NEWS
Post-Election Mental Health Resources
The 2020 presidential election has been an incredibly stressful event for Americans and non-Americans alike, but especially for students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a large number of mail-in ballots, the winner of the election was not announced on Tuesday night. Or Wednesday. Or Thursday. Or Friday. However, on Saturday, Nov. 7 Democratic nominee
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Nov. 5 for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with administrative reports. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas talked about the hoax text that was sent out Monday, Nov. 2. The text was made to look like an EC Alert text, but was not real. Limas told
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Today’s Technology
Finally, seven years after the PlayStation 4 was released, the PlayStation 5 (PS5) is set to be in stores later this month. The console first teased an announcement early last year, but it was this summer that we got to see what the new PS5 looked like. Coming strong with a fast solid state drive
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: A Trip to the Moon: This older star still sparkles
If you learned anything about me from last year, you should know I am the laziest movie critic of our time. Why else would I constantly review Netflix originals and movies that came out within the last fifty years? Well young voyagers, we’re now traveling farther than we’ve ever attempted before. Buckle your seatbelts because
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Letter to the Editor: Homer reflects on changes arriving this fall semester
Written by Sanjay Paul, Associate Professor of Economics The beginning of an academic year is always fraught for Homer. The arrival of the 2018-19 term was no exception. Homer worried about the changes that had been hatched during the summer and would now be unleashed on the denizens of the campus. So it was with
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Music Review: Kane Strang: Modern-day ’90s grunge
Everyone has different tastes – it’s an undeniable truth. But whether you like indie rock, bluegrass, classic country or bubblegum pop, everyone needs a little grunge. The newest addition to your phone’s “Nirvana-esque” playlist: Kane Strang. Deadpan, clever, introspective and relatable, Strang’s 2017 album “Two Hearts and No Brain” feels both nostalgic and new. The
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer shuts out Lebanon Valley College 3-0
Saturday, Sept. 16, Elizabethtown College faced off against Lebanon Valley College on the soccer field at LVC, winning with a shutout victory and a final score of 3-0. With this victory, the Etown ladies are now 3-1-1 for the season. Four minutes into the game, sophomore forward Lydia Lawson followed a throw in made by
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Volleyball defeats Cairn, sweeps Berks in home opener
The Elizabethtown College volleyball team swept Cairn University on the road last Thursday, Sept. 14. The Blue Jays took the first set 25-19 with 13 kills and a .320 hitting percentage. The second set went the same way, ending with Etown on top 25-17. The Crusaders had seven errors and a .381 hitting percentage while
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1930s
It was a slow start for Coach Ira R. Herr and the Elizabethtown College athletic department in the 1920s, but the program continued to grow and started to take shape throughout the 1930s. In the early years of its existence, Etown’s athletic teams were not represented by a blue jay as their mascot, but were
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FEATURES
Blue Jay studying abroad in Japan expresses excitement for new experiences, opportunites
“Ittekimasu!” I say to my dorm-father as I rush out the door at 7:45 am to catch the last train that reaches my university’s building on time. Normally, I would grimace at the mere idea of a half an hour commute to school, but the past two weeks in Tokyo, Japan have really expanded my image of
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Anatomy of a good interview
Practice makes perfect. Job interviews evaluate distinctive qualities about your personality and work ethic, so many tend to contain the same questions. The internet is a great source to review common questions before your interview. Not only does practice give you a sense of how the interview might go, but it ensures that you gain
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Art show opens in Zug Gallery
Helen Beekman, an artist who works primarily with hay and bronze, explained how she constructs her art pieces and what her inspiration in for her sculptures as part of a reception for her collection “Hayworks” on Thursday, Jan. 21. Beekman grew up surrounded by hay in Menlo Park and Inverness, California, used hay on a
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