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  • How do Elizabethtown College professors feel about AI?

    How do Elizabethtown College professors feel about AI?

    In the era of artificial intelligence (AI), it is almost foolhardy to imagine an industry or an aspect of everyday life where AI has not made itself present. Included in the exhaustive list of all the things AI is creeping into, is college education. It started with ChatGPT, a generative AI that could create an

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  • Pennsylvania tests internet-connected pollbooks amid security debate

    Pennsylvania tests internet-connected pollbooks amid security debate

    Pennsylvania election officials are preparing to test internet-connected electronic pollbooks in a pilot program that could begin as early as the May primary, reopening a familiar debate over modernization and election security in the state. The Department of State notified vendors in late January about how to apply to participate in the pilot. Applications are

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  • Bad Bunny fills Super Bowl halftime show with Puerto Rican history and symbolism

    Bad Bunny fills Super Bowl halftime show with Puerto Rican history and symbolism

    Bad Bunny used his Super Bowl LX halftime performance on Feb. 8 to transform one of the world’s biggest stages into a tribute to Puerto Rico, layering the 13-minute show with imagery tied to the island’s history, culture and political identity. The performance opened in sugarcane fields, a visual reference to Puerto Rico’s agricultural past.

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  • Argentina’s economic crisis reshapes daily life

    Argentina’s economic crisis reshapes daily life

    Argentina’s economic crisis is increasingly visible in grocery stores, household budgets and the growing dependence on credit to cover basic needs. Across the country, many working families report that their salaries no longer last the full month. Income that once covered rent, utilities and food now runs out within weeks, forcing households to rely on

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  • Saks Global bankruptcy marks turning point for luxury retailer

    Saks Global bankruptcy marks turning point for luxury retailer

    Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, is moving through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in an effort to stabilize a business weighed down by debt and years of retail disruption. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in January in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of

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  • Gov. Shapiro proposes Pennsylvania’s next budget: What does he want included?

    Gov. Shapiro proposes Pennsylvania’s next budget: What does he want included?

    It is a new year, and that means Pennsylvania needs a new budget.  On Feb. 3, Gov. Josh Shapiro addressed a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to officially kick off negotiations for the 2026-27 state budget. He presented the state legislature with his plan for where the Pennsylvania government should spend its money

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  • Today’s Tech: Startup Bedrock seeks to automate construction

    Today’s Tech: Startup Bedrock seeks to automate construction

    Automation startup company Bedrock Robotics is breaking into the construction industry with $270 million in new investments, topping off its $1.75 billion dollar valuation.  Bedrock’s headline product is an artificial intelligence-powered program and corresponding hardware, dubbed the Bedrock Operator, designed to be retrofitted onto excavators and other construction equipment, making them autonomous.  Heading up Bedrock’s

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  • What to expect for SCAD and SCARP 2026 

    What to expect for SCAD and SCARP 2026 

    Elizabethtown College students will be participating in two academic research symposia in the coming months designed to enhance students’ scholarship in their respective areas of study.  The College’s 19th Annual Scholarship and Creative Arts Day (SCAD) will be held across campus from April 20 to April 21, featuring creative works and research projects from students

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  • Minneapolis shootings spur partial government shutdown

    Minneapolis shootings spur partial government shutdown

    The controversy surrounding the two fatal shootings of two anti-ICE protestors in Minneapolis by agents of Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) impacted decisions made by Congress surrounding funding for major departments, resulting in one brief, partial government shutdown and teeing up the potential for another.  Amidst existing backlash to President

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