NEWS
Global Perspective: Good news from around the world
With wars, bombings, ecological threats and celebrities and royalties’ drama, it seems that recently we are seeing more and more bad news. It’s understandable if it is a lot to deal with at once and everyone needs some good news every now and again. So, here is a collection of good news from around the
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Today’s Tech: NASA plans for first Starliner astronaut test flight this May
NASA is getting ready to conduct their first manned test flight of their new Starliner line of spacecraft this May. Veteran astronauts Commander Barry Wilmore and Pilot Suni Williams will be the first to test pilot the craft. According to Commander Wilmore, the launch will charter them to the International Space Station (ISS) on May
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The rise of the ‘Rejects’ and the comeback of Jack Tim
The Rink Rejects took the ice for the first time in November, with more than 50 classmates and friends watching. For junior biomedical engineering major Jack Tim, the moment was about more than just an ice hockey game. In 2019, Tim was in a nearly fatal ATV crash. Now he is the creator and captain
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CAMPUS LIFE
Business Review: Persian Cat Vintage
As the weather is warming up, walking around downtown Elizabethtown and visiting the host of locally owned businesses lining the streets is a great way to spend a weekend or an afternoon. If you do, be sure to visit Persian Cat Vintage, a clothing and accessories shop located at 206 South Market Street, the same
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Debate of the Week: Cats vs. dogs
There is always one icebreaker debate that tends to spread tension across the room– a debate that divides friends. That debate is: which is better, cats or dogs? I have always been asked this as an icebreaker in any high school “get to know you” debate. It has split up my friends and I have
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Horoscopes: What Marketplace dessert are you based on your zodiac sign?
I don’t know about you, Jays, but after a long day of tests, papers and whatever else professors throw at me, I want to enjoy a nice sweet treat. Luckily for us, the lovely Marketplace offers some of the most delectable treats on this planet. I have eaten at patisseries in Paris, and their treats
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SPORTS
Multiple Blue Jays set school records at SU Tune-Up
The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Selinsgrove, Pa. on Saturday, Feb. 17 for the SU Tune-Up hosted by Susquehanna University at 9:30 a.m. There, the Blue Jays would perform at a high level, with multiple athletes setting new school records. The event was not scored, but Etown showed out
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Swim teams cap off strong seasons in Landmark Championships
On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams took to the Landmark Conference Swimming and Diving Championship. The men’s team finished fourth out of ten teams with 342 points and the women’s team finished fifth out of ten with 373 points. This season, the men went 7-6 overall and 4-2 in
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Caitlin Clark breaks Kelsey Plum scoring record with another masterful performance
After much anticipation, Iowa’s superstar guard Caitlin Clark broke former Washington Huskies guard Kelsey Plum’s NCAA scoring record on Thursday, Feb. 15 against the Michigan Wolverines. Coming in just eight points shy of the record, the senior broke the mark in the only way she knew how, dropping a career-high 49 points in a 106-89
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FEATURES
My Bloody Valentine Murder Mystery
When you think of Valentine’s Day activities, a murder mystery event probably is not the first thing to come to mind, but on Feb. 2, RecWell, Office of Student Activities (OSA), Mad Cow and Sock and Buskin clubs collaborated to bring “My Bloody Valentine Murder Mystery” to the Elizabethtown College community. Those who wished to
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OEP provides series of KNV workshops to the Etown community
On Earth Peace (OEP) is a nonprofit organization that works on helping communities by teaching the discipline of “Kingian Nonviolence (KNV) Conflict Resolution.” OEP spreads knowledge about KNV mainly through workshops aiming to bring personal and societal change. In celebration of Black History Month and as part of the Beloved Community Collective, Elizabethtown College is
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Roll for Initiative: Dungeons and Dragons undergoes renaissance at Elizabethtown College
It’s almost midnight. You and your friends are huddled around a table in one of the old lab rooms on campus after hours. You are up to your ankles in sheets of paper, calculations and logs of items, tallying up numbers from dice rolls. But you’re not here because of a project or a mathematics
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