NEWS
Elizabethtown College Disability Services works to support student needs
When there are 20 college students in a room together, it’s bound to be a little distracting. For Elizabethtown College fourth-year graphic design and digital media production major Sarah Moscoso, it can be more than just distracting. Moscoso used to take her exams in a quiet room, alone, to help mitigate the negative affects her
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Today’s Tech: Fee added to X for new accounts
New users of the social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter) will be asked to pay a small fee in order to access key features such as posting, liking and reposting. This is an attempt to curb spam bots which have been a consistent problem on the platform for years. Spam bots are essentially
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What’s Happening: The Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire
With President Joe Biden calling for a ceasefire in Gaza last week, it is seeming that the war in the east is coming to a head, as leaders begin negotiating at least a temporary peace. This last Sunday, April 7, peace negotiations resumed as both Israeli leaders and a Hamas delegation headed to Egypt, under
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CAMPUS LIFE
Media Review: Rusty Lake
For this week’s media review, we’ll be taking a look at an intriguing series of point-and-click puzzle games made by the Dutch development company Rusty Lake. All of the Rusty Lake games are available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, as well as on Steam for PC. The two most recent games
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Internship Spotlight: Glatfelter Insurance Group
Elizabethtown College senior Charlie Carberry has an internship with Glatfelter Insurance Group in York, Pa. This company is an insurance company that mostly works with nonprofits such as religious buildings, volunteer fire stations and places for hospice and senior living assistance. Carberry found out about this internship opportunity through an emailed newsletter containing information on
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Horoscopes: What cliche Halloween costume are you based on your zodiac sign?
Welcome back Blue Jays to a special edition of the Horoscopes! It’s less than a week away from arguably the best holiday, and if you don’t have your outfit planned yet, keep reading to see what cliche Halloween costume you are! Use your sun, moon and rising sign to see what options you have! Aries-
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SPORTS
Women’s Basketball team soars into National Top 25 Rankings
The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team has been cruising through their regular season and their efforts are now being recognized. The Blue Jays have been one of the most consistent teams in Division III Women’s College Basketball this season, only suffering one loss to #6 Scranton, and have now scored a top 25 ranking. The
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NFL Conference Championship weekend recap
The Super Bowl is set. The National Football League (NFL) Conference Championship games took place this past weekend on Jan. 29. These games decided the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC) champions. In the AFC, the red-hot Cincinnati Bengals traveled to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs, while in
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Men’s Basketball at the Palestra
On Jan. 15 at the University of Pennsylvania in the Palestra, the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team lost to Juniata College with a score of 66-53 in the Landmark Conference play. The first half started intensely as just three minutes into play, Etown led by one basket after a three point shot by junior Tyreke
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FEATURES
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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Religious scholar discusses hate in American churches
On Oct. 6, Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox lectured at an event called “Worthy of Their Calling: Can American Churches Reject Hate?” It was sponsored by Interim Director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP) Dr. Leigh Shannon Haley-Maze. This event, which occurs once a year, is a collaboration with the Elizabethtown College Peace Fellowship.
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Curtis Smith is no Sidney Poitier
Imagine you’re a special education teacher in a public school. You live on a farm in the middle of nowhere, far away from the classroom and it’s summer to boot. Yet, down the road pedals one of your students on a bicycle. He wants to chat. What do you do? Alright, now imagine you’re a
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