NEWS
One-dose vaccine approved by FDA
American medical corporation Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been developing a vaccine against COVID-19 since early 2020. Belgium-based subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica has been collaborating with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on the vaccine. J&J have been testing a COVID-19 vaccine known as JNJ-78436735 or Ad26.COV2.S, which so far has shown a 72 percent rate of
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, March 4 for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with the Oath of Office for the new first-year representative. Then, Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began administrative reports. He encouraged students to attend the upcoming feedback sessions for the Strategic Plan. The sessions will be held
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Global Perspective
“I come as a pilgrim of peace,” Pope Francis declared about his visit to Iraq Mar. 5. His visit, extending for four days, marks his first since the pandemic halted international travel. No other sitting pontiff has ever visited the country now struggling with a political and economic crisis as the coronavirus ravages through uncontrollably.
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CAMPUS LIFE
Letter to the Editor: The Great Hoover Migration
Written by Dr. Sanjay Paul Homer looked out of his office window. From his perch on the highest floor in the Hoover Center for Business, he could see masses of people moving towards him. It was Tuesday afternoon, and the great campus migration had begun. In recent weeks, the nation has been transfixed by the
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Etown Simplified: Simplified gift-giving for the holiday season
Written by Hanna Dillenger, Karina Guy, Liz Heaney, Robin Hill, Brady McLamb The consumer-focused holidays are fast approaching. As the largest shopping day, Black Friday, grows near, many people start to contemplate what to buy for the myriad of people on their gift list. According to the Census Bureau’s monthly retail trade statistics, Americans are
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: What does the Trump administration’s redefinition of gender mean?
The Trump administration proposed a new memo to narrow the definition of gender to say that it is a biological condition prescribed at birth and related to genitalia Oct. 21. This decision has the potential to roll back what the Obama administration did to loosen the definition of gender to recognize it as a person’s
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SPORTS
Field hockey victorious in last away game of the season
Despite a two hour delay because referees did not show up on time, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team had a pivotal win against Susquehanna University Saturday, Oct. 21, ensuring them a spot in the playoffs. Senior midfielder and defender Megan Eppley scored the first goal for Etown at 33:30, the only goal scored in
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Volleyball defeats WC and Hood, sweeps Wilson on senior night
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team collected two more wins Saturday, Oct. 21 against Washington College and Hood College in Chestertown, Maryland. This was a non-conference tri-match starting with a match against Washington College. The match was tough, but with three miscues on Washington and a block and kill by junior Gabby Anders, the Blue
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Women’s XC competes at LVC, Nelson named Landmark athlete of the week
Friday, Oct. 20, Elizabethtown Col l e ge’s women’s c ross country team participated in the Last Chance Run Fast Invitational at Lebanon Valley College. Junior Emily Nelson and first-years Justine Itterly and Kinsey Kilment were top finishers for the Blue Jays, all running season-best times on the 6,000-meter course. Nelson, in her first year
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FEATURES
Faculty Recital spotlights talents of Fine, Performing Arts professors
To kick off the 2016-2017 concert season at Elizabethtown College, the fine and performing arts department presented the Annual Faculty Recital Monday, Sept. 19 in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Every fall, members of the music department faculty prepare solo or chamber performances to share with the campus community. This year’s concert showcased both full-time
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Professors make trip to China, study impacts of Brethren missionary
China, since 1949, has been governed by the Communist Party. Part of this party’s platform has been the oppression of religion. Today there are five government-sanctioned (and government-monitored) religions: the Buddhist Association of China, the Chinese Taoist Association, the Islamic Association of China, the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (a protestant branch) and the Chinese Patriotic Catholic
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Musicians celebrate World Peace Day with performance
International Day of Peace, or Peace Day, is a day devoted to “commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples,” stated a 1981 United Nations resolution that created the International Day of Peace. This day is recognized Sept. 21 every year, usually commemorated by various events across college
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