NEWS
PA Politics: Recount Triggered in PA Senate Election
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced on Nov. 13 that unofficial results in the PA Senate race have triggered a statewide recount. The announcement came as total votes for incumbent Democrat Bob Casey, and Republican candidate Dave McCormick, are within a 0.5% margin, which initiates a recount under state law. Figures from NBC
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American Airlines loses appeal with U.S. courts barring U.S. Northeast partnership
American Airlines is America’s largest airline, transporting passengers safely from state to state and country to country. Meanwhile, JetBlue is the sixth-largest airline in America. Launched in 2021, this partnership allowed customers to earn airline miles for both airlines when flying on one of them. The partnership featured two main components. First, American and JetBlue
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Catholicism’s new face
As the Catholic Church and the Vatican have to deal with controversy after controversy, it came as a surprise to many when they released a new mascot for the church. And yes, churches can apparently have mascots. Luce, meaning light in Italian, is a short blue haired girl dressed in a raincoat and boots and
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CAMPUS LIFE
Rory’s History: The story of Campus Life’s mascot
This academic year has been a big one for many reasons, but for all those who work on the Etownian’s Campus Life section, this year marks the triumph of our mascot Rory as he made his way into the minds and hearts of all of our readers. Despite his newfound reputation, many of our readers
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Etownian Farewell: Campus Life Editor Charlie Carberry
I didn’t start off my college career as a professional writing major, so I certainly didn’t expect myself to be interested in Elizabethtown College’s newspaper. My goal was to not join any clubs, sports, ensembles or extracurriculars so I could focus on my studies in Neuropsychology. Well, spoiler alert, I realized I hated it about
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Horoscopes: What song from “The Tortured Poets Department” are you based on your zodiac?
It’s my favorite time of year, Blue Jays! Taylor Swift just released her tenth studio album (excluding her re-records) called “The Tortured Poets Department” (TTPD) on April 19. I, like so many other Swift fans, stayed up late to listen to the album and destroy my sleep schedule. Since its release, I’ve only listened to
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SPORTS
Etown soccer season ends in Landmark Conference playoffs
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s soccer teams came up short in the playoffs this past week. The men’s team fell to Goucher College on Tuesday, Oct. 31 in the quarterfinals 3-2. The women’s team found success in the quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Moravian University, but their season came to an end on
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Etown wrestling fights to top three finish in Messiah Invitational
The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays wrestling team took to the Messiah Invitational at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. This was an away match at Messiah University. Overall, Etown came out of the event with a third-place finish in a competition that consisted of eight teams. Many of our wrestlers placed highly in each of
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Science for the Soul: Why we eat chicken noodle soup when sick
Nobody likes coming down with the common cold or the flu, but the frequency with which new cases appear during this time of year means a considerable number of people must contend with these commonplace diseases. Among comfort foods and medicines, one will typically reach for a warm bowl of chicken noodle soup to ease
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FEATURES
Concert brings national park experience to life
As the lights dimmed in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center on Oct. 10, members of the audience awaited the beginning of the Monday Series Concert, “National Park Soundscapes.” Composer Jill Haley, playing the oboe and piano, welcomed the audience to the performance and cued up a slideshow of photos and videos that corresponded to each
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Ron Ettelman debuts “Singular Visions” art exhibit
A social event occurred in the Elizabethtown College Zug Memorial Hall on Sept. 29. It was for an artist named Ron Ettelman to display his works. Participants viewed Ettelman’s works throughout the Hess Gallery and commented on them. Then, Ettelman told his story of becoming an artist and his process of creating art. Ettelman’s works
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Peace Fellow lecture addresses anti-Blackness
In the world today, there has been emphasis placed on the idea of making sure that everyone feels included in all situations. However, we don’t realize that our actions can have an impact that’s different than what was intended. Some of these actions have different meanings to people depending on their background. Knowing the unintentional
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