NEWS
Business Buzz: Trade tariff uncertainty increases post “Liberation Day”
If you’ve been watching global markets lately, the mood has been anything but calm. Since U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs were announced on April 2, share prices have dropped sharply, forecasts have darkened, and the word “recession” has crept back into the headlines. The World Trade Organization says global trade will fall. The
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Today’s Tech: E-Cigarettes Damage Environment
When e-cigarettes first hit the market, they were sold as a safer alternative to smoking—sleek, modern and clean. Now, over a decade later, their legacy may not rest simply in lung health debates or teen addiction statistics. It’s in something far more combustible: literal dumpster fires. According to Fire Rover, a company specializing in fire
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Professor Curtis Smith to release new novel in May
This May, Elizabethtown College’s very own creative writing professor Curtis Smith is releasing a new novel, titled “Deaf Heaven.” Smith is no stranger to the literary world, having published over 125 stories and essays which have appeared in publications spanning from “The Best American Short Stories” to the “W.W. Norton anthology New Micro.” The new
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: What Valentines gift you get based on your zodiac
Love is in the air at Elizabethtown College, whether it be platonic or romantic. February is the best time of year to remind people that they’re loved, appreciated and seen. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, let’s see what gift you’ll receive based on your zodiac sign. Aquarius (Jan. 21 – Feb. 18): Aquarius have a hard
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Media Review: “in the static” by angora
This week, I’d like to take a look at a music artist I believe to be incredibly underrated. With only 70 monthly listeners and less than 5,000 streams of their most popular song on Spotify, the Brooklyn-based duo angora has already created some incredible music. According to their artist biography on Spotify, angora’s vocalist is
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Students of Etown: Layla Murphy
This week, meet Elizabethtown College senior digital media production major Layla Murphy. A student from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Murphy is heavily involved in the campus community as a member in several clubs and employed at the Study Abroad office. Murphy is a member of E-motion, Etown’s dance club. This semester, she is a part of four
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SPORTS
Video Game Review: Zenless Zone Zero
Similar to Honkai Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero is the most recent release developed and published by MiHoYo. As much as I enjoyed Honkai Star Rail, it quickly lost my interest. The turn-based combat clashed with the “fun-in-short-bursts” gameplay quirks woven into its mechanics. Despite the developers’ best efforts to make it function, divvying up
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The NCAA’s fifth year for Division III athletes comes to an end this season
Year five or year four? This decision is a complete game-changer for some collegiate athletes. As the curtain closes on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) unprecedented extra year of eligibility, student-athletes must decide if they will seize the moment for one final season. With COVID-19 upsetting the lives of many, college athletes were no
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Cleveland Cavaliers begin 2024 NBA season in historic way
The 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) season has seen several teams dominate the first couple of weeks. The Western Conference is loaded with strong competitors, as 11 teams sit at or above the .500 record mark. In the Eastern Conference, two teams are dominating, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers currently sit atop
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FEATURES
Novelist Curtis Smith discusses new book with Etown community
On Thursday, Oct. 19, Professor Curtis Smith had a sit-down talk about his new book, “The Lost and The Blind,” in the Jay’s Lounge. He started off the evening by reading the first portion of his novel. It tells of a heartbreaking story about a teenager that had parental issues throughout his entire childhood. His
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Etown campus raises awareness for domestic violence victims and survivors
Amidst the hustle and bustle of students on the first floor of the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-Being stand the wooden figures, silently witnessing daily life on our campus. Little do students know as they quickly pass by these eerie red silhouettes are silently screaming out their message of awareness, hope, help and
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Etown holds 28th annual Homecoming parade
This year, it may have rained on our parade, but the parade went on nonetheless! Held indoors on Oct. 14, several school clubs and organizations presented their floats over Homecoming weekend. Sock and Buskin, “Alice in Wonderland” Float Sock and Buskin is a theater club that happens to be the oldest club on campus. They
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