NEWS
Commencement 2025: Meet S. Dale High
It’s that time of year again for Elizabethtown College seniors to begin graduation preparations. Many are ordering their caps and gowns, calling to tell their families the date (May 10) and dealing with anxieties associated with leaving the nest. One aspect of preparation some fail to consider is researching the commencement speaker. While prestigious speakers
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Today’s Tech: Sony’s online services experience major outage
Over the weekend of Feb. 8, millions of gamers were forced to find alternative forms of amusement as Sony’s online services faced a giant outage that lasted more than 24 hours, robbing them of access to the PlayStation Network (PSN). While server downtime is a periodic fact of life on any online platform, the response,
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Business Buzz: How Super Bowl LIX is helping American businesses
From the halftime show, to amazing game strategies to memorable commercials, the Super Bowl is a spectacle that must be seen. As the Super Bowl has passed and we all celebrate or mourn the outcome of the game we must acknowledge the impact that the Super Bowl has on the local and national economy. The
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle: Galileo and Pablo
Many students at Elizabethtown College have cats and dogs at home, but it becomes far and few when it comes to guinea pigs. Sophomore early childhood education major Michaela Taylor has two precious guinea pigs who live with her at home. Taylor found her love for these tiny creatures back in 2018 when she adopted
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Business Review: Reel Cinemas
With the end of the semester approaching faster than expected, why not take a break from studying and go see a movie? Reel Cinemas is a local movie theater located at 1500 Christopher Place, Lancaster, in the Crossings at Conestoga Creek shopping center. It’s about a 30 minute drive from Elizabethtown College, with the fastest
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Debate of the Week: Christmas Decorations
With the final weekend of October putting a wrap on the Halloween season, Americans are now turning their attention to the next big item in consumer culture: Christmas decorations. For some, Thanksgiving is just a detour to the ultimate destination of gifts, hot chocolate and bright lights at night. These folks put their Christmas decorations
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SPORTS
NHL readies to open up 2024–25 season
The 2023-24 National Hockey League (NHL) season ended in nail-biting fashion. The Florida Panthers would eventually hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, but not before the Edmonton Oilers nearly completed a 3-0 comeback. The anticipation for this upcoming season has built since the past season ended. Modern day legends are
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44th annual Marshmallow Game recap
The annual matchup between Elizabethtown College and Messiah University has all the aspects a rivalry needs. There’s stands filled with the Blue Jay and Falcon faithful, music to excite the crowd for the awaited matchup and showers of cheers and marshmallows — marshmallows that have fueled the nature of the rivalry for the last 44
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Etown athletics away game weekend recap
This past weekend didn’t go as planned for the Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Athletics. A packed road schedule from this past weekend ended in a few losses and a postponement. Women’s Volleyball: The women’s volleyball team came into their match on Saturday in Owings Mills, Maryland, looking to extend their winning streak to four games
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FEATURES
Learning Zone aims to provide studying, time management advice to students
Elizabethtown College has always found a way to help its students succeed by providing resources that will assist them in their academic struggles. The Learning Zone is located at the Baugher Student Center 226-239 and it is where you can find those resources. The Learning Zone’s mission statement reads, “our mission is to assist students
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High Library holds exhibition for LGBTQ+ History Month
The Long Road to LGBTQ+ Equality in PA is a month-long display located slightly off to the side on the main floor of the Elizabethtown College’s High Library. The display includes six double-sided panels, approximately seven and a half feet tall and three feet wide, grouped in two sets of three standing parallel to one
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Etown takes new approach to class gifts
Elizabethtown College’s Office of Institutional Advancement announced that this year’s class gift will be different from past years. While in the past, the College had asked students from the graduating class to pick a class gift and issue donations specifically for that gift, this year’s approach allows the student to pick a department on campus
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