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  • Bowers Center Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

    Bowers Center Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

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    • September 24, 2024

    It’s been a long five years for Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Center for Recreation, Sports and Well-Being. Almost immediately after the fitness center got the chance to open its doors in August 2019 to the campus community, it had to shutter them for the global pandemic.  “The fall semester was so amazing in 2019. I can

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  • Pennsylvania Politics: Budget Woes

    Pennsylvania Politics: Budget Woes

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    • September 24, 2024

    Pennsylvania’s budget was once again late this summer, the second consecutive summer that Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and the divided legislature ran over the June 30 deadline. The $47.6 billion budget passed through the Republican-controlled state senate and the Democrat-controlled state house on July 12 after months of negotiations.  While the budget pours money into

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  • SGPS offers discount for state employees

    SGPS offers discount for state employees

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    • September 24, 2024

    The Elizabethtown College School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) is rolling out a new discount program in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Many secondary education organizations in Pennsylvania– including Etown– will offer a hefty discount on certain programs. Who is eligible for this discount? Pennsylvania state employees, their spouses, and their children can

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  • Blue Jays out-maneuver Mustangs on Senior Day

    Blue Jays out-maneuver Mustangs on Senior Day

    The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays overcame the Stevenson University women’s soccer team last Saturday with a final score of 1-0. The match happened on a warm, humid and sunny day at Etown’s Ira R. Herr Field. The Blue Jays kept the pressure on the Mustangs throughout the first half. The ball constantly stayed near the

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  • Cross country teams take on the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge over the weekend

    Cross country teams take on the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge over the weekend

    The men’s and women’s cross country teams participated in the Blue Jay Alumni Challenge on Saturday, Sept. 14. Elizabethtown welcomed back its graduates to take on the current Blue Jay cross country teams on their home turf by the solar fields across from campus.. While the men’s team lost their event, dropping to 1-1 on

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  • Healthy Habits: The effects of diet soda

    Healthy Habits: The effects of diet soda

    Last year, concern over the artificial sweetener aspartame suddenly flared up. Most often seen in diet soda, this sweet substance was accused of exhibiting carcinogenic properties. While this situation died down as suddenly as it started, the panic raised an intriguing question: Do diet sodas pose health risks?  A reasonable place to look for the

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  • WNBA celebrates new era with electrifying season

    WNBA celebrates new era with electrifying season

    The Women’s National Basketball Association entered a much anticipated season this year. The sport just had one of its most exciting Most Valuable Player races ever, with forward Breanna Stewart taking home the hardware,and welcomed a new generation of talent to the league. Young sensations like Caitlin Clark,Angel Reese and Cameron Brink dominated the collegiate

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  • Club Feature: Fine Print Literary Magazine

    Club Feature: Fine Print Literary Magazine

    Joining one or more of Elizabethtown College’s student-run clubs and organizations is an excellent way to break out of your shell and meet new people with similar interests. One of the many long-standing academic organizations is Fine Print, Etown’s literary magazine. Each year in the spring semester, the organization publishes a printed anthology of original

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  • Debate of the Week: Marketplace or Jay’s Nest?

    Debate of the Week: Marketplace or Jay’s Nest?

    Recently, there has been buzz around campus debating what’s better: Jay’s Nest or the Marketplace’s sweet treats? Students have been arguing over this for a while now, and it’s time to talk about it! Though most students claim that they are equally as amazing, let’s see if we can weigh out the options here.   The

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