NEWS
Global Perspective: Tensions resurge among Armenia and Azerbaijan
An Azerbaijani military offensive in the ethnic Armenian-controlled territory of Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, Sept. 19, raised concerns of a renewed violent conflict between the neighboring countries. According to the New York Times, Armenian authorities reported that at least 200 people died from the Azerbaijani artillery and drone strikes. This included 10 civilians. The Russian Defense
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Business Buzz: How has the Ukrainian War affected Global trade?
Feb. 15, 2022, the world stood still when Russian tanks first crossed the border into Ukraine, beginning the Russo-Ukrainian war. As the rest of the world started wondering what would happen, businesses and governments began preparing for economic impacts. The war has impacted international business in so many ways. Ukraine is known as the breadbasket
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Let’s Make a Deal: The trials and tribulations of the Pennsylvania 2023-24 state budget
It is once again the season of budgeting for Pennsylvania with its many agencies and departments. The past eight years have presented quite the challenge for the state with a Democratic governor and a Republican state legislature who were continuously at odds over the allocation of funding and taxes. Many had hoped that Pennsylvania’s governor,
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CAMPUS LIFE
Movie Review: Learn about the chilling horror film “Terrifier”
In lieu of the second “Terrifier” movie that came out in October, I am bringing this 2016 masterpiece into the spotlight once again. This chilling film is one not for the faint of heart. The opening scenes show a horribly deformed girl doing a news interview about her survival of the movie’s events. Besides the
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Horoscopes: What self-care should you indulge in this week?
With winter sticking around for at least three more weeks, per Punxsutawney Phil, it may start to feel like the year is dragging along—even with last week’s bout of warm weather. This week, to build on some of the good energy RecWell stirred up with their Shake the Winter Blues Week, we’re looking at the
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Club Feature: Middle Eastern Culture Club
When it comes to extracurriculars, Elizabethtown College has no shortage of clubs for students to get involved in. Whether it’s to develop a new skill, gain job experience, stay active or find community, there are many clubs on campus which tailor to a variety of student interests. One example is the Middle Eastern Culture Club
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SPORTS
The College store takes on the Bowers Center apparel pieces
Over last summer, with the idea of promoting and releasing their own athletic apparel, the team at the Elizabethtown College Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being decided to start working on a new line of merchandise for students and employees to wear. From hoodies and sweatpants to crewneck sweatshirts and leggings, the new apparel
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Excitement rises for the SuperBowl
This Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Rams will take on the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56. The game will take place at SoFi Stadium, which happens to be the LA Rams’ home stadium. Both teams won in dramatic fashion two weeks ago in their conference championship games. The Rams beat
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Etown wins against Catholic University
Feb. 6 in the Thompson Gym at Elizabethtown College, the Etown men’s basketball team defeated the Catholic University Cardinals 67-66. With the win, the Blue Jays move to 8-12 on the season. The Cardinals took their sixth loss of the season, putting them at 13-6. It was a back and forth battle all day. It
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FEATURES
Author gives first public reading of new book at Bowers Writers House
A nude man runs down a hotel hallway pursued by a clothed man wielding a big wooden coat hanger. The naked man laments that his run-ins with married women often end in run-ins with married men. Then he laments the layout of the hotel. The hallway he is fleeing down comes to a dead end
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Chemistry Seminar Series explores progressions in latent print developments
Feb. 26, the Elizabethtown College Department of Chemistry held a seminar led by Dr. Raychelle Burks. Burks is an esteemed associate professor of analytical chemistry at the American University in Washington D.C., and is well known for several prolific public appearances supported by prestigious scientific organizations and for advocating for various underrepresented groups in the
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Faith powders and paper toads—Young Center explores the weird world of Pietist conversions
Elizabethtown College’s Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies invited Dr. Jonathan Strom to discuss some old books. Strom won the Young Center’s Dale W. Brown Book Award for his own book, “German Pietism and the Problem of Conversion,” back in 2019. But, his book talks about some other books much older than that. Strom
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