NEWS
PA Politics: Governor Josh Shapiro warns President Trump against deploying National Guard to state
Gov. Josh Shapiro has engaged the White House in a bitter back-and-forth about President Donald Trump’s authority to deploy the National Guard into Pennsylvania, should he decide to. The Shapiro administration issued a statement confirming their preparedness should the president direct federal troops into Philadelphia or Pittsburgh. In addition to rebuking Trump’s legal ability to
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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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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
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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Super Bowl LIX: The final rundown
Super Bowl LIX is officially one for the books and saw the Philadelphia Eagles reign dominant over the Kansas City Chiefs, winning the championship game 40 to 22. The Eagles dominated the first half of the game, posting 24 points and holding the Chiefs scoreless. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts rushed for one yard for the
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A Day With A Jay: Andrew Hoch
As the spring semester progresses, graduation is getting closer.. The impact graduating classes leave on the campus is always noticeable, from what they have given to the community to what the community will miss once they leave. Athletics is no exception, and the Elizabethtown College swim team will greatly feel the loss of several team
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FEATURES
Etown kicks off Black History Month with flag raising
Black History Month is being celebrated at Elizabethtown College in February. Collaborating with other departments, the Department of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging has organized celebrations and educational events aimed at fostering dialogue among diverse identities on campus to support racial reconciliation and acknowledgment on campus. Associate Director of the Department of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Darcey Mills spoke on the importance of understanding the
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First Lecture Series this semester presented by Olivia Troye
Olivia Troye was the voice of the night at Elizabethtown College’s second hosting of its 2023-2024 Lecture Series: Evenings of Enlightenment in Leffler Chapel at 7 p.m. on Feb. 1, 2024. As a former homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, Troye took the world by storm when she accused President Trump’s
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My Bloody Valentine Murder Mystery
When you think of Valentine’s Day activities, a murder mystery event probably is not the first thing to come to mind, but on Feb. 2, RecWell, Office of Student Activities (OSA), Mad Cow and Sock and Buskin clubs collaborated to bring “My Bloody Valentine Murder Mystery” to the Elizabethtown College community. Those who wished to
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