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  • Debate of the Week: Instagram Reels or TikToks?

    Debate of the Week: Instagram Reels or TikToks?

    In a time where almost everybody has a phone, we have become addicted to doomscrolling, spending endless minutes or hours watching videos and looking at posts. Whenever we have a break, whether that’s eating lunch, standing in line at a grocery store or late at night while laying in bed, spending our time scrolling though

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  • Debate of the Week: Physical or Digital Media?

    Debate of the Week: Physical or Digital Media?

    Since the internet became a household staple, the question of whether physical or digital media is better has been a hot topic of discussion, especially amongst college students.  Many students value the accessibility, ease and comfort that comes with digital media, but other students prefer being able to display, own and touch their favorite songs,

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  • Today’s Tech: US launches first crewed mission to the moon since 1972

    Today’s Tech: US launches first crewed mission to the moon since 1972

    On April 1, the United States launched a rocket into space containing astronauts on a mission to fly around, but not on, the moon. This mission, named the Artemis II, marks a massive milestone in space exploration, since NASA is sending a rocket with astronauts deep into space for the first time since the Apollo

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  • Europe turning back to nuclear

    Europe turning back to nuclear

    With the war continuing to drag on in the Middle East, the world is feeling the effects a prolonged war can have on each of our lives. From the constant threat of escalation to the now crippling changes in oil prices, regardless of involvement, almost every developed nation has felt its effects. Many different nations

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  • Remembering Dr. Charles Schaeffer, benefactor of Etown’s chemistry department

    Remembering Dr. Charles Schaeffer, benefactor of Etown’s chemistry department

    Elizabethtown College’s A.C. Baugher Professor of Chemistry Emeritus Dr. Charles D. Schaeffer, Jr. passed away on March 21 following a short battle with mesothelioma, leaving behind a legacy deeply woven into Etown’s chemistry department. Schaeffer was born in 1948, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Dr. Charles D. Schaeffer, Sr. and Sallie Ann (Koch) Schaeffer. The Schaeffer

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  • Business Buzz: JBS strike ends without a deal, but pressure is far from over

    Business Buzz: JBS strike ends without a deal, but pressure is far from over

    Workers at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the United States are heading back on the job without a contract, a move that signals a pause in conflict but not a resolution.   Roughly 3,800 employees at the JBS beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, will return to work after a three-week strike that began

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  • THE FUTURE OF LANCASTER’S “STADIUM DISTRICT”

    THE FUTURE OF LANCASTER’S “STADIUM DISTRICT”

    Penn Medicine Park, home to the Lancaster Stormers baseball team, will be the centerpiece of a further developed “stadium district” in the city of Lancaster.   The 55-acre area is set to expand on the previous successes. Penn Medicine Park was opened in 2005 as part of an effort to promote urban renewal. The ballpark has

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  • Men’s volleyball drop final home game of season to conference opponent Marymount

    Men’s volleyball drop final home game of season to conference opponent Marymount

    Elizabethtown College men’s volleyball had their final home game on Wednesday, April 1, where they had their final Continental Volleyball Conference matchup of the season against Marymount University. Etown came into the matchup 18-9 with strong performances throughout the season, however, were having trouble in conference play with a 2-4 record. With a win, the

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  • ‘Grace and Grit,’ an extraordinary team motivated by more than winning

    ‘Grace and Grit,’ an extraordinary team motivated by more than winning

    Within a two-week period, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team hit five of their goals for the season.  The team reached 1,200 wins for the program, 200 career wins for the head coach, 1,000 points scored by one of their seniors Makenna Mummert, entrance into the Landmark Conference and 20 overall season wins. However, Head

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