Campus Life

  • Horoscopes: Halloween Costumes Based on the Signs

    Horoscopes: Halloween Costumes Based on the Signs

    Aquarius: Embrace the connection you have to other realms this Halloween and try on your “other” self. In the story “Coraline,” the main character takes a portal to another world where her family has buttons for eyes and aren’t as they seem. Quirky and a little spooky, this costume is perfect for Aquarians.  Pisces: Express

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  • Welcome to the Jungle

    Welcome to the Jungle

    We’ve heard that living at Elizabethtown College can be hard sometimes, with classes and laundry and all sorts of human-sounding responsibilities. All that is a little strange sounding to us: we squirrels don’t have any problems at all! Everyone at Etown is so nice, especially this time of year when we like to play outside

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  • Weekly Chirp: What’s Going on in the Resident Halls?

    Weekly Chirp: What’s Going on in the Resident Halls?

    Since nearly the start of the school year, Elizabethtown College’s own app, the Jays’ App, has been filled with residential students’ complaints over dorm life. Ranging from stolen shower heads and dorm numbers to numerous wasps in the residential halls, the incidents seem to be never-ending. The Office of Housing and Residence Life have sent

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  • Review: New Fresh Nest Menu

    Review: New Fresh Nest Menu

    This semester the Fresh Nest came out with a new menu. Previously, they featured smoothies and salads. Now, they limited the smoothies and added boba tea and ramen. Unfortunately, I’m not a huge fan of ramen so this review is solely on the boba drinks. Most likely in the future, there would be a ramen

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  • Horoscopes

    Horoscopes

    Aquarius: A lot of mental growth is about to come your way. This may come in the form of a new opportunity or learning from an old situation that no longer serves you. Try meditation or other forms of relaxation to clear your head in order to inspire specific breakthroughs. Pisces: Embrace your inner “Mom,

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  • Fall Festivities: Formal Jay

    Fall Festivities: Formal Jay

    On Sept. 24th, Elizabethtown College’s annual Formal Jay dance, themed ‘Out of This World,’ was held thanks to the Class of 2024 Senate. When it was announced, many students were over the moon to finally have a chance to dress up nice, even matching their masks with their outfits, and go out to dance. Tickets

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  • Weekly Chirp: Texas Abortion Ban

    Weekly Chirp: Texas Abortion Ban

    Disclaimer: To protect the views of the Etownian and myself, I will be using the term “fetus” to refer to the child/baby within the womb and “conception” to refer to the fertilization of an egg. I use the term “woman/women” throughout this piece, however, I understand that other individuals who do not identify as such

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  • Spend an afternoon at Cones and Clubs

    Spend an afternoon at Cones and Clubs

    On the weekends when the Office of Students Activities does not have anything planned, it is easy to get bored on campus. Ping-pong in the lobby can only be entertaining for so long, and no one ever wants to study just for the fun of it. Sometimes, you just need a break from the college

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  • Book Review: The Midnight Library

    Book Review: The Midnight Library

    Matt Haig’s latest novel is the perfect read for anyone struggling with the effects of the pandemic. “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig is one of the most relevant books for readers amid a pandemic. Haig masterfully guides his readers through the story with vibrant imagery and almost poetic details. His writing tackles heavy ideas

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