NEWS
New Placement for Police Academy
As Elizabethtown College’s 125th anniversary celebration continues, the College continues to grow and evolve its programs. The School of Public Service recently announced it is integrating a new Police Academy to the campus. Despite an academic year which saw challenges including faculty cuts and the shortening of some long-time programs such as Sociology and Fine
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TikTok Temporarily Shut Down
TikTok went dark on Jan. 19 in the United States, sending shockwaves through the tech world and its users. The virtual home to more than 170 million U.S. users was pulled offline Saturday night amid a new law banning its China-based parent company, ByteDance, from operating in the U.S.. Without the ability to access app
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Work Bank Warns that Trump’s tariffs could hurt the global economy
By the time this article is published, the U.S. will have an old regime back in power with a new agenda of policies, especially tariff policies. Donald Trump has promised to increase tariffs by 60% on all imports from China, and 10-20% on imports from other countries. Trump has also threatened tariffs on companies that
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Jujutsu Kaisen
As we enter into the spooky season, what better time is there to start an intense series about curses, demons and magic? Starting in 2018, author Gege Akutami first began to publish the dark fantasy manga in the popular Japanese magazine, Shōnen Jump. Jujutsu Kaisen follows the life of young protagonist Yuji Itadori, a regular
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Recipe Review: Microwave Cookie in a Mug
Welcome back from break, Jays! We’ve reached the midpoint of the semester, and with that comes exams, research papers and plenty of stress. It can be difficult, but it’s important to take some time to treat yourself, and enjoying a nice dessert is a great way to do that. So, here’s a quick and simple
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Students of Etown: Anastasia McGettigan
This week, meet Anastasia McGettigan, a sophomore English major with a professional writing concentration with minors in creative writing and family business and entrepreneurship. Throughout her time at Elizabethtown College, McGettigan has found several ways to get involved in the campus community, including joining the staff of Etown’s literary magazine Fine Print, co-hosting the open
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SPORTS
Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse find mixed results over the weekend
This past Saturday, April 6, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s lacrosse teams faced off against Drew University, with the women’s side at home and the men’s team traveling to New Jersey to meet the Rangers. The men’s squad put up a 20-6 victory and moved to 5-5 on the season, but the women would
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Blue Jay baseball sweeps Lycoming in doubleheader
The Elizabethtown College baseball team got the best of Lycoming College last Sunday, April 7 in Williamsport, Pa. The Blue Jays took both games of a doubleheader, taking game one 8-5 and game two 5-3 in extra innings. These wins create a surge of momentum for Etown, as they continue their strong season and move
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March Madness recap 2024
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) fans, hopefully your blood pressure can lower because the appropriately named March Madness is officially over. People all across America either made their brackets just for fun or for monetary purposes. The American Gaming Association estimated that Americans bet over $2.72 billion on the tournament this year, and that’s just
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FEATURES
Chamber recital showcases perseverance, talent
There’s something about the mix of individualism and synchronicity that comes with performances, especially that of duets and trios. From the way each clarinet player takes the same sharp inhale before each new line, to how only one will tap their foot to keep the beat. Or the way a percussionist will nod their head
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Sock and Buskin puts on spring play
Normally, Elizabethtown College’s campus is home to the Blue Jays. For two upcoming weekends, however, it’ll be home to rhinoceroses. Sock and Buskin, Etown’s theatre arts club, will proudly present “Rhinoceros,” a play that was written by Eugène Ionesco. Played by sophomore Nicholas Wiley, the play focuses on Bérenger, the main character who is consistently
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Recital celebrates literary, musical achievements of women
On March 16, audience members settled into Leffler Chapel and Performance Center to hear a performance by mezzo-soprano Loralee Songer. This recital was in partnership with the Song Collaborators Consortia (SCC), a collective of musicians created by Christopher Meerdink in 2011. The recital highlighted achievements of women poets and composers. Songer is currently an Assistant
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