• Student Wages Op-Ed Companion Piece

    Student Wages Op-Ed Companion Piece

    Note: The Etownian reached out to Student Senate and the Business Office, but were unable to receive a response due to time constraint. In addition, the statements in this piece are entirely the individual’s opinion and do not reflect the opinions of the Etownian. Some statements were edited for length and clarity. Back in February

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  • Op-Ed: Student wages

    Op-Ed: Student wages

    The current campus minimum wage is $8.25. No amount of complicated pay schemes can change that. This fact doesn’t sit well with many of us at Elizabethtown College: that’s why we (Nicholas Wiley and Gabriel Karl) are writing this Op-Ed on behalf of the Etown Young Democratic Socialists of America. Gabriel $8.25 is too little,

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  • News Commentary: A student journalist’s reaction to Penn State’s COVID-19 panel

    News Commentary: A student journalist’s reaction to Penn State’s COVID-19 panel

    Editor’s note: In order to avoid further spreading misinformation, we will not feature specific false claims in the body of this article. Please see the sidebar infographic for facts about the COVID-19 vaccine. As I got myself settled in my seat after navigating through a crowd of hundreds of people, a booming voice exclaimed, “This

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  • Op-ed by Dr. Sanjay Paul

    Op-ed by Dr. Sanjay Paul

    Note: Professor Homer is a fictitious figure created solely for the purpose of satire. No such character has been known to roam the halls of Hoover, or anywhere else on campus, for that matter. The fictitious figure was created by Dr. Sanjay Paul. To vaccinate  or not to vaccinate against COVID-19,. is that the question?

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  • Editorial by the Psychology Department, signed by supporters

    Editorial by the Psychology Department, signed by supporters

    To the Elizabethtown College Community: This correspondence is in reference to the College communication Monday, Nov. 9. This statement to our community articulated that this year’s election was comprised of a number of firsts that warrant recognition. One of those firsts was Vice President‐Elect, Kamala Harris. Harris is the first South Asian and Jamaican (or

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  • Letter to the Editor Response from Dr. Don Trahan

    Letter to the Editor Response from Dr. Don Trahan

    Note: This is a reply to a LTE submitted by Anonymous. In September and October, Elizabethtown College held a series of training sessions regarding power and microaggressions. Recently, the Etownian received an editorial in which the author expressed their discontent with the training sessions, specifically regarding the discussion about asking for people’s preferred pronouns in

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