NEWS
GOP moves to fill Supreme Court vacancy
Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18, 2020, President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Sept. 26. The nomination process first began on Oct. 12 as hearings began, which were led by Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Senator Lindsey Graham. The nomination then prompted Democrats
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Student Senate
Student Senate held their weekly meeting Thursday, Oct. 15 over Zoom. Vice President for Student Life Dr. Celestino Limas began administrative reports by introducing the latest hire, Associate Director of Community Living Jenn Azevedo. Limas also spoke about wearing appropriate costumes for Halloween, offering himself as a person that students can reach out to with
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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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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: The Last Airbender
I’m sorry for having to do this. I only had time to watch one new movie over spring break, and I’m so sorry it had to be this one. To anyone who believes that this movie doesn’t exist, please spare yourself now. M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender”…let’s discuss. Right off the bat, Dev Patel
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The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in on new majors and minors offered at the College in Fall 2018
Elizabethtown College has been working to introduce new majors and minors to the academics program. As of this semester, new majors such as data science and chemistry laboratory science are available for students to enroll in. By fall 2018, students should expect to see new programs such as finance and financial economy, early childhood education
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Etown Esports Outlook
The Overwatch League’s first season had an explosive start. The professional eSports league for the multiplayer video game Overwatch began its first season of regular play in January 2018. The tournament was held at the Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles, and the venue was sold out for four days of the week. Online Twitch tv
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SPORTS
Wrestling places four at Messiah Invitational, Pflanz takes home first
The Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed at the Messiah Invitational this past weekend. The Blue Jays were led by four individual wrestlers that placed at the event. Fifth-year senior Bryan Pflanz took home the 133-pound title by defeating Ursinus’ Trey Harkness, 1-0. Pflanz earned a berth in the 133-pound final at the Messiah Invitational last
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Men’s, women’s swim teams take down Gallaudet University
On Saturday, Nov. 5, Elizabethtown’s women’s and men’s swim teams took on Gallaudet University on the road in and out-of-conference meet. Led by first-years Sara Lingo and Sadie Hawkins, the female Blue Jays took an early lead, dominating the Bison with a final score of 198-50. Lingo took first in all three of her individual
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Field hockey continues dominance of Landmark Conference
The Blue Jays continued their success this weekend with a win against Juniata College. This is a huge win for head coach Brandy Michael, who in her first year, has gotten the team perfect through their conference schedule. In their 3-1 win, a goal was scored by three individual players. The Blue Jays now find
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FEATURES
Hart shares his life with students through poetry
The College of William and Mary’s Professor of English and Humanities Henry Hart visited Bowers Writers House at Elizabethtown College on Thursday, Feb. 19 to read some of his award-winning poetry. Hart has published four poetry collections and a biography on James Dickey, amongst other critical and creative work. Hart earned a bachelor’s degree from
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Exhibit sparks discussion on childbirth mortality rates
On Tuesday, an opening reception was held for Carol Galligan’s exhibit “Birth Memorial…a Memorial to Women Who Died in Childbirth.” Galligan’s three-part exhibit was sponsored by the Department of Fine and Performing Arts and held in the Lyet Gallery on the second floor of Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. During the reception, Galligan explained her
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Newton shows film on social justice system
New York City is known for its busy streets, iconic views and controversial events, such as the Eric Garner case, that catch attention across America. On Feb. 23, Dr. Richard Newton, assistant professor of religious studies, showed the film “The Central Park Five” as part of the on-going Diversity Film Series at Elizabethtown College. The
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