NEWS
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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Today’s Tech: Amazon Removes Voice Recording Options
Amazon’s elimination of the “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” option for Alexa devices, which stops devices from sending recordings to the company, is a massive shift that raises essential questions about privacy, artificial intelligence and the future of smart assistants. While Amazon justified the shift as necessary for the development of Alexa’s generative artificial intelligence
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CAMPUS LIFE
Business Review: Bookshelf Shenanigans
If you like reading, you probably know that the winter months are a perfect time to cozy up in your room with a good book. Bookshelf Shenanigans, a new bookstore in the central square of downtown Elizabethtown, is a great place to find some new favorites. Upon entering, the shop’s calm and welcoming atmosphere is
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Club Feature: ECTV
With over 80 clubs and organizations on campus, Elizabethtown College is a great place to meet peers with similar interests and get some extra experience in fields you may want to pursue after graduation. This week, we’re highlighting ECTV, the student broadcast media group. The organization is led by six student board members: Station Manager
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Horoscopes: What cat breed are you based on your zodiac?
Cats are as well-known and popular as their canine counterparts. When pet owners describe their cats, they often classify them by coat color and not by their breed. Cats have a variety of breeds, from those found in the United States to breeds found in Ukraine. Let’s see what cat breed you get based on
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SPORTS
Elizabethtown splits the weekend in women’s basketball
Although the leaves are still falling off the trees, winter sports have begun for Elizabethtown College and the women’s basketball team kicked off their season with the Blue Jay Tournament at home this weekend. Etown got the chance to face the Marymount Saints in the tournament’s first round. The Blue Jays were neck and neck
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Video Game Review: Voidwrought
It’s one thing to make a game in a genre that is relatively oversaturated. It’s another thing entirely to make a game that feels like it’s trying to build its reputation off of a different title. The beloved title Hollow Knight succeeded, and success inherently begets copycats. The game Voidwrought initially seems like an example
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Un-breaking new ground: What constitutes an Olympic Sport?
The 2024 Olympic Games saw the addition of breakdancing/breaking to the competition. While opinions regarding whether breaking should have become a competition in the world’s biggest sporting event, the event’s inclusion allowed an enormous audience to learn more about something potentially new to them. However, its lifespan was short-lived. The 2028 Summer Los Angeles Olympic
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FEATURES
OSA brings students together into a fun “Game Night”
The Office of Students Activities (OSA) has always found a way to create entertaining activities for both students and Elizabethtown College’s staff to enjoy. Game night is one of these activities. On February 9th, the OSA game night took place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.in the Jay Lounge. This event brought many of various
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Etown kicks off Black History Month with flag raising
Black History Month is being celebrated at Elizabethtown College in February. Collaborating with other departments, the Department of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging has organized celebrations and educational events aimed at fostering dialogue among diverse identities on campus to support racial reconciliation and acknowledgment on campus. Associate Director of the Department of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Darcey Mills spoke on the importance of understanding the
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First Lecture Series this semester presented by Olivia Troye
Olivia Troye was the voice of the night at Elizabethtown College’s second hosting of its 2023-2024 Lecture Series: Evenings of Enlightenment in Leffler Chapel at 7 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2024. As a former homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, Troye took the world by storm when she accused President Trump’s
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