A new semester brings new changes and possibly new professors. Elizabethtown College’s Communications department gained a new face this year. Professor Melanie Gardner, Ph.D., has joined the department to teach audio and visual production courses. We took a deeper dive with Dr. Gardner to learn more about her background in production and advice for current
READ MOREThe on campus organization Our Bodies recently hosted an educational session focusing on menstrual cycle tracking, menopause, period poverty and broader reproductive health. True Martel, a sophomore digital media production major and the treasurer for Our Bodies, said that the main goal of the meeting was to provide students with clear and factual information on
READ MOREAs many Elizabethtown College students headed home for fall break, a group of students chose to stay behind on a quiet and empty campus, carpooling each day to home construction sites in Lebanon and Columbia. The students spent their break restoring houses alongside Habitat for Humanity. Organized through the Center for Community and Civic Engagement
READ MOREThanks to my mom’s most recent hyperfixation, dot art books have taken over both our house and my dorm — for good reason. Lifelines’ Flow Art color-by-number books are like coloring books or diamond art except they come with the markers and a suggested color palette. There is a design for everyone, from Frankenstein’s monster
READ MOREFor those who know me, they may describe me as a bit of a book worm. In August alone, I read a total of eight novels and one memoir. Of those nine collective books, I would say the most fun to read was Holly Jackson’s 2025 novel, “Not Quite Dead Yet.” Jackson’s novel is a
READ MOREThere’s nothing better than making a new furry friend at Elizabethtown College. This week, let’s allow another one to introduce himself. Meet Onyx, a six-year-old tuxedo cat. He lives on campus with his owner, senior neuroscience major Jesslyn Lopez. Luck, or perhaps fate, brought Onyx and Lopez together when the cat was just a few
READ MOREIf you’re someone who wants to learn about how history impacts the present, systemic issues and what you can do to help, look no further than Foundations of Global White Supremacy and Dehumanization, or TJ200. It is a new class introduced with the Transformative Justice minor in 2026. The class provides Elizabethtown College students with
READ MORESince its founding in 1971, Starbucks has garnered a widespread group of loyal customers. From refreshers to matcha to plain black coffee, it seems their menu has something for everyone. However, it seems in recent years they’ve gained a formidable opponent: 7 Brew. 7 Brew was founded in 2017, and since its franchising in 2023,
READ MOREElizabethtown College’s women’s volleyball team took a road trip this past week to Washington, D.C. where they faced off against fellow Landmark Conference team, the Catholic Cardinals. The Blue Jays hoped to kick start their Landmark Conference record with a win for their first game of conference play. Catholic, after a rocky start to their
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