• The Weekly Chirp: Etown’s Internet Policy Change

    The Weekly Chirp: Etown’s Internet Policy Change

    Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com A change to the Elizabethtown College Secure Wi-Fi network at the beginning of the semester has led to some disatisfied reactions from students on the E-town Jays App. The change in policy has had strongly varied reactions because the primary discernable difference in the new policy is that websites containing mature

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  • Pop Culture: Fake News or Fabulous Stories Featured in Tabloids?

    Pop Culture: Fake News or Fabulous Stories Featured in Tabloids?

    Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com Pop culture news comes from everywhere nowadays. It’s on paper, it’s on about every social media app on your phone and it’s what you’re reading right now. But how do you know what tea you’re reading is real? Obviously I’m trustworthy, but what about the millions of articles, stories, ads, pages

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  • Music Review: Vampire Weekend: Six years of waiting well worth it, indie lovers say

    Music Review: Vampire Weekend: Six years of waiting well worth it, indie lovers say

    Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com Six years. That’s how long it’s been since we’ve had a fresh album from indie sensation Vampire Weekend. That finally changed this past May. The band released “Father of the Bride,” an album with a whopping total of 18 tracks. 18 tracks! This album has some of my new favorite Vampire

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  • Global Perspective

    Global Perspective

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    • February 13, 2020

    Photo courtesy of unsplash.com NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Thailand began releasing bodies to relatives Monday after security forces cornered and killed a soldier who carried out the country’s worst mass shooting in an hourslong siege at a shopping mall. The soldier killed 29 people starting with his commanding officer in a

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  • Welcome to the Jungle: Harper: Guinea pig treated like a princess, lives with a fun crowd

    Welcome to the Jungle: Harper: Guinea pig treated like a princess, lives with a fun crowd

    Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com I’m only talking to you because you’ve promised me a big bowl of grapes after this. The red kind, not the nasty green ones! I like the finer things in life, you know. I’ll only eat leaves that are the right length, red grapes and music sheets with lots of tasty

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  • Pennsylvania Politics

    Pennsylvania Politics

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    • February 13, 2020

    Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Tuesday, Feb. 4, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) addressed the General Assembly, proposing his 2020-2021 budget for the commonwealth. The proposal, totaling $36.1 billion in spending with a focus on education and workforce revitalization, was met with mixed reviews by the Republican-controlled state house. The governor’s recommendation is a 4 percent,

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  • Interior Design: Making the most of your dorm with these fall decor ideas

    Interior Design: Making the most of your dorm with these fall decor ideas

    Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com Autumn is full of colors, and a lot of people enjoy decorating; college is no different. Many students at Elizabethtown College want to or already have decorated the doors of their dorms. Some may want to, yet it could be that they have never decorated before now. There are many ways

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  • Student Senate

    Student Senate

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    • February 13, 2020

    Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Student Senate met for its weekly meeting Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. The meeting began with a special order for President of Elizabethtown College Cecilia McCormick’s report about the recent Board of Trustees retreat, held the weekend of Feb. 1. She provided updates on the College, including new programs, funding and housing

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  • Voting for presidential nominees begins

    Voting for presidential nominees begins

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    • February 13, 2020

    Photo courtesy of unsplash.com Though the presidential election will not occur until November, Monday, Feb. 3 marked the official beginning of the 2020 election season. Both the Democratic and Republican parties have begun the process to determine their presidential candidate, convening for the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries. However, the Democratic hopefuls have received

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