NEWS
Got the vaccine? What you can (or can’t) do after
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their guidelines about how those who are fully vaccinated can continue to protect themselves and others. Based on their research into the COVID-19 vaccines, the CDC has determined the vaccines are effective at protecting individuals from getting sick. However, they still advise those who are fully
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Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, March 11 at 3:45 p.m. for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with administrative reports, where Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began by handing over the floor to Vice President for Enrollment Management John Champoli and Senior Director of Admissions Adam Smith. The two provided an
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Honors Program initiative: “Learn, Serve, Lead”
In early March, the Elizabethtown College Honors Program launched exciting new initiatives to keep up with the changing aspects of on-campus life. These changes range from simply adopting a new motto to promoting comprehensive community engagement. I interviewed Honors Program director Dr. Oya Dursun-Ozkanca and other students from the Program to see how they felt
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CAMPUS LIFE
Etown Simplified: Evaporate stress away with essential oils
Written by Hanna Dillenger, Karina Guy, Liz Heaney, Robin Hill, Brady McLamb Are you feeling stressed out? Essential oils have been shown to help with feelings of anxiety and stress while also increasing focus and concentration. According to the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, “the term ‘essential oil’ is a contraction of the original ‘quintessential
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Recommendations: Homecoming: Five events that capture the Etown experience
The weather is finally cooling off, the leaves are falling and the Halloween decorations are once again on our front doors. It’s fall and students are feeling a change in the air as the summer fades into fall. For many, this is a time of change: getting into the rhythm of classes, facing new challenges
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Music Review: Ariana Grande: “Sweetener” is just that: sweet
Popular music is one of the most severely underestimated genres. Music enthusiasts love taking our Internet shovels and digging as far underground as possible, priding ourselves in our ability to find bands that “you’ve probably never heard of.” But the truth is that some of the best music of our age is hidden in plain
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SPORTS
Volleyball loses two in a row on the road during Landmark Conference Weekend
Saturday, Oct. 14, Elizabethtown College’s volleybal l team participated in a Landmark Conference Weekend hosted by Moravian College. The Blue Jays lost their matches to the University of Scranton and Susquehanna University, both undefeated in the Landmark Conference. Etown’s first game was at 1:30 p.m. against Scranton. The Jays dropped the first two sets to
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Blue Jay athletes remain hard at work during Fall Break
While many Elizabethtown College students went home for Fall Break last weekend, Blue Jay athletes remained hard at work competing over the long weekend. Although it fell to Catholic University last Saturday, the field hockey team won its game last Wednesday, Oct. 4 away against Wilkes University. An early goal from first-year Emily Garvin was
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1950s
Elizabethtown College’s athletic program expanded throughout the 1950s, adding three new sports teams including field hockey, wrestling and cross country. The College also joined the NCAA in 1954 while remaining a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Field hockey was added to Etown’s athletic program in 1952 and was led by Coach
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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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