NEWS
PA Politics: Legal Hurdles for Independent Hopefuls Bar Candidates as November Looms
Pennsylvania Democrats have won a series of legal challenges keeping the Party for Socialism and Liberation from the presidential ballot in late August. A PA Commonwealth Court judge agreed with Democratic Party challenges, ruling that the paperwork filed by Party for Socialism and Liberation was fatally flawed and ordered the party’s candidate, Claudia De la
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Etown Prepares for Homecoming Weekend
Homecoming rolls around every year as a chance for students and alumni to come together and celebrate Elizabethtown College and their time at the beloved institution. Last year, thousands of people from Etown’s past and present celebrated the college with several autumn events. The alumni were invited to an outdoor Oktoberfest party with food, live
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GPS for the Moon in Development
More than 50 years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon. Since then, 11 other people have joined him and became moonwalkers. What comes next, though?Recently, it has become apparent that the next step for lunar progress will be a global positioning system (GPS) on the moon. NASA, in
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CAMPUS LIFE
Debate of the Week: When to prepare for Christmas
As the spooky season comes to an end, the preparation for the next holiday begins. The main debate though is, which holiday do you start to prepare for after Halloween? For this week’s debate topic, I asked the question, “when should you start to prepare for Christmas? After Halloween or after Thanksgiving?” To gauge the
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Horoscopes: What Chandler Bing quote are you based on your zodiac sign?
Growing up, I hated my name. No matter where I went, everyone automatically assumed that my name was a boy’s name, and for an elementary schooler obsessed with dresses and the color pink, it felt like the end of the world. Then, around my middle school years, I started watching “Friends,” and I was introduced
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Media Review: “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” film
In Nov. 2022, I, like many others, did not survive the Ticketmaster Great War and failed to purchase Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour tickets for one of the Pittsburgh, Pa. dates. I have been a fan of Swift since the early days of my childhood, and although I saw her during her Reputation Stadium Tour,
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SPORTS
Staying fit during Spring Break
Spring break is just around the corner, bringing a week of relaxing, procrastinating and sleeping. Students take the time to recuperate from midterms and the stress of college. Here are some tips to stay mentally healthy as well as active during Spring Break. First, keep a regular sleep schedule or start one if you lost
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MLB Spring Training Begins: A look at the new rule changes
Major League Baseball (MLB) is back, folks! After an offseason that felt much too long, Spring Training has kicked off over the past few days and has done so in an intriguing fashion. Spring Training will go on for about a month, wrapping things up on March 28 and paving the way for the 2023
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Men’s Wrestling places seventh in Mideast Regional Championships
The two-day competition for the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division III Wrestling Championships kicked off on Friday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. and Etown looked to be in terrific shape by the day’s end. Four different Blue Jays reached the semifinals for their respective weight classes that day. These Jays included junior Dorian Gonzalez,
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FEATURES
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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Recital gives seniors an opportunity to perform their craft
The Elizabethtown College School of Arts and Humanities presented a Senior Recital that featured two students’ dedication. The Department of Music showcased soprano Natalie Blanton and Joshua Koch on clarinet. The performance was on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. in the Leffler Chapel and Performance Center. Elizabethtown College staff, students, alumni and family and
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Professor Benowitz presents his chapter at National Collegiate Honors Council
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference occurred from Oct. 27 to 31, 2021. It occurs annually, and this year’s theme was “Reimagine Honors: Past, Present, Future.” It discussed a monograph called “Place, Self, Community: City as Text in the Twenty-First Century.” Professor Jean-Paul Benowitz presented his recent chapter named “Transforming Community Based Learning Through
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