NEWS
Today’s Tech: MIT pioneers insect-like robots for pollination
Advancements in agriculture are now entering uncharted territory, propelled by significant breakthroughs in robotics. At the pinnacle of this pursuit, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are pioneering tiny, insect-like robots that specialize in artificial pollination to revolutionize the future of agriculture. These may one day swarm from mechanical hives into controlled environments—such as multi-level
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Business Buzz: Bank of Japan’s rates raised highest since 2008
This week, Japan’s central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years—after the quick rise of consumer prices increased in December. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised their initial short-term policy rate of around 0.25%to around 0.5%. In July, there was a mass stock market selloff which was triggered
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Facilities help cool things down at Etown
In early January Elizabethtown College released via email an inclement weather warning to the students of the campus. The warning was due to the general cold front that the campus community was facing. Included in this email was a warning that the college was participating in an energy curtailment program. This program requires the lowering
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Cake Mania Series
If you owned a Nintendo DS in the mid-2000s, you’ve probably heard of this exhilarating cake baking game! “Cake Mania” is a game that focuses on timing and skill. The faster you work, the better you’ll fare. The game was produced by Sandlot Games and released as an online flash game. The game quickly gained
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Recipe Review: Homemade Breakfast Bars
Welcome back to campus for the new academic year, Jays! As the semester is starting to kick into high gear, you’ll need a tasty breakfast to fuel your day. There isn’t always time in the morning for a full meal at the Marketplace, so here’s a recipe for homemade breakfast bars to keep on hand
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Activity Review: Goat yoga
Elizabethtown College values and prioritizes physical and mental health for all its students, providing upbeat exercise classes at the Bowers Center, access to counseling and a source of good coffee at our beloved Blue Bean. Yoga is well known for allowing meditation and relaxation of the mind, body and soul. Despite this, there is one
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SPORTS
Chiefs and 49ers set to collide in Super Bowl rematch
As the dust begins to settle on the 2024 National Football League (NFL) season, the stage is set for Super Bowl LVIII (58). This year, fans will witness a rematch of the 2020 Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. If you ask NFL fans, most will tell you that
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Etown Wrestling loses heartbreaker to Alvernia
The Elizabethtown College wrestling team welcomed Alvernia University to Elizabethtown, Pa. this past weekend on Saturday, Feb. 3 at home. It was their second head-to-head matchup this season. While the Blue Jays had hoped to get some revenge for their earlier defeat, they went on to lose a nailbiter, as Alvernia narrowly escaped this one
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Men’s and Women’s Basketball bounce back over the weekend
Last Saturday afternoon, Elizabethtown College’s men’s (8-13, 5-9 conference) and women’s (15-6, 11-3 conference) basketball teams produced wins against Moravian University (M: 7-14, 3-11 conference, W: 7-14, 6-8 conference), 68-65 and 84-46 respectively. The men’s team put on a dominating first half, outscoring Moravian 43-26. Fourth-year Dylan Rowe opened the scoring with two buckets, pushing
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FEATURES
Elizabethtown College kicks off holiday season
On Nov. 17, Elizabethtown College kicked off this year’s holiday celebrations with a traditional tree and menorah lighting in front of hundreds of Etown students and community members who gathered to celebrate this event with their friends and loved ones. Senior history major Gavin McCabe and senior pre-med student Alex Petrocelli hosted this year’s Tree
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Campus Safety accepts donations for unpaid parking tickets
When Student Senate and Campus Safety met to discuss the issue of parking on campus, Student Senate brought an idea with them. The idea was to pay off parking tickets with items that would be donated to the Blue Jay Food Pantry. Knowing that it’s been done in the past, both Student Senate and Elizabethtown
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Young Center hosts scholar for talk on Amish population growth
On Nov. 10, Elizabethtown College hosted “Keep Track of Settlement and Population Growth of the Amish in North America,” an event that aimed to inform those in the Elizabethtown community about the increasing growth of the Amish. Held in the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, the event lasted an hour and allowed those
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