NEWS
Business Buzz: Boycotts and Protests Impact Target’s Finances
In January 2025, Target announced that they would be ending their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) program. Many majors’ corporations ended their DEI programs as President Donald Trump took office and signed an executive order to end all DEI programs in the federal government stating that they were “radical and wasteful.” While corporations were not
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Global Perspective: Gabon Elects Former Military Coup Leader as President
As of April 13, 2023, Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s former military leader, has won the presidential election with a staggering 90% of the total vote. His closest opponent, Alain-Claude Bilie By Nze earned only three percent of the vote, and the remaining six opponents all obtaining less than one percent Oligui Nguema, in addition to
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Pennsylvania Politics: Governor’s residence set ablaze
At around 2 a.m. on April 13, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence was set on fire in a suspected arson attack. Shapiro and his family reside at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg, as have seven other governors in the Commonwealth’s long history. Cody Balmer, 28, was arrested on April 13 and was charged with
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CAMPUS LIFE
Activity Review: Scrapbooking
Hobbies are a must for a college student. It can’t be all work and no play! Elizabethtown College has a variety of clubs and groups to join, but sometimes group activities aren’t as nice as having alone time and tucking into a hobby. So that’s why I suggest picking up scrapbooking when you have free
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Business Review: TJ Rockwell’s
There are many restaurants around Elizabethtown College’s campus, spanning a wide variety of cuisines to satisfy any potential cravings. One restaurant I’ve visited fairly frequently is TJ Rockwell’s. Located just above two miles from campus at 800 Mt Gretna Road, the Elizabethtown location of TJ Rockwell’s offers a cozy but polished atmosphere and delicious food.
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Debate of the Week: Ice cream in a dish or a cone?
Ever since the ice cream cone was patented in 1903, there has been a passionate debate about the more convenient, fun and tastier way to eat ice cream — a dish or a cone. I decided to search for the answer to this age-old debate, on Elizabethtown College’s campus. The first group I polled were
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SPORTS
Women and Men’s Swim Teams Compete on Senior Day
Elizabethtown College’s swim team spent the first weekend of their semester competing against Washington College’s Shoremen and Shorewomen on Jan. 18, in Thompson Gymnasium’s Alumni Pool. After celebrating the Etown seniors and playing an electric guitar rendition of the national anthem, the swim meet commenced with the women’s 400-yard medley relay. The Washington College athletes
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Blue Jays Track and Field Athletes travel to Maryland
The cold weather has done little to cool the red-hot competitive spirit of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays. Etown’s track and field teams traveled to Landover, Md. to compete against several other schools. The event occurred on Jan. 18 at the Prince George Sports and Learning Complex. Events started with the women’s 5000-meter relay. The
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A sneak peek into the Unrivaled basketball league’s groundbreaking inaugural season
A new opportunity has arisen for professional women’s basketball players that doesn’t require overseas travel, called theUnrivaled Women’s Basketball League. The league, created by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, was founded in 2023 with the hopes of creating a league for other WNBA players to play domestically and navigate the WNBA’s prioritization rule
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FEATURES
Etown alumnus talks about forensic genealogy as a career
On February 7th, the Bowers Writers House hosted Elizabethtown College alumnus Eric Schubert ‘23 in an event titled, “Capturing the Cold Case: Eric Schubert’s Journey through Forensic Exploration.” Schubert, who graduated with a public history degree, is an internationally recognized genealogist and a Forensic Genetic Genealogist with ES Genealogy. Schubert began his career in genealogy
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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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