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New RecRe boxes offer 24/7 recreational services
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- September 22, 2025
The new semester has marked an expansion in recreational accessibility for students at Elizabethtown College with the introduction of new recreational rental boxes that are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Located in the Bird Cage at the Baugher Student Center (BSC), the vending machine-like unit will now serve as a way
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Global Perspective: Afghanistan ravaged by earthquake
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- September 18, 2025
On Sunday, Aug. 31, Afghanistan was rocked by a 6.0-magnitude earthquake, the most deadly that has been recorded in the country since 1998. The epicenter was near the city of Jalalabad in the far east of the country, and light tremors were felt as far west as Kabul and as far east as Islamabad in
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Business Buzz: The Cracker Barrel controversy
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- September 18, 2025
Cracker Barrel’s logo redesign lasted just eight days before the company pulled the plug and brought back its “Old Timer.” In branding years, that’s about as fast as a fire drill. The about-face has sparked plenty of debate: did the company bow to bullying or did it make a savvy business decision after hearing from
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PA Politics: Budget impasse threatens public transit and the state economy
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- September 18, 2025
Pennsylvania’s government is in the middle of a gridlock over the creation of the state’s budget for the new fiscal year. The state has now gone over two months without a completed budget. Most states have to come up with their own new budget each year, while the others create a new one biennially. The
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Today’s Tech: Apple sued over use of books to train AI
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- September 18, 2025
Apple has long made a name for itself for doing things differently: sleeker design, more privacy options and a sense of responsibility that distinguished it from competitors. Now, the company is embroiled in a controversy that seems all too familiar. Authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed a putative class action in federal court last
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World Health Organization advocates for mental health awareness as Elizabethtown College celebrates World Mental Health Day
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- September 18, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for an urgent global scale-up of mental health services, warning that more than 1 billion people are currently living with mental health conditions worldwide. New findings released Sept. 2 in World Mental Health Today and the Mental Health Atlas 2024 show that anxiety and depression are among the
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Dear Readers: a letter from the editor
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- September 17, 2025
In the spirit of journalism, I would like to be transparent with all our readers, writers and supporters in regards to The Etownian’s budget. For those of you who don’t know me, I am Andi Gates, a junior English Professional Writing and Communications Journalism dual major who was appointed as Editor-in-Chief of The Etownian starting
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PA Politics: A Potentially Grim Future for Pennsylvania’s Mass Transit
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- April 28, 2025
The future of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth’s public transit system hangs in the balance amid recent hearings over funding gaps. On Tuesday, April 15, the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing in Pittsburgh on the future of mass transit. The next day, the Philadelphia City Council held its own budget hearing with representatives from the
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Farewell from the Editor-in-Chief
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- April 28, 2025
I’ve always loved words. When I was a kid, I loved to talk to my siblings and my parents, probably more often than they wanted to hear. I wrote in my journal religiously throughout middle school and high school, making the daily interactions between my friends more dramatic than a soap opera. I dabbled in
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