• College Store Holds Grand Reopening

    College Store Holds Grand Reopening

    With construction happening often around Elizabethtown College’s campus, especially with the 125th anniversary celebrations, much work goes unnoticed by the campus community. To bring recognition to the continued effort to make the store a more ideal shopping experience, including an addition of a window and restructuring of the layout inside, the Etown College Store decided

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  • Pa Politics: The hype behind mail-in ballots

    Pa Politics: The hype behind mail-in ballots

    On Oct. 1, Luzerne County manager Romilda Crocamo was sued by three county residents after announcing she would stop the use of drop boxes for mail and absentee ballots in the county.  It’s yet another lawsuit surrounding the controversial system, used by many college students as well as seniors, disabled people and those who work

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  • CCCE Hosts Service Trip over Fall Break

    CCCE Hosts Service Trip over Fall Break

    Elizabethtown College’s Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE) is hosting a service trip from Oct. 10th through Oct. 12. Volunteers will be going to the Lancaster-Lebanon Habitat for Humanity site in Columbia, Pennsylvania, to help build houses for people in need. “We would love to get the word out to more students about this

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  • Etown Community Celebrates Homecoming

    Etown Community Celebrates Homecoming

    Students, alumni and faculty look forward to having the full flock back in the nest during Elizabethtown College’s annual Homecoming festivities. This year was even more special because it’s the College’s 125th anniversary.  The grand event, the Homecoming Parade, kicked off on Saturday morning at 11. Parade floats were built by different clubs and organizations

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  • Advocating for Student Wellness with Etown Prof. Charla Lorenzen

    Advocating for Student Wellness with Etown Prof. Charla Lorenzen

    When Elizabethtown College students want to build up their muscles or spend an hour working out, they can always rely on the services of the Bowers Center. This five-year-old building gave the campus community incredible benefits thanks to its large spaces for sporting events and a plethora of classes like Pound or Pilates.  But what

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  • Etown soccer battles Scranton in men’s and women’s matches

    Etown soccer battles Scranton in men’s and women’s matches

    On Sept. 28, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s soccer teams took on the Scranton University Royals in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Both teams were looking to win the first game of their respective Landmark Conference to start the new season. Conditions were cloudy and damp for the games.  The women’s team lost the game 3-0 with

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  • Field hockey hosts Scranton University on Saturday

    Field hockey hosts Scranton University on Saturday

    With the clouds hovering over Wolf Field and the stands filling up with parents, students and fans, the afternoon Landmark Conference game kicked off between the Scranton Royals and the Elizabethtown Blue Jays. Coming into the game Scranton was hot with big wins in their last two outings and looked to improve to 2-0 in

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  • NHL readies to open up 2024–25 season

    NHL readies to open up 2024–25 season

    The 2023-24 National Hockey League (NHL) season ended in nail-biting fashion. The Florida Panthers would eventually hoist the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history, but not before the Edmonton Oilers nearly completed a 3-0 comeback. The anticipation for this upcoming season has built since the past season ended. Modern day legends are

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  • Elizabethtown College cuts three majors, 13 faculty members

    Elizabethtown College cuts three majors, 13 faculty members

            Editor’s note: The Etownian chose to grant anonymity to all sources for fear of retribution.  A Zoom call Tuesday, Sept. 24 announced faculty cuts and a five-year deadline for Elizabethtown College to sort out its finances before it faces a budget deficit of millions of dollars, sources familiar with the call

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