NEWS
Today’s Technology: Robotic dogs rejoin the NYPD
In an effort to combat crime, two robotic dogs called Digidogs have rejoined the New York Police Department (NYPD) after a hiatus of almost two years. On Tuesday, April 11, city officials held a press conference announcing the plans and the specific details. “To safeguard our modern city in a forward-looking world, it is essential
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Pennsylvania Politics: The 2024 Senate race begins
On Monday, April 10, Democratic Senator Bob Casey Jr. announced that he will be running for re-election in 2024, seeking a fourth term. This decision marks the beginning of a likely competitive and expensive 2024 PA Senate race. “Folks, I’m running for re-election,” Casey wrote on Twitter. “There’s still more work to do to cut
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Etown hosts Congress to Campus events
On Monday, March 27, Elizabethtown College hosted several Congress to Campus events that were open to the campus community. The event was coordinated by the Center for Global Understanding and Peacebuilding (CGUP) and the theme was Civil Dialogue in Action. CGUP coordinated the event through Director Shannon Haley-Mize, the CGUP student leadership team and the
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CAMPUS LIFE
Job Spotlight: A circulation desk worker’s typical shift
As the new semester begins, you might find yourself in Elizabethtown College’s wonderful High Library. In the library, there are many dedicated individuals who make sure everything is taken care of. One of these individuals is Kyla Carpenter, a Circulation Desk Worker. Carpenter is a sophomore psychology major with a women and gender studies minor.
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Horoscopes: What’s your spring semester resolution?
Welcome back, Blue Jays! Since we’ve last spoken, we’ve entered into a new year (and Mercury’s made it out of retrograde), giving us an amazing opportunity to set goals and start fresh this new lap around the sun. So, will you be a new you in this new year? Or is your sign shooting for
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Club Feature: Outing Club’s debut
Although Elizabethtown College has a wide range of clubs and extracurriculars for students to join, some students have to get creative and organize their own clubs to reflect an array of interests. This is the case with the newly-founded Outing Club, which has recently made its debut on campus this semester. The inaugural cabinet members
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SPORTS
Women’s Soccer
On Saturday, Oct. 30, the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team faced off against Scranton University at Ira R. Herr Field in Elizabethtown, Pa. Etown was the first opponent to score twice on 17th-ranked Scranton this season in the final game of the regular season. First year Marissa Vandernick and sophomore Sydney Reich scored goals for
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Mario and friends take to the golf course
A new game entitled “Mario Golf: Super Rush” was released on Friday, June 25. This golf game incorporates characters from the Super Mario World, including fan favorites such as Mario, Luigi, Toad, Yoshi and more. Playerscan even play as a Mii. The game was first announced on Wednesday, Feb. 17. It is the sixth installment
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Men’s cross country team participates in Landmark Conference Championships
On Saturday, Oct. 30, the Elizabethtown College men’s cross country team traveled to Bethlehem, Pa. to participate in the Landmark Conference Championships. The meet went well, however, the Blue Jays placed second to Moravian University’s Greyhounds in a tie breaker. Despite placing second, there were still plenty of highlights for the team. One of those
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FEATURES
The Role of Ethics and Morality in the Climate Change Debate, Part 2
Brown made note of the fact that even though “the evidence of human causation is incredibly, incredibly strong,” there are still targeted disinformation campaigns with the intention of minimizing public awareness about the dangers of climate change. According to Brown, the reason for the disinformation comes down to the control that the fossil fuel industry
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Pushout
Over the duration of the Fall 2020 semester, Associate Professor of Education and Interim Director of the Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP) Dr. Shannon Haley-Mize has been leading both a First Year Seminar (FYS) and a book club to discuss anti-Black racism within the education system. These discussions centered around the book “Pushot:
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Germans waking up at the Young Center
Dr. Andrew Kloes delivered a speech on nineteenth century German theology at 7pm. A presidential debate aired at 9pm. That stark contrast may challenge one to see the relevance of his history to our modern world. But looking a little closer, one can see something universal in his topic. Elizabethtown’s Young Center for Anabaptist and
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