NEWS
CCCE hosts annual Day of Service
As Elizabethtown College moves gradually into spring, the community may notice a variety of changes around campus. More students sit outside to do their work and chat, people wear fewer layers and the days start to get a little longer. While all of these spring-related changes excite everyone on campus and indicate one step closer
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PA Politics: Democrats gain state Senate seat in district that encompasses Elizabethtown
Pennsylvania Democrats are celebrating after a state Senate seat flipped blue in a special election in early March. James Malone won the seat over Republican Josh Parsons in the 36th Senate District, which covers part of Lancaster County, including Elizabethtown. The district also covers Mount Joy, Manheim, Lititz and Ephrata. Malone is an I.T. consultant
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Etown Offers Dual Enrollment with Camp Hill School District
It’s never too early to get a head start in higher education. Dual Enrollment programs, which allow high school students to take college classes, have been seeing an explosion in growth in recent years. In 2022, according to the Department of Education, approximately 2.5 million high school students took college classes, earning credits while receiving
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: What artist you should check out based on your zodiac
Music is at the heart of culture, especially at Elizabethtown College with its various vocal groups and bands. Students often have certain genres of music they listen to, but who doesn’t like expanding their taste? Let’s see what musical artist you should check out based on your zodiac sign. Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22):
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Media Review: Therapuss with Jake Shane
What do octopi, therapy and celebrities have in common? They’re all featured on the Therapuss podcast with Jake Shane. Therapuss, which debuted in January 2024, is a talk-show style podcast that sees Shane act as the therapist and invite celebrity guests on to discuss life, things they are “thera-pissed” about and more. Each episode ranges
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Welcome to the Jungle: Kookie the Rabbit
This week, “The Etownian” would like to introduce Kookie, a nearly 5-year-old harlequin rabbit. Kookie lives on campus with first-year social studies education major Adrianna Flory, who absolutely adores him, calling him the “cutest bunny ever” with his patches of black, white, brown and gray fur. He was adopted by Flory in 2020, on June
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SPORTS
HYROX leads athletes beyond traditional sports
The world is filled with several unorthodox sports, often overshadowed by more popular activities. The Olympics occasionally sees one or two of these with new events like breaking, and most people might not know that racketball exists when the more popular sport of tennis operates similarly to it. However, one new sport recently started strong
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Blue Jays Tennis falls against Catholic and Goucher
Following the start of their season with a near-landslide victory against Lancaster Bible, the Blue Jay tennis teams took on Catholic University on March 1 and Goucher College on March 2. Both matches took place on the Alumni Courts at Elizabethtown College. The initial doubles matches did not start well for the Blue Jays men’s
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Behind the Buzzer: Emilie Brinser’s four-year impact on Women’s Basketball
Sometimes, athletes abandon their passion for a sport when entering college. Some athletes, however, utilize that passion in a different way, like becoming the manager of a team —. aAnd that is just what Elizabethtown College women’s basketball manager Emilie Brinser did. Brinser, a senior at Elizabethtown College, didn’t know that being a collegiate manager
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FEATURES
A Q&A with Joni Eisenhauer: an inside look at CreativiTEA Week
Elizabethtown College’s Office of Campus Recreation and Well-Being (RecWell) offers different craft activities for students to explore while taking a break from the stress of homework and classes. Joni Eisenhauer, assistant director of health promotion at Etown, is the brains behind CreativiTEA Week. CreativiTEA weeks are hosted in The Well, which is located on the
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Black History Month Flag Raising in the BSC Concourse
On Friday, Jan. 31, Elizabethtown College’s Black Student Union club hosted a Black History Month Flag Raising. The event, sponsored by the Office of Civil Rights, Opportunity, and Access, was held at 4:30 p.m in the BSC Concourse and was free to all students. The flag raising featured a reading and speech from junior Schumy
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A Night of Connection: The International Family Dinner Brings Students Together
As the spring semester begins, students from around the world gather to celebrate new beginnings and rekindle friendships at the highly anticipated International Family Dinner. This event, held on Jan. 30 in the Jay Lounge, served as an opportunity for international students and their friends to come together, share a meal and embrace the warmth
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