NEWS
Student Senate
Student Senate met Thursday, Feb. 11 for their weekly meeting over Zoom. The meeting began with the oath of office for the newly elected first-year representative. Senators then moved into administrative report, where Director of Leadership and New Student/Family Orientation Stacey Zimmerman gave the student life report for Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino
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Today’s Technology
Founder and CEO of Amazon Jeff Bezos announced that he was going to step down and transition to the role of executive chair July 1, 2021. Andy Jassy, a deputy, is set to take over his position. This comes amid a massive crackdown by lawmakers in Washington on monopoly behavior practiced by social media companies,
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Biden’s inauguration and presidency beginning
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States Wednesday, Jan. 20. This event marks the beginning of Biden’s four-year term as president, along with Kamala Harris as vice president. Harris is the United States’ first female vice president, the highest ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first
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CAMPUS LIFE
TV Review: Anne with an E: A period piece for the modern day
Guess who’s back with a vengeance? I spent the summer consuming a multitude of shows and movies to shove in your faces this new year. Get ready friends. I’m coming in hot with a review of the CBC/ Netflix original, Anne with an E. Anne with an E is sourced from the 20th century book
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Welcome back from the Etownian Editor-in-Chief!
Photo: Megan White Hello fellow Blue Jays! We, at the Etownian, are back and ready for another great year. This year we have a bunch of returning staff, including myself, and some new staff members. Our new staff members include Madison Chiaravolloti, Asst. Sports Editor; Emma Knight, Asst. Campus Life Editor; and Aprille Mohn, Asst.
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: Is diversity in movies important?
Aug. 17, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before joined the budding group of films this year that will be known for their depth of storytelling about a diverse cast of characters. The film, a romantic comedy about a high schooler whose secret love letters get leaked to the student body, initially struggled to cast
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SPORTS
Women’s basketball falls in potential playoff matchup
In a Landmark Conference battle between two playoff hopefuls, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team shot below 30 percent from the field for the first time this season while Moravian College hit nearly 50 percent of their shots for the game. Sophomore Julia Craig provided a huge spark off the bench to help the Blue
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King’s College proves too much for Blue Jays in dual match
The Elizabethtown College wrestling team faced a disappointing loss to King’s College Friday, Feb. 3. The Monarchs won six of the 10 matches and had four pins for a final score of 30-16, King’s. In the second match of the day, fifth-year senior Bryan Pflanz earned his 50th career win with a 9-4 decision in
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Men’s basketball head coach, Bob Schlosser, announces retirement at the end of this season
The men’s basketball program has not seen a change at the top for 27 seasons. With last Tuesday’s announcement of head coach Bob Schlosser retiring, an era that included over 360 victories and 15 postseason appearances will come to a close. Those who know Schlosser best know it has never been about the wins and
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FEATURES
Behrens shares history of Open Door Recital for children
“In that the recital now is in its 14th year, many students don’t know the history of the recital,” Dr. Gene Behrens, professor of music, said. Fourteen years ago, some of the families of children with special needs who attended music therapy sessions at Elizabethtown College’s on-campus clinic started a very important conversation. The families
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Shelly explains difficulties of starting a small business
Andrew Shelly of Andrew Douglas Jewelers in Elizabethtown came to talk about his store and a bit about his experience with business as part of the M&M Mars Lecture series. Growing up, his father was a business owner, so business was always a part of the conversations at the dinner table. His father owned a
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Wilson explains negative portrayal, absence of females in video games
Senior and Etownian webmaster Luke Wilson presented on the portrayal of women in video games, focusing on the underrepresentation and misrepresentation of many female characters as part of a computer science club tech talk last night. Wilson used DotA 2 as an example of stereotypes in video games. DotA 2 features 110 playable characters. “It
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