NEWS
Today’s tech: Microsoft announces deal with Constellation Energyc
Microsoft embarked into new territory in announcing a deal to reopen Unit 1 of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania—a facility seared into U.S. history thanks to the 1979 partial meltdown of its sister reactor. This bold move was driven by the rapid increase in the energy demands of artificial intelligence, marking a
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Sexual abuse scandals continue to haunt Catholic Church
Over the past few decades, numerous news stories and headlines have come out against the Catholic Church worldwide. Many of these stories revolve around sexual abuse scandals,specifically sexual abuse against minors. One country that has seen a surge in these scandals is Belgium. The small country seated in the low countries of the northwest region
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College Store Holds Grand Reopening
With construction happening often around Elizabethtown College’s campus, especially with the 125th anniversary celebrations, much work goes unnoticed by the campus community. To bring recognition to the continued effort to make the store a more ideal shopping experience, including an addition of a window and restructuring of the layout inside, the Etown College Store decided
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CAMPUS LIFE
Etownian Farewell: Editor-in-Chief Chandler McGuire
In August of 2021, my second year at Elizabethtown College, I was broke and desperate for a job. My job at home paid only a quarter of minimum wage, and that was not going to cut it with my coffee addiction. I had a two-week stint in Dining Services where I worked at The Grill,
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Rory’s History: The story of Campus Life’s mascot
This academic year has been a big one for many reasons, but for all those who work on the Etownian’s Campus Life section, this year marks the triumph of our mascot Rory as he made his way into the minds and hearts of all of our readers. Despite his newfound reputation, many of our readers
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Etownian Farewell: Campus Life Editor Charlie Carberry
I didn’t start off my college career as a professional writing major, so I certainly didn’t expect myself to be interested in Elizabethtown College’s newspaper. My goal was to not join any clubs, sports, ensembles or extracurriculars so I could focus on my studies in Neuropsychology. Well, spoiler alert, I realized I hated it about
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SPORTS
Etown basketball kicks off 2023 season
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s basketball teams kicked off their seasons last week on Saturday, Nov. 11. It was the second game for the men’s team, as on Wednesday, Nov. 6, the men’s team took down Cabrini University for their first of the season. On Saturday, they welcomed Stevenson University to Etown for a
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2023 NFL midseason review
We are just over halfway through the 2023 National Football League (NFL) season, and it’s been a tremendous first 10 weeks. From standout rookies to stars on pace to rewrite the history books, there are many storylines catching the eyes of the football world. This regular season has the chance to be one of the
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Video Game Review: Final Fantasy XVI
The recent string of low-quality releases from modern game companies boggles the mind as making a relatively good game should not showcase much difficulty. While fantastic games like Octopath Traveler II and Hi-Fi Rush were released this year, titles with broken and boring gameplay like Forspoken, Redfall and Gollum have appeared too often. Thankfully, Square-Enix
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FEATURES
Office of Registration and Records offer new classes for Fall ‘23
On March 3, Elizabethtown College students were able to view the course listings for the fall 2023 semester. The course listings included a number of new classes that students may be interested in taking, such as novel writing with Assistant Director of Academic Advising Curtis Smith and game design and virtual reality with Associate Professor
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Mistreatment of women in the workplace
Due to the recent pandemic–that everyone is honestly tired of talking about–Americans have had a job crisis. Either there are not enough jobs or not enough people “wanting” to work. This has also been a time to highlight the issues within the workplace as a whole. One of them being the blatant discrimination against women.
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Etown starts Women’s History Month celebrations
On March 1, Elizabethtown College started celebrations in honor of Women’s History Month. Events throughout the month will recognize the achievements of women, and it all started with International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is held every year on March 8, but since most students were off campus for spring break, Etown moved the celebration
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