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  • The Study Abroad Experience

    The Study Abroad Experience

    Written by: Emily Wieder At the crack of dawn Dec. 20, 2017, I took a final jog around Aix-en-Provence. Ten hours later, I slid onto my favorite park bench to watch the sun set. The day symbolized my evolution during the semester, from my dim beginnings to thoughts that flowed more easily in French than

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  • Today’s Technology

    Today’s Technology

    A species of alien creature from Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” the Babel Fish, was inserted into the ear and could instantly translate any language. This allowed for interspecies communication as a universal translator. Google may just have produced their own Babel Fish; the Google Pixel Buds are a simultaneous translation device.

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  • Student Senate

    Student Senate

    Written by: Student Senate Executive Cabinet Students of Elizabethtown College, Student Senate would like to thank you for another successful year! We have greatly appreciated your overwhelming support. Throughout the year, we have implemented new channels for students to submit their concerns, including the new Canvas “Anonymous Senate Submission Forum” available under the Senate Elections

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  • Board of Trustees reconvenes for spring meeting, discusses enrollment

    Board of Trustees reconvenes for spring meeting, discusses enrollment

    The spring business meeting of the Board of Trustees took place Saturday, April 28 at 9 a.m. in the Susquehanna Room. As always, the meeting started with the Mission Moment, where the trustees had the chance to get a glimpse of what happens at Elizabethtown College. The Mission Moment covered the Etown chapter of the

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  • Baseball team sweeps Juniata, riding four-game winning streak

    Baseball team sweeps Juniata, riding four-game winning streak

    Elizabethtown College’s baseball team is riding a four-game winning-streak after three victories against Juniata College last weekend and a win over Messiah College last Monday, April 30. Saturday, April 28, the Jays competed in a doubleheader on the road against Juniata, winning both games 8-2 and 8-4 respectively. Junior Mike Christy opened up scoring in

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  • Soccer is an easily accessible sport

    Soccer is an easily accessible sport

    With over three billion fans, soccer, also known in some places as football, is one of the most popular sports around the world. This is a sport played between two teams of 11 players. There are over 250 million players in over 200 countries. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal

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  • Lacrosse teams end regular season with losses to Catholic

    Lacrosse teams end regular season with losses to Catholic

    Saturday, April 28, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team competed against the Catholic University of America. The first goal was made early in the game by Etown junior Madelyn Baker, who was assisted by senior Katie Thompson giving Etown an early lead. First-year Kate Ziegler, who was also assisted by K. Thompson, scored quickly after,

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  • Softball wins one in doubleheader against Albright, defeats Juniata on Senior Day

    Softball wins one in doubleheader against Albright, defeats Juniata on Senior Day

    Photo: Megan White Thursday, April 26, the Elizabethtown College softball team played a doubleheader against Albright College at home at The Nest. In game one, Etown fell 3-2, but beat the Lions in the second game 3-0. Sophomore pitcher Alyssa Wilkinson assisted in the team effort by holding the opposing team scoreless for five innings

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  • Track & field regular season ends with Blue Jay Tune Up wins

    Track & field regular season ends with Blue Jay Tune Up wins

    Photo: Megan White Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27, the Elizabethtown College track and field teams participated in this year’s Penn Relays at Franklin Field. Thursday, senior Maria Anderson ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase for the women’s team. According to the Penn Relays website, she placed 26th with a time of 10:56.39 and nearly broke

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