NEWS
Today’s Tech: E-Cigarettes Damage Environment
When e-cigarettes first hit the market, they were sold as a safer alternative to smoking—sleek, modern and clean. Now, over a decade later, their legacy may not rest simply in lung health debates or teen addiction statistics. It’s in something far more combustible: literal dumpster fires. According to Fire Rover, a company specializing in fire
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Professor Curtis Smith to release new novel in May
This May, Elizabethtown College’s very own creative writing professor Curtis Smith is releasing a new novel, titled “Deaf Heaven.” Smith is no stranger to the literary world, having published over 125 stories and essays which have appeared in publications spanning from “The Best American Short Stories” to the “W.W. Norton anthology New Micro.” The new
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Etown Celebrates 27th Annual Student Award Ceremony
On Wednesday, April 9, the 47th annual Elizabethtown College Student Awards Ceremony was held on campus to celebrate student achievement. The event awards different students for helping mentor other students. Assisting faculty and other administrators, and those who help the community both presented and received awards. Overall, this event showcases the true meaning of Etown’s
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Stories by Avicii
Anyone who is on the app TikTok, or its predecessor Musical.ly, may recognize the lyrics of the following song: “Monday left me broken, Tuesday I was through with hoping, Wednesday my empty arms are open, Thursday waiting for love, waiting for love.” What they might not know is that this song, “Waiting for Love” is
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Recipe Review: S’mores Dip
During the winter, I often find myself craving warmer weather and my favorite summer treats to go alongside it. Unfortunately, it’s tricky to set up a campfire and toast some marshmallows when the ground is covered in snow. So, here’s a recipe for a s’mores-flavored dip that you can make and enjoy in the comfort
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Welcome to the Jungle: Rumple the Bearded Dragon
Throughout Elizabethtown College’s campus, there are many students with pets of various species. However, it isn’t often to meet someone with a pet as unique as Rumple the bearded dragon. Rumple belongs to Bec Green, a sophomore political science major and communications minor. Rumple was around five months old when Green adopted him from a
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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
My Bloody Valentine Murder Mystery
When you think of Valentine’s Day activities, a murder mystery event probably is not the first thing to come to mind, but on Feb. 2, RecWell, Office of Student Activities (OSA), Mad Cow and Sock and Buskin clubs collaborated to bring “My Bloody Valentine Murder Mystery” to the Elizabethtown College community. Those who wished to
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OEP provides series of KNV workshops to the Etown community
On Earth Peace (OEP) is a nonprofit organization that works on helping communities by teaching the discipline of “Kingian Nonviolence (KNV) Conflict Resolution.” OEP spreads knowledge about KNV mainly through workshops aiming to bring personal and societal change. In celebration of Black History Month and as part of the Beloved Community Collective, Elizabethtown College is
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Roll for Initiative: Dungeons and Dragons undergoes renaissance at Elizabethtown College
It’s almost midnight. You and your friends are huddled around a table in one of the old lab rooms on campus after hours. You are up to your ankles in sheets of paper, calculations and logs of items, tallying up numbers from dice rolls. But you’re not here because of a project or a mathematics
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