NEWS
Business Buzz: Walmart Responds to Tariffs
Since going into office, one of President Donald Trump’s biggest platforms has been the desire to put higher tariffs on other countries. On Saturday, April 5, 2025, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on China and a 10% tariff on other countries. In response, several countries have already implemented retaliatory taxes on imports with China even
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GSA Holds Pride Kickoff
Pride month typically occurs throughout June with companies and cities hanging their pride flags high. Since most students will not live on campus during the summer, and therefore will not have the opportunity to celebrate traditional pride with the campus, Elizabethtown College celebrates pride early with campus wide events and opportunities for both learning and
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Etown College Appoints Police Academy Director
Elizabethtown College’s new police academy continues to undergo development. This is a follow-up on our last story about the academy as it was announced that Etown would be a host site for a state police program Timothy Fetzer will oversee the development and implementation of the police academy in collaboration with Director of the Criminal
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CAMPUS LIFE
Club Feature: Lighthouse
The spring semester has begun with the full chaos that coming back to campus always brings. Snow and rain blasted into campus as syllabus week came and went and a daunting amount of assignments appeared on the horizon. Assigned with writing a club feature, it seemed the campus was relatively quiet. Overwhelmed, I stumbled across
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Media Review: Squid Game 2
In late 2021, the original Squid Game mini-series was released on Netflix. It captured the attention of audiences all over the world, even though the main language spoken by the characters is Korean. It’s no wonder that a sequel was soon underway, released December 2024. Season two has seven episodes which continue the first season’s
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Recipe Review: Fried Rice
Welcome back to campus, Jays! For myself and many others, one of the most difficult aspects of transitioning into the new semester is missing a nice, home-cooked meal or being unable to get takeout from my favorite hometown restaurants. So, here’s a recipe for fried rice that you can make right in your campus housing,
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SPORTS
Field hockey celebrates Senior Day with shutout victory
The Elizabethtown College field hockey team treated the home fans to a dominant performance on Wolf Field on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 12 p.m, defeating Wilkes University 5-0. It was a day headlined by the team’s seniors, as they were celebrated during the pregame festivities. Junior forward Drew Bridges stole the spotlight that day and
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New York Liberty end the streak and win for first WNBA championship
As the confetti came down on Sunday night in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the WNBA season came to a dramatic ending after a five game series for the championship between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx were searching for their fifth WNBA championship and their first since 2017, while the
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No time to eat with intermittent fasting
Controlling one’s diet is a quintessential part of health moderation. Whether one eliminates carbohydrates with the Keto diet, focuses on proteins with the Atkins diet or only eats highly nutritious foods, diets heavily affect one’s health. However, a diet can focus on more than what goes into one’s food and instead revolve around scheduling meals.
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FEATURES
Etown unravels new multicultural center in the BSC
One of Elizabethtown College’s goals over the past several years is to provide a welcoming environment for all students who commit to the institution, regardless of background. With the rise of minority populations committing to Etown, especially students of color and the LGBTQIA+ community, it has been of utmost importance for these students to feel
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Etownian awarded first place at American Scholastic Press award ceremony
Recently, the Etownian newspaper came out on top in the American Scholastic Press Awards. Elizabethtown College was only one of fourteen higher education institutions to receive this prestigious honor of first-place prize. Student-produced newspapers are submitted from colleges and universities all across the nation and are ranked from first to third place based upon content
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OSA encourages students to“be creative” with Paint n Sip
The Office of Student Activities (OSA) always knows how to bring people together to enjoy themselves during the school year with some fun activities, Paint n’ Sip being one. On March 8, the Paint n’ Sip event took place in the Jay Lounge from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Organized by OSA, Paint n’ Sip
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