NEWS
Commencement 2025: Meet S. Dale High
It’s that time of year again for Elizabethtown College seniors to begin graduation preparations. Many are ordering their caps and gowns, calling to tell their families the date (May 10) and dealing with anxieties associated with leaving the nest. One aspect of preparation some fail to consider is researching the commencement speaker. While prestigious speakers
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Today’s Tech: Sony’s online services experience major outage
Over the weekend of Feb. 8, millions of gamers were forced to find alternative forms of amusement as Sony’s online services faced a giant outage that lasted more than 24 hours, robbing them of access to the PlayStation Network (PSN). While server downtime is a periodic fact of life on any online platform, the response,
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Business Buzz: How Super Bowl LIX is helping American businesses
From the halftime show, to amazing game strategies to memorable commercials, the Super Bowl is a spectacle that must be seen. As the Super Bowl has passed and we all celebrate or mourn the outcome of the game we must acknowledge the impact that the Super Bowl has on the local and national economy. The
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: What candy are you?
Halloween is right around the corner, and what is more associated with the October holiday than the traditional treat: candy! Candy of all kinds are enjoyed year-round, but Halloween is when candy really circulates around the block. Let’s see what sugary treat each zodiac sign most aligns with. Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21): The
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The Great Pumpkin Debate: Pumpkin Painting or Pumpkin Carving?
Oh my gourd! It is fall, which means it’s pumpkin season! There are many fall activities and traditions that involve pumpkins such as going to get a pumpkin spice latte, crafts, making a pie or eating the seeds, carving, painting and going to the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect pumpkin. Once you get
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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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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
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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Office of Registration and Records offer new classes for Fall ‘23
On March 3, Elizabethtown College students were able to view the course listings for the fall 2023 semester. The course listings included a number of new classes that students may be interested in taking, such as novel writing with Assistant Director of Academic Advising Curtis Smith and game design and virtual reality with Associate Professor
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Mistreatment of women in the workplace
Due to the recent pandemic–that everyone is honestly tired of talking about–Americans have had a job crisis. Either there are not enough jobs or not enough people “wanting” to work. This has also been a time to highlight the issues within the workplace as a whole. One of them being the blatant discrimination against women.
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