis player proceeded to the flight
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FEATURES
Play raises awareness about sexual assault, war in Iraq
Between April 16 and April 26, the Theatre and Dance division of Elizabethtown College’s Fine and Performing Arts Department presented their production of Ellen McLaughlin’s play “Ajax in Iraq.” The play offered a mash-up of Sophocles’ classic tragedy “Ajax” with the modern Iraq War. The play follows the story of two heroes: Ajax, an ancient
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Djanikian explains path to writing poetry
On Friday, April 24, the Bowers Writers House held an afternoon craft talk with poet Gregory Djanikian. He is the director of the creative writing program for undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania. Djanikian began by charting his early life and how it lead to a career in poetry. He enrolled in the University of
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Senior art majors display work in show, discuss expression through art, preferred mediums, post-graduation plans, growth as artists
May 3 to 30, seniors majoring in fine art at Elizabethtown College will be holding a senior art show to display their work. The art will be displayed for faculty, students and members of the community to view. Senior Taylor Curtin’s pieces mostly feature photography. Curtin said that she prefers to work with drawing, painting
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