NEWS
Etown Community Celebrates Homecoming
Students, alumni and faculty look forward to having the full flock back in the nest during Elizabethtown College’s annual Homecoming festivities. This year was even more special because it’s the College’s 125th anniversary. The grand event, the Homecoming Parade, kicked off on Saturday morning at 11. Parade floats were built by different clubs and organizations
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Elizabethtown College cuts three majors, 13 faculty members
Editor’s note: The Etownian chose to grant anonymity to all sources for fear of retribution. A Zoom call Tuesday, Sept. 24 announced faculty cuts and a five-year deadline for Elizabethtown College to sort out its finances before it faces a budget deficit of millions of dollars, sources familiar with the call
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Neurlink receives breakthrough device designation
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip company, is testing the boundaries of how medical technology fundamentally shifts how to treat neurological diseases and disorders. The implant is an experimental brain chip, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced that Neuralink’s Blindsight has received the prestigious “breakthrough device” designation. This status is reserved for path-paving
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: One Day
July 15. Almost 20 years pass during Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew’s journey together, each major checkpoint in their relationship occurring on one day: July 15. Netflix’s recently released series “One Day”, immediately enthralls viewers with a friends-to-lovers trope and stuns them with its shocking conclusion. The 14-episode drama feels as though each individual episode
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Recipe Review: Parfait
As the semester kicks into high gear with a transition into the second half, you may find yourself struggling to keep up with healthy eating habits, especially if you have early classes. So, here’s a fresh and filling breakfast option you can make right in your dorm! Start by gathering your ingredients: fresh or canned
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Business Review: The Fill’Er Up
If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love spontaneous trips. It comes from my parents, who once took my family on a spontaneous road trip five hours north to Niagara Falls. We arrived at 11 p.m., visited for about two hours, and then drove home. So, last weekend, I got
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SPORTS
Athlete of the Week: Victor Witkofsky
The world of sports extends further than most know, as simple games can create massive sports leagues. One’s interest in activities that seem niche on the surface can blossom into events like Esport leagues and reach many lives of those who share similar passions. This phenomenon even occurs on Elizabethtown College’s campus grounds, as seen
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How to improve your diet, the benefits of vegetables
As the student body of Elizabethtown College slowly makes its way towards gaining their diplomas and taking their first steps into the real world, understanding how to take care of oneself becomes critical. Self-care comes in various forms, like budgeting, developing hobbies and cleanliness. However, a crucial form of self-care is maintaining physical health with
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Field Hockey notches third win of season in dominant fashion
This past Friday, Sept. 15, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team (3-2, 1-0 LC) traveled to their first in-conference game of the season at Lycoming College (2-3, 0-1 LC). The Jays certainly showed up, with a shutout three-to-nil victory over the home side. Junior defender Megan Meyer opened the scoring near the end of the
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FEATURES
Digital photography students hold fundraiser to support Ukraine
On Feb. 22, everyone woke up to the news of Russia invading Ukraine. The 2022 Winter Olympics just ended two days ago, and the world was stunned. The Russian troops had been staging on the Ukrainian border for weeks beforehand, but at last, they struck. The war in Ukraine is still going on to this
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APO hosts Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Cabaret
On Thursday, April 7, Elizabethtown College’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega (APO), the National Theatre Honor Society, presented the “APO Sings for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Broadway Cabaret” in Leffler Chapel. Hosted by junior Emma Mesko, the cabaret featured performances by some of your favorite “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Still Life with Iris” actors
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Two seniors perform their final recital at Etown
The final song of the night has come. The two stars of the show, Julie Nitowski and Cara Warntz, walk out to the entire auditorium filled with rapturous applause. This final piece has been preceded by 11 other masterfully completed tracks by one of the two seniors. Now, the two musicians will perform a finale
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