Campus Life

  • Editorial by the Psychology Department, signed by supporters

    Editorial by the Psychology Department, signed by supporters

    To the Elizabethtown College Community: This correspondence is in reference to the College communication Monday, Nov. 9. This statement to our community articulated that this year’s election was comprised of a number of firsts that warrant recognition. One of those firsts was Vice President‐Elect, Kamala Harris. Harris is the first South Asian and Jamaican (or

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  • Welcome to the jungle

    Welcome to the jungle

    Hi, I’m Charlie! I’m so excited! My mom, Korinne is coming home this weekend. I’m a pomeranian mixed with a fox terrier. I’m 12 weeks old and I’ve been with Korinne’s family for about 3 weeks. I’ve been known to be the size of a football. My family picked me up a few weeks ago

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  • Burnout

    Burnout

    As the semester and the year starts to wind down, many college students begin to experience burnout. Burnout is a state of prolonged stress that causes students to feel mentally, physically and emotionally drained. The stress can come from any part of life like school, home, and  especially with 2020, the news and society. As

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  • Distanced but still social

    Distanced but still social

    The end of the in-person semester is upon us who were living on the Elizabethtown College campus. For those already attending remotely, it does not bring as much change, but there will still be some differences.  For the students moving off campus this upcoming weekend, it may seem sad that until the next semester begins

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  • Follow game review

    Follow game review

    Call me a nerd, but I unashamedly love playing tabletop role-playing games. You can hang out with friends, be creative, collaborate to tell a story together and explore different ideas, thoughts and feelings. I think I’ve felt my most creative while playing tabletop games with friends, and I’m delighted that they’ve become more popular in

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  • Social but distanced

    Social but distanced

    While there are still a few disproportionately lovely days (nearly 80 degrees fahrenheit in November is honestly quite concerning), in the United States we are well into the thick of autumn and it’s feeling like it. Unfortunately, that most likely means fewer picnics and less time outdoors. Typically that wouldn’t be a major issue on

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  • Welcome to the jungle

    Welcome to the jungle

    Hi! I’m here for my interview! I know, I know, I’m just very excited to be in the newspaper.  You would think being the sister of the head editor would give you some royal treatment.   Anyway, my name is Belle. My family picked me up from a shelter in Delaware and brought me home. I

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  • Welcome to the jungle

    Welcome to the jungle

    Hiii! I’m Atina and this is my big bro, Zeus! We just got on campus a few weeks ago and we live with our step-brother, Al. He’s been here since the start of the semester and he’s been nice to us even since we got here. Zeus and I were adopted during a trip to

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  • Letter to the Editor Response from Dr. Don Trahan

    Letter to the Editor Response from Dr. Don Trahan

    Note: This is a reply to a LTE submitted by Anonymous. In September and October, Elizabethtown College held a series of training sessions regarding power and microaggressions. Recently, the Etownian received an editorial in which the author expressed their discontent with the training sessions, specifically regarding the discussion about asking for people’s preferred pronouns in

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