NEWS
Trump tests positive for COVID after first presidential debate
On Oct. 3, 2020 President Donald Trump announced that he and the First Lady had tested positive for COVID-19. This shocking news came only a few days after the first presidential debate, where the president went head-to-head with Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Since then, Trump has been hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center, the White
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Today’s Technology
In recent months, 5G cell phone service has been the target of many conspiracy theories, but what does 5G actually mean? 5G means that it is the fifth generation of cellular network technology, or the fifth major improvement to communicating between mobile phones. The earliest mobile phones were invented by Bell Labs and AT&T in
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Precautions in the Marketplace
Due to COVID-19, Dining Services has adjusted the dining options available to the Elizabethtown College community. To follow the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Pennsylvania Department of Health and public health officials, the Marketplace has experienced a variety of changes. The Marketplace’s seating is now limited to approximately 120 guests to
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CAMPUS LIFE
Music Review: K. Flay delivers polarizing, captivating album
In her second album, “Everywhere is Somewhere,” K. Flay has managed to encapsulate an incredibly broad range of emotion, from angst to new love. Her sound and lyrics breach an edginess that never fails to polarize listeners. “Everywhere is Somewhere” is not an album for a family roadtrip, but it will move or entertain many
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LTE: Homer decries recent trend of linguistic appropriation in faculty meetings
Written by Dr. Sanjay Paul, Associate Professor of Economics Branding. Core competency. Value proposition. These are terms that Homer rarely used to hear at faculty meetings. Routinely used in the business world, they have now made alarming inroads into the world of academe. Not that Homer’s faculty meetings were paragons of intellectual discourse—the ivory tower
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Business Profile: Creations Reimagined
Elizabethtown College alumna Dena Krebs recently returned to the community to launch an upcycling boutique. Her store, Creations Reimagined, opened its doors Saturday, March 4. Located at 206 S. Market Street, the boutique features products from 13 artists. Though the artists’ products range in price and style, they all have one thing in common: they’re
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SPORTS
Fernandez takes home title at 198 pounds, leads wrestling to strong finish at Ursinus
The Elizabethtown College men’s wrestling team competed in the Ursinus Fall Brawl this past Saturday, Nov. 12. Senior Luke Fernandez, ranked seventh in the country in the 197-pound weight class, dominated his competition on the way to his second career tournament victory. Fernandez began his run to a title by blanking The College of New
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Men’s, women’s swim teams drop Landmark meets to Catholic
Though not without valiant effort, both Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams lost to Catholic University on Saturday, Nov. 12. The women’s team had a score of 65 to Catholic’s 195. Starting the meet off well, first-year Sara Lingo won the 200-yard backstroke in 2:17.46 and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:36.97. Lingo achieved personal
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Light lifts men’s soccer to NCAA win, Blue Jays fall in second round, 2-0
Every NCAA team has a defining moment during their run toward a championship. Saturday night, senior Jeff Light provided the Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team with one. In the 95th minute, Light scored to lift the Blue Jays to a first round victory over Vassar College, 1-0. Light’s golden goal advanced Etown into the second
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FEATURES
Global Talent, Fashion Show celebrates variety of cultures
On Sunday, April 12, the Office of International Student Services collaborated with the No Boundaries Club to perform a “Global Talent and Fashion Show” to an audience of over 100 residents of the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Sajid Amir, a senior computer engineering major from Bangladesh, and Anh Bui, a sophomore biology major from Vietnam,
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Students support Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month
Elizabethtown College invited students to take part in a series of events focusing on Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAM). The events began with the Clothesline Project Display on Wednesday, April 1. A local organization donated T-shirts that were hung in the Brossman Commons (BSC). Student Wellness invited students to make their own shirts
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Relay for Life event raises over $50,000
The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life was held Friday, March 27 into Saturday, March 28 from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. in the Thompson Gymnasium. Several teams of students, cancer survivors and other individuals walked around the gym to raise money, celebrate survival and remember those who have lost the battle with cancer. Relay
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