NEWS
Global Perspective: Pro-democracy protests spread across Guatemala
Tens of thousands of pro-democratic protesters in Guatemala remain firm as demonstrators call for the resignation of Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras, who suspended president-elect Bernardo Arevalo’s political party amid allegations of voter registration fraud. Protestors argue that Porras is attempting to undermine democracy by preventing the peaceful transition of presidential power set for Jan.
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Business Buzz: Can family businesses help grow emerging economies?
Today, with the world at such an uncertain point, we look towards something almost like a port in a storm. Stability, consistency and a reminiscence of a prior time can give us a belief in a future of stability. In America, we grew up with local businesses where at least one was known to be
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Today’s Tech: Will Meta’s new products make VR mainstream?
While many argue the so-called “Metaverse” hasn’t gone mainstream yet, that has not deterred Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who this week announced 2 brand new products: the Quest 3 Virtual Reality (VR) Headset and a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses. The announcements were made at the Meta Connect Developer conference last week, a 2-day event
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Get lost in a story with the “Blood and Ash” series
The New York Times best-seller “Blood and Ash” series written by Jennifer L. Armentrout is a high fantasy series that follows the Maiden, a girl named Penelope, aka Poppy. She is fated to Ascend soon. She isn’t allowed to speak to or touch anyone but a select few. Hiding her face with a white cloth,
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Job Spotlight: How Blue Jay Ambassadors welcome potential students
Do you remember when you first arrived at Elizabethtown College? Some things stand out for all of us: submitting your application, attending an open house, decision day and the glorious moment when we first move into our first-year dorm. But before we met our peer mentors, before we met with professors and maybe even before
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Horoscopes: Which music video represents your sign?
Happy spring, Blue Jays! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been on a music video binge lately, and it brought to mind a question: what music video represents each Zodiac sign? That’s what we’ll be looking at today, and, as an added bonus, I’ve picked videos for each sign by artists of that same
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SPORTS
Video Game Review: Disco Dodgeball
This game may be a bit old, but it is still worth reviewing. “Disco Dodgeball” is a futuristic game that is based on dodgeball, and also happens to include robots. This game is for the Nintendo Switch. The goal of the game is to deflect and catch projectiles, which are disco ball looking dodgeballs that
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The March Madness hype begins
As we are approaching the middle of March, to some this may seem just like any other month, but for NCAA basketball fans, it is finally the long-awaited March Madness season. Going into the 2022 March Madness tournament, there has been a lot of excitement, as the last “normal” tournament was back in 2019. In
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The Hershey Bears look for their 3,000th win
The Hershey Bears scored a 2-1 victory at Bridgeport last Friday, March 11. Defenseman Lucas Johansen scored the first goal for Hershey, shooting the puck into the net at only 5 minutes and 4 seconds into the game to give the Bears an early 1-0 lead. It was the first time Hershey has scored in
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FEATURES
National Suicide Prevention Week
Elizabethtown College’s Student Wellness Advocacy Group (SWAG) advocated for suicide prevention and mental health awareness on Wednesday, Sept. 8. This event was inspired by the annual National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 5-11) and the difficulties associated with adjusting back into college life. SWAG members set up a table in the Baugher Student Center and encouraged
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Etown professor Richard Fellinger’s novel wins accolades
Elizabethtown College Writing Wing Fellow Richard Fellinger has recently obtained national awards for his new novel, Summer of ’85. His book is centered around a story of a mass shooting and a summer’s love. Though fictional, Fellinger unapologetically takes on controversial issues like gun violence, leaving the audience wondering about their own beliefs and opinions.
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The state of the clubs
In terms of events considered to be disruptive, COVID deserves a prize. If you were looking for something to make your best laid plans go awry, the pandemic certainly hits the spot. In the wake of a year-and-a-half of chaos, it may be a good idea to check how some of Elizabethtown College’s clubs weathered
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