Moving on campus for the first time or even just coming back to school can come with a lot of stress. That stress was heightened for Elizabethtown College students during the first few weeks when on Aug. 26 and Sept. 7, Etown students received emails about bias incidents that occurred on campus and online. The
READ MOREArtificial Intelligence (AI) has reigned the conversation surrounding technology for the past few years. It can be easy to get lost in the successes associated with major companies like OpenAI, who invented ChatGPT, a program that has changed the face of asking questions online, and Character AI, which allowed many people to engage in stimulating
READ MOREIt’s been a long five years for Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Center for Recreation, Sports and Well-Being. Almost immediately after the fitness center got the chance to open its doors in August 2019 to the campus community, it had to shutter them for the global pandemic. “The fall semester was so amazing in 2019. I can
READ MOREPennsylvania’s budget was once again late this summer, the second consecutive summer that Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and the divided legislature ran over the June 30 deadline. The $47.6 billion budget passed through the Republican-controlled state senate and the Democrat-controlled state house on July 12 after months of negotiations. While the budget pours money into
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) is rolling out a new discount program in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Many secondary education organizations in Pennsylvania– including Etown– will offer a hefty discount on certain programs. Who is eligible for this discount? Pennsylvania state employees, their spouses, and their children can
READ MOREThe Elizabethtown College Blue Jays overcame the Stevenson University women’s soccer team last Saturday with a final score of 1-0. The match happened on a warm, humid and sunny day at Etown’s Ira R. Herr Field. The Blue Jays kept the pressure on the Mustangs throughout the first half. The ball constantly stayed near the
READ MOREThe men’s and women’s cross country teams participated in the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge on Saturday, Sept. 14. Elizabethtown welcomed back its graduates to take on the current Blue Jay cross country teams on their home turf by the solar fields across from campus.. While the men’s team lost their event, dropping to 1-1 on
READ MORELast year, concern over the artificial sweetener aspartame suddenly flared up. Most often seen in diet soda, this sweet substance was accused of exhibiting carcinogenic properties. While this situation died down as suddenly as it started, the panic raised an intriguing question: Do diet sodas pose health risks? A reasonable place to look for the
READ MOREThe Women’s National Basketball Association entered a much anticipated season this year. The sport just had one of its most exciting Most Valuable Player races ever, with forward Breanna Stewart taking home the hardware,and welcomed a new generation of talent to the league. Young sensations like Caitlin Clark,Angel Reese and Cameron Brink dominated the collegiate
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