NEWS
Global Perspective: South Korea Breaking Up On Party Lines
Late last week in South Korea, former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was officially impeached and removed from office. His impeachment follows an insurrectionist attempt earlier this year as he attempted to exert martial law to counteract the election results from last year which would have put his opposition into power. However, despite the country’s supreme
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Business Buzz: Walmart Responds to Tariffs
Since going into office, one of President Donald Trump’s biggest platforms has been the desire to put higher tariffs on other countries. On Saturday, April 5, 2025, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on China and a 10% tariff on other countries. In response, several countries have already implemented retaliatory taxes on imports with China even
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GSA Holds Pride Kickoff
Pride month typically occurs throughout June with companies and cities hanging their pride flags high. Since most students will not live on campus during the summer, and therefore will not have the opportunity to celebrate traditional pride with the campus, Elizabethtown College celebrates pride early with campus wide events and opportunities for both learning and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Debate of the Week: Who’s the better mascot, Blue or Truman?
Elizabethtown College has been associated with blue jays since its founding, with Blue the Blue Jay as the official mascot. But another icon has been on campus for several years, and is just as well known among students; Truman the therapy doodle. That realization brought a question to my mind: who is the most iconic
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Horoscopes: What Valentines gift you get based on your zodiac
Love is in the air at Elizabethtown College, whether it be platonic or romantic. February is the best time of year to remind people that they’re loved, appreciated and seen. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, let’s see what gift you’ll receive based on your zodiac sign. Aquarius (Jan. 21 – Feb. 18): Aquarius have a hard
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Media Review: “in the static” by angora
This week, I’d like to take a look at a music artist I believe to be incredibly underrated. With only 70 monthly listeners and less than 5,000 streams of their most popular song on Spotify, the Brooklyn-based duo angora has already created some incredible music. According to their artist biography on Spotify, angora’s vocalist is
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SPORTS
Video Game Review: Zenless Zone Zero
Similar to Honkai Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero is the most recent release developed and published by MiHoYo. As much as I enjoyed Honkai Star Rail, it quickly lost my interest. The turn-based combat clashed with the “fun-in-short-bursts” gameplay quirks woven into its mechanics. Despite the developers’ best efforts to make it function, divvying up
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The NCAA’s fifth year for Division III athletes comes to an end this season
Year five or year four? This decision is a complete game-changer for some collegiate athletes. As the curtain closes on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) unprecedented extra year of eligibility, student-athletes must decide if they will seize the moment for one final season. With COVID-19 upsetting the lives of many, college athletes were no
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Cleveland Cavaliers begin 2024 NBA season in historic way
The 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) season has seen several teams dominate the first couple of weeks. The Western Conference is loaded with strong competitors, as 11 teams sit at or above the .500 record mark. In the Eastern Conference, two teams are dominating, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers currently sit atop
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FEATURES
Roll for Initiative: Dungeons and Dragons undergoes renaissance at Elizabethtown College
It’s almost midnight. You and your friends are huddled around a table in one of the old lab rooms on campus after hours. You are up to your ankles in sheets of paper, calculations and logs of items, tallying up numbers from dice rolls. But you’re not here because of a project or a mathematics
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ECDT hosts first annual “Dancing with the Jays” competition
The Elizabethtown College Dance Team (ECDT) announced that they will be hosting the first annual “Dancing with the Jays” contest, which is a spin-off of the show “Dancing with the Stars.” Each ECDT member has selected one member of the student body to be their partner in the competition. The partnered dancers will play the
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Editor in Chief farewell
People have given me many confused looks over the years due to my involvement with The Etownian. “But you’re an occupational therapy (OT) major,” they’d say, waiting for me to protest. I would smirk, do my standard giggle and respond with the answer that sent them into further bewilderment. “I am,” I’d say. “And one
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