NEWS
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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COVID-19 cases decreasing
For nearly a year, the U.S. has been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, but recently COVID-19 cases have been decreasing. According to data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), COVID cases in the U.S. have dropped by about two thirds. Graphs on the CDC website show a spike in cases in early to mid-January
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CAMPUS LIFE
Etown Simplified: Four ways to avoid spending all your money
Written by Hannah Dillenger, Karina Guy, Liz Heaney, Robin Hill and Brady McLamb Have you ever seen something on TV, in a store or online and thought, “I need that!” and felt yourself reaching for your wallet? Have you ever felt upset or guilty after buying it? How often do you leave Target with more
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Opinion: Compared to others, Etown housing misses mark
Elizabethtown College is the place many call home during the transition from student to career professional. Be that as it may, unlike the famous Etown carrot cake or Truman the labradoodle, student response is sometimes mixed when concerning on-campus living options, especially after undergoing recent electrical outages and microbial, some Etown campus community members may
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Movie Review: “BlacKkKlansman”: Powerful, relevant today
A plain-clothed African-American police officer chases after a white woman who has just planted a bomb on the hood of an African-American woman’s car. He tackles her to the ground trying to arrest her. A police car pulls up. Two white officers emerge with their guns drawn as the woman falsely shouts, “Rape!” Trying to
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SPORTS
Field hockey team falls 0-1 in Saturday’s game against Washington & Lee University
Saturday, Sept. 16, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team played a hard-fought game at Washington & Lee University. Despite the team’s best efforts, the game went into a 0-0 overtime and the Generals managed to score the winning shot. Junior goalie Margo Donlin had an outstanding match, making a career-high 13 saves and defending the
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Blue Jays Win 2OT Thriller
The Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer team defeated Penn State Harrisburg in double overtime on a warm mid-September afternoon in Middletown. The Blue Jays Gilbert Waso slipped the ball past nationally ranked Penn State Harrisburg goalkeeper Hunter Cooper to end the match. The Elizabethtown native led the game with both goals. Grayden Rogers and JD Haaf each
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The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1920s
From numerous championship sports teams to an extensive intramural program, sports are a significant part of campus life at Elizabethtown College. However, there was a time in Etown’s history when sports did not have a place on campus. According to the College’s website, for 29 years after the College was founded, athletic programs were resisted
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FEATURES
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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Kraybill explains initiation of Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies
Not many would guess that Elizabethtown College holds the only research institute in the world for Anabaptist and Pietist studies. Even fewer would be able to tell the story of how our very own Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies came to be. One of the few is Dr. Donald Kraybill, distinguished college professor
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Kraybill, Kopko explain Bergholz Amish beard-cutting hate crime case
Many think of the Amish people as a tight community that stick together. Not much is heard about any issues within their group. In 2011, the spotlight was on the Amish, more specifically on Samuel Mullet of Bergholz, Ohio. Mullet was presumed to be the leader of a group of fellow Amish family members to
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