NEWS
Bias Incidents: a blow to campus community
Moving on campus for the first time or even just coming back to school can come with a lot of stress. That stress was heightened for Elizabethtown College students during the first few weeks when on Aug. 26 and Sept. 7, Etown students received emails about bias incidents that occurred on campus and online. The
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Today’s Tech: Meta’s Erasure of AI Celebrity Chatbots
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has reigned the conversation surrounding technology for the past few years. It can be easy to get lost in the successes associated with major companies like OpenAI, who invented ChatGPT, a program that has changed the face of asking questions online, and Character AI, which allowed many people to engage in stimulating
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Bowers Center Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
It’s been a long five years for Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Center for Recreation, Sports and Well-Being. Almost immediately after the fitness center got the chance to open its doors in August 2019 to the campus community, it had to shutter them for the global pandemic. “The fall semester was so amazing in 2019. I can
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes (Taylor’s Version): What song from the “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album are you?
There’s almost nothing more exciting than when Taylor Swift releases a new album, and there’s something special about the release of her re-records with their extra vault songs. Way back in 2014, when Swift originally released “1989,” I was in seventh grade, dealing with all of my thirteen-year-old angst. When I listened to “1989 (Taylor’s
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Debate of the Week: Peppermint Mocha or Pumpkin Spice
With 8 a.m. classes, daily sports practices and a variety of student jobs, many Elizabethtown College students consume caffeine as part of their daily fuel. With coffee especially, pumpkin spice lattes have been a huge hit; however, another seasonal drink will soon make an appearance: the peppermint mocha. The question is: which seasonal drink is
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Club Feature: Etown Kindness Project
If you’re ever feeling stressed or down, look to the Etown Kindness project for some words of encouragement! Starting Nov. 7, there will be biweekly meetings at 7 p.m. held in Nicarry Hall 228, during which all students are welcome to attend and take part in the club’s activities. The club was founded by second-year
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SPORTS
Men’s Basketball loses to Scranton
On Saturday, Feb. 11 in Elizabethtown, Pa., The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team faced off and lost against Scranton University with a final score of 80 for Scranton and 70 for Etown. Prior to the game, the team honored graduate student Jalin Robinson for senior day. Through the first five minutes of play, Etown didn’t
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Men’s Volleyball falls to Marymount
The Elizabethtown College’s men’s volleyball team was handed their first road loss of the season on Saturday night, Feb. 11. The Blue Jays were able to take one set, but that would be all, losing the match one set to three (1-3). This is the team’s fourth loss of the season, but they still maintain
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The NBA’s new all-time scoring leader
LeBron James cemented his name into yet another page of the basketball history books, this one being a monumental milestone. On the night of Feb. 7, in a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder, James took hold of the record for the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) all-time leading scorer. The record
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FEATURES
2021-22 Lecture Series begins with abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart
The 2021-22 Lecture Series began with abduction survivor Elizabeth Smart. On Thursday, Nov. 11, Elizabethtown College students, faculty, staff and community members flocked to Leffler Chapel and Performance Center to hear her speak. Smart discussed her story, specifically providing details about being abducted, the healing process and how the trauma currently affects her. Smart attended
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Students restart public relations club
Jay Firm was first launched in 2012 by associate professor of communications Dr. Matthew Telleen. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the club went on a hiatus, but has since been restarted by juniors Emily Kuhn and Abigail Zarfoss. Kuhn and Zarfoss serve as co-presidents of the club. The two public relations (PR) majors
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Students begin process to restart College Republicans
Prior to COVID-19, Elizabethtown College’s College Republicans was an active club on campus; however, since the COVID-19 pandemic, the club became inactive, as had other clubs on campus, such as the History Club, which recently restarted. Like juniors Eric Schubert and Gavin McCabe who serve as co-presidents of the History Club, first-year Timothy Mackall expressed
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