NEWS
New Placement for Police Academy
As Elizabethtown College’s 125th anniversary celebration continues, the College continues to grow and evolve its programs. The School of Public Service recently announced it is integrating a new Police Academy to the campus. Despite an academic year which saw challenges including faculty cuts and the shortening of some long-time programs such as Sociology and Fine
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TikTok Temporarily Shut Down
TikTok went dark on Jan. 19 in the United States, sending shockwaves through the tech world and its users. The virtual home to more than 170 million U.S. users was pulled offline Saturday night amid a new law banning its China-based parent company, ByteDance, from operating in the U.S.. Without the ability to access app
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Work Bank Warns that Trump’s tariffs could hurt the global economy
By the time this article is published, the U.S. will have an old regime back in power with a new agenda of policies, especially tariff policies. Donald Trump has promised to increase tariffs by 60% on all imports from China, and 10-20% on imports from other countries. Trump has also threatened tariffs on companies that
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CAMPUS LIFE
Recipe Review: Cookies and Cream Fudge
If you’re looking for a sweet treat to lift your spirits as the semester starts to kick into high gear, try this variation on a classic fudge to satisfy your cravings. The ingredients you’ll need are an 18 ounce bag of white chocolate chips, a 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk and chocolate cream-filled
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Students of Etown: Yasmin Elgamal
On campus, there are so many incredibly smart and talented students! Although our community tries to stay as connected as possible, it is hard to get to know every single one of your wonderful peers. Let’s take a look at one of our fellow Blue Jays here on campus. Yasmin Elgamal is a sophomore who
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Welcome to the Jungle: Calypso the Rabbit
Meet Calypso! Calypso is a 4-year-old rescue rabbit who belongs to junior music education major Bri Hastings. Hastings got Calypso in May of 2023 as an emotional support animal. Although Hastings’ family has owned dogs before, Calypso is her first pet and responsibility. Hastings knew that she was going to be a resident assistant (RA)
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SPORTS
Wilson is stamping her legacy for Elizabethtown women’s hoops
A senior guard on the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team is having a season unlike anything the team has seen in years. Cyleigh Wilson, a Blue Jay from Sandy Hook, Ct. has been a four-year member of the Blue Jays women’s basketball team and has started every game of her career. During her four years
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Multiple Blue Jays set school records at SU Tune-Up
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Selinsgrove, Pa. on Saturday, Feb. 17 for the SU Tune-Up hosted by Susquehanna University at 9:30 a.m. There, the Blue Jays would perform at a high level, with multiple athletes setting new school records. The event was not scored, but Etown showed out
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Swim teams cap off strong seasons in Landmark Championships
On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams took to the Landmark Conference Swimming and Diving Championship. The men’s team finished fourth out of ten teams with 342 points and the women’s team finished fifth out of ten with 373 points. This season, the men went 7-6 overall and 4-2 in
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FEATURES
Etown hosts Beloved Community Collective programming
To celebrate the life and teachings of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Elizabethtown College is hosting a collection of events and workshops that are intended to foster a community that is both caring and inclusive. The Beloved Community Collective is the group of workshops that the College is hosting from Jan. 17 to Feb.
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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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