NEWS
Elizabethtown College welcomes Penn Medicine Health Center to campus
Elizabethtown College announced the opening of the Penn Medicine Elizabethtown College Medical Center just before the fall semester began. The center is located at 530 East Cedar St., directly across from Ober Residence Hall. Aug. 20 marked the official opening of the facility, and students now have access to on-campus medical care. The change came
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PA Politics: The Push to Win Pennsylvania Voters
Entering the home stretch to the 2024 presidential election, Pennsylvania Democrats hold the weakest voter registration advantage compared to Pennsylvania Republicans in recent decades. The Democratic Party’s raw registration numbers saw a brief rise following Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race in late July, and although this trend has continued, the number of Republicans
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Elizabethtown College announces faculty cuts ahead of projected deficits
Editor’s note: The Etownian chose to grant anonymity to all sources due to the sensitive subject matter. This story was updated to include the fact that the meeting took place over Zoom due to COVID-19 protocol. A faculty assembly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24 announced faculty cuts and a five-year deadline for Elizabethtown College to
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CAMPUS LIFE
Students of Etown: Heather Guthrie
From one stage to the next, senior Heather Guthrie dances, teaches and choreographs all over Elizabethtown, Pa. Guthrie teaches seven classes at E-Dance Center in Elizabethtown, with students ages 3-18 years old. She has taught a range of levels and abilities since her first year at Elizabethtown College. “I love it. Dance teachers were some
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Welcome to the Jungle: Lou Lou the guinea pig
Pets bring incredible joy into the lives of their families with their presence and personality. So for our final issue of the fall semester, meet Louis the guinea pig! He belongs to The Etownian’s very own Editor-in-Chief, graduate student and occupational therapy major Sophie Hanenfeld, who lovingly calls him Lou Lou for short. Lou Lou
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Debate of the Week: When to prepare for Christmas
As the spooky season comes to an end, the preparation for the next holiday begins. The main debate though is, which holiday do you start to prepare for after Halloween? For this week’s debate topic, I asked the question, “when should you start to prepare for Christmas? After Halloween or after Thanksgiving?” To gauge the
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SPORTS
Etown men’s lacrosse is redeemed after losing to Swarthmore
The Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team (1-3) was matched against Swarthmore College (3-1) on March 4. The game began with junior mid-fielder Connor Stewart scoring promptly for Etown post-face-off, creating an exciting start for the Blue Jays. Swarthmore quickly responded with a goal, proving that they were not to be taken lightly. By the end
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Staying fit during Spring Break
Spring break is just around the corner, bringing a week of relaxing, procrastinating and sleeping. Students take the time to recuperate from midterms and the stress of college. Here are some tips to stay mentally healthy as well as active during Spring Break. First, keep a regular sleep schedule or start one if you lost
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MLB Spring Training Begins: A look at the new rule changes
Major League Baseball (MLB) is back, folks! After an offseason that felt much too long, Spring Training has kicked off over the past few days and has done so in an intriguing fashion. Spring Training will go on for about a month, wrapping things up on March 28 and paving the way for the 2023
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FEATURES
Women in STEM discuss their club
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is a newer club on Elizabethtown College campus. Senior Christina Schnee explained via email that she and a few friends got the idea for the club in fall of 2020, but the club didn’t become official until spring of this year. Currently the club’s officers are president
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Series helps students with their freelance businesses
The Digital Humanities Hub, School of Arts and Humanities, Bower’s Writers House and Office of Alumni Relations are working together to help students market their freelance work. The four-part series is focused on “creating and managing your own freelance business” and is entitled “More Than a Side Gig: How to Value and Market Your Freelance
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Don’t feed the plants!
For the uninitiated, the comedy-horror musical “Little Shop of Horrors” follows Seymour, a wimpy employee in a flower shop, who purchases an unusual plant from a mysterious source. He names the plant Audrey II after his coworker and crush Audrey. That’s before he realizes the plant has needs besides the standard water, soil and sunlight.
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