NEWS
Is the Talent War over in America?
After COVID, companies fought each other to hire new employees to fill vacancies created by massive layoffs, retirements and “quiet-quitters” that surged during the pandemic. The rate of employee departures went from 2.3% each month to 3% at the beginning of 2022. Fighting for highly skilled workers at all levels made companies go toe-to-toe with
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IDF Admits Responsibility to 3 Hostages’ Deaths
The Gaza Strip has an ensuing crisis and war that continue to reveal more shocking news as the months go on. This past Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)has come forth admitting it may have been responsible for the deaths of three of their hostages in November 2023. The three Israeli hostages, Sgt. Ron Sherman,
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Bias Incidents: a blow to campus community
Moving on campus for the first time or even just coming back to school can come with a lot of stress. That stress was heightened for Elizabethtown College students during the first few weeks when on Aug. 26 and Sept. 7, Etown students received emails about bias incidents that occurred on campus and online. The
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CAMPUS LIFE
Horoscopes: What Chandler Bing quote are you based on your zodiac sign?
Growing up, I hated my name. No matter where I went, everyone automatically assumed that my name was a boy’s name, and for an elementary schooler obsessed with dresses and the color pink, it felt like the end of the world. Then, around my middle school years, I started watching “Friends,” and I was introduced
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Media Review: “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” film
In Nov. 2022, I, like many others, did not survive the Ticketmaster Great War and failed to purchase Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour tickets for one of the Pittsburgh, Pa. dates. I have been a fan of Swift since the early days of my childhood, and although I saw her during her Reputation Stadium Tour,
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Job Spotlight: Founders A Resident Assistant
For every residence hall on campus, there’s a handful of resident assistants, or RAs, ready to step in when things get out of hand. Most students know that RAs are given their own rooms and don’t have to pay to live on campus, which can make the college experience a little more pleasant and affordable
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SPORTS
Men’s Wrestling places seventh in Mideast Regional Championships
The two-day competition for the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division III Wrestling Championships kicked off on Friday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. and Etown looked to be in terrific shape by the day’s end. Four different Blue Jays reached the semifinals for their respective weight classes that day. These Jays included junior Dorian Gonzalez,
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Blue Jays make noise in Landmark Conference Championships
After a superb season, Elizabethtown College’s women’s basketball team was unable to capture the Landmark Conference Championship this past weekend. After an encouraging win over the Catholic University Cardinals on Wednesday, Feb. 22 in the semifinal game, the Blue Jays came up short in the Conference Championship versus the #3 Scranton Royals on Saturday. The
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Third time’s the charm for the XFL?
The Xtreme Football League (XFL) made yet another return this past weekend. After two tries and two failures, the league rebooted for a third attempt at success this past weekend. The former owner, Vince McMahon, whose most recent attempt in 2020 failed in part due to COVID-19, decided to sell the league to former college
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FEATURES
CGUP Discusses White Supremacy and Global Colonization in Recent Lecture
This year has seen the implementation of various new projects and events by the Elizabethtown College Center of Global Understanding and Peacemaking (CGUP) in order to better align the organization with not only its values of peacekeeping, but with those of social justice. One of these new projects is a series of events, presentations and
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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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