NEWS
A New Wave of Panda Diplomacy
Last November, the star panda duo of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, left the states, heading back to their homeland in China. Since then, the panda enclosure has been left dormant and empty, with repairs and renovations taking place on it. However, with more and more pandas leaving the country as
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Facilities switches to heating over fall break
Over fall break, Elizabethtown College’s Facilities Department made the decision to switch over from cooling to heating. For those in Schlosser, Brinser and the Hackman Apartments, that means they can now only use the heating on their unit. For Myer, Ober and Royer, that meant their AC units in their window were made not unusable
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PA Politics: Elon in Pennsylvania and the Power of the Dollar
Billionaire Elon Musk appeared in Harrisburg on Saturday, Oct. 19, rallying for Donald Trump. Notably, Musk promised to award $1 million each day until the Nov. 5 election date to randomly selected people in battleground states who sign his online petition, with the first prize given to John Dreher of Mechanicsburg. “By the way, John
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CAMPUS LIFE
Welcome to the Jungle: Holly, Adzuki, Cocoa and Zelda
Third-year professional writing and Japanese major Evan Kohlbus has a full house of four adorable cats: Zelda, Holly, Cocoa and Adzuki. Kohlbus and his family adopted Zelda, the oldest of the four at 14 years old, in 2010. She has mostly white fur with black spots and is completely blind since she’s missing both eyes.
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Activity Review: Call of Cthulhu
Whether you’ve played or not, it’s no secret that “Dungeons & Dragons”, or D&D, has recently seen an explosion in popularity, due at least in part to its appearances in several pieces of media that quickly rose to pop culture infamy. The release of Baldur’s Gate III, a game based in the world of D&D
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Club Feature: Women in STEM
At Elizabethtown College, there are a wide variety of diverse clubs and organizations centered around the motto“Educate for Service”. Considering this, it’s important to represent our school’s range of interests. This is why the Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) club has become such a foundational organization, attracting students fascinated by the STEM
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SPORTS
Etown soccer fights two hard battles over the weekend
The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team picked up their first win of the young season on Saturday afternoon at home on Ira R. Herr Field, outlasting Lebanon Valley College 3-2. It was a successful Senior Day for the team, as three different Blue Jays found the back of the net. Senior midfielder Sydney Reich, junior
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2023 NFL season preview
Football is back! The National Football League (NFL) made its anticipated return this past week, once again reviving football fandom across the country. The reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs kicked the new year off last Thursday, Sept. 7, when they squared off against the up-and-coming Detroit Lions, falling 21-20. It was just the
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Softball’s Doubleheader vs. Susquehanna University
On Saturday, April 17 the Elizabethtown College softball team played two back-to-back games against Susquehanna University. Etown lost both games. During the first game, within the first inning Susquehanna was up one to nothing. Two more innings were played until the game was tied by first-year Maddie Reever walking and senior Megan Thomas batting at
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FEATURES
Class project focuses on diversity in children’s books
This March, Elizabethtown College’s High Library had a “Celebrating Diversity and Belonging in Children’s Books” exhibit from Dr. Katherine Hughes’s COM 130 Visual Communications class. This exhibit has been held in the library since early March and ends on March 24. Each COM 130 student has made a project using and applying their photoshop skills,
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Bowers Centers hosts events focused on nutrition
On Friday, March 18, the Elizabethtown College Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being demo kitchen was home to multiple different flavors and foods as students celebrated Nutrition Day. The event was run by the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) and Assistant Director of Health Promotion Joni Eisenhauer. The demonstrations started off with healthy smoothies.
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SWAG promotes nutrition on campus
Did you know March is National Nutrition Month? On Wednesday, March 9, Gabby Stawinski of the Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) helped to promote nutrition on campus by providing many valuable recipes, resources, tips and more in the BSC concourse for students and faculty. “There’s tips on choosing healthy granola bars, the Chicken Pot Pie
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