NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Feb. 11 for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with the oath of office for the newly elected first-year representative. Senators then moved into administrative report, where Director of Leadership and New Student/Family Orientation Stacey Zimmerman gave the student life report for Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino
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Today’s Technology
Founder and CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos announced that he was going to step down and transition to the role of executive chair July 1, 2021. Andy Jassy, a deputy, is set to take over his position. This comes amid a massive crackdown by lawmakers in Washington on monopoly behavior practiced by social media companies,
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Biden’s inauguration and presidency beginning
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, Jan. 20. This event marks the beginning of Biden’s four-year term as president, along with Kamala Harris as vice president. Harris is the United States’ first female vice president, the highest ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Is diversity in movies important?
Aug. 17, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before joined the budding group of films this year that will be known for their depth of storytelling about a diverse cast of characters. The film, a romantic comedy about a high schooler whose secret love letters get leaked to the student body, initially struggled to cast
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Opinion: Microbial substance gone, doubt among students isn’t
Complaints of a microbial substance in the Hackman apartments on campus surfaced August 20, a week before the semester was due to start. After Facilities met with an outside contractor the following day, all Hackman residents already on campus took part in a meeting to discuss the next steps in the process. Students scheduled to
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Learn what some of our graduating Jays will be doing after “leaving the nest”
The Etownian staff is excited to see where the class of 2018 is going after graduation! In our last poll of the year, we asked graduating seniors to share their plans, including jobs, internships, projects or exciting trips lined up for the upcoming year. Read on to see how some of our Blue Jays are
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SPORTS
Men’s basketball head coach, Bob Schlosser, announces retirement at the end of this season
The men’s basketball program has not seen a change at the top for 27 seasons. With last Tuesday’s announcement of head coach Bob Schlosser retiring, an era that included over 360 victories and 15 postseason appearances will come to a close. Those who know Schlosser best know it has never been about the wins and
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Men’s, women’s track teams enjoy individual successes at Bison
The Elizabethtown men’s and women’s track and field teams had a successful meet at the 19th annual Bison Open and Multi. There were no team scores given for the meet, but individual scores were awarded. Overall, the Blue Jays went home with four top-10 finishers and two individuals with all-time career performances. Senior Michael Twist
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Scranton proves too much for men’s basketball to handle
Elizabethtown’s men’s basketball team fell in their game at the University of Scranton Saturday, Jan. 28. Senior Josh Eden started the game off for the Blue Jays, leading the way in a high-scoring start to the first half. He scored a layup and a jumper in the first five minutes of the game, helping to
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FEATURES
Alum reflects on career in foreign service, talks about building on skills
Students and Facuty came out Tuesday evening to the Tower Conference Room to hear Valarie Reed speak about her experience in foreign affairs, as well as the importance of a specific skill set when entering any international occupation. Ms. Reed, who graduated in 2007 with a duel degree in English and Political Science reflected on
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Fourth annual peace symposium hosted by World Affairs Council addresses role students play in peaceful future
In the midst of all the strife in the world, people across the globe are seeking peace. One way to help achieve this seemingly unattainable peace is to learn about the problems the world is facing and talk about how to solve them, and on Saturday, September 12, that very thing was done here at
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Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated with Trip to Lancaster festival
Sept. 15 marked the start of Hispanic Heritage Month here in the U.S., Hispanic Heritage Month technically lasts from Sept. 15 until Oct. 15 but is often just celebrated during the month of September. Some students at Elizabethtown College kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with a trip to the 3rd Annual Lancaster Latin American Festival
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