If there ever was a hot topic of this generation—and there have been many—then the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is king among them. After years of movies and novels prophesying doom to come off the backs of the creation of machines that can think for themselves, the public is conditioned to be skeptical
READ MOREJoseph ‘Jo’ Russo was beloved by many on campus, and touched the hearts of students and staff alike during his time at Elizabethtown College. In his passing, communities and people were brought together. His memorial service at the College illuminated his impact, as individual after individual came up and told their stories and experiences with
READ MOREThe central African state of Chad was rocked by an attack on its National Security Agency (ANSE) on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Several people were killed in the shootout. In retaliation, the government arrested and killed some oppositionists who they claimed were behind the attack, including 49-year-old Yaya Dillo, the leader of Chad’s Socialist Party without
READ MOREWelcome back, Jays! For this edition of the Horoscopes, I was inspired by my latest obsession: Monopoly Go!. For months, I held off on downloading the silly app, even rolled my eyes at my friends who succumbed to the advertising, but eventually, I found myself a victim too. Now, the first thing I do when
READ MOREThe Etownian’s own Chandler McGuire has recently been promoted from the Managing Editor to the new Editor-In-Chief! McGuire is a fourth-year English Professional Writing major with minors in Marketing and Creative Writing. She has been with The Etowian for three years, starting as the Assistant Campus Life Editor during her sophomore year in 2021. When
READ MOREDid you know that you can play as a defense attorney in a video game? That’s the main idea for the “Ace Attorney” video game series from Capcom. This visual novel adventure game started in 2001 with the Japanese release of Gyakuten Saiban under the direction of producer Shu Takumi. This first game was released
READ MOREThis past Friday, Sept. 15, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team (3-2, 1-0 LC) traveled to their first in-conference game of the season at Lycoming College (2-3, 0-1 LC). The Jays certainly showed up, with a shutout three-to-nil victory over the home side. Junior defender Megan Meyer opened the scoring near the end of the
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown women’s volleyball team traveled to Carlisle, Pa. on Saturday, Sept. 16 for a doubleheader. The team took a loss in both matches, falling short two sets to three against Dickinson College and again against Washington & Jefferson College, moving to 3-5 on the season. The first match of the day for the Jays
READ MOREThere is nothing like the Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason. After a grueling 162 game season, teams will have the opportunity to prove themselves on one of the biggest stages of all: the World Series. And with less than a month to go in the league’s regular season, that feeling of October baseball is drawing
READ MOREOn Friday, Jan. 27, Elizabethtown College’s student-run Education Organization (EdOrg) hosted a benefit concert in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. The benefit concert was meant to raise funds for the A-T Children’s Project, which is an organization focused on providing support for people with Ataxia-telangiectasia. “The EdOrg cabinet is ecstatic to bring back this event
READ MORETo celebrate the life and teachings of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Elizabethtown College is hosting a collection of events and workshops that are intended to foster a community that is both caring and inclusive. The Beloved Community Collective is the group of workshops that the College is hosting from Jan. 17 to Feb.
READ MOREOn Nov. 17, Elizabethtown College kicked off this year’s holiday celebrations with a traditional tree and menorah lighting in front of hundreds of Etown students and community members who gathered to celebrate this event with their friends and loved ones. Senior history major Gavin McCabe and senior pre-med student Alex Petrocelli hosted this year’s Tree
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