NEWS
York County mourns three police officers shot and killed in the line of duty
York County, Pennsylvania, is in mourning after three police officers were killed on Sept. 17 during an ambush while attempting to arrest a stalking suspect in North Codorus Township. Detective Sgt. Cody Becker, 39; Detective Mark Baker, 53; and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser, 43; of the Northern York County Regional Police Department were fatally shot while
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U.S. News Issues College Rankings. Etown Scores High
Elizabethtown College has been bestowed with several notable distinctions from U.S. News & World Report for this academic year. For 41 years, the online newsmagazine has published rankings for 1,700 colleges and universities using data from the schools themselves, the U.S. Department of Education, state and local governments and associations of higher education to determine
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How Aldi is finding success in a modern business world
When shoppers think of Aldi, they tend to picture low prices, small-format stores and the thrill of the “Aldi Finds” aisle. For years, that same formula shaped its social media presence: bold graphics, price callouts and reminders about weekly deals. But in feeds built for entertainment, those posts blended in with traditional ads and failed
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: What artist you should check out based on your zodiac
Music is at the heart of culture, especially at Elizabethtown College with its various vocal groups and bands. Students often have certain genres of music they listen to, but who doesn’t like expanding their taste? Let’s see what musical artist you should check out based on your zodiac sign. Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22):
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Media Review: Therapuss with Jake Shane
What do octopi, therapy and celebrities have in common? They’re all featured on the Therapuss podcast with Jake Shane. Therapuss, which debuted in January 2024, is a talk-show style podcast that sees Shane act as the therapist and invite celebrity guests on to discuss life, things they are “thera-pissed” about and more. Each episode ranges
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Welcome to the Jungle: Kookie the Rabbit
This week, “The Etownian” would like to introduce Kookie, a nearly 5-year-old harlequin rabbit. Kookie lives on campus with first-year social studies education major Adrianna Flory, who absolutely adores him, calling him the “cutest bunny ever” with his patches of black, white, brown and gray fur. He was adopted by Flory in 2020, on June
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SPORTS
HYROX leads athletes beyond traditional sports
The world is filled with several unorthodox sports, often overshadowed by more popular activities. The Olympics occasionally sees one or two of these with new events like breaking, and most people might not know that racketball exists when the more popular sport of tennis operates similarly to it. However, one new sport recently started strong
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Blue Jays Tennis falls against Catholic and Goucher
Following the start of their season with a near-landslide victory against Lancaster Bible, the Blue Jay tennis teams took on Catholic University on March 1 and Goucher College on March 2. Both matches took place on the Alumni Courts at Elizabethtown College. The initial doubles matches did not start well for the Blue Jays men’s
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Behind the Buzzer: Emilie Brinser’s four-year impact on Women’s Basketball
Sometimes, athletes abandon their passion for a sport when entering college. Some athletes, however, utilize that passion in a different way, like becoming the manager of a team —. aAnd that is just what Elizabethtown College women’s basketball manager Emilie Brinser did. Brinser, a senior at Elizabethtown College, didn’t know that being a collegiate manager
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FEATURES
A unique hurdle: Condition causes runner to collapse after each race
Elizabethtown College first-year Kate Bendall is unlike any other Blue Jay. She is running with her heart on the opposite side of her body. She has a medical condition called Dextrocardia that caused her lung to not grow properly on the right side of her body. That lung is significantly smaller because that space is
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ResLife hosts room selection session
Room Selection Information Sessions were held the week before spring break (February 27 through February 29) and the week following spring break (March 11 through March 15). These informational sessions were held to guide Elizabethtown College students on the room selection process for the 2024-2025 school year. These sessions were led by Vice President for
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OSA hosts first bingo event for spring semester
Here’s a bingo joke: What does a bingo player have in common with a driver in a parking lot? They’re both wishing for a free space! This rang true on Thursday, March 14, when the Office of Student Activities (OSA) hosted their famous Bingo Night. OSA Bingo is a beloved event among the students at
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