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  • Pigeon and penguin sledding

    Pigeon and penguin sledding

    During the recent snowstorms, a lot of students chose to stay inside and keep warm. Some students, however, attended the annual Penguin and Pigeon races that Elizabethtown College hosts every year. This year, the competition was fierce as the reigning champions George the Pigeon and King the Penguin faced off against their rivals; Percy the

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  • Professional sledding in the Dell

    Professional sledding in the Dell

    After the penguin and pigeon races, professional sledding took place in the Dell. Some of the students stole trays from the Marketplace in the Brossman Commons, took them out to the Dell and used them as sleds. There were races, and some people were trying to stand up on the sleds.  One of the people

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  • Raiding the tennis courts

    Raiding the tennis courts

    Recently, a bunch of Elizabethtown College students raided the tennis courts late at night. A spokesperson, who has not seen the new tennis courts yet, wanted to go play tennis after dark. So, this spokesperson got a bunch of their friends and raided the tennis courts, hoping to get in a few matches after dark.

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  • S’mores game

    S’mores game

    Anyone who follows Elizabethtown College athletics knows of the school’s long-standing rivalry with Messiah College. One of the biggest games for the rivalry every year is the Marshmallow Game. Every fall semester, with the exception of fall 2020 due to COVID-19, when the two schools’ soccer teams play each other, spectators come to the game

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  • An All Star Review

    An All Star Review

    Everyone on campus has been at least alive for the early 2000s. Though we don’t remember living through it, we remember movies, TV shows and remnants from that time. At least once, we watched the Oscar-winning animated film that is Dreamwork’s “Shrek.” The whole movie deserves a review of its own. However, I want to

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  • Welcome to the Jungle

    Welcome to the Jungle

    Hey, I’m Squish! I’m a salmon-colored fox, so it’s kinda easy to pick me out in a crowd. I’m so excited to talk to you about my college experience at Elizabethtown College! I’m from Pennsylvania, which is about an hour and a half from campus. I’m a sophomore international business major, with my focus being

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  • Historic, emotional locale for graduation

    Historic, emotional locale for graduation

    The entire Elizabethtown College campus community – students, faculty, staff and administrators – was flabbergasted this week when the Commencement Committee announced a decision to move the ceremonies May 15 and 16 from the Dell to Nicarry 232. The change comes only three weeks after the March 10 announcement clarifying COVID-19 compliant commencement exercises, which

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  • Outer space perspective

    Outer space perspective

    An Elizabethtown College student made international news last night upon discovering an extraterrestrial creature was hiding inside one of the rocks in the Masters Mineral Gallery. News outlets from all over the world rushed to Etown’s campus to get a glimpse of the alien, but the federal government had taken over the Masters Center and

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  • From nobody to rocket scientist: Etown professor finds new job in pandemic

    From nobody to rocket scientist: Etown professor finds new job in pandemic

    Rumors have spread around the communications department about why some faculty members are “remote” for the semester, if they are even still teaching. In fact, former associate professor Dr. Colin Helb recently quit his job at Elizabethtown College to pursue his passion of being a rocket scientist. According to Helb, this has been a dream

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