NEWS
PA Politics: Budget impasse threatens public transit and the state economy
Pennsylvania’s government is in the middle of a gridlock over the creation of the state’s budget for the new fiscal year. The state has now gone over two months without a completed budget. Most states have to come up with their own new budget each year, while the others create a new one biennially. The
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Today’s Tech: Apple sued over use of books to train AI
Apple has long made a name for itself for doing things differently: sleeker design, more privacy options and a sense of responsibility that distinguished it from competitors. Now, the company is embroiled in a controversy that seems all too familiar. Authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed a putative class action in federal court last
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World Health Organization advocates for mental health awareness as Elizabethtown College celebrates World Mental Health Day
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent global scale-up of mental health services, warning that more than 1 billion people are currently living with mental health conditions worldwide. New findings released Sept. 2 in World Mental Health Today and the Mental Health Atlas 2024 show that anxiety and depression are among the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Therapuss with Jake Shane
What do octopi, therapy and celebrities have in common? They’re all featured on the Therapuss podcast with Jake Shane. Therapuss, which debuted in January 2024, is a talk-show style podcast that sees Shane act as the therapist and invite celebrity guests on to discuss life, things they are “thera-pissed” about and more. Each episode ranges
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Welcome to the Jungle: Kookie the Rabbit
This week, “The Etownian” would like to introduce Kookie, a nearly 5-year-old harlequin rabbit. Kookie lives on campus with first-year social studies education major Adrianna Flory, who absolutely adores him, calling him the “cutest bunny ever” with his patches of black, white, brown and gray fur. He was adopted by Flory in 2020, on June
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Horoscopes: What Bugsnak do you get based on your zodiac?
With spring break over, students at Elizabethtown College return refreshed and ready to take on the rest of the semester. Some may start new hobbies, such as picking up Bugsnax. Bugsnax is a single player adventure game, released in 2020, which focuses on a cryptozoologist who must catch the Bugsnax and reassemble the expedition team.
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SPORTS
HYROX leads athletes beyond traditional sports
The world is filled with several unorthodox sports, often overshadowed by more popular activities. The Olympics occasionally sees one or two of these with new events like breaking, and most people might not know that racketball exists when the more popular sport of tennis operates similarly to it. However, one new sport recently started strong
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Blue Jays Tennis falls against Catholic and Goucher
Following the start of their season with a near-landslide victory against Lancaster Bible, the Blue Jay tennis teams took on Catholic University on March 1 and Goucher College on March 2. Both matches took place on the Alumni Courts at Elizabethtown College. The initial doubles matches did not start well for the Blue Jays men’s
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Behind the Buzzer: Emilie Brinser’s four-year impact on Women’s Basketball
Sometimes, athletes abandon their passion for a sport when entering college. Some athletes, however, utilize that passion in a different way, like becoming the manager of a team —. aAnd that is just what Elizabethtown College women’s basketball manager Emilie Brinser did. Brinser, a senior at Elizabethtown College, didn’t know that being a collegiate manager
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FEATURES
Elizabethtown College Celebrates 125th Anniversary
What do Aspirin and Elizabethtown College have in common? Both were born in the year 1899. It’s been 125 years since members of the Church of the Brethren raised funds, created a name and opened Elizabethtown College. Throughout that time, the College has witnessed historic events, experienced what seemed like certain financial ruin only to
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Dogs in the Dell: The Dogs in the Dell program has grown this year
On Sept. 22, Dogs in the Dell held a career night for Elizabethtown College students to socialize with and learn about different career paths for service dogs. Samantha Machmer is a senior at Etown and one of the founders of Dogs in the Dell. Machmer, an occupational therapy major with a human services minor, is
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Fine Print holds a club interest meeting and launch party.
Elizabethtown College’s literary magazine held a launch party in the Jay Lounge for its latest issue. The party included snacks and drinks as well as copies of the magazine, free of charge, for students to pick up and read through or to take with them. The party was held from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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