NEWS
Global Perspective: U.S. to provide tanks to Ukraine
Last week, President Joe Biden announced that the United States will provide 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, once again publicly proclaiming support for the war-torn country. “The United States, standing shoulder to shoulder with its allies, is going to do all it can to help Ukraine,” Biden said. “We are united.” Biden’s remarks and
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Elizabethtown Colleges joins Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network
Elizabethtown College is well known for its Engineering Department due to its rigor and acknowledgment, especially in recent years as the department has continued to grow alongside the growth of the College over time. One of the said acknowledgments was from the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Diversity Recognition Program, from whom the College
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Student Senate: The College addresses reports of mold
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Jan. 26 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with Administrative reports, starting with Dean of Students & Executive Director for College Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez, who addressed the recent email sent out regarding mold spores found in Hackman South Apartment by a
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CAMPUS LIFE
Book Review: The Glass Castle
Jeanette Walls’ “The Glass Castle” is a powerful and engaging memoir that just might be the next book to add to your reading list. Although some may recognize this title from its 2017 movie adaptation starring Brie Larson, checking out Walls’ original writing and retelling of her unorthodox childhood is well worth the time. This
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Welcome to the Jungle: Meet Tyga
Samhar Almomani is a junior public health major with a minor in sociology and the Assistant Features Editor for the Etownian. Living with him on campus is his beautiful pet cat Tyga. Almomani first got Tyga last May when he went to a pet meet and greet held by the Humane Society in a local
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Students of Etown: Ben Norris
Meet junior Japanese major, Ben Norris! Norris is originally from Bel Air, Md., and she transferred to Elizabethtown College this year from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa. When asked why she chose her major, she cited her love for languages. “I have always had a love for languages,” Norris said. “I visited Japan back in
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SPORTS
Hershey Bears
The Hershey Bears earned a 2-1 win against the Charlotte Checkers in overtime on Saturday, Oct. 23 at Bojangles’ Coliseum. Defender Lucas Johansen scored the sudden-death overtime winner to lift the Bears. Also during the game, goaltender Zach Fucale stopped 27 of 28 Charlotte shots to backstop the Bears. After a scoreless first period, Charlotte
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Health and Fitness
As college students it can be difficult to find time to cook food with a busy schedule. However, dining hall food can get old very fast when it is all a student eats. The food in a dining hall is also not always the healthiest, although there are some healthy options. Cost effective, healthy and
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Women’s Field Hockey
On Saturday, Oct. 23, the Elizabethtown College women’s field hockey team faced off against Drew College at home. It was a total team effort from the Blue Jays to achieve a 2-0 shutout win over Drew on Senior Day. Senior Grace Hardy had a goal and an assist for Etown in the win. Etown celebrated
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FEATURES
Music faculty performance parallels whirlwind emotions during COVID-19 pandemic
This past Monday Nov. 16, the Leffler Chapel stage was once again graced by a captivating performance. Dr. Justin Badgerow and Dr. Anne Gross, associate professors of music, performed both joint and separate performances as a part of the Music Department’s annual Monday Concert Series. Gross opened with her vocal performance titled “Then and Now:
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Angel Tree Project demonstrates community engagement, solidarity
The Center for Community and Civic Engagement and Student Senate at Elizabethtown College will be hosting the Angel Tree Project once again this year. In a typical year, there would be a table set up with a small tree and tags hanging from the branches, each describing the age, gender, needs and interests of an
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Archival work during the COVID-19 pandemic
The staff at Elizabethtown College’s High Library are collecting projects of all sorts from faculty, staff and students regarding their experiences of living in the time of COVID-19. “Keep in mind if you have a class that is doing a COVID related project, course assignments can be submitted. There is no deadline whenever people want
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