NEWS
PA Politics: Harrisburg kicks off new legislative session
The General Assembly in Pennsylvania kicked off a new legislative session on Jan. 27, with a Republican-led state Senate and a tied state House. The tie in the House comes after the passing of Rep. Matt Gergely (D., Allegheny), 45, due to a medical emergency at the beginning of the year. “Matt was a treasured
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New Placement for Police Academy
As Elizabethtown College’s 125th anniversary celebration continues, the College continues to grow and evolve its programs. The School of Public Service recently announced it is integrating a new Police Academy to the campus. Despite an academic year which saw challenges including faculty cuts and the shortening of some long-time programs such as Sociology and Fine
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TikTok Temporarily Shut Down
TikTok went dark on Jan. 19 in the United States, sending shockwaves through the tech world and its users. The virtual home to more than 170 million U.S. users was pulled offline Saturday night amid a new law banning its China-based parent company, ByteDance, from operating in the U.S.. Without the ability to access app
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle: Galileo and Pablo
Many students at Elizabethtown College have cats and dogs at home, but it becomes far and few when it comes to guinea pigs. Sophomore early childhood education major Michaela Taylor has two precious guinea pigs who live with her at home. Taylor found her love for these tiny creatures back in 2018 when she adopted
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Business Review: Reel Cinemas
With the end of the semester approaching faster than expected, why not take a break from studying and go see a movie? Reel Cinemas is a local movie theater located at 1500 Christopher Place, Lancaster, in the Crossings at Conestoga Creek shopping center. It’s about a 30 minute drive from Elizabethtown College, with the fastest
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Debate of the Week: Christmas Decorations
With the final weekend of October putting a wrap on the Halloween season, Americans are now turning their attention to the next big item in consumer culture: Christmas decorations. For some, Thanksgiving is just a detour to the ultimate destination of gifts, hot chocolate and bright lights at night. These folks put their Christmas decorations
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SPORTS
Etown athletics away game weekend recap
This past weekend didn’t go as planned for the Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Athletics. A packed road schedule from this past weekend ended in a few losses and a postponement. Women’s Volleyball: The women’s volleyball team came into their match on Saturday in Owings Mills, Maryland, looking to extend their winning streak to four games
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Tensions rise in MLB postseason race
This year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) season has made little sense. In the first half contenders rose to the occasion, but the second half has brought a tension-filled playoff race. The New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers are on top, but teams like the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York
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Video Game Review: Psychroma
One of the best elements of a horror game is a well-developed sense of mystery, at least in my opinion. It’s one thing to create a world with frightening monsters or terrifying concepts, but it’s another thing to draw out one’s curiosity and desire to comprehend the incomprehensible. Bizarre situations, otherworldly beings, liminal spaces and
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FEATURES
Vocalign holds annual combo show
Vocalign, Elizabethtown College’s all-gender inclusive a cappella group, hosted their annual combo show on Saturday February 17th, highlighting Melica, Etown’s all-female identifying a cappella group, Phalanx, Etown’s all-male identifying a cappella group, and three guest a cappella groups: Chromatic from Millersville University, Under a Rest from West Chester University and High Street Harmonix also from
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Career Development Center launches initiatives to aid students with their career goals
The Career Development Center is an Elizabethtown College office that provides assistance for students and alumni in career-oriented goals. Their work focuses on aiding current students with career exploration options as well as job transitions for alumni students. The Career Development Center has also worked with various employers in an effort to encourage the recruitment
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Etown alumnus talks about forensic genealogy as a career
On February 7th, the Bowers Writers House hosted Elizabethtown College alumnus Eric Schubert ‘23 in an event titled, “Capturing the Cold Case: Eric Schubert’s Journey through Forensic Exploration.” Schubert, who graduated with a public history degree, is an internationally recognized genealogist and a Forensic Genetic Genealogist with ES Genealogy. Schubert began his career in genealogy
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