NEWS
Pa Politics: The hype behind mail-in ballots
On Oct. 1, Luzerne County manager Romilda Crocamo was sued by three county residents after announcing she would stop the use of drop boxes for mail and absentee ballots in the county. It’s yet another lawsuit surrounding the controversial system, used by many college students as well as seniors, disabled people and those who work
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CCCE Hosts Service Trip over Fall Break
Elizabethtown College’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) is hosting a service trip from Oct. 10th through Oct. 12. Volunteers will be going to the Lancaster-Lebanon Habitat for Humanity site in Columbia, Pennsylvania, to help build houses for people in need. “We would love to get the word out to more students about this
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Etown Community Celebrates Homecoming
Students, alumni and faculty look forward to having the full flock back in the nest during Elizabethtown College’s annual Homecoming festivities. This year was even more special because it’s the College’s 125th anniversary. The grand event, the Homecoming Parade, kicked off on Saturday morning at 11. Parade floats were built by different clubs and organizations
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: What song from “The Tortured Poets Department” are you based on your zodiac?
It’s my favorite time of year, Blue Jays! Taylor Swift just released her tenth studio album (excluding her re-records) called “The Tortured Poets Department” (TTPD) on April 19. I, like so many other Swift fans, stayed up late to listen to the album and destroy my sleep schedule. Since its release, I’ve only listened to
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Job Spotlight: Student Library Assistant and Archives Assistant
Elizabethtown College’s High Library offers a multitude of services for students, faculty and community members. In addition to the extended catalog of books available both in print for checkout and online as e-books through the High Library’s website and databases, other materials like laptops and laptop chargers, games, movies, CDs and music scores are also
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Media Review: The Witness
Released by Thekla, Inc. in 2016, “The Witness” is a first-person single player video game with admittedly very little context for its content. It’s currently available for PC download on Steam for about $40. You begin your journey through the game playing a nameless and faceless character. You encounter a series of panels, each containing
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SPORTS
Etown soccer season ends in Landmark Conference playoffs
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s soccer teams came up short in the playoffs this past week. The men’s team fell to Goucher College on Tuesday, Oct. 31 in the quarterfinals 3-2. The women’s team found success in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Moravian University, but their season came to an end on
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Etown wrestling fights to top three finish in Messiah Invitational
The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays wrestling team took to the Messiah Invitational at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. This was an away match at Messiah University. Overall, Etown came out of the event with a third-place finish in a competition that consisted of eight teams. Many of our wrestlers placed highly in each of
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Science for the Soul: Why we eat chicken noodle soup when sick
Nobody likes coming down with the common cold or the flu, but the frequency with which new cases appear during this time of year means a considerable number of people must contend with these commonplace diseases. Among comfort foods and medicines, one will typically reach for a warm bowl of chicken noodle soup to ease
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FEATURES
Etown marks end of BHM with “I Am Not Your Negro” showing
On the final day of Black History Month (BHM), Elizabethtown College’s High Library collaborated with the Office of Diversity, Equity and Belonging for a screening of Raoul Peck’s Oscar-nominated documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro,” to bring attention to James Baldwin’s involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. The documentary showing was advertised in the High
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Senior music recital showcases students’ talents
On Feb. 26, the Department of Music hosted a senior music recital for seniors Lizvette Pappaterra and Mikella Wisler. The event, which was free and open to the public, was held at Zug Recital Hall and allowed the two music therapy majors to showcase their talents and what they’ve been working on the past few
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Professor presents on writing about nature
This week, associate professor of biology and ecology Dr. David Bowne hosted “Writing your Place in Nature Event” in the High Library on Feb. 22. Students were able to listen to Bowne combine ecological processes in his short works of fiction. The event started off with Bowne explaining how people have two views of nature.
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