• Movie Review: “Good Will Hunting”

    Movie Review: “Good Will Hunting”

    As much as I appreciate a good story, I often struggle to maintain interest in films with many different storylines and large casts of characters. It is difficult to appreciate even the most epic visual spectacle if the events or people on screen seem shallow, as if the director put quantity above quality. Therefore, I

    READ MORE
  • Club Feature: History Club

    Club Feature: History Club

    As students settle into the Spring semester, many clubs at Elizabethtown College are working hard to plan meetings, activities and events both on and off campus. The newly rebooted History Club, which had their latest meeting on Feb. 10, has several big plans for the semester which are sure to interest students both within and

    READ MORE
  • Abby’s Advice: New Hobbies

    Abby’s Advice: New Hobbies

    After spending the last few weeks talking about ways to stay organized and on top of responsibilities, it’s time for a break. Nobody can be serious all the time (least of all the author of this column), and balancing schoolwork with hobbies are a great way to explore different interests and de-stress. Did you know

    READ MORE
  • Etown alumni gives lecture for current students

    Etown alumni gives lecture for current students

    Two former Blue Jays returned to the Elizabethtown College campus to speak to current students as a part of the Mars Wrigley Executive Lecture Series in the Hoover Center for Business on Friday, Feb. 11. Erick Blanck and Adam Sauber gave a lecture titled “Five Years Removed, Reflection and Insights on Life After Etown.” They

    READ MORE
  • Demo kitchen hosts event for Super Bowl

    Demo kitchen hosts event for Super Bowl

    On Thursday, Feb. 10 in the Demonstration Kitchen at the Elizabethtown College Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being, Joni Eisenhauer, myself and five others participated in the “Soup-er Bowl.” In this presentation Eisenhauer showed us how to cook two types of chilies representing the two teams in this year’s Super Bowl. For the LA

    READ MORE
  • Student Senate

    Student Senate

    • News
    • February 17, 2022

    Student Senate met for their weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 10 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting began with a special order, for the swearing in of a representative for the Class of 2025, Cristian Posada. Administrators were asked to give all reports ahead of time via email and they will be distributed with

    READ MORE
  • Etown’s enrollment and applicant pool continues to rise

    Etown’s enrollment and applicant pool continues to rise

    • News
    • February 17, 2022

    For the past two years, the enrollment and applicant pool at Elizabethtown College has continued to increase. In fact, Etown has reached its largest application pool in the past five years. There are many reasons why these numbers are increasing. There are several departments working tirelessly to promote the College and to show prospective students

    READ MORE
  • Etown holds first Accepted Student Day event of the semester

    Etown holds first Accepted Student Day event of the semester

    • News
    • February 17, 2022

    Elizabethtown College hosted its first Accepted Student Day (ASD) event for the semester on Saturday, Feb. 12. 157 accepted students were in attendance, which is an increase from the first ASD event last year. Throughout the day, families could make their deposits, making the decision for the students to come to Etown next semester official.

    READ MORE
  • PA Politics: Governor Wolf swings for the fences in final budget address

    PA Politics: Governor Wolf swings for the fences in final budget address

    • News
    • February 17, 2022

    On Feb. 8, for the final time as Governor, Gov. Wolf delivered his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly in Harrisburg for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The proposal would push Commonwealth spending to $43.7 billion for the fiscal year, the largest ever proposed budget in Pennsylvania history. “We’re no longer digging

    READ MORE