NEWS
Today’s Tech: Lawmakers combat AI
2024 is an election year, and while it seems to be a repeat of 2020, there is one new player in the game: Artificial Intelligence (AI). People around the world are expressing concerns over how AI can skew the results of the elections. AI can be used to create incriminating videos or audios of candidates
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New ID cards issued to students
Over the winter, Campus Security was hard at work implementing a new change: students have now been issued brand-new ID cards. As of this semester, the old ID cards will not work for any of the scanners on campus, and can be disposed of into a black box located in the Mail Services room in
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Fine Print Magazine prepares to feature students’ creative work
As Elizabethtown College has just opened its doors once more for a new semester, it seems one group on campus has hit the ground running. Walking through the BSC you may have seen large banners and posters referring to an opportunity to submit for the “Fine Print Magazine”. Those posters refer to a magazine full
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes (Taylor’s Version): What song from the “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album are you?
There’s almost nothing more exciting than when Taylor Swift releases a new album, and there’s something special about the release of her re-records with their extra vault songs. Way back in 2014, when Swift originally released “1989,” I was in seventh grade, dealing with all of my thirteen-year-old angst. When I listened to “1989 (Taylor’s
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Debate of the Week: Peppermint Mocha or Pumpkin Spice
With 8 a.m. classes, daily sports practices and a variety of student jobs, many Elizabethtown College students consume caffeine as part of their daily fuel. With coffee especially, pumpkin spice lattes have been a huge hit; however, another seasonal drink will soon make an appearance: the peppermint mocha. The question is: which seasonal drink is
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Club Feature: Etown Kindness Project
If you’re ever feeling stressed or down, look to the Etown Kindness project for some words of encouragement! Starting Nov. 7, there will be biweekly meetings at 7 p.m. held in Nicarry Hall 228, during which all students are welcome to attend and take part in the club’s activities. The club was founded by second-year
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SPORTS
Etown Men’s Volleyball overtakes Arcadia after losing to Lancaster Bible
The Elizabethtown College men’s volleyball team held two intense matches against Lancaster Bible and Arcadia on Saturday, March 18. The Etown Blue Jays entered the first heat against Lancaster Bible determined to defend their home court. The first set went to the Lancaster Bible Chargers with a score of 25-21. In the second set, the
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Athlete of the Week: Matt Fick
Matt Fick is a senior cross-country runner. He has been on the Elizabethtown College’s men’s track and field team since fall of 2021. He was also a fall 2022 All-Conference athlete in the fall of 2022 after placing 12th overall out of 84 athletes. Fick and the rest of the team recently finished their indoor
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Women’s Basketball falls in second round of NCAA Tournament
The women’s basketball team qualified for the Division III National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women’s Basketball Tournament in Newport News, Va. for the second year in a row two weeks ago. They made some noise in the tournament, but their run ended on Saturday, March 4 after a duel with #1 seeded Christopher Newport University.
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FEATURES
Etown celebrates Homecoming and Family Weekend
On Thursday Oct. 13, Elizabethtown College kicked off celebrations for the Homecoming and Family Weekend. After a day of events ranging from art exhibits to escape rooms, comedian Jay Black had a show in the KAV. Black is a world-renown standup comedian, having performed across nearly 1,000 college campuses around the country. “The show
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Concert brings national park experience to life
As the lights dimmed in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Oct. 10, members of the audience awaited the beginning of the Monday Series Concert, “National Park Soundscapes.” Composer Jill Haley, playing the oboe and piano, welcomed the audience to the performance and cued up a slideshow of photos and videos that corresponded to each
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Ron Ettelman debuts “Singular Visions” art exhibit
A social event occurred in the Elizabethtown College Zug Memorial Hall on Sept. 29. It was for an artist named Ron Ettelman to display his works. Participants viewed Ettelman’s works throughout the Hess Gallery and commented on them. Then, Ettelman told his story of becoming an artist and his process of creating art. Ettelman’s works
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