NEWS
High Library starts plant-loaning program
Starting this semester, students now have the opportunity to borrow a plant from the High Library. On January 24th, the library hosted a plant potting party in the Idea Lab, at which students were able to plant one of the library’s 50 plants and take it home. Some of these plants were donated by students
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Today’s Tech: Lawmakers combat AI
2024 is an election year, and while it seems to be a repeat of 2020, there is one new player in the game: Artificial Intelligence (AI). People around the world are expressing concerns over how AI can skew the results of the elections. AI can be used to create incriminating videos or audios of candidates
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New ID cards issued to students
Over the winter, Campus Security was hard at work implementing a new change: students have now been issued brand-new ID cards. As of this semester, the old ID cards will not work for any of the scanners on campus, and can be disposed of into a black box located in the Mail Services room in
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CAMPUS LIFE
Activity Review: Pa. Renaissance Faire
Welcome back, readers! This week, we’re taking a trip back in time for one of the most infamous local attractions: the Renaissance Faire. The fairgrounds are located at 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim Pa., about a 20-minute drive from campus. It’s open weekends from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. beginning mid-August through the end of October.
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Students of Etown: Brooklyn Torquado
Meet this week’s Student of Elizabethtown College: Brooklyn Torquado! Torquado is a first-year English Literature major. She is a part of many different clubs on campus, including Fine Print magazine, Outing Club, writing for The Etownian and Running Club. She also holds an on-campus job as a Student Outreach Ambassador. Even with all of these
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Recipe Review: Cinnamon Apples
Welcome back, readers! The fall season is in full swing and the weather is finally starting to cool off for the year. I, for one, am excited to be able to wear my comfy sweatshirts and flannels and look outside to see the beautiful autumn colors. It’s a perfect opportunity to cozy up with some
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SPORTS
Video game PSA: The Sims 4 is free?
For fans of Electronic Arts (EA) and Maxis’ “The Sims,” you’re in luck! “The Sims 4” on Oct. 18 became free to all users on every platform. This is a dramatic shift from its original price of $59.99 in 2014, which dropped to $39.99 two years after its release. “The Sims 4” is a life
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Men’s Swimming dominates over Wilkes and Stevenson
On Nov. 13, in Owings Mills. Md. the Elizabethtown College’s men’s swim team returned home after a dominating performance as they defeated host Stevenson University with a final score of 136 to Etown and 66 for Stevenson. Etown also dominated over Wilkes University with a final score of 167 for Etown and 24 for Wilkes.
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Blue Jays race to seventh place finish in Mid-Atlantic Regional
The Elizabethtown College men’s cross country team had their penultimate meet for their season on Saturday, Nov. 12. This meeting was a big one for the Blue Jays as it was the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship 8K race. The race was hosted by Susquehanna University in Lock Haven, Pa.
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FEATURES
Etown celebrates Black History month
As February begins, so does the celebration of Black History Month here at Elizabethtown College. The Department of Diversity, Equity and Belonging has worked with other departments to hold events in celebration and for education to further open the conversation between different identities on campus. Other groups, such as the Beloved Community Collective are also
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Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking: Plans for the Spring 2022 Semester
Continuing from last semester, the Elizabethtown College Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking’s (CGUP) first annual Forum on White Supremacy and Colonization will shift gears to focus on international concerns. In the fall semester, the Forum focused primarily on issues of race on a domestic level. Now, the scope is expanding to the global scale.
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Students Learn A Dorm-Friendly Recipe
The Elizabethtown College Bowers Center Demonstration Kitchen hosted Res Hall Recipes, an exciting, food-filled event for students on Thursday, Jan. 28. The Demonstration Kitchen entertains various functions, including cooking classes and nutrition-based discussions. On this occasion, Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) employee Gabriella Stawinski taught attendees how to make peanut butter energy bites (protein bites),
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