NEWS
PA Politics: Elon in Pennsylvania and the Power of the Dollar
Billionaire Elon Musk appeared in Harrisburg on Saturday, Oct. 19, rallying for Donald Trump. Notably, Musk promised to award $1 million each day until the Nov. 5 election date to randomly selected people in battleground states who sign his online petition, with the first prize given to John Dreher of Mechanicsburg. “By the way, John
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Wawa is coming and Sheetz may not be far behind
Pennsylvania’s highly contested Sheetz versus Wawa debate is coming to Elizabethtown. Wawa has received approval from Mount Joy Township’s Zoning Hearing Board approval from Mount Joy Township after two years. Meanwhile, Sheetz has drawn up plans for a new location close to campus.After two attempts in three years, Pennmark Management Co. has received approval from
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Meta Introduces Movie Gen
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has just taken a massive leap into the AI sphere with the introduction of its newest model: Movie Gen. The AI-powered tool is capable of producing realistic video and audio clips based on user prompts, placing it as a rival to other media generation platforms such as
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: Squinkies
Children of the late 2000s should easily recognize this fad toy that dropped in 2010, Squinkies. Squinkies, produced by Blip Toys, are small rubber figures that come in plastic balls. These plastic balls give a sense of mystery, since they obscure some of the Squinkies in each package. Unfortunately, Squinkies had its moment of fame
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Media Review: The Magnus Protocol
With the arrival of fall, it’s time to start indulging in some spooky stories. I’m personally not a big fan of scary movies, but I love the thrill of a good piece of horror fiction. So this week, I decided to check out “The Magnus Protocol,” a horror anthology available in the form of a
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Club Feature: Fine Print Literary Magazine
Joining one or more of Elizabethtown College’s student-run clubs and organizations is an excellent way to break out of your shell and meet new people with similar interests. One of the many long-standing academic organizations is Fine Print, Etown’s literary magazine. Each year in the spring semester, the organization publishes a printed anthology of original
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SPORTS
Working out the Workout: Which type of exercise routine is best?
A common question regarding exercising involves whether one should perform full-body workouts or routines focused on specific muscle groups. Search engines frequently feature blogs, articles and similar web pages arguing for either side, leaving one confused. Finding a definitive answer to this puzzle seems relatively critical for those who desire to exercise, as one could
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Chiefs win back-to-back Super Bowls Super Bowl LVIII
It was quite a season for the two teams in this year’s Super Bowl matchup at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. Yes, they played well to reach the big game, but that hasn’t always been the top news story. It’s been hard to watch the news and not hear about Taylor Swift and the Kansas City
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Men’s and Women’s basketball celebrate Senior Day with wins
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s basketball teams celebrated Senior Day in a big way on Saturday, Feb. 10 against Wilkes University. The men’s team kicked off the day’s festivities with an 85-82 down-to-the-wire win in overtime. Later, the women’s team followed up with a stellar performance in a convincing 79-61 win. These wins moved
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FEATURES
Relay for Life raises money for cancer research
Many people have pulled an all-nighter for an assignment or to study for a test, but have they ever pulled an all-nighter for cancer research? Essentially, that’s what Relay for Life is—a fun yet somber all-nighter for cancer research. “[Relay for Life is] a 12 hour fundraising event for American Cancer Society,” Colleges Against Cancer
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Reflection and farewell from Features Editor
This is my last article for the Etownian. That sentence was not comfortable to type out. When this issue comes out, I will be about three weeks away from graduation. That wasn’t any more comfortable to type. The future is still so unknown for me, so for this final piece of mine, we’re going to
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Etown Does Pride celebrates LGBTQ+ identities, community
For the second year in a row, Etown’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) and Office of Diversity, Equity and Belonging (DEB) hosted a glamorous night of drag queens from Central PA, featuring hosts from the previous year, Betty Whitecastle and Lizzie Beaumont. The event occurred on April 19 at 9 p.m. in the KAV, and
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