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  • Today’s Tech: Nintendo Announces Switch 2

    Today’s Tech: Nintendo Announces Switch 2

    Nintendo’s eagerly awaited Switch 2 gaming console was poised to launch into the U.S. pre-order market this week. Instead of celebrating the release, the gaming giant was forced to hit pause. The change came just days after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep new tariffs on Japanese imports. The abrupt about-face underscores a growing reality—geopolitical

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  • High school students conduct experiments at Chem-a-thon

    High school students conduct experiments at Chem-a-thon

    On April 4, Elizabethtown welcomed nearly 50 high school students for the second annual Chem-a-Thon event, hosted by the college’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.   The Chem-a-Thon is a day where students from local high schools are given the opportunity to complete a chemistry experiment and trivia games for potential scholarships or just to field

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  • Global Perspective: South Korea Breaking Up On Party Lines

    Global Perspective: South Korea Breaking Up On Party Lines

    Late last week in South Korea, former president Yoon Suk Yeol, was officially impeached and removed from office. His impeachment follows an insurrectionist attempt earlier this year as he attempted to exert martial law to counteract the election results from last year which would have put his opposition into power.    However, despite the country’s supreme

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  • Business Buzz: Walmart Responds to Tariffs

    Business Buzz: Walmart Responds to Tariffs

    Since going into office, one of President Donald Trump’s biggest platforms has been the desire to put higher tariffs on other countries. On Saturday, April 5, 2025, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on China and a 10% tariff on other countries. In response, several countries have already implemented retaliatory taxes on imports with China even

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  • GSA Holds Pride Kickoff

    GSA Holds Pride Kickoff

    Pride month typically occurs throughout June with companies and cities hanging their pride flags high. Since most students will not live on campus during the summer, and therefore will not have the opportunity to celebrate traditional pride with the campus, Elizabethtown College celebrates pride early with campus wide events and opportunities for both learning and

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  • Etown College Appoints Police Academy Director

    Etown College Appoints Police Academy Director

    Elizabethtown College’s new police academy continues to undergo development. This is a follow-up on our last story about the academy as it was announced that Etown would be a host site for a state police program  Timothy Fetzer will oversee the development and implementation of the police academy in collaboration with Director of the Criminal

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  • PA Politics: Trump Admin Gives Nippon Steel Acquisition a Second Look

    PA Politics: Trump Admin Gives Nippon Steel Acquisition a Second Look

    The Trump Administration has ordered a new national security review for the Nippon Steel Corporation’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, signaling the potential for the $14.9 billion deal to go through. The order comes as shares of U.S. Steel hit a 52-week high, a spike of more than 16% ($44.49 per share) in reaction to

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  • Today’s Tech: People recreating Studio Ghibli with AI

    Today’s Tech: People recreating Studio Ghibli with AI

    Within days of OpenAI releasing its latest artificial intelligence innovation, GPT-4o, the internet found a new fascination—attempting to recreate the wonder of Studio Ghibli with AI-generated images. Social media platforms like X and Instagram soon became filled with AI-generated photos that tried to replicate the distinctive look of the legendary Japanese animation studio, giving new

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  • Business Buzz: Is the US heading towards another recession?

    Business Buzz: Is the US heading towards another recession?

    The U.S. economy is one of the largest and strongest economies in the world. What makes the U.S. economy so strong is based on several factors: diverse sectors, robust financial markets, large size, strong labor market and gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is an important factor in a healthy economy, since it provides a key

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