NEWS
Business Buzz: Boycotts and Protests Impact Target’s Finances
In January 2025, Target announced that they would be ending their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program. Many majors’ corporations ended their DEI programs as President Donald Trump took office and signed an executive order to end all DEI programs in the federal government stating that they were “radical and wasteful.” While corporations were not
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Global Perspective: Gabon Elects Former Military Coup Leader as President
As of April 13, 2023, Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s former military leader, has won the presidential election with a staggering 90% of the total vote. His closest opponent, Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze earned only three percent of the vote, and the remaining six opponents all obtaining less than one percent Oligui Nguema, in addition to
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Pennsylvania Politics: Governor’s residence set ablaze
At around 2 a.m. on April 13, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence was set on fire in a suspected arson attack. Shapiro and his family reside at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg, as have seven other governors in the Commonwealth’s long history. Cody Balmer, 28, was arrested on April 13 and was charged with
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle: Lemmy
For this week’s article, meet Lemmy the English bulldog! Lemmy’s owner is Jaclyn Cline, a sophomore biology major with a focus in pre-health professions who lives in Ober Residence Hall. Lemmy is not an emotional support animal (ESA), so he does not live on campus, but at Cline’s family home in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Cline adopted
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Activity Review: Tarot Reading
Tarot cards are associated with the occult, witchcraft, psychics, mystics and all kinds of pop culture. But tarot cards are more than what the media shows, they are a way to ask for guidance and advice. I utilize tarot cards in my spiritual practice often, so, I’ll give you a rundown of tarot cards, how
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Club Feature: Elizabethtown College Dance Team
Elizabethtown College offers students 24 NCAA Division III sports teams and more than 80 clubs for students to become involved with. The Elizabethtown College Dance Team (ECDT) is one of those clubs, providing an outlet for the many dancers on campus. ECDT is an audition-based dance team that aims to provide an outlet for dancers
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SPORTS
Russo Stars in Elizabethtown’s Win over Goucher
On Feb. 12, 2025, The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team took on the Goucher College Gophers in Elizabethtown’s Thompson Gymnasium. The Jays immediately put pressure on the Gophers at the start of the game. Junior forward EJ Finney applied pressure inside, but the Gophers stole the ball away. Despite defensive plays from the Jays, Goucher
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Gopinath, Elizabethtown Take down Lancaster Bible
On Saturday, Feb. 15, Elizabethtown College got the chance to avenge their early-season loss to Lancaster Bible Colleges. Etown came into the match after a 3-0 sweep of Wilson College the game prior and was feeling ready heading into the matchup against Lancaster Bible College. Initially, it was supposed to be a tri-match with Hood
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Langer and Walker Hope for Big Seasons in Tennis
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s tennis teams are hoping to court victory this spring season that starts on Saturday, Feb. 22 versus Lancaster Bible College. The Blue Jays played numerous matches in the fall, but the majority of their season is up and coming this spring. The women played two matches in the fall,
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FEATURES
Posters for sale!
The start of a new academic year at Elizabethtown College comes with another poster sale during the second week of classes. The sale was a one-stop shop for all dorm decoration needs. The poster sale ran from Sept. 4 to Sept. 5 in the Koons Activity Venue (KAV) where students could drop in at any
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Etown Alum inspires local non-profits to benefit young adults with cancer
Young adulthood is a unique time of life with many paths to travel down, and a cancer diagnosis certainly is not what anyone would expect to face. Abby Valentine’s young adult life was full of hope for the future. She graduated from Elizabethtown College with a communications degree in 2016, got engaged in 2020 to
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Q & A with Darcey Mills: The Ubuntu program continues to provide support for diverse identities
Elizabethtown College’sUbuntu Mentor Program, founded in 2021, has expanded across campus and attracted hundreds of mentors, which include staff, teachers, and students. It was founded by Elizabethtown College’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging (DEB). Darcey Mills, Director of the Office of DEB, who oversees the program, provided some insights into it. Cindy Moukoro: “If
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