NEWS
Today’s Technology
WikiLeaks, led by Russian hackers, released emails from Hillary Clinton in 2016 that changed the route of an American election. This year, Facebook and Twitter have vowed to stop the spread of misinformation and hacked material to protect users from foreign intervention in the elections. This has led to widespread flagging and deleting of misinformative
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Pennsylvania Politics
With less than a month until election day, Pennsylvania statewide election campaigns are in the home stretch. This year, Pennsylvanians will cast votes for Attorney General, Auditor General and State Treasurer. For Attorney General, incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro is up against Republican challenger Heather Heidelbaugh. Shapiro is running on his popularity and his accomplishments from
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New networking opportunity for students, alumni
The Office of Career Services partnered with the Elizabethtown College Alumni Association to launch a new platform for virtual networking: EtownConnect. It is similar to services like that of LinkedIn and Handshake, except it only connects students to the Elizabethtown College community. Through the service, students can learn more about the job search process and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Vinnie and Pat’s features tasty “hot-dogs” and “not-dogs”
Photo: Rachel Rhoads Spring has finally sprung. Well, maybe not quite yet. However, no need to worry! There is plenty to enjoy at Vinnie and Pat’s Dog House without the warmer weather. Whether you are a hotdog lover at heart or not really a fan, the restaurant offers something for everyone to enjoy. The welcoming
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Music review: Wild Child
Someday – if the weather ever warms up – what will you listen to while you lay out in the sun? I have a suggestion, the 2018 album by Wild Child, “Expectations.” The band that gave us “Crazy Bird” has produced an especially relaxing, thoughtful and nostalgic album. Its simplicity is outweighed only by its
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in on the impact of K-12 teacher strikes in 12 states across the U.S.
Public school teachers in Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Arizona have been striking for higher wages and increased funding to schools. Protesting began in West Virginia with elementary school teachers in Fayette County, who left class to protest cuts to their benefits and pay. Schools across the state began to shut down as middle and high
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SPORTS
Men’s swim team salvages tie to celebrate Senior Day
The men’s and women’s swim teams were up against McDaniel College for Elizabethtown College’s Senior Day on Saturday, Jan. 21. The men’s team walked away with the first dual meet tie in the history of the program, and the women’s team took a loss. Senior Kieran Koehler and first-year Alec Schneider were both top performers
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Men’s basketball drops Landmark Conference opener
Elizabethtown’s men’s basketball team fell to Moravian College on the road Saturday, Dec. 3. The Blue Jays fought the Greyhounds hard in the first half, keeping it at no more than a two-possession game until the last two minutes before halftime. After a steal by Moravian player Elijah Davis and a fast-break layup by his
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Women’s basketball falls to Moravian College in conference opener
The Blue Jays lost a tough one on Saturday as they fell to Moravian College. The Greyhounds got their win in the last seconds of the game with a pair of clutch free throws. This was the Blue Jays’ first loss of the season. The big contributors to the Blue Jays in this game were
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FEATURES
Senior art majors display work in show, discuss expression through art, preferred mediums, post-graduation plans, growth as artists
May 3 to 30, seniors majoring in fine art at Elizabethtown College will be holding a senior art show to display their work. The art will be displayed for faculty, students and members of the community to view. Senior Taylor Curtin’s pieces mostly feature photography. Curtin said that she prefers to work with drawing, painting
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Panel discussion on Panel discussion on current U.S. relations with Vietnam, economy, celebration of unity, culture of Vietnam held by students, faculty
“No two countries have come together faster than Vietnam and the United States,” Dr. Margaret McFarland, professor of social work and Vietnam Fulbright Fellow, said during the presentation “The Fall of Saigon: 40 Years Later” on Wednesday, April 29. The panel discussion consisted of McFarland, Dr. Robert Wheelersburg, professor of anthropology, and sophomore Anh Bui,
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DePuydt retires after 25 years as reference librarian, archivist
After 25 years of service to Elizabethtown College, Reference Librarian and Archivist Peter DePuydt is retiring from his position at the High Library. DePuydt began working at Etown in August 1990 after spending several years doing what he called “shovel bumming” across the United States while working on archeology dig sites. “When I started, I
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