NEWS
Eastland Alpacas hosts student visits
Leaving the shop and moving down the hill we were warmly greeted by a kind man donning Carhart and boots, Kevin Zurin. His smile lit up a dreary Saturday and his jovial, optimistic tone brought about a certain calmness over not only his animals but also our small group. Within seconds, he showed genuine interest
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Exploring entrepreneurship abroad: Etown students take on Prague
At the start of this month, 10 Elizabethtown College students traveled to the city of Prague in the Czech Republic as part of the course FBE450: Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economy. We spoke with a variety of local entrepreneurs, learning about their perspectives and stories. This included firsthand accounts of the transition from communism to capitalism,
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Semiconductors on the rise: Intel announces production of new facilities
This just in, Intel Corp is going to be spending big in the next five years as part of a company-wide initiative to construct new factories and expand already existing facilities. According to an article released by Reuters, Intel has released that they plan on using the $19.5 billion in loans and grants they had
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CAMPUS LIFE
Internship Spotlight: Dzanc Books
Elizabethtown College third-year professional writing major and Assistant Campus Life Editor Natalie Meyer has an internship with Dzanc Books, a non-profit publishing company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This publishing company strives to distribute experimental writings that would not usually gain commercial attention or success. Along with that, they aim to uplift diverse authors, stories
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Media Review: Return of the Obra Dinn
“Return of the Obra Dinn”, released by popular indie video game developer Lucas Pope in 2018, is a murder mystery game with a twist—there are 60 deaths to be investigated all at once. It is currently available for $20 on Steam, where it has incredibly good reviews. The game is set in the year 1807.
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Welcome to the Jungle: Shyann the Black Lab/Akita mix
This very friendly older lady is Shyann the Black Lab/Akita mix! Fourth-year computer science major Matt Sutton reveals that this older gal has plenty of love to offer to just about everyone she meets. Shyann was originally a Christmas present for Sutton and his brother 10 years ago, when she was just a little pup!
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SPORTS
Swim teams cap off strong seasons in Landmark Championships
On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams took to the Landmark Conference Swimming and Diving Championship. The men’s team finished fourth out of ten teams with 342 points and the women’s team finished fifth out of ten with 373 points. This season, the men went 7-6 overall and 4-2 in
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Caitlin Clark breaks Kelsey Plum scoring record with another masterful performance
After much anticipation, Iowa’s superstar guard Caitlin Clark broke former Washington Huskies guard Kelsey Plum’s NCAA scoring record on Thursday, Feb. 15 against the Michigan Wolverines. Coming in just eight points shy of the record, the senior broke the mark in the only way she knew how, dropping a career-high 49 points in a 106-89
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Video Game Review: Wizard with a Gun
If one’s looking for a fresh take on survival sims or rogue-like gameplay, “Wizard With A Gun” offers a unique combination of these gameplay styles, with a charming presentation and a grim yet captivating storyline. While the Bastion-Like Top-Down, gun-based gameplay that revolves around constantly rewinding time before the end of the world can become
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FEATURES
OEP provides series of KNV workshops to the Etown community
On Earth Peace (OEP) is a nonprofit organization that works on helping communities by teaching the discipline of “Kingian Nonviolence (KNV) Conflict Resolution.” OEP spreads knowledge about KNV mainly through workshops aiming to bring personal and societal change. In celebration of Black History Month and as part of the Beloved Community Collective, Elizabethtown College is
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Roll for Initiative: Dungeons and Dragons undergoes renaissance at Elizabethtown College
It’s almost midnight. You and your friends are huddled around a table in one of the old lab rooms on campus after hours. You are up to your ankles in sheets of paper, calculations and logs of items, tallying up numbers from dice rolls. But you’re not here because of a project or a mathematics
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ECDT hosts first annual “Dancing with the Jays” competition
The Elizabethtown College Dance Team (ECDT) announced that they will be hosting the first annual “Dancing with the Jays” contest, which is a spin-off of the show “Dancing with the Stars.” Each ECDT member has selected one member of the student body to be their partner in the competition. The partnered dancers will play the
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