• Cross country teams defend Landmark Conference title

    Cross country teams defend Landmark Conference title

    Both Elizabethtown College cross country teams took the Landmark Conference title Saturday, Oct. 27. This is the fifth consecutive title for both teams. The women’s team had a close call, only beating Moravian College by four points. Sophomore Olivia Gerstenbacher ran a personal best of 23:01.42 and was the recipient of the All-Landmark First Team

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  • Swim teams still early in season, defeat Landmark opponent

    Swim teams still early in season, defeat Landmark opponent

    Saturday, Oct. 27, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams defeated Landmark Conference opponent Goucher College on the road in the Jays’ first dual meet of the season. First-year Robin Hill finished first in both of her individual events of the meet, the 1000-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. Hill finished the 1000-yard freestyle with

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  • Field Hockey falls to second going into Landmark Conference playoffs

    Field Hockey falls to second going into Landmark Conference playoffs

    The Elizabethtown College field hockey team faced the Catholic University of America Saturday, Oct. 27 in a rainy match at home. This was a big match for both teams as it decided who gets the number one seed as well as home field advantage in the Landmark Conference playoffs. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays did not

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  • The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: What does the Trump administration’s redefinition of gender mean?

    The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: What does the Trump administration’s redefinition of gender mean?

    The Trump administration proposed a new memo to narrow the definition of gender to say that it is a biological condition prescribed at birth and related to genitalia Oct. 21. This decision has the potential to roll back what the Obama administration did to loosen the definition of gender to recognize it as a person’s

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  • Etown Simplified:  Simplify your life with DIY

    Etown Simplified: Simplify your life with DIY

    Written by Catherine Amos, Kayla Anderson, Lila Bolze, Lucy Conrey and Giselle Taylor The acronym DIY, which means “do it yourself,” may spur images of colorful crafts and sad Pinterest fails, but a modern wave of the DIY initiative is influencing bloggers and social media. Modern DIYers coined the name “Makers” to describe themselves and

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  • Eight great ways to reuse Halloween pumpkins

    Eight great ways to reuse Halloween pumpkins

    Photo: Megan White Those cheap, festive, farm-fresh pumpkins are too irresistible to pass up during the spooky season. Halloween has come and gone, though, and now you are left with an excessive amount of carved pumpkins and Halloween candy. Before you throw your masterpiece away, here are eight do-it-yourself ways to extend your pumpkin’s life

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  • Experts discuss college student voting trends in U.S. midterms

    Experts discuss college student voting trends in U.S. midterms

    The political process is, by nature, not a spectator sport. Politics, it is said, maintains deliberate interest in the disinterested. Those that do not vote are not removed from the consequences of the elections that go on without them. The upcoming midterm election exists in a national and cultural context wracked by division, rhetoric, and

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  • Counseling Services, Student Wellness offer resources for SAD

    Counseling Services, Student Wellness offer resources for SAD

    The approach of winter may bring excitement to many of us, but for those who experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD), the shorter hours of sunlight can bring about the “winter blues.” According to materials provided by Elizabethtown College’s Health Promotion Program, which consists of Assistant Director of Health Promotion Joni Eisenhauer and seven Student Wellness

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  • Alumna uses political science, sociology experience to help nonprofit

    Alumna uses political science, sociology experience to help nonprofit

    The Elizabethtown College motto, “Educate for Service,” does not end with graduation. Many Blue Jays leave the nest and enter service-oriented professions. Melissa Plotkin, ’91 is one of those Etown alumni. Plotkin works for the York Jewish Community Center (JCC), a nonprofit community center which serves all residents of York County. Membership to the York

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