NEWS
Campus Responds to 2024 Election
On Nov. 5, many members of the Elizabethtown College campus community voted either in-person or had already sent in their mail-in ballot weeks prior. The Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) shuttled people to the local polling location at various times throughout the day and also provided “Etown Votes” stickers for voters who may
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Users Switch from X to Bluesky
Social media is a heavily politicized space and following the election users went on to social media as a place to express how they feel about the results. In this, many users find safety or comfort in their chosen community on social media. Since Elon Musk, X’s CEO, has had close ties to President-elect Donald
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Pennsylvania Politics: “Red Wave” sweeps Pennsylvania
The string of political texts that campaign offices sent to Pennsylvanians during the 2024 elections was not unwarranted, as in true swing state fashion, the commonwealth flipped red across the majority of elections at the national and state level. In the presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump had a margin of nearly two percentage points, the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Job Spotlight: Student Library Assistant and Archives Assistant
Elizabethtown College’s High Library offers a multitude of services for students, faculty and community members. In addition to the extended catalog of books available both in print for checkout and online as e-books through the High Library’s website and databases, other materials like laptops and laptop chargers, games, movies, CDs and music scores are also
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Media Review: The Witness
Released by Thekla, Inc. in 2016, “The Witness” is a first-person single player video game with admittedly very little context for its content. It’s currently available for PC download on Steam for about $40. You begin your journey through the game playing a nameless and faceless character. You encounter a series of panels, each containing
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I bought slime off an Instagram shop… Here’s what happened
We’ve all seen slime videos at this point, right? I know I’ve spent more time than I’m willing to admit on Instagram’s many slime accounts. But is this stuff as fun and satisfying as it looks— or is it all an elaborate editing trick? I decided that I couldn’t wait any longer to find out.
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SPORTS
Texas Rangers hang first World Series banner in franchise history
The Texas Rangers handled business last week, taking down the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win their first World Series in franchise history! Their 5-0 title-clinching victory in game five sent fans into a frenzy, and it truly told the story of the 2023 Rangers. Superb pitching and timely hitting paved the way to
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Video Game Review: IRA
With all the rogue-like games in the modern market, one would expect developers to have an understanding regarding the core aspects that these games not only all feature but execute well enough that the game can be considered good, let alone have it stand out in the sea of new releases. However, not everyone understands
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Rangers and Diamondbacks set to face off in 2023 World Series
The 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series is set. It will be a battle of teams out west between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Both have written similar stories this postseason, catching fire at the right time and defeating the reigning league champion Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies to reach this stage. So,
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FEATURES
GSA movie showing for LGBTQ+ history month
October is LGBTQ+ History Month and Elizabethtown College’s Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) kicked off the month with a showing of the Oscar Award-winning movie “Moonlight.” The GSA is a club on campus that works to create a safe and accepting environment for those who have different gender and sexuality identities. This club works to host events
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#EtownCollegeReads provides a club for everyone this fall semester
Most clubs at Elizabethtown College are solely for students and will meet exclusively on campus; Dr. Kathryn Caprino created the #EtownCollegeReads online book club that’s not only for students but for faculty and alumni as well. Caprino is an assistant professor PK-12 New Literacies in the education department at Elizabethtown College. Caprino describes herself as
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Business etiquette and networking event provides career assistance
After graduation, many students find themselves in the complicated position of trying to stay afloat while navigating the difficult challenge of finding a job. While many find themselves prepared for the field they chose to study, very few are properly educated on how exactly to land the job that they want. Recognizing this, the Career
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