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Truman Feature: How one beloved canine makes a difference at the College
- Campus Life
- April 13, 2023
The last half of the semester is one that many look forward to the most, with plans for the break coming together and spending some much-needed time home with loved ones. But in order for the break to come, students have to first overcome the stressful feat of finals. As we once again approach the
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Students of Etown: Meet Lux Hileman, learn how they’ve found identity through dance and beyond
- Campus Life
- April 13, 2023
As a performative artist, Lux Hileman has had to fit many roles. Starting as a competitive dancer and actor, they’ve portrayed both female and male characters, and even a few nonhuman characters. “I actually got to nationals doing a male part,” they explained. It came naturally; the gender of the role never mattered, it was
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Media Review: Get lost in a story with the “Blood and Ash” series
- Campus Life
- April 13, 2023
The New York Times best-seller “Blood and Ash” series written by Jennifer L. Armentrout is a high fantasy series that follows the Maiden, a girl named Penelope, aka Poppy. She is fated to Ascend soon. She isn’t allowed to speak to or touch anyone but a select few. Hiding her face with a white cloth,
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Job Spotlight: How Blue Jay Ambassadors welcome potential students
- Campus Life
- April 13, 2023
Do you remember when you first arrived at Elizabethtown College? Some things stand out for all of us: submitting your application, attending an open house, decision day and the glorious moment when we first move into our first-year dorm. But before we met our peer mentors, before we met with professors and maybe even before
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Horoscopes: Which music video represents your sign?
- Campus Life
- April 13, 2023
Happy spring, Blue Jays! I don’t know about you, but I’ve been on a music video binge lately, and it brought to mind a question: what music video represents each Zodiac sign? That’s what we’ll be looking at today, and, as an added bonus, I’ve picked videos for each sign by artists of that same
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We the People: Referendums, ballot initiatives and democracy in PA
- News
- April 13, 2023
As the 2023 off-year election season gets underway, it is important to take a look at the complex process of amending the Pennsylvania Constitution that occurs in nearly every off-year election cycle. In Pennsylvania, the state constitution can only be changed by constitutional amendment. Amendments are passed by a simple majority of the Pennsylvania General
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Social media on campus: OMC updates guidelines and Yik Yak controversy
- News
- April 13, 2023
Disclaimer from the Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC): “The College does not proactively engage on YikYak and the guidelines were not prompted by any social media incidents.” Social media is everywhere: from accounts associated with Elizabethtown College itself to anonymous messaging apps, social media pervades every facet of life here in the Etown community.
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ChatGPT: Plagiarism or the Future of Writing?
- News
- April 13, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have come into the public’s eye in recent times and with that has come both scrutiny and favor. ChatGPT especially raised awareness as it was released by OpenAI. Countries have had a variety of responses with many threatening to ban it and Italy already doing so. However, that raises the question
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Student Senate: Senators raise concerns about lack of counselor availability
- News
- April 13, 2023
Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, March 23 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with Administrative Reports, starting with Dean of Students & Executive Director for College Diversity, Equity and Belonging Nichole Gonzalez reporting that a campus safety walk will be held on Monday, April 3 at 8:30 p.m. The
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