NEWS
CGUP offers Ware Lecture photo essay competition
Elizabethtown College is offering opportunities to hear from diverse perspectives to allow for the building of a stronger community. Part of that effort is seen through the Ware Lecture, which is sponsored by the Ware Family and intended to encourage peacemaking in the campus community and in their larger lives. Speakers from years prior, which
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Elizabethtown College Disability Services works to support student needs
When there are 20 college students in a room together, it’s bound to be a little distracting. For Elizabethtown College fourth-year graphic design and digital media production major Sarah Moscoso, it can be more than just distracting. Moscoso used to take her exams in a quiet room, alone, to help mitigate the negative affects her
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Today’s Tech: Fee added to X for new accounts
New users of the social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter) will be asked to pay a small fee in order to access key features such as posting, liking and reposting. This is an attempt to curb spam bots which have been a consistent problem on the platform for years. Spam bots are essentially
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle: Holly, Adzuki, Cocoa and Zelda
Third-year professional writing and Japanese major Evan Kohlbus has a full house of four adorable cats: Zelda, Holly, Cocoa and Adzuki. Kohlbus and his family adopted Zelda, the oldest of the four at 14 years old, in 2010. She has mostly white fur with black spots and is completely blind since she’s missing both eyes.
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Activity Review: Call of Cthulhu
Whether you’ve played or not, it’s no secret that “Dungeons & Dragons”, or D&D, has recently seen an explosion in popularity, due at least in part to its appearances in several pieces of media that quickly rose to pop culture infamy. The release of Baldur’s Gate III, a game based in the world of D&D
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Club Feature: Women in STEM
At Elizabethtown College, there are a wide variety of diverse clubs and organizations centered around the motto“Educate for Service”. Considering this, it’s important to represent our school’s range of interests. This is why the Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) club has become such a foundational organization, attracting students fascinated by the STEM
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SPORTS
Softball’s Doubleheader vs. Susquehanna University
On Saturday, April 17 the Elizabethtown College softball team played two back-to-back games against Susquehanna University. Etown lost both games. During the first game, within the first inning Susquehanna was up one to nothing. Two more innings were played until the game was tied by first-year Maddie Reever walking and senior Megan Thomas batting at
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Etown Tennis wraps up regular season
Elizabethtown College’s tennis teams wrapped up their regular seasons this past Sunday on April 16 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Going into the day, the Blue Jays were matched up with King’s College and Rutgers University-Camden and hoped to end the season on a high note. The Blue Jays did just that, as both the men’s and
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A Look Back: My reflection on the Etownian
It’s hard to believe this is my last article for the Etownian. I am writing this late at night with the window open, the moonlight and a gentle spring breeze streaming in. At times like this, hoping that my roommate doesn’t wake up because of the light from my laptop, I realize that I am
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FEATURES
Ron Ettelman debuts “Singular Visions” art exhibit
A social event occurred in the Elizabethtown College Zug Memorial Hall on Sept. 29. It was for an artist named Ron Ettelman to display his works. Participants viewed Ettelman’s works throughout the Hess Gallery and commented on them. Then, Ettelman told his story of becoming an artist and his process of creating art. Ettelman’s works
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Peace Fellow lecture addresses anti-Blackness
In the world today, there has been emphasis placed on the idea of making sure that everyone feels included in all situations. However, we don’t realize that our actions can have an impact that’s different than what was intended. Some of these actions have different meanings to people depending on their background. Knowing the unintentional
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GSA movie showing for LGBTQ+ history month
October is LGBTQ+ History Month and Elizabethtown College’s Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) kicked off the month with a showing of the Oscar Award-winning movie “Moonlight.” The GSA is a club on campus that works to create a safe and accepting environment for those who have different gender and sexuality identities. This club works to host events
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