NEWS
Elizabethtown College cuts three majors, 13 faculty members
Editor’s note: The Etownian chose to grant anonymity to all sources for fear of retribution. A Zoom call Tuesday, Sept. 24 announced faculty cuts and a five-year deadline for Elizabethtown College to sort out its finances before it faces a budget deficit of millions of dollars, sources familiar with the call
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Neurlink receives breakthrough device designation
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip company, is testing the boundaries of how medical technology fundamentally shifts how to treat neurological diseases and disorders. The implant is an experimental brain chip, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced that Neuralink’s Blindsight has received the prestigious “breakthrough device” designation. This status is reserved for path-paving
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Federal Rate Cut: All about
This week, the Federal Reserve met and dropped interest rates for the first time since 2020, targeting the Federal Open Market Committee at around 4.75% to 5.25%. The U.S. economy has grown substantially, and high interest rates could trigger higher inflation. The Federal Reserves decided to cut them, focusing on fighting further inflation and job
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CAMPUS LIFE
Recipe Review: Banana bread in a mug
As the semester picks up in pace, you may not always have time to make a trip to the Marketplace when you’re craving some delicious baked goods. So here’s a quick and simple banana bread recipe you can make in your dorm, in a microwave! First, you’ll need to gather all the ingredients: a banana,
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Business Review: The Whisk Cafe
The beginning of a new semester is the perfect time to get out and explore the area around campus, so this week, junior and Campus Life staff writer Cassidy Rohrman and I decided to visit the Whisk Cafe. It’s a local establishment open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day, perfect for having a
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Debate of the Week: Is it a threk or a trident?
You have your typical fork, spoon, knife, and even the lovable addition of the spork but what would you call this three-pronged fork? A typical fork has four prongs, which has a history dating back to the 4th century in the Byzantine Empire. In the time of its debut, many considered forks to be a
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SPORTS
Etown Baseball sweeps three game set vs. Drew University
The Elizabethtown College baseball team moved to 18-6 on the season after sweeping their three-game set versus Drew University on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8 at home. The team came into Friday following a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to Shenandoah University on Tuesday, April 4, and they were able to bounce back with a
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Athlete of the Week: Ethan Scott
Ethan Scott is a sophomore on Elizabethtown College’s men’s volleyball team. He has been playing volleyball since he was 14 years old, and he chose to play l because his older brother played it for many years. He hopes to become a better volleyball player than his brother. When asked what he loves most about
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Let the madness begin: NCAA Tournament kicks off
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament kicked off last week on Tuesday, March 14. The madness will continue through March and culminate on Monday, April 3 at 9 p.m. in Houston, Texas. Two nail-biting First Four matchups got the tournament going and set the tone for what has been an
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FEATURES
CGUP hosts focused events and programs on racism
Over the course of the fall 2021 semester, the Elizabethtown College Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP) has hosted multiple programs and events related to its first annual Forum on White Supremacy and Global Colonization. According to CGUP, the forum can be concisely summarized as being “focused on examination of how white supremacy and
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Students enjoy painting while sipping on beverages
“It’s a great thing to do on a Friday night with my friends, and we’re all 21 so we can enjoy it,” Romeo said. Many students shared these feelings and came to spend time with friends and connect with new people. Others came to have fun and stay busy on a Friday night on campus.
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Student accepts college’s Disney program
Elizabethtown College sophomore biology major and psychology minor Kathryn Black has been accepted to the Disney Program. The Disney Program is an opportunity to work for Disney while staying at the Flamingo Crossing Village Resort. It is a paid job, but students are expected to pay for housing. Black will be there from January to
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