Turkey has launched military operations in Syria this month, nine days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced American troops would leave the border area. Hundreds of civilians fled as Turkey launched airstrikes and artillery fire into the border area with Syria, according to CNN. “Our aim is to destroy the terror corridor which is trying
READ MOREElizabethtown College’s Diversity, Inclusion and Title IX department is a campus body that, despite its important role, is often discussed with an air of mystery. With cuts impacting the department over the summer, there were questions about what would be the future of diversity programming at the college. Throughout the last few months, the department
READ MOREVirtual reality (VR), also called immersive media or computer-simulated reality, is an emerging technology that imitates a real or imagined three-dimensional environment while simulating the user’s physical presence so that they can interact with this environment. Currently, VR systems use VR headsets or multi-projected rooms that generate realistic images and sounds to immerse the user
READ MOREPhoto by Paula Groff Over fall break, Dining Services announced via the E-town Jays App that a to-go program known as Marketplace To-Go would begin Oct. 14, 2019. Through the to-go program, students will be able to utilize their to-go meals as a form of a meal replacement, and they must be consumed outside of
READ MOREPhoto by Meghan Kenney Associate professor of sociology Dr. Michele Lee Kozimor presented the Kreider Award Lecture Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Susquehanna Room. The Award Lecture began at 7 p.m. with a dessert reception where Kozimor greeted every attendee at the door. Once people had found their seats around 7:30 p.m., Dean for Academic
READ MOREPhoto courtesy of Flickr Student Senate held its weekly meeting Thursday, Sept. 12 at 3:45 p.m. in Hoover 212. The meeting started with a few student comments. Senior Margaret Fix asked if Elizabethtown College was planning to get patio furniture for the Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness and Well-being, since it’s pictured in the sketches.
READ MOREPhoto courtesy of Flickr Data storage can be a pain to properly configure, but artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be useful for helping do just this. The scale and complexity of workloads is increasing and becoming more difficult, and now teams of specialists are needed to manage the massive storage of data. However, AI
READ MOREPhoto courtesy of Athletic Department The Blue Jays were flying high last weekend after the men’s and women’s soccer teams won their games, leaving their opponents scoreless – and maybe even speechless. The Lady Jays played with a powerful performance, shutting out St. Mary’s College of Maryland 3-0. This marks the second shutout win for
READ MOREPhoto courtesy of Athletic Department Friday, Sept. 20, the Elizabethtown College cross country teams hosted the Elizabethtown Short Course Invitational at the Union Canal Tunnel Park. The men’s team had a total of 72 points and placed third place out of the nine teams that participated. Senior Samuel Gerstenbacher came in second place for the
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