NEWS
RAM cancels plans for fully electric pickup as EV demand falls
According to Stellantis, the owning company of Ram, interest in electric vehicles (EVs) has fallen in the North American market. The planned Ram 1500 REV was to be a fully electric pickup that was released in concept form in early 2023. It was expected for market release in late 2024. The deadline was delayed to
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Polish Response to Russian Air Attacks
Amidst a large-scale attack on Ukrainian airspace, Russia sent four drones directly into Poland, triggering their air force to react and other European Union member states like the Netherlands to reach out to help. This action has come as a complete surprise to most European countries who are still attempting to deal with the conflict
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Excitement in the air at refurbished Bowers Fitness Center
Coming off a lazy summer? The revitalized Bowers Fitness Center is ready to welcome you back to campus, fresh in shape and in style. Elizabethtown College’s on campus, free-to-use gym underwent several changes this summer, the highlight of which is a lineup of brand-new, perfect condition cardio machines, including treadmills, ellipticals and stationary bicycles. Equipment
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CAMPUS LIFE
Club Feature: Elizabethtown College Dance Team
Elizabethtown College offers students 24 NCAA Division III sports teams and more than 80 clubs for students to become involved with. The Elizabethtown College Dance Team (ECDT) is one of those clubs, providing an outlet for the many dancers on campus. ECDT is an audition-based dance team that aims to provide an outlet for dancers
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Horoscopes: What Emoticon matches your zodiac sign?
Texting has become a main form of communication for the current generation. Since texting’s invention, emoticons have also existed. Emoticons utilized characters on the keypad to make faces, expressions or objects. Let’s see which emoticon matches each of the zodiac signs. Gemini (May 21 – June 20): Gemini are talkative, making them come off as
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Media Review: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
In the last decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has grown exponentially. This raises different emotions from excitement, to indifference, to fear. Now feels as good a time as ever to revisit the 1967 classic short story “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison. The plot is based on a dystopian reality where
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SPORTS
Women’s lacrosse dominates in season opener
The Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team gave the home fans something to be excited about in their season opener, dominating the Gwynedd Mercy University Griffins 20-4. It seemed as if the team didn’t have any rust to shake off as they look to be a force to be reckoned with this season. From top to
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Elizabethtown Falls in Close Game against #19 Catholic
Elizabethtown College women’s basketball is in its final stretch of the season and looking to capitalize with big wins throughout the Landmark Conference’s final games, including the matchup on Feb. 5 against #19 ranked Catholic University. Etown and Catholic entered the game with the same record, 17-2, with only one spot in the top 25
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Jays Prepare for Upcoming Lacrosse Season
As winter sports are drawing to a close, athletes in spring sports are preparing for their seasons. Elizabethtown College’s tennis teams are preparing for their first match in roughly one week, and baseball fans only need to wait until spring break for their team to take the field. However, the lacrosse teams head out before
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FEATURES
Career Development Center launches initiatives to aid students with their career goals
The Career Development Center is an Elizabethtown College office that provides assistance for students and alumni in career-oriented goals. Their work focuses on aiding current students with career exploration options as well as job transitions for alumni students. The Career Development Center has also worked with various employers in an effort to encourage the recruitment
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Etown alumnus talks about forensic genealogy as a career
On February 7th, the Bowers Writers House hosted Elizabethtown College alumnus Eric Schubert ‘23 in an event titled, “Capturing the Cold Case: Eric Schubert’s Journey through Forensic Exploration.” Schubert, who graduated with a public history degree, is an internationally recognized genealogist and a Forensic Genetic Genealogist with ES Genealogy. Schubert began his career in genealogy
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OSA brings students together into a fun “Game Night”
The Office of Students Activities (OSA) has always found a way to create entertaining activities for both students and Elizabethtown College’s staff to enjoy. Game night is one of these activities. On February 9th, the OSA game night took place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.in the Jay Lounge. This event brought many of various
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