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  • Etown Celebrates Women’s History Month

    Etown Celebrates Women’s History Month

    March. It brings warmer weather, lots of rain, and the promise of the nearing end of the school year. It is also Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate women’s experiences, achievements, and ability to overcome the special types of adversity that come with being a woman. Etown has set up numerous exhibits and events

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  • Business Buzz: Merger changes future of sports streaming

    Business Buzz: Merger changes future of sports streaming

    After Netflix’s rise in the 2000s, the world saw an influx of streaming services: Paramount Plus, Disney Plus, Peacock, Prime video and Max, formerly known as HBO Max, to name a few. Users have complained that the surplus of streaming services is equivalent to paying for cable, and sports fans are part of that category. 

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  • Integrating Controversy: How will AI integration affect the classroom? 

    Integrating Controversy: How will AI integration affect the classroom? 

    If there ever was a hot topic of this generation—and there have been many—then the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is king among them. After years of movies and novels prophesying doom to come off the backs of the creation of machines that can think for themselves, the public is conditioned to be skeptical

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  • Sock & Buskin announces benefit in Jo Russo’s honor

    Sock & Buskin announces benefit in Jo Russo’s honor

    Joseph ‘Jo’ Russo was beloved by many on campus, and touched the hearts of students and staff alike during his time at Elizabethtown College. In his passing, communities and people were brought together. His memorial service at the College illuminated his impact, as individual after individual came up and told their stories and experiences with

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  • Global Perspective: Attack contributes to growing conflict in Chad

    Global Perspective: Attack contributes to growing conflict in Chad

    The central African state of Chad was rocked by an attack on its National Security Agency (ANSE) on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Several people were killed in the shootout. In retaliation, the government arrested and killed some oppositionists who they claimed were behind the attack, including 49-year-old Yaya Dillo, the leader of Chad’s Socialist Party without

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  • The tightest race in PA: District 10 and Scott Perry

    The tightest race in PA: District 10 and Scott Perry

    The presidential election season is officially underway, and the fight for control of Congress is on the line in November. The House of Representatives is divided into districts based on the state’s population. Pennsylvania currently has 17 Congressional Districts, with nine represented by Democrats and eight represented by Republicans. House members serve a two-year term

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  • The growth of criminal justice at Elizabethtown College

    The growth of criminal justice at Elizabethtown College

    In 2018, Elizabethtown College didn’t have a criminal justice major to offer on its own. Now, there are over 35 students at Etown majoring in criminal justice. One of the main reasons for that is Kadee Crandall, who received her doctorate in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University. Crandall, the director of criminal justice

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  • Business Buzz: From side hustles to mainstream, understanding the evolution of gig economy

    Business Buzz: From side hustles to mainstream, understanding the evolution of gig economy

    Coming from a major city, the frequent use of the “gig economy” was not foreign to me, having used DoorDash and Uber frequently for convenience’s sake, but the term itself was one that I had never stopped to think about.  The term “gig” originated from the world of musicians, referring to individual performances or engagements,

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  • Hot sodas? Faulty vending machines frustrate campus

    Hot sodas? Faulty vending machines frustrate campus

    While the campus may be currently covered in snow and the temperature outdoors sit frigidly low, it seems some parts of campus remain unaffected. Specifically, one vending machine in Steinman Hall that is available to students seems to be continuously problematic. As students have reported on the popular “Jays App” the PepsiCo drink machine has

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