NEWS
Fresh Nest reopens with limited menu
As of March 1, the Fresh Nest in the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being will reopen after being closed during the previous fall semester. The Well, also located in the Bowers Center, will be open as well, just as it was in the Fall 2020 semester. The announcements were first made in an
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US grapples with record-breaking polar vortex
Early last week, a massive winter storm swept across southern and central parts of the United States, leaving millions of people struggling to find power or water amid sub-zero temperatures. Temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast plummeted, before snow blanketed these areas too Feb. 18. The cause behind these temperature dips is the sliding of
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Feb. 18 for their weekly meeting over Zoom. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas opened administrative reports. He told senators that he has received many questions about commencement and summer housing, but he does not have any definite answers as the details are still being figured out. Students have
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CAMPUS LIFE
The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Is denying visas to same-sex partners of diplomats justified?
Effective Oct. 1, the Trump administration’s State Department will no longer issue visas to unmarried, same-sex partners of foreign diplomats or officials and employees of the United Nations in the U.S. The diplomats were given a deadline of the end of 2018 to either marry or leave the country. This new policy is approximated to
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Tips and Tricks: Midterms Week: A student’s guide to surviving exams, stresses
It’s that time of year again; the long nights, the longer days and the endless cups of coffee. Midterms can be a source of stress for a lot of college students and it can seem like there’s no end in sight. Forget Seasonal Affective Disorder; it’s the time of the season for test anxiety. According
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Movie Review: Peppermint: This movie is more stale than sweet
I will look for you. I will find you. And I will kill you.” These simple words may be one of the most popular film quotes forever ingrained into our lexicon and into the psyches of filmgoers from the recent past. Convincing. Intense. Fear-inducing. The jump-off point of Liam Neeson’s desperate search for his kidnapped
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SPORTS
Men’s soccer team falls to Drew, loses Marshmallow Game
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team, fighting until the last minute, lost their first Landmark Conference game 0-6 to Drew University. Holding Drew to two goals in the first period, junior goalie Brian Gately had 4 saves out of the 12 shots on goal. Senior Scott Hess, sophomore Travis Wilson and junior Mitchell Gochnauer all
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Women’s soccer team gets win on the road against Drew
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team went into their first conference game against Drew University Saturday, Sept. 23 in Madison, N.J. with excitement. The team fought this hard battle by doubling the shots against Drew with 16, only four of them being on net. Going into the game, the Blue Jays worked on keeping the
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Field Hockey defeats Drew University in Landmark Conference opener
Saturday, Sept. 23, the Elizabethtown College’s women’s field hockey team took to the field against Drew University and claimed a shutout victory in the Landmark Conference opening. The first conference game of the season looked like it was going to be tough with a weakened offense, but Etown played to the strengths of the team
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FEATURES
Shorner-Johnson discusses music education, justice
When a person hears “music education,” maybe they are drowned in horrific memories of elementary school choir, or perhaps the words are literally music to their ears. Two things that may not be so quick to come to mind are the ideas of justice and visibility. On Monday, September 20, students, faculty and staff gathered
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Liberal Arts Living Learning Community annual programs underway
The Liberal Arts Residence Living Learning Community in Myer Residential Hall has begun their programing for the fall semester, including Hump Day Café, Alpha Achievers and Fantabulous Fridays and Myer office hours. Hump Day Café is a biweekly program run by resident assistants in the lounge of Myer. There are snacks and refreshments provided, but
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Scholar-in-residence discusses current problems in South Africa
What do elephant, newspapers, and rimbewu have in common? South Africa, and now Elizabethtown College. The connection is the Bowers Writers House Scholar-in-Residence, Maggie Messitt. She is an immersion journalist and creative nonfiction writer. In 2003, 24-year-old Maggie Messitt bought a one-way ticket to South Africa and planned to stay there for 18 months. She
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