Campus Life

  • Student Feature: Hannah Sharp

    Student Feature: Hannah Sharp

    Among all of Elizabethtown College’s many opportunities, it’s hard to know all of our fellow Jays on a personal level. Let’s take a minute to get to know a busy Blue Jay. Meet Hannah Sharp, a junior biology secondary education major.  Etown has a special place in Sharp’s heart.“[loved] the variety of hands-on teaching and

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  • Debate of the Week: Halloween or Thanksgiving?

    Debate of the Week: Halloween or Thanksgiving?

    As the leaves begin to change and fall, campus starts to feel more autumnal. Our students start to feel a sense of coziness thinking about not only the upcoming fall events on campus but also the holidays.  Thanksgiving and Halloween are two of the most beloved holidays of the year. Both have unique traditions and

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  • Class Review: creating comfort in grief

    Class Review: creating comfort in grief

    Grief is a universal thing that everybody feels, but about which not everyone speaks. Society has pushed away the ‘social norm’ of grief, which has caused people to become uncomfortable when speaking about it or trying to help someone who is dealing with such grief. People often do not know the right words to comfort

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  • Alumni Feature: Ellie Strickler

    Alumni Feature: Ellie Strickler

    Elizabethtown College tries to keep its students feeling valued and seen, even after they graduate. The college will reach out to alumni, host events and plan reunions. Though these measures are great, sometimes the right opportunity will bring back a Blue Jay. Ellie Strickler is one Blue Jay who still loves Etown today.  Strickler graduated

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  • Hotdogs: Sandwich or Imposter?

    Hotdogs: Sandwich or Imposter?

    Among the classic dishes that come to mind when you hear the word, American or BBQ, hotdogs are one of the first. Hotdogs are the king of customization, you can eat them with or without a bun, ketchup, mustard, sauerkraut, fried onions and some other odd options, such as, chili, bacon and cheese.  However, when

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  • Taylor Swift: The showgirl we’ve been waiting for?

    Taylor Swift: The showgirl we’ve been waiting for?

    On Oct. 3, pop juggernaut Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” capping off an era of her career unmatched in sales, content and popularity by any of her contemporaries. Teased relentlessly since the lukewarm discography B-sides project “Midnights,” the album was expected to be a return of prime pop

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  • Student Feature: London Seiders

    Student Feature: London Seiders

    Although Elizabethtown College is a smaller school, it is impossible to get to know everybody. Students are busy balancing classes, work, clubs and more. So this week we are introducing another student, London Seiders. Seiders is a first-year early and middle level education student, with a focus in mathematics, from Anneville, Pennsylvania.  Teaching has been

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  • Business Review: Turquoise Bear’s Emporium

    Business Review: Turquoise Bear’s Emporium

    If you’re looking for an interesting store to explore, take a stroll down Market Street to Turquoise Bear’s Emporium.  Turquoise Bear’s Emporium, located at 21 S Market Street in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, is an antique store and Native American trading post. The store is hard to miss and catches your eye as the storefront windows are

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  • Students of Etown: Destiny Jones

    Students of Etown: Destiny Jones

    This week, get to know Destiny Jones, a junior at Elizabethtown College studying neuroscience and fine art.  Some who study neuroscience intend to go on to medical school to become a doctor, but Jones has a different career choice in mind: psychedelic research. “I want to do medical research on the effects of psychedelics on

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