NEWS
PA Politics: Recount Triggered in PA Senate Election
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced on Nov. 13 that unofficial results in the PA Senate race have triggered a statewide recount. The announcement came as total votes for incumbent Democrat Bob Casey, and Republican candidate Dave McCormick, are within a 0.5% margin, which initiates a recount under state law. Figures from NBC
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American Airlines loses appeal with U.S. courts barring U.S. Northeast partnership
American Airlines is America’s largest airline, transporting passengers safely from state to state and country to country. Meanwhile, JetBlue is the sixth-largest airline in America. Launched in 2021, this partnership allowed customers to earn airline miles for both airlines when flying on one of them. The partnership featured two main components. First, American and JetBlue
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Catholicism’s new face
As the Catholic Church and the Vatican have to deal with controversy after controversy, it came as a surprise to many when they released a new mascot for the church. And yes, churches can apparently have mascots. Luce, meaning light in Italian, is a short blue haired girl dressed in a raincoat and boots and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Job Spotlight: Substitute Teaching
With the variety of jobs and internships that the Elizabethtown College student body holds, it is important to highlight students who show exemplary ambition and drive to accomplish their goals. Senior Brooke Seislove is not lacking in these departments and has already left a legacy before post-grad school employment. This week, The Etownian took a
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Local Sightseeing: Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum
This past week, Blue Jays were able to participate in Elizabethtown College’s yearly Into the Streets event hosted by the Office of Student Activities (OSA). Students traveled around the local community to volunteer in Etown, Mount Joy and Lancaster. As part of Into the Streets this year, I ended up at a quaint estate in
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Students of Etown: Lex Raught
This week, meet Alexander Raught, a sophomore graphic design major at Elizabethtown College. Raught chose his major due to his love for art, though he has had some difficulty finding the free time for personal projects lately. “I wanted to be an animator,” he said. However, he wasn’t sure whether it would work out. “[But]
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SPORTS
Blue Jay tennis falls to Wilkes
Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams played against Wilkes University on Saturday, April 13 in Landmark Conference action. It was a very windy day and it made for challenging conditions. Unfortunately, both Blue Jay teams fell to the Colonels. The women’s team went in with a 6-6 record but lost by a final of
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Etown’s new men’s head soccer coach set to soar in 2024
Elizabethtown College is welcoming a new face to its athletics program. Moving forward, Evan Scheffey will be leading the program’s men’s soccer team. Scheffey takes over for former head coach Skip Roderick, who retired following the 2023 campaign in his 39th year as the College’s head coach. Scheffey enters as Etown’s seventh men’s soccer head
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Exercise and its benefits for the body
While everyone understands that exercise can keep one’s well-being high, most people presumably do not understand every contribution exercise delivers. People understand exercise can help you become more flexible, energetic and stronger, but what about the effects it has on the brain, skeleton and one’s mood? Exercise strengthens the entire body in more ways than
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FEATURES
Ujima Dialogue Series discusses women’s rights, masculinity
On Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the McCormick classroom of the High Library, two students gave presentations on issues close to them. Teddy Bazyer discussed women’s rights in the Middle East and Darrel Mingle discussed media portrayal of men and their societal consequences. Women’s Rights in the Middle East with Teddy Bazyer In Iran, there are
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Journaling workshop teaches students the benefits of journaling
The Journaling Workshop, held Thursday Oct. 26 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being multimedia classroom 221, was an opportunity for students to be exposed to the benefits journaling provides. The Journaling Workshop was led by Caelyn King, a senior student at Elizabethtown College, who is graduating
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Etown awards Educate for Service recipients at the first Leffler Lecture Series
On Thursday, Oct. 26, Elizabethtown College celebrated its annual Educate for Service Award. For the 2023-24 academic year, this award was attributed to Janice Holsinger ’64 and John Holsinger ‘65 P’84 P’85 at the Institution’s annual Leffler Lecture. The award given to the Holsingers is the most eminent honor bestowed to alumni from the College
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