• New physician assistant and neuroscience programs added

    New physician assistant and neuroscience programs added

    • News
    • September 27, 2019

    Photo courtesy of Flickr Elizabethtown College is adding new programs and majors to better support student needs and interests. The new neuroscience program is active this semester, and the physician assistant (PA) program will begin December 2020. The neuroscience major was approved last semester and is a collaboration between the biology and psychology departments. According

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  • Cross country teams get to race with Etown alum once again

    Cross country teams get to race with Etown alum once again

      Written by: William Paterson Elizabethtown College’s cross-country teams hosted the 2019 Blue Jay Alumni Challenge last Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Solar Array Course. The morning was buzzing with activity, and the current Blue Jays from the women’s and men’s team brought their A-game. Let’s take a look at the stats. The women’s team

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  • Men’s soccer ends in a no point tie, women’s team takes one point loss

    Men’s soccer ends in a no point tie, women’s team takes one point loss

    Photo by: Jocelyn Kline The Elizabethtown College men’s team took a 0-0 tie after two overtime periods against York College of Pennsylvania, Saturday, Sept. 7. Etown was overshot 17-13 by York. Most of the Blue Jays’ shots came during the overtime play. The leading Blue Jays were first-year Tate Mohney and senior Cameron Sheva, both

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  • Field hockey takes first win for the season in overtime play

    Field hockey takes first win for the season in overtime play

    Photo by: Megan White The Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team competed against Lebanon Valley College (LVC) Wednesday, Sept. 4, walking away with their first win for the season, 3-2. In quarter one, the Blue Jays took three shots which were blocked or saved by LVC’s goalie, Corinne Kearney. The first goal of the game was

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  • Men’s golf shoots over par at York College’s Spartan Invitational

    Men’s golf shoots over par at York College’s Spartan Invitational

    Saturday, Sept. 7 and Sunday Sept. 8, the Elizabethtown College men’s golf team played in the Spartan Invitational at York College of Pennsylvania for it’s season opening competition. The Blue Jays came in 15th place, shooting 133 over par 709. Sophomore Evan Kreiser was the top leader for the Blue Jays who finished in tied

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  • Women’s volleyball is undefeated at Lycoming Invitational

    Women’s volleyball is undefeated at Lycoming Invitational

    Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7, Elizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team was in the line-up at the Lycoming Invitational. The Blue Jays walked away from the Invitational with four wins, taking all sets. Friday, Etown was up against the University of Pittsburgh Bradford and Hartwick College. Against Pitt-Brad, Etown took the 3-1 win taking

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  • Pop Culture: Ten Things You Might Have Missed

    Pop Culture: Ten Things You Might Have Missed

    In the world of entertainment, fashion and glamor, a lot of stories can fall by the wayside. Here is a guide to what you might have missed over the week of Sept. 3, 2019. 1. YouTube was fined $150,000 for violating The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts children under 13 on certain

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  • Welcome to the Jungle: Double Feature: The Brothers Grimm on secrets about rats, humans

    Welcome to the Jungle: Double Feature: The Brothers Grimm on secrets about rats, humans

    Written by: Smudge Grimm Emotional Support Animal I would like to let you know, as every person on the planet should know, that rats are not dirty animals. We are so clean! I take a bath at least five times a day. It might be with my tongue, but it’s a bath. Shame on you

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  • Movie Review: Rocketman: Tears, laughter, sadness, excitement

    Movie Review: Rocketman: Tears, laughter, sadness, excitement

      Written by: Leo Costello Elton John dazzled audiences everywhere this summer with his film, “Rocketman” (2019) directed by Dexter Fletcher. After the hype of “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2018) directed by Bryan Singer, many people were excited about another ‘70s music biopic. Taron Egerton starred as Elton John and provided his singing voice for the soundtrack

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