NEWS
Adam Sheibley resigns as Elizabethtown baseball head coach
After leading the team into a third-place Landmark Conference finish, Adam Sheibley, after eight years of managing the Blue Jays baseball team, resigned effective immediately on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The baseball team had a team meeting and was notified of this information. Sheibley noted that he will be leaving the Blue Jays program to focus
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NVIDIA and TSMC Unveil the First Blackwell Chip Produced in the United States
Nvidia Corporation, the tech giant located in California, recently unveiled its first Blackwell chip produced domestically in the United States. The corporation, known for its GPU manufacturing, holds a 92% share of the market for desktop and laptop GPUs. TSMCs (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) semiconductor manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona, is where production is taking
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Dr. Cunnigham, Dr. Allen named Learning Design Fellows
On Sept. 30, Elizabethtown College’s Teaching and Learning Design Studio announced its Learning Design Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year. Two members of the College faculty are selected for this fellowship at the beginning of the year. This year’s fellows have been named Dr. Laura Cunningham and Dr. Patrick Allen. The Learning and Design Studio
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle: Stella Luna the Cat
This week, meet Stella Luna, a black tuxedo cat belonging to senior graphic design major Kat Pasko. Pasko adopted Stella Luna from the Pet Pantry of Lancaster two years ago. According to Pasko, she had been adopted previously with her kittens, but was later returned to the shelter after all of the kittens were sold.
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Club Feature: Meet GSA, Etown’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance
April is an important month at Elizabethtown College, as it honors the LGBTQ+ community in an event called Etown Does Pride. This event kicked off at 11:30 a.m. on April 1 at the Brossman Student Center patio, with student speakers and chalk to draw encouraging messages on the pavement for all students to see. This
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Debate of the Week: Virtual or Physical Books?
Reading is an aspect of everyday life, whether it’s textbooks for Elizabethtown College students, newspapers for hard working adults or literature for everyday readers. Physical books used to be the standard medium of reading. They were everywhere you went and looked. However, with the rise of technology virtual books have boomed in popularity, spawning devices
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SPORTS
Dance Team Goes National: Day with a Blue Jay
Elizabethtown College’s dance team got invited to a national dancing competition held in Florida from April 11 to April 13. Emotions for the dance team could not reach higher heights as the club members practice and prepare to dance their best. Dance team Captain and integrated studies major Olivia Fabiano and dance team Choreographer and
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Baseball Loses in Dramatic Fashion to Salisbury
Elizabethtown College baseball had a tough task on their hands, with #8 ranked Salisbury University coming to town to take on the Blue Jays in a doubleheader Saturday, March 29. The Sea Gulls had only lost four games up to this point, while Etown hoped to continue winning after a tight 8-7 victory against Moravian
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Etown Drops Two in Softball Doubleheader versus Ursinus
Coming off of a six-game losing streak, Elizabethtown College softball team hoped to bounce back and capture their first home win of the season in their doubleheader against Ursinus College. In game one, Etown had junior pitcher Mikaela Benner take the mound for the Blue Jays. The Bears got out to a hot start, beginning
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FEATURES
SEEDS Ecology Club hosts Paw Paw Fruit Tasting
Trying exotic fruits has become a popular trend recently, and Elizabethtown College’s very own SEEDS Ecology club joined in. On Thursday, Sept. 26, the club held a tasting event in the Bowers Demonstration kitchen. Students were invited to attend from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. to taste two different paw paw featured recipes: a smoothie and angel
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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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