Campus Life

  • Creature Feature: Onyx the cat

    Creature Feature: Onyx the cat

    There’s nothing better than making a new furry friend at Elizabethtown College. This week, let’s allow another one to introduce himself. Meet Onyx, a six-year-old tuxedo cat. He lives on campus with his owner, senior neuroscience major Jesslyn Lopez. Luck, or perhaps fate, brought Onyx and Lopez together when the cat was just a few

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  • Class Review: foundations of global white supremacy and dehumanization

    Class Review: foundations of global white supremacy and dehumanization

    If you’re someone who wants to learn about how history impacts the present, systemic issues and what you can do to help, look no further than Foundations of Global White Supremacy and Dehumanization, or TJ200. It is a new class introduced with the Transformative Justice minor in 2026. The class provides Elizabethtown College students with

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  • Debate of the Week: Starbucks or 7-Brew?

    Debate of the Week: Starbucks or 7-Brew?

    Since its founding in 1971, Starbucks has garnered a widespread group of loyal customers. From refreshers to matcha to plain black coffee, it seems their menu has something for everyone.  However, it seems in recent years they’ve gained a formidable opponent: 7 Brew. 7 Brew was founded in 2017, and since its franchising in 2023,

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  • Bored at Etown? Try these free things to do

    Bored at Etown? Try these free things to do

    Let’s be honest; there are only so many times you can sit in your dorm room scrolling TikTok before you start wondering what else there is to do around Elizabethtown. Luckily, you don’t always need money, a car , or a big plan to have your own side quest. Just for you, dear reader, I’ve

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  • Manifestation, SMART goal setting, and how to set yourself up for success

    Manifestation, SMART goal setting, and how to set yourself up for success

    You wouldn’t think that manifestation, the law of attraction, and SMART goal setting have a lot in common but, surprise! They do. I’m going to teach you the similarities between these strategies and how to use them to your advantage to set yourself up for success. For the uninitiated, let’s define some terms.  SMART goal

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  • Student Feature: Cailee Compton

    Student Feature: Cailee Compton

    Elizabethtown College is home to many wonderful, hardworking students, and today, I will be showcasing one of these students, Cailee Compton.  Hailing from Kingsville, Maryland, Compton is a first-year pPublic hHealth major.  When asked why she chose public health, Compton said, “I want to help people but I don’t want to stick them with a

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  • Media Review: Elden Ring

    Media Review: Elden Ring

    “Elden Ring” is a video game created by the Japanese studio FromSoftware, directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki,— creator of the “Dark Souls” franchise, a series of games acclaimed for their difficulty and impressive story. “Elden Ring” was also written in part by George R. R. Martin, best known for his work “A Game of Thrones.” “Elden

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  • Creature Feature: Angel the chinchilla

    Creature Feature: Angel the chinchilla

    For most college students, having a roommate means dealing with someone who forgets to do the dishes, stays up too late or occasionally eats your food without asking. For Blake Carmosin, a junior graphic design major, having a roommate means having a third adorable roommate who also happens to be a chinchilla. Angel is a

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  • Media Review: “Pitch Perfect”

    Media Review: “Pitch Perfect”

    Musical comedy movie, “Pitch Perfect,” about collegiate acapella groups, is one of the best pieces of media to come out of 2012.  “Pitch Perfect” follows Becca, a disgruntled college freshman with dreams of becoming a DJ in Los Angeles, begrudgingly joining the Barden Bellas, an all-female acapella group. On their journey to winning the International

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