• Schlosser Shenanigans: The Devious Lick Challenge wreaks havoc on Etown

    Schlosser Shenanigans: The Devious Lick Challenge wreaks havoc on Etown

    A trend known as the Devious Lick Challenge is circulating on TikTok, encouraging users to vandalize and steal school property. The term “lick” means a successful theft, and teenagers nationwide have started to participate in this trend by taking items such as soap dispensers, classroom signs and even security cameras. Recently, the Elizabethtown College Schlosser

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  • Women’s Volleyball

    Women’s Volleyball

    On Saturday, Sept. 18, the Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team split its three weekend matches, falling to Franklin & Marshall College before topping Lancaster Bible College, the host of the match, 3 sets to 0 on Saturday afternoon. With the split, the Blue Jays’ win to loss record moves to 5 wins and 4 losses

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  • Women’s Soccer

    Women’s Soccer

    On Saturday, Sept. 18, the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team celebrated its seniors and finished off the night with a victory over Penn State Berks (PSB), 3-0. Graduate student Janelle Barna, junior Gabi Brown, and first-year Ava Whisten each scored for the Blue Jays while junior Trinity Soto and first-year Adrienne McGallicher combined on the

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  • Main Line Invitational Cross Country Meet

    Main Line Invitational Cross Country Meet

    On Friday, Sept. 17, the Elizabethtown College cross country team traveled to Haverford College for the Main Line Invitational where the team competed against seven other schools. The participating schools included Villanova University (Division I), University of Pennsylvania (Division I), La Salle University (Division I), Haverford College (Division III), Swarthmore College (Division III), Widener University

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  • Health and Safety

    Health and Safety

    With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks have become a normal part of doing just about any activity outside the house. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended wearing a mask during indoor activity, some people raised legitimate concerns about how this could affect those exercising. Director of Sport Safety

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  • Athlete of the week – Gracie Brubaker

    Athlete of the week – Gracie Brubaker

    On Saturday Sept. 18, the Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team had their annual Senior Night game where they honored the seniors on the team. This year the team celebrated seven seniors including midfielder/defender Gracie Brubaker. Brubaker is most excited for Landmark Conference games where the team is anticipating the University of Scranton to be their

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  • Weekly Chirp: Texas Abortion Ban

    Weekly Chirp: Texas Abortion Ban

    Disclaimer: To protect the views of the Etownian and myself, I will be using the term “fetus” to refer to the child/baby within the womb and “conception” to refer to the fertilization of an egg. I use the term “woman/women” throughout this piece, however, I understand that other individuals who do not identify as such

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  • Spend an afternoon at Cones and Clubs

    Spend an afternoon at Cones and Clubs

    On the weekends when the Office of Students Activities does not have anything planned, it is easy to get bored on campus. Ping-pong in the lobby can only be entertaining for so long, and no one ever wants to study just for the fun of it. Sometimes, you just need a break from the college

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  • Book Review: The Midnight Library

    Book Review: The Midnight Library

    Matt Haig’s latest novel is the perfect read for anyone struggling with the effects of the pandemic. “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig is one of the most relevant books for readers amid a pandemic. Haig masterfully guides his readers through the story with vibrant imagery and almost poetic details. His writing tackles heavy ideas

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