NEWS
“The Prospect for Freedom” restores the legacy of a forgotten civil rights pioneer
The discovery began quietly with a librarian pausing upon an old photograph he’d looked upon dozens of times before. Now-retired Elizabethtown College archivist Peter DePuydt paused over a 1928 football team portrait displayed in the campus’ Jay’s Nest. He had likely glanced at the image time after time and only then had he noticed, standing
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Today’s Tech: YouTube TV and Disney reach agreement, end blackout
YouTube TV and Disney reached a new carriage agreement Friday that restored ABC, ESPN and more than 20 other networks to the Google-owned streaming service, ending a blackout that lasted nearly two weeks. The resolution brought relief to subscribers who had been without major sports coverage and popular entertainment programming, but the dispute underscored a
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Herr Field to get artificial turf
The Ira R. Herr Field will be getting a major facelift following the announcement of plans to install artificial turf ahead of the 2026 fall season. Located behind the Bowers Center, Herr Field is the last natural grass field in the Landmark Conference, which includes Elizabethtown College and nine other Division III colleges. By replacing
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CAMPUS LIFE
Business Review: Turquoise Bear’s Emporium
If you’re looking for an interesting store to explore, take a stroll down Market Street to Turquoise Bear’s Emporium. Turquoise Bear’s Emporium, located at 21 S Market Street in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, is an antique store and Native American trading post. The store is hard to miss and catches your eye as the storefront windows are
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Students of Etown: Destiny Jones
This week, get to know Destiny Jones, a junior at Elizabethtown College studying neuroscience and fine art. Some who study neuroscience intend to go on to medical school to become a doctor, but Jones has a different career choice in mind: psychedelic research. “I want to do medical research on the effects of psychedelics on
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Media Review: Man’s Best Friend
After a long day of classes, work and studying, I like to allow for a moment to myself. I like to indulge in music, from country to pop; music has always been a great outlet for me to elevate my mood. One of my favorite artists at the moment is Sabrina Carpenter. She is known
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SPORTS
Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer Falls Just Short and Women Prevail
At 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 24, the men’s soccer team took on Hood College here at Elizabethtown College on Ira R. Herr Field. The first half was a consistent back and forth. However, the Blue Jays managed to get six shots compared to Hood’s three, but neither team managed to score, with shots either going
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Men’s cross country finish 3rd, women’s 7th at Dickinson Invitational
Elizabethtown College took a trip over to Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the Dickinson College Long/Short Invitational to compete against 19 other schools in the cross country race held at Big Spring High School. The Blue Jays are coming off victories in their home Alumni Challenge and running in their first competition in two weeks. Etown is
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Wilkes’s late goal beats Blue Jays in Fight for Sight Matchup
On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team took on the Wilkes University Colonels in their first Landmark Conference game of the season. The Blue Jays, coming off of two close losses with deficits only separated by one goal each, hoped to find themselves back in the win column on home turf. Wilkes
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FEATURES
The Genetics of Creativity: Can Creative Talent Be Inherited?
The nature versus nurture debate extends into the realm of creativity—is our ability to think outside the box inherited, or is it something we develop through experiences and environment? While some believe creativity is encoded in our DNA, others argue that it is shaped by the world around us. Scientific research suggests that both genetics
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A Q&A with Joni Eisenhauer: an inside look at CreativiTEA Week
Elizabethtown College’s Office of Campus Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) offers different craft activities for students to explore while taking a break from the stress of homework and classes. Joni Eisenhauer, assistant director of health promotion at Etown, is the brains behind CreativiTEA Week. CreativiTEA weeks are hosted in The Well, which is located on the
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Black History Month Flag Raising in the BSC Concourse
On Friday, Jan. 31, Elizabethtown College’s Black Student Union club hosted a Black History Month Flag Raising. The event, sponsored by the Office of Civil Rights, Opportunity, and Access, was held at 4:30 p.m in the BSC Concourse and was free to all students. The flag raising featured a reading and speech from junior Schumy
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