NEWS
Campus Responds to 2024 Election
On Nov. 5, many members of the Elizabethtown College campus community voted either in-person or had already sent in their mail-in ballot weeks prior. The Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) shuttled people to the local polling location at various times throughout the day and also provided “Etown Votes” stickers for voters who may
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Users Switch from X to Bluesky
Social media is a heavily politicized space and following the election users went on to social media as a place to express how they feel about the results. In this, many users find safety or comfort in their chosen community on social media. Since Elon Musk, X’s CEO, has had close ties to President-elect Donald
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Pennsylvania Politics: “Red Wave” sweeps Pennsylvania
The string of political texts that campaign offices sent to Pennsylvanians during the 2024 elections was not unwarranted, as in true swing state fashion, the commonwealth flipped red across the majority of elections at the national and state level. In the presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump had a margin of nearly two percentage points, the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Job Spotlight: Blue Jay Ambassador
Most prospective students experience the Elizabethtown College campus and community for the first time during a guided tour, especially during Accepted Students Days and Open House visits. A good tour guide with the ability to answer their burning questions can make or break their decision to attend, and Etown’s Blue Jay Ambassadors fill that role.
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Welcome to the Jungle: Galileo and Pablo
Many students at Elizabethtown College have cats and dogs at home, but it becomes far and few when it comes to guinea pigs. Sophomore early childhood education major Michaela Taylor has two precious guinea pigs who live with her at home. Taylor found her love for these tiny creatures back in 2018 when she adopted
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Business Review: Reel Cinemas
With the end of the semester approaching faster than expected, why not take a break from studying and go see a movie? Reel Cinemas is a local movie theater located at 1500 Christopher Place, Lancaster, in the Crossings at Conestoga Creek shopping center. It’s about a 30 minute drive from Elizabethtown College, with the fastest
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SPORTS
The love of the game: Grace Hardy’s rise to head coach
From star player to head coach of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays field hockey team, coach Grace Hardy is not ready to say goodbye to the game just yet. Hardy found her love for field hockey after moving schools in seventh grade when Hardy’s mom signed her up for a field hockey clinic.When it came
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Contenders take shape following NFL trade deadline
The National Football League (NFL) trade deadline came and went, and as usual, the league’s top contenders have strengthened their ships as they head for the playoffs. Some of the NFL’s top stars found new homes with many trades centered around the wide receiver market, as teams try to keep up with the league’s high-powered
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Multiple all-conference performers shine in cross country championships
On a cool, brisk, sunny Saturday morning at Union Canal Tunnel Park in Lebanon County, the Elizabethtown College cross country team lined up for the Landmark Conference Championship, hosted by the Blue Jays. The Etown women’s cross-country team ran first after the gun was fired, with the Blue Jays leading the charge out of the
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FEATURES
Etown Students Celebrate Together at Fall-Festive Movie Night
As day turned to night on Friday, Oct. 25, Elizabethtown College students made their way across campus in the bitter fall air towards Gibble Auditorium. Once inside, they were greeted with warmth and the aromas of buttery popcorn and sweet candy, the perfect snacks when settling in to watch a movie. Once the students were
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Elizabethtown College starts its first on-campus service fraternity organization
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Elizabethtown College welcomes a new chapter of Alpha Phi Omegato its campus. Inspired by Frank Reed Horton after serving in World War I, Alpha Phi Omega was founded as aservice fraternity organization in 1925 by a group of men who believed in coming together withother men from varying backgrounds to better the
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Sanskrit at Elizabethtown College: is it becoming ancient history
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Elizabethtown College has offered the Sanskrit course since the 2001-2002 academic year. And while in recent years the first level has nearly filled, there’s been a pattern that the second level falls short of those numbers. Is this a sign of the course becoming part of the ancient history it comes from?
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