In Issue 8 a few weeks ago, I talked about the historic nature of Pa.’s statewide judicial elections taking place on Nov. 7. I failed to mention that one of the most important elections in the history of Pennsylvania was taking place in the City of Brotherly Love: the election of Philadelphia’s 100th Mayor. The
READ MOREElizabethtown College’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SPGS) was recently ranked in the top six for online adult education programs by Intelligent.com. Etown’s graduate program has been recognized in six different categories, some of which include academic quality and graduation rate. After a student’s four years of undergraduate studies, many move on to obtain
READ MOREOn Thursday, Nov. 2, the High Library hosted the Fake Fireplace, Real Conversation talk on the main floor of the High Library from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event helps students reunite to talk about topics shared prior to the day of the event. “Today, we did not plan on any topics, we just
READ MOREDuring the first weekend of November, Elizabethtown College’s Office of Student Activities (OSA) hosted its second annual Jay Fest. OSA has historically put on multiple events for the college community to enjoy, including drag shows, magicians and hypnotists. However, the OSA team decided to turn one entertainment affair into a traditional annual event. This music
READ MOREAs the spooky season comes to an end, the preparation for the next holiday begins. The main debate though is, which holiday do you start to prepare for after Halloween? For this week’s debate topic, I asked the question, “when should you start to prepare for Christmas? After Halloween or after Thanksgiving?” To gauge the
READ MOREGrowing up, I hated my name. No matter where I went, everyone automatically assumed that my name was a boy’s name, and for an elementary schooler obsessed with dresses and the color pink, it felt like the end of the world. Then, around my middle school years, I started watching “Friends,” and I was introduced
READ MOREIn Nov. 2022, I, like many others, did not survive the Ticketmaster Great War and failed to purchase Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour tickets for one of the Pittsburgh, Pa. dates. I have been a fan of Swift since the early days of my childhood, and although I saw her during her Reputation Stadium Tour,
READ MOREFor every residence hall on campus, there’s a handful of resident assistants, or RAs, ready to step in when things get out of hand. Most students know that RAs are given their own rooms and don’t have to pay to live on campus, which can make the college experience a little more pleasant and affordable
READ MORECollege can be both exciting and stressful as you decide what you want to do for the rest of your life, and first-year Marie Deily knows that feeling well. When she started the semester here at Elizabethtown College, she was a biology major with a concentration in pre-vet but over time discovered it just wasn’t
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