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  • Pennsylvania Politics: “Red Wave” sweeps Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania Politics: “Red Wave” sweeps Pennsylvania

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    • November 19, 2024

    The string of political texts that campaign offices sent to Pennsylvanians during the 2024 elections was not unwarranted, as in true swing state fashion, the commonwealth flipped red across the majority of elections at the national and state level.  In the presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump had a margin of nearly two percentage points, the

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  • Elizabethtown College Residence Life will be holding upcoming bias presentations for students.

    Elizabethtown College Residence Life will be holding upcoming bias presentations for students.

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    • November 19, 2024

    Elizabethtown College’s Residence Life office has made the decision to host mandatory meetings for all students who live in the dormitories about Title IX policy, although all students undergo mandatory Title IX training when they enter Etown’s campus.  The decision to hold mandatory meetings comes after multiple events of bias incidents have been reported this

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  • The NCAA’s fifth year for Division III athletes comes to an end this season

    The NCAA’s fifth year for Division III athletes comes to an end this season

    Year five or year four? This decision is a complete game-changer for some collegiate athletes. As the curtain closes on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) unprecedented extra year of eligibility, student-athletes must decide if they will seize the moment for one final season. With COVID-19 upsetting the lives of many, college athletes were no

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  • Cleveland Cavaliers begin 2024 NBA season in historic way

    Cleveland Cavaliers begin 2024 NBA season in historic way

    The 2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) season has seen several teams dominate the first couple of weeks. The Western Conference is loaded with strong competitors, as 11 teams sit at or above the .500 record mark. In the Eastern Conference, two teams are dominating, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers currently sit atop

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  • Elizabethtown splits the weekend in women’s basketball

    Elizabethtown splits the weekend in women’s basketball

    Although the leaves are still falling off the trees, winter sports have begun for Elizabethtown College and the women’s basketball team kicked off their season with the Blue Jay Tournament at home this weekend. Etown got the chance to face the Marymount Saints in the tournament’s first round. The Blue Jays were neck and neck

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  • Video Game Review: Voidwrought

    Video Game Review: Voidwrought

    It’s one thing to make a game in a genre that is relatively oversaturated. It’s another thing entirely to make a game that feels like it’s trying to build its reputation off of a different title. The beloved title Hollow Knight succeeded, and success inherently begets copycats.   The game Voidwrought initially seems like an example

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  • Elizabethtown College Democrats host Karaoke for a Cause

    Elizabethtown College Democrats host Karaoke for a Cause

    On Saturday, Nov. 2, the Elizabethtown College Democrats hosted a karaoke event for charity. The event was held in the Jay Lounge, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission was $3, and all proceeds benefited Smiles for Abby, a nonprofit located in Elizabethtown supporting young adults who have cancer. Smiles for Abby was founded by

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  • Un-breaking new ground: What constitutes an Olympic Sport?

    Un-breaking new ground: What constitutes an Olympic Sport?

    The 2024 Olympic Games saw the addition of breakdancing/breaking to the competition. While opinions regarding whether breaking should have become a competition in the world’s biggest sporting event, the event’s inclusion allowed an enormous audience to learn more about something potentially new to them. However, its lifespan was short-lived. The 2028 Summer Los Angeles Olympic

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  • The love of the game: Grace Hardy’s rise to head coach

    The love of the game: Grace Hardy’s rise to head coach

    From star player to head coach of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays field hockey team, coach Grace Hardy is not ready to say goodbye to the game just yet. Hardy found her love for field hockey after moving schools in seventh grade when Hardy’s mom signed her up for a field hockey clinic.When it came

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