NEWS
Residence Life Works with Students Staying on Campus
Photo courtesy of Elizabethtown College Flickr Since Elizabethtown College has moved online, most students have moved back home. However, some students in extenuating circumstances were approved to stay on campus until they move off campus. Initially, when the College was expecting to return April 6, these numbers included students who had internships and fieldwork placements,
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The U.S. Response to the COVID-19
Photo courtesy of Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the world by storm. Many people are living in fear, confusion or perhaps outright panic. The United States is no exception. As of Wednesday, March 18, all 50 states had the virus. Each day the number of cases rises, and the recommended procedures to prevent the
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Today’s Technology
Photo courtesy of Unsplash While people nationwide are being instructed to stay at home, schools at all levels are trying to keep learning going by moving to online classes. Here is a list of some of the most popular tools being used to facilitate online teaching. Discord: Built and marketed to gamers as a free
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CAMPUS LIFE
Learn how to say “no” to yourself and others
According to “The Seattle Times,” the amount of people who have felt overwhelmed by schoolwork and other commitments has risen from 27.1 percent to 34.6 percent since 2014. In today’s world, there seems to be a common obsession with being busy, which can be linked to the idea that avoiding activities is negative. People should
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Etown Sewing Studio provides dresses, dolls to girls in need
Running Etown Sewing Studio is the perfect retirement job,” owner Renita Yahara said. “It combines my two passions: sewing and teaching.” Located in the heart of the Elizabethtown business district, Etown Sewing Studio serves a dual purpose. Since January 2017, Yahara has offered beginner sewing lessons for ages seven and up. Students attend four one-hour
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Movie Review: Hocus Pocus
Sometimes I get so overwhelmed by the number of new movies and trying to pick just one to see that I just choose an old one I haven’t seen yet. With Halloween approaching, I ended up watching the 1993 Disney cult classic, “Hocus Pocus.” Don’t worry, I have seen this film. I’ve just never watched
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SPORTS
Men’s soccer flies past Catholic University behind Eneme’s hat-trick
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team improves to 6-1 on the season with a split this past week with a loss at top ranked Franklin & Marshall and a home win against Catholic University. Fourth ranked Franklin & Marshall jumped pit early as they had two first half goals followed by a third goal in
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After week off, field hockey downs Wesley in non-conference action
After having much success on the offensive end of the game, the Elizabethtown College Field Hockey team took a loss, 0-4, to nationally-ranked No. 9 Ursinus College. Etown is now 2-3 on the season, but sees the game against Ursinus as a learning opportunity. “Some things that we took away from the Ursinus game to
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Men’s and women’s cross country viewed among nation’s best teams
The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams competed in the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge this past Saturday, September 12. Coming off a Landmark Conference Championship after last season, the women were looking to continue their run of form in the new season, which they indeed did. Four out of the top-five finishers were current Blue
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FEATURES
Yorty explains difficulties facing women entering a STEM career
“I’m in the minority,” Associate Professor of Molecular Biology Dr. Jodi Yorty said as she began to discuss her vocational calling to a field where women are not always expected. As part of the Call To Lead Program, Yorty shared her personal story of being a women in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
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Robert Johansen lectures on six guidelines for global peacebuilding
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Dr. Robert Johansen, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Peace Studies at Notre Dame University and founding faculty member of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, one of the world’s leading centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace, presented his lecture on
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Senior entrepreneur Quinn Nadu produces Redemption Calls for goose, duck hunting
Senior business major Quinn Nadu has had a mind for entrepreneurship since he was in high school. He has since created and maintained his own business, Redemption Calls, manufacturing and selling duck and goose calls. The name Redemption Calls comes from a joke during a hunting trip. Nadu said that the day after a bad
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