As Pennsylvania’s Gov. Josh Shapiro attempts to advocate for his budget in the coming months, a recent press conference put the spotlight on gun violence, and Shapiro’s efforts to address the issue. Shapiro, a Democrat, is proposing $1 million to create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The office would create and coordinate strategies to
READ MOREOn Friday, February 16th, Alexei Navalny died in a Russian penal colony at the age of 47. Navalny was widely celebrated for his opposition movement against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authoritarian regime. Navalny, the leader of the unregistered political party “Russia of the Future,” had been held in the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp, a
READ MORECollege is a major time for political awareness. More than ever, people are exposed to other people they may not have been to in their hometown and are encouraged to think outside of the mindset that they had in high school. With that, any news surrounding politics is always a hot button issue. Recently, Bob
READ MOREPets bring incredible joy into the lives of their families with their presence and personality. So for our final issue of the fall semester, meet Louis the guinea pig! He belongs to The Etownian’s very own Editor-in-Chief, graduate student and occupational therapy major Sophie Hanenfeld, who lovingly calls him Lou Lou for short. Lou Lou
READ MOREAs the spooky season comes to an end, the preparation for the next holiday begins. The main debate though is, which holiday do you start to prepare for after Halloween? For this week’s debate topic, I asked the question, “when should you start to prepare for Christmas? After Halloween or after Thanksgiving?” To gauge the
READ MOREGrowing up, I hated my name. No matter where I went, everyone automatically assumed that my name was a boy’s name, and for an elementary schooler obsessed with dresses and the color pink, it felt like the end of the world. Then, around my middle school years, I started watching “Friends,” and I was introduced
READ MOREThis season was not as dominant as in years past for the National Basketball League’s (NBA) Western Conference. While there were strong seasons put together by many teams out west, it seems they were outshined in many ways by the Eastern Conference, as previous Western Conference powerhouses seemed to falter, but some still snuck into
READ MOREThe Eastern Conference has been the top dog of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in this year’s regular season. After years and years of the Western Conference dominating the NBA, it looks like things are turning in favor of the Eastern Conference. The East saw four teams reach over 50 wins this season, with all
READ MOREThe 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season kicked off on Thursday, March 30 and so far, the new season has been a success. Two big market teams kicked the 2023 regular season off with New York Yankees facing off in interleague play with the San Francisco Giants at 1:05 p.m. This game was just the
READ MOREOn Nov. 2, Elizabethtown College welcomed Anthony Ray Hinton as he shared his experiences after surviving on Alabama’s death row for 30 years. As part of the College’s Lecture Series, Hinton spoke to the Elizabethtown community at Leffler Chapel. While speaking to attendees, Hinton detailed why his story was important, as well as how it
READ MOREOn Thursday Nov. 3, the Elizabethtown College Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion held their second installment of the (Men)tality series. This event, titled “Race, Racism, Anti-Racism and Manhood,” was hosted by Area Coordinator of Resident Life Eugene Thomas. The (Men)tality series was created by Thomas as an outlet to allow male and male-identified students
READ MOREOn Oct. 27, the “Cry Like A Man” mini-series continued, discussing the painful effects that toxic masculinity can have on society. Held at the High Library, Area Coordinator for Ober and Myer residence halls Eugene Thomas once again hosted the event but with a twist. This time, the event was in a group discussion format,
READ MORE