NEWS
Exhibit to Honor Fine Art Faculty
For the last few months, the Elizabethtown College community has been dealing with the fallout of announced program and faculty cuts. The news came as a shock to both professors who were affected and the students enrolled in these programs. While this period has had many in frustration or mourning, some students have chosen to
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Today’s Tech: OpenAI announces ChatGPT Gov
OpenAI recently announced its latest product, ChatGPT Gov, which signals a significant shift in how artificial intelligence (AI) can be integrated into government operations. Built specifically for U.S. agencies, this version of ChatGPT is designed with enhanced security, allowing for processing sensitive, non-public data within controlled environments. While the product is aimed at streamlining government
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Business Buzz: Stocks drop after Trump announces enactment of proposed tariffs
This past week, several companies were struggling on the stock market as United States President Donald Trump announced the implementation of his proposed tariffs to be enacted Feb. 1. These tariffs will be placed on the United States key trading partners Mexico, Canada and China. The aggressive tariffs will be 25%of any product imported from
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CAMPUS LIFE
Job Spotlight: Substitute Teaching
With the variety of jobs and internships that the Elizabethtown College student body holds, it is important to highlight students who show exemplary ambition and drive to accomplish their goals. Senior Brooke Seislove is not lacking in these departments and has already left a legacy before post-grad school employment. This week, The Etownian took a
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Local Sightseeing: Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum
This past week, Blue Jays were able to participate in Elizabethtown College’s yearly Into the Streets event hosted by the Office of Student Activities (OSA). Students traveled around the local community to volunteer in Etown, Mount Joy and Lancaster. As part of Into the Streets this year, I ended up at a quaint estate in
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Students of Etown: Lex Raught
This week, meet Alexander Raught, a sophomore graphic design major at Elizabethtown College. Raught chose his major due to his love for art, though he has had some difficulty finding the free time for personal projects lately. “I wanted to be an animator,” he said. However, he wasn’t sure whether it would work out. “[But]
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SPORTS
Men and women’s track and field compete in Mason-Dixon Invitational
On April 19 and 20, the Elizabethtown College men and women’s track and field teams competed at the Mason-Dixon Invitational at Gettysburg College, in Gettysburg, Pa. The men’s team won one event and placed eight out of the 13 schools competing. The women’s team won two events and placed third out of the 10 schools
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Video Game Review: Cave Story
The most popular games of all time almost always have incredible teams behind them. Chrono Trigger featured the best talent Square-Enix could get their hands on, and now the turn-based role-playing game is rightfully heralded as one of the best games in its genre and of all time. However, one of these all-time classics was
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Blue Jay tennis falls to Wilkes
Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams played against Wilkes University on Saturday, April 13 in Landmark Conference action. It was a very windy day and it made for challenging conditions. Unfortunately, both Blue Jay teams fell to the Colonels. The women’s team went in with a 6-6 record but lost by a final of
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FEATURES
Relay for Life raises money for cancer research
Many people have pulled an all-nighter for an assignment or to study for a test, but have they ever pulled an all-nighter for cancer research? Essentially, that’s what Relay for Life is—a fun yet somber all-nighter for cancer research. “[Relay for Life is] a 12 hour fundraising event for American Cancer Society,” Colleges Against Cancer
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Reflection and farewell from Features Editor
This is my last article for the Etownian. That sentence was not comfortable to type out. When this issue comes out, I will be about three weeks away from graduation. That wasn’t any more comfortable to type. The future is still so unknown for me, so for this final piece of mine, we’re going to
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Etown Does Pride celebrates LGBTQ+ identities, community
For the second year in a row, Etown’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) and Office of Diversity, Equity and Belonging (DEB) hosted a glamorous night of drag queens from Central PA, featuring hosts from the previous year, Betty Whitecastle and Lizzie Beaumont. The event occurred on April 19 at 9 p.m. in the KAV, and
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