NEWS
CCCE hosts annual Day of Service
As Elizabethtown College moves gradually into spring, the community may notice a variety of changes around campus. More students sit outside to do their work and chat, people wear fewer layers and the days start to get a little longer. While all of these spring-related changes excite everyone on campus and indicate one step closer
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PA Politics: Democrats gain state Senate seat in district that encompasses Elizabethtown
Pennsylvania Democrats are celebrating after a state Senate seat flipped blue in a special election in early March. James Malone won the seat over Republican Josh Parsons in the 36th Senate District, which covers part of Lancaster County, including Elizabethtown. The district also covers Mount Joy, Manheim, Lititz and Ephrata. Malone is an I.T. consultant
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Etown Offers Dual Enrollment with Camp Hill School District
It’s never too early to get a head start in higher education. Dual Enrollment programs, which allow high school students to take college classes, have been seeing an explosion in growth in recent years. In 2022, according to the Department of Education, approximately 2.5 million high school students took college classes, earning credits while receiving
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CAMPUS LIFE
Debate of the Week: Ice cream in a dish or a cone?
Ever since the ice cream cone was patented in 1903, there has been a passionate debate about the more convenient, fun and tastier way to eat ice cream — a dish or a cone. I decided to search for the answer to this age-old debate, on Elizabethtown College’s campus. The first group I polled were
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Horoscopes: What country you are based on your zodiac
The Earth is a beautiful planet, full of diverse people, species, cultures, religions, languages and more. One way we differentiate people on this floating rock is by what land mass they occupy. Essentially, people are often defined and separated by their country. Countries can even have their own identity in a way, like how Canada
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Internship Spotlight: Infantree
This week for the Internship Spotlight, The Etownian had the chance to catch up with junior professional writing major Anslee Gerhardt, who recently wrapped up her second in a series of internships this past December. Starting September of last semester, Gerhardt interned at Infantree, a branding agency based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After reaching out to
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SPORTS
Women and Men’s Swim Teams Compete on Senior Day
Elizabethtown College’s swim team spent the first weekend of their semester competing against Washington College’s Shoremen and Shorewomen on Jan. 18, in Thompson Gymnasium’s Alumni Pool. After celebrating the Etown seniors and playing an electric guitar rendition of the national anthem, the swim meet commenced with the women’s 400-yard medley relay. The Washington College athletes
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Blue Jays Track and Field Athletes travel to Maryland
The cold weather has done little to cool the red-hot competitive spirit of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays. Etown’s track and field teams traveled to Landover, Md. to compete against several other schools. The event occurred on Jan. 18 at the Prince George Sports and Learning Complex. Events started with the women’s 5000-meter relay. The
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A sneak peek into the Unrivaled basketball league’s groundbreaking inaugural season
A new opportunity has arisen for professional women’s basketball players that doesn’t require overseas travel, called theUnrivaled Women’s Basketball League. The league, created by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, was founded in 2023 with the hopes of creating a league for other WNBA players to play domestically and navigate the WNBA’s prioritization rule
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FEATURES
OSA hosts first bingo event for spring semester
Here’s a bingo joke: What does a bingo player have in common with a driver in a parking lot? They’re both wishing for a free space! This rang true on Thursday, March 14, when the Office of Student Activities (OSA) hosted their famous Bingo Night. OSA Bingo is a beloved event among the students at
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Durnbaugh Lecture: Celebrating 80 years of Heifer International
Heifer International recently celebrated their 80th anniversary in a lecture held at 7 p.m. on Mar. 14 in the Susquehanna Room of Myer Hall. Heifer, a global nonprofit organization, is dedicated to the eradication of poverty and hunger via sustainable and community-based development, incentivizing aid and training to build self-sufficiency. The anniversary event began with
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Remembering our beloved chaplain Joan Austin (1931-2024)
Dr. Patricia Joan Austin served as the chaplain of Elizabethtown College from 1981-2001. Joan was presented with the Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Award for her “outstanding service to all people regardless of race or faith.” A professor of psychology with a postdoctoral fellowship in cognitive therapy from the University of Pennsylvania, she maintained a
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