NEWS
Today’s Tech: Startup Bedrock seeks to automate construction
Automation startup company Bedrock Robotics is breaking into the construction industry with $270 million in new investments, topping off its $1.75 billion dollar valuation. Bedrock’s headline product is an artificial intelligence-powered program and corresponding hardware, dubbed the Bedrock Operator, designed to be retrofitted onto excavators and other construction equipment, making them autonomous. Heading up Bedrock’s
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What to expect for SCAD and SCARP 2026
Elizabethtown College students will be participating in two academic research symposia in the coming months designed to enhance students’ scholarship in their respective areas of study. The College’s 19th Annual Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) will be held across campus from April 20 to April 21, featuring creative works and research projects from students
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Minneapolis shootings spur partial government shutdown
The controversy surrounding the two fatal shootings of two anti-ICE protestors in Minneapolis by agents of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) impacted decisions made by Congress surrounding funding for major departments, resulting in one brief, partial government shutdown and teeing up the potential for another. Amidst existing backlash to President
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CAMPUS LIFE
Debate of the Week: Physical or Digital Media?
Since the internet became a household staple, the question of whether physical or digital media is better has been a hot topic of discussion, especially amongst college students. Many students value the accessibility, ease and comfort that comes with digital media, but other students prefer being able to display, own and touch their favorite songs,
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First Year Advice – Benefits of Involvement
Your first year of college will throw a variety of obstacles at you. One of the biggest decisions first years have ahead of them is choosing what extracurriculars to participate in. First-years find themselves with a variety of choices to make: what clubs to join, whether to get an on campus job, to join a
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Students of Etown: Kalen Tendo
Students can often be seen wandering campus in pajama pants and oversized hoodies. And eEvery once in a while, you’ll catch a student dressed to the nines. One of these students is Kalen Tendo, a junior legal studies major here at Elizabethtown College. Tendo is quite the busy body, having an impressive list of clubs
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SPORTS
‘Grace and Grit,’ an extraordinary team motivated by more than winning
Within a two-week period, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team hit five of their goals for the season. The team reached 1,200 wins for the program, 200 career wins for the head coach, 1,000 points scored by one of their seniors Makenna Mummert, entrance into the Landmark Conference and 20 overall season wins. However, Head
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Blue Jays fall to Drew in home opener double header
Softball fans and families alike were excited over the weekend as the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays came home to face off against the Drew Rangers in the home opener for the season. Etown came into the matchup 5-3, putting together a strong performance in Florida after reaching the halfway point of their win total last
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Swimming with type 1 diabetes
Elizabethtown College sophomore swimmer Marco Niosi checks his blood sugar after getting out of the water. Noticing that it is low, he rips open a packet of fruit snacks to raise his blood sugar. To some people this would be a big deal, but to Niosi, it’s just another day. “It’s really just a major
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FEATURES
Record-breaking open house welcomes future Blue Jays
The pathways of Elizabethtown College buzzed with energy on Saturday morning as hundreds of families explored campus for the school’s largest-ever Fall Open House. With 252 prospective students in attendance, the day marked a milestone for the College’s admissions season, and for one of its newest tour guides, it was a milestone of her own.
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Connecting the world on campus: Etown celebrates International Education Week
This November, Elizabethtown College is embracing a spirit of global connection. From Nov. 10-14, International Education Week brings students together through events that celebrate cultural diversity and highlight how international education deepens understanding of both the world and ourselves. Organized by the Office of International Student Services, the week features themed events each day that
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A Spooktacular day at the Etown bookstore
This Halloween, the Elizabethtown College bookstore transformed its retail space into a lively hub of campus spirit. The door, wrapped in caution tape, and the checkout counter, covered in spider webs and glowing orange and purple lights, invited students to come in for some festive fun. On Thursday, Oct. 30, the Baugher Student Center (BSC)
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