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  • Slam poet Lady Brion visits Elizabethtown College

    Slam poet Lady Brion visits Elizabethtown College

    Lady Brion, a spoken word artist, recently visited Elizabethtown College to present a selection of slam poetry to students. The event was held in the Jay Lounge, and nearly a dozen audience members watched as the lights went down and Lady Brion stepped up to the microphone.  “This was my first time going to any

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  • Vocalign holds annual combo show

    Vocalign holds annual combo show

    Vocalign, Elizabethtown College’s all-gender inclusive a cappella group, hosted their annual combo show on Saturday February 17th, highlighting Melica, Etown’s all-female identifying a cappella group, Phalanx, Etown’s all-male identifying a cappella group, and three guest a cappella groups: Chromatic from Millersville University, Under a Rest from West Chester University and High Street Harmonix also from

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  • Business Buzz: From side hustles to mainstream, understanding the evolution of gig economy

    Business Buzz: From side hustles to mainstream, understanding the evolution of gig economy

    Coming from a major city, the frequent use of the “gig economy” was not foreign to me, having used DoorDash and Uber frequently for convenience’s sake, but the term itself was one that I had never stopped to think about.  The term “gig” originated from the world of musicians, referring to individual performances or engagements,

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  • Multiple Blue Jays set school records at SU Tune-Up

    Multiple Blue Jays set school records at SU Tune-Up

    The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled to Selinsgrove, Pa. on Saturday, Feb. 17 for the SU Tune-Up hosted by Susquehanna University at 9:30 a.m. There, the Blue Jays would perform at a high level, with multiple athletes setting new school records. The event was not scored, but Etown showed out

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  • Swim teams cap off strong seasons in Landmark Championships

    Swim teams cap off strong seasons in Landmark Championships

    On Sunday, Feb. 19, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s swim teams took to the Landmark Conference Swimming and Diving Championship. The men’s team finished fourth out of ten teams with 342 points and the women’s team finished fifth out of ten with 373 points. This season, the men went 7-6 overall and 4-2 in

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  • Hot sodas? Faulty vending machines frustrate campus

    Hot sodas? Faulty vending machines frustrate campus

    While the campus may be currently covered in snow and the temperature outdoors sit frigidly low, it seems some parts of campus remain unaffected. Specifically, one vending machine in Steinman Hall that is available to students seems to be continuously problematic. As students have reported on the popular “Jays App” the PepsiCo drink machine has

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  • Tri-Beta hosts annual blood drive at Etown

    Tri-Beta hosts annual blood drive at Etown

    Elizabethtown College students came together on Feb. 7 to donate blood to help combat the blood shortage during the annual Tri-Beta blood drive. Tri-Beta is a national honors society for biology students. The chapter at Elizabethtown College partners with the American Red Cross to host an annual blood drive. “Donating blood is important because there

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  • Today’s Tech: Apple ventures into VR with Vision Pro

    Today’s Tech: Apple ventures into VR with Vision Pro

    Virtual reality and expansive ventures into how one sees the world have expanded greatly over the past decade, especially in terms of what the devices are capable of doing and their travel accessibility. People are more willing  to use virtual reality even outside of a gaming context, where it was first popularized, and in their

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  • Pa Politics: Shapiro proposes Office of Gun Violence Prevention

    Pa Politics: Shapiro proposes Office of Gun Violence Prevention

    As Pennsylvania’s Gov. Josh Shapiro attempts to advocate for his budget in the coming months, a recent press conference put the spotlight on gun violence, and Shapiro’s efforts to address the issue. Shapiro, a Democrat, is proposing $1 million to create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The office would create and coordinate strategies to

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