NEWS
St Joseph’s University Offers MSW for Etown Social Work Students
Students in Elizabethtown College’s social work program know how rigorous many of the requirements are. Four-year graduates leave with over 700 hours of field experience, building on their in-class assignments and homework. The program is always growing, and now there is a new opportunity for social work students pursuing their master’s degree after graduation.Etown is
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Today’s Tech: Nintendo Announces Switch 2
Nintendo’s eagerly awaited Switch 2 gaming console was poised to launch into the U.S. pre-order market this week. Instead of celebrating the release, the gaming giant was forced to hit pause. The change came just days after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep new tariffs on Japanese imports. The abrupt about-face underscores a growing reality—geopolitical
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High school students conduct experiments at Chem-a-thon
On April 4, Elizabethtown welcomed nearly 50 high school students for the second annual Chem-a-Thon event, hosted by the college’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The Chem-a-Thon is a day where students from local high schools are given the opportunity to complete a chemistry experiment and trivia games for potential scholarships or just to field
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: What country you are based on your zodiac
The Earth is a beautiful planet, full of diverse people, species, cultures, religions, languages and more. One way we differentiate people on this floating rock is by what land mass they occupy. Essentially, people are often defined and separated by their country. Countries can even have their own identity in a way, like how Canada
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Internship Spotlight: Infantree
This week for the Internship Spotlight, The Etownian had the chance to catch up with junior professional writing major Anslee Gerhardt, who recently wrapped up her second in a series of internships this past December. Starting September of last semester, Gerhardt interned at Infantree, a branding agency based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After reaching out to
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Recipe Review: Crunchy Chicken Wraps
Elizabethtown College has made it through about a quarter of the semester, and the intensity of assignments has begun to ramp up. It’s been getting increasingly difficult for me to find time to sit down at the Marketplace and enjoy a meal, so I’ve found myself ordering food I can grab quickly from the Jay’s
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SPORTS
All-American athlete welcomed as assistant coach
Elizabethtown College has welcomed a Division I All-American athlete as an assistant coach for the cross-country and track and field teams. Stefanie Cassel, who graduated from Edinboro University, started this year as an assistant coach at Etown. Cassel got her bachelors in exercise science from Edinboro and has her masters in exercise science and physical
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Men’s basketball continues strong start with win over Messiah
In their last game before Landmark Conference play begins, the Elizabethtown Blue Jays men’s basketball team looked to capitalize on their non-conference schedule with a record above .500 to begin the season against the Messiah Falcons on Saturday, Nov. 16. Messiah and Etown were neck and neck in the first half, with either side only
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Star-studded market has all the attention in MLB offseason
The Major League Baseball (MLB) offseason always starts off slow. Depth signings are made early on, but the big name players typically wait to pounce on a big-time offer. This offseason’s free agent market is filled to the brim with stars that can change the direction a franchise is headed. From aces that can take
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FEATURES
First Lecture Series this semester presented by Olivia Troye
Olivia Troye was the voice of the night at Elizabethtown College’s second hosting of its 2023-2024 Lecture Series: Evenings of Enlightenment in Leffler Chapel at 7 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2024. As a former homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, Troye took the world by storm when she accused President Trump’s
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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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