NEWS
Business Buzz: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs to take effect on certain U.S. goods, Trump to escalate trade war
United States President Donald Trump is rapidly escalating the current trade war with Canada which has been in effect since February of this year. This will spike the price of certain Canadian products across the country. A tariff is a tax that one country charges on goods and services imported from another country. Trump is
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Global Perspective: Chernobyl remains in limbo amid war
In 2014, the Russo-Ukrainian War began after Russian President Vladimir Putin took control of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. This illegal annexation happened after Ukrainians held protests during the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency because he did not sign an agreement with the European Union. This agreement would have been a step forward in integrating Ukraine with Europe
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Elizabethtown College begins search for its 17th president
The search for Elizabethtown College’s next president is underway as current President Elizabeth Rider is set to retire next June. Following the announcement of Rider’s retirement on May 19, the Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees began the search for her replacement, establishing a Presidential Search Committee in early June. The committee is conducting the search
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CAMPUS LIFE
Students of Etown: Tyler Orban
Hailing all the way from Ledgewood, New Jersey, I would like to introduce Tyler Orban. Orban is a senior mechanical engineering major here at Elizabethtown College. Mechanical engineering spoke to Orban as he saw it as an opportunity to make an impact. “I really wanted to make an impact within my work,” Orban said. “I’m
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Recipe Review: Fruit cocktail cake
In 1989, a film by the name of “Steel Magnolias” was released. This film features many famous leading ladies, including the incredible Dolly Parton. Parton plays a hair dresser named Truvy Jones. During a scene where a whole group of southern hometown friends are in her parlor getting dolled up for a wedding, Jones shares
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Student Feature: Hailey Erickson
With the hustle and bustle of student life, we may not have the opportunity to introduce ourselves to every student we pass. Allow me to introduce to you Hailey Erickson. Erickson is a fourth-year occupational therapy student here at Elizabethtown College. Coming here from Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, Erickson decided to make the journey to Etown for
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SPORTS
Elizabethtown College hosts Cross Country alumni challenge
Every year, cross-country team alumni are given an opportunity to return to campus and compete against the current cross-country team. A hilly 4.5-kilometer race determines whether the current team can handle the “old guard,” creating a unique competition that brings former teammates back together while giving the current Jays a chance to defend their home
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Ganon Smith finishes second, earns All-American honors
Elizabethtown College’s wrestling team took their talents on the road over the weekend, heading out to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to compete in the Division III National Championships. Two weeks prior to the event, the Blue Jays competed to be a part of the event in the Regional Championships held in New Jersey. Etown fought hard
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Blue Jays Women’s lacrosse lose to Lebanon Valley College
On Saturday, March 15, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team, with a 4-2 record, faced off against Lebanon Valley College, with a 4-3 record, at Wolf Field. The Blue Jays looked to play well on their home field against the Dutchmen in what quickly developed into a competitive matchup. The first quarter featured an intense
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FEATURES
News Editor Farewell: Catherine Boylan
My first years of college were incredibly nonlinear. I transferred to Elizabethtown College mid-way through my first year, and for that entire first semester I was an environmental science major. By the beginning of my sophomore year, I had switched to international business, which meant a lot of change in a short amount of time.
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Business Manager Farewell: Garren McKenzie
After two years as business manager of The Etownian, I am leaving Elizabethtown College with a better understanding of the work required to sustain a student newspaper business. As a finance major here at Etown, I started the position unsure of what it fully entailed. I found the opening position on the Instagram of The
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Copy Chief Farewell: Anslee Gerhardt
My journey at The Etownian started my sophomore year. As a transfer student, I was eager to meet new people and find my place at Elizabethtown College. I had no prior journalism experience and hardly any writing experience, but after attending a club fair where I was introduced to people working at The Etownian, I
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