NEWS
Global Perspective: United States, Denmark sign agreement on defense of Greenland
On Tuesday, during a session of the United Nations General Assembly, the United States, Denmark and Greenland finally came to an agreement to expand the U.S. military presence in Greenland. U.S. President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed a deal permitting the U.S. to expand its military
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The Jays like to play: the second RecRe box
A second RecRe box has been added to campus, behind the Bowers Center. Just like the first one in the Bird Cage, it is continuing to aid in accessibility. Instead of needing to go to a physical desk to sign out sports equipment, now students can just go to the box and rent it out
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HR, Honors Center resume normal operations after Myer sewer backup
Beginning Sept. 8, the Honors Center and Human Resources Office (HR) located on the main floor of Myer Hall resumed normal operations following a sewer backup the first week of the semester. On the night between Aug. 23 and Aug. 24, the main sewer trap servicing Myer clogged. This resulted in sewer water backing up
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CAMPUS LIFE
Students of Etown: Tyler Orban
Hailing all the way from Ledgewood, New Jersey, I would like to introduce Tyler Orban. Orban is a senior mechanical engineering major here at Elizabethtown College. Mechanical engineering spoke to Orban as he saw it as an opportunity to make an impact. “I really wanted to make an impact within my work,” Orban said. “I’m
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Recipe Review: Fruit cocktail cake
In 1989, a film by the name of “Steel Magnolias” was released. This film features many famous leading ladies, including the incredible Dolly Parton. Parton plays a hair dresser named Truvy Jones. During a scene where a whole group of southern hometown friends are in her parlor getting dolled up for a wedding, Jones shares
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Student Feature: Hailey Erickson
With the hustle and bustle of student life, we may not have the opportunity to introduce ourselves to every student we pass. Allow me to introduce to you Hailey Erickson. Erickson is a fourth-year occupational therapy student here at Elizabethtown College. Coming here from Lockhaven, Pennsylvania, Erickson decided to make the journey to Etown for
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SPORTS
Elizabethtown College Blue Jays dominate Immaculata
The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team picked up its first win of the season Friday, Sept. 4, defeating Immaculata University 4-1 at Hoover Field. The Blue Jays came out aggressively and controlled much of the opening half, putting strong pressure on Immaculata’s defensive line early. That pressure paid off in the seventh minute when Caba
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Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball sweeps tri-match in home opener
The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team’s season has finally kicked off at home after a long awaited hiatus from the end of last season. After capping off last season with a winning record and a Landmark playoff appearance, the Blue Jays hope to find their first couple of wins of the season after dropping their
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Elizabethtown College hosts Cross Country alumni challenge
Every year, cross-country team alumni are given an opportunity to return to campus and compete against the current cross-country team. A hilly 4.5-kilometer race determines whether the current team can handle the “old guard,” creating a unique competition that brings former teammates back together while giving the current Jays a chance to defend their home
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FEATURES
News Editor Farewell: Catherine Boylan
My first years of college were incredibly nonlinear. I transferred to Elizabethtown College mid-way through my first year, and for that entire first semester I was an environmental science major. By the beginning of my sophomore year, I had switched to international business, which meant a lot of change in a short amount of time.
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Business Manager Farewell: Garren McKenzie
After two years as business manager of The Etownian, I am leaving Elizabethtown College with a better understanding of the work required to sustain a student newspaper business. As a finance major here at Etown, I started the position unsure of what it fully entailed. I found the opening position on the Instagram of The
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Copy Chief Farewell: Anslee Gerhardt
My journey at The Etownian started my sophomore year. As a transfer student, I was eager to meet new people and find my place at Elizabethtown College. I had no prior journalism experience and hardly any writing experience, but after attending a club fair where I was introduced to people working at The Etownian, I
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