NEWS
Canvas outage disrupts coursework across campus
On Oct. 20, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage caused widespread disruptions that left Elizabethtown College students and faculty without access to Canvas for much of the day. Canvas serves as the college’s primary learning management system, providing access to class materials, assignments and grades. When the outage began early that morning, many students were
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Commuter lounge comes to Elizabethtown College
For commuter students, a place to call home on campus is not easy to find. Elizabethtown College hopes to change that. This is why the college is making its first exclusive commuter lounge designed specifically for students who do not live on campus. This project was made possible with funds allocated by the Student Assembly
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US mediates Thailand-Cambodia dispute
This past weekend brought about large moves within the diplomatic playground in Southern Asia as the President of the United States, Donald Trump, began his tour to multiple different countries. Most notable is the brokered peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, which brought several skirmishes along their border. Along with this are several trade agreements
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CAMPUS LIFE
Job Spotlight: Career Peer
There are plenty of jobs open to students on campus, one of which is with the Career Peers position with the Career Development Center. According to sophomore occupational therapy major and Career Peer of two years Madelyn Nicholas, Career Peers typically perform a variety of tasks, including taking headshots, creating and posting for the Career
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Horoscopes: What sticker are you based on your zodiac?
Sticker collecting is a hobby I personally take part in. It involves having a sticker book with pages meant for stickers to be placed in for safekeeping until ready to be placed permanently. There are other ways to sticker keep, but that’s how I do mine. Since this is my last time writing horoscopes, let
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Etownian Farewell: Natalie Meyer
My journey with “The Etownian” started my sophomore year, with a feature article assignment for my Intro to Professional Writing class. That first article I wrote was an interview with my roommate at the time, which ended up earning me a credit as a guest writer in Campus Life for the final issue of that
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SPORTS
Farewell from the Managing Editor
My time at Elizabethtown College has flown by, and through these past four years, countless memories were made. Whether it be inside or outside the classroom, the experiences I’ve come across along the way will have a lasting effect. One experience in particular that helped me grow and find a passion was my work with
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Etown Sweeps Neumann in Non-Conference Doubleheader
On April 15, the Elizabethtown College softball team took on a non-conference opponent, Neumann College. Coming into the game, the Blue Jays had split their season series against Landmark opponent Juniata College, capping off a 3-1 record through their last four matchups. Etown hoped to get some revenge against the Knights after Neumann shut out
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Etown Lacrosse Takes Two Key Landmark Victories
Elizabethtown College’s lacrosse teams faced off this week against two Landmark Conference opponents. The men’s team took on Catholic University at home on April 16, followed by the senior day celebration for the women’s team against Wilkes University on April 19. Etown’s men’s team hoped to close the gap on the Landmark Conference leader, Scranton
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FEATURES
A new event has popped up on Elizabethtown College’s Campus: a hypnotist
Elizabethtown College’s Office of Student Affairs (OSA) welcomed a professional hypnotist to campus on Saturday, Nov 2. Sailesh The Hypnotist took the opportunity to enlighten Etown students in the realities of hypnotics. Students seemed to be amazed at what Sailesh was capable of doing once the volunteers were under his control. Prior to the start
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A popular club’s season might come to an abrupt end
There are over 80 clubs at Elizabethtown College, and as of three years ago, Women’s Club Soccer is one of them. Madison Eisenhart, a fifth-year occupational therapy student, founded the Women’s Club Soccer team in 2022. She played for the Etown women’s soccer team for two years, her first and second years at Etown. “I
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Friendship by Firelight: Fake Fireplace Feature
It is 8 p.m. on a Thursday night. The air is chilly but refreshing, and the moon is huge and bright, hanging in the sky above campus. Walking past the Bower’s Center, one can see a flicker of light coming from the patio. Laughter echoes. Upon closer inspection, the event of the night seems to
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