NEWS
Business Buzz: Mortgage rates hit highest level since Trump took office
It’s the fourth-straight week that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has increased, climbing up to 6.95%. This marks the highest level for mortgage rates since President Trump’s first full week into his second term late January last year. A mortgage rate is the percentage of interest that is charged on a home loan. These
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Adjunct Curtis Smith set to release two new books this fall
After 45 years as an educator and at least a decade of publishing, Elizabethtown College English Department adjunct faculty member Curtis Smith is adding two more books to his body of work. Smith’s newest publications, the novel “(step)sisters” and the short story collection “this heart,” are his 16th and 17th books. The works continue Smith’s
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An Irish adventure awaits Elizabethtown College students
Students have the chance to unearth a culture of rich history, rolling hills and delicious cuisine. A group of ten students and faculty will travel through Dublin, Galway, Belfast and the Aran Islands from May 12 to 26 next year. The students who go can either enroll in CW104 “Travel Writing – Ireland in Text
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CAMPUS LIFE
Students of Etown: Catie Sones
This fall, 565 students joined the class of 2030 at Elizabethtown College. With the bustle of activities and a perpetually growing list of assignments, you probably won’t get to meet them all. So, let me introduce you to one: Catie Sones. Sones is a first-year honors student and legal studies major. However, her journey to
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From the Pantry: Vegetarian stir-fried rice
In college, I think I can speak for the majority when I say, you are often working with a budget. A good way to save money right now is to eat three square meals a day at the dining hall. However, for those in quads, houses and apartments, you have a kitchen easily accessible. Personally,
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Activity Review: Paper stars
I don’t know about you, but I am completely incapable of sitting still. I constantly have to be doing something with my hands. One of my personal favorite mindless tasks is folding paper stars. This can be a bit challenging to get the hang of at first, but once you do, you will be able
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SPORTS
Elizabethtown, Messiah stuck in stalemate with a draw in the annual Marshmallow Game
The annual marshmallow game between the MAC Commonwealth Conference’s Messiah Falcons and the Landmark Conference’s Elizabethtown Blue Jays men’s soccer teams took place this past week. The Blue Jays had to take the game on the road after the continued construction of Ira R. Herr Field continues on Etown’s campus to face off at Messiah.
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Stevenson serves Etown a shutout
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team came out looking ready to challenge one of the nation’s top teams Tuesday night. Against Number 12 Stevenson University, the Blue Jays created early opportunities and kept the Mustangs off the scoreboard in the opening minutes. Despite putting many shots on goal, none of them would land. Etown earned
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Elizabethtown’s early goal paves way to narrow victory
Over the weekend, Elizabethtown College took on Stevenson College in a non-conference matchup for their first home game of the season. Etown came into the contest 1-0-2, with two ties and a victory on the road against Lebanon Valley College. Stevenson entered the game as the reigning runner-up in the MAC Commonwealth conference, sporting a
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FEATURES
Meet the Dogs: SSD Bubba
Each year, students have an opportunity to raise a service dog through a program called Dogs in the Dell. This is a program on campus that works through Susquehanna Service Dogs (SSD). Ellison Mentzer, a sophomore electrical engineering major, is raising SSD Bubba on campus. SSD Bubba is an 18-week-old labrador. Mentzer described Bubba’s personality
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One Elle of a Night brings people together to support children battling cancer
Students and community members gathered in Leffler Chapel on March 14 for One Elle of a Night, an annual dance showcase that raises money for the Elle Foundation, a nonprofit that grants wishes to children facing recurring or terminal cancer. The event, hosted by the Elizabethtown College Dance Team, combined performances, storytelling and fundraising to
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Line Dancing brings community, movement to Tuesday nights
On Tuesday, Feb. 24, students gathered in Elizabethtown College’s Jay Lounge for an evening of line dancing, an event built as much around community as it is around choreography. The weekly sessions are organized by Taiman Nunes, president and founder of Boot Scootin’ Jays, the club that hosts the dances. What began as a personal
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