NEWS
House passes bill to potentially prohibit TikTok, hopes to push ByteDance to sell platform
This just in screen watchers: the House of Representatives has voted in favor of forcing Bytedance to sell TikTok to an American investor or else see it banned in the United States. Bytedpace, a Chinese-based tech company, is looking to take this to court rather than selling one of their most profitable assets. The Senate
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Multiple bias incidents on campus prompt conversation
On Monday April 15, the Elizabethtown College campus community received an email about a racial slur being found written on a board on the second floor of the Baugher Student Center. While the campus waited to see what updates they would receive about who wrote the slur or what was being done, another email came
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Etown celebrates Truman’s impact
Depending on who you ask, the biggest celebrity on Elizabethtown College’s campus likely isn’t human. Rather, he is a big golden doodle named Truman. Truman is not your average pup: he is a therapy dog who makes his rounds around campus and even shows up at campus-wide events. Truman is a therapy dog here at
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CAMPUS LIFE
Activity Review: Pa. Renaissance Faire
Welcome back, readers! This week, we’re taking a trip back in time for one of the most infamous local attractions: the Renaissance Faire. The fairgrounds are located at 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim Pa., about a 20-minute drive from campus. It’s open weekends from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. beginning mid-August through the end of October.
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Students of Etown: Brooklyn Torquado
Meet this week’s Student of Elizabethtown College: Brooklyn Torquado! Torquado is a first-year English Literature major. She is a part of many different clubs on campus, including Fine Print magazine, Outing Club, writing for The Etownian and Running Club. She also holds an on-campus job as a Student Outreach Ambassador. Even with all of these
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Recipe Review: Cinnamon Apples
Welcome back, readers! The fall season is in full swing and the weather is finally starting to cool off for the year. I, for one, am excited to be able to wear my comfy sweatshirts and flannels and look outside to see the beautiful autumn colors. It’s a perfect opportunity to cozy up with some
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SPORTS
Athlete of the Week: Victor Witkofsky
Victor Witkofsky is a junior athlete. He is an arm wrestler who trains with Lethal Arms, a gym that works to actively train arm wrestlers. Lethal Arms is located outside of Harrisburg, Pa. He recently participated in two tournaments. One of the tournaments was in state and one was in New Jersey, which was on
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Women’s Swimming triumphs over Stevenson and Wilkes
On Nov. 13, in Owings Mills, Md., the Elizabethtown College women’s swim team closed out their weekend at Stevenson University in a tri-meet with Wilkes University. The Blue Jays defeated Stevenson 145-58 and Wilkes 162-8. The Blue Jays took first in the first event of the day as Etown clocked in at 1 minute and
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Video game PSA: The Sims 4 is free?
For fans of Electronic Arts (EA) and Maxis’ “The Sims,” you’re in luck! “The Sims 4” on Oct. 18 became free to all users on every platform. This is a dramatic shift from its original price of $59.99 in 2014, which dropped to $39.99 two years after its release. “The Sims 4” is a life
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FEATURES
Don’t feed the plants!
For the uninitiated, the comedy-horror musical “Little Shop of Horrors” follows Seymour, a wimpy employee in a flower shop, who purchases an unusual plant from a mysterious source. He names the plant Audrey II after his coworker and crush Audrey. That’s before he realizes the plant has needs besides the standard water, soil and sunlight.
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CGUP Discusses White Supremacy and Global Colonization in Recent Lecture
This year has seen the implementation of various new projects and events by the Elizabethtown College Center of Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP) in order to better align the organization with not only its values of peacekeeping, but with those of social justice. One of these new projects is a series of events, presentations and
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TikTok activist speaks at Etown
Bowers Writers House hosted famous TikTok user “Aunt Karen” on Oct. 9. Denise Bradley is a 32-year-old social rights activist from Detroit, Mich. who assumed the role as “Aunt Karen.” Inspired by the 2020 Presidential Election and the racial tension across social media platforms, Bradley wanted to take a stand against misinformation and discrimination. “Aunt
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