NEWS

  • 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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CAMPUS LIFE

  • Welcome to the Jungle: Holly, Adzuki, Cocoa and Zelda

    Welcome to the Jungle: Holly, Adzuki, Cocoa and Zelda

    Third-year professional writing and Japanese major Evan Kohlbus has a full house of four adorable cats: Zelda, Holly, Cocoa and Adzuki. Kohlbus and his family adopted Zelda, the oldest of the four at 14 years old, in 2010. She has mostly white fur with black spots and is completely blind since she’s missing both eyes.

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  • Activity Review: Call of Cthulhu

    Activity Review: Call of Cthulhu

    Whether you’ve played or not, it’s no secret that “Dungeons & Dragons”, or D&D, has recently seen an explosion in popularity, due at least in part to its appearances in several pieces of media that quickly rose to pop culture infamy. The release of Baldur’s Gate III, a game based in the world of D&D

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  • Club Feature: Women in STEM

    Club Feature: Women in STEM

    At Elizabethtown College, there are a wide variety of diverse clubs and organizations centered around the motto“Educate for Service”. Considering this, it’s important to represent our school’s range of interests. This is why the Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) club has become such a foundational organization, attracting students fascinated by the STEM

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SPORTS

  • Men’s Volleyball downs Widener at home

    Men’s Volleyball downs Widener at home

    The Elizabethtown College men’s volleyball team extended their winning streak to three games on Thursday, Feb. 8. The Blue Jays took the court and continued their dominance at home, taking the match three sets to one, moving the team to 6-3, including a 4-1 record in front of their home fans. Etown dominated in almost

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  • Chiefs and 49ers set to collide in Super Bowl rematch

    Chiefs and 49ers set to collide in Super Bowl rematch

    As the dust begins to settle on the 2024 National Football League (NFL) season, the stage is set for Super Bowl LVIII (58). This year, fans will witness a rematch of the 2020 Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers.   If you ask NFL fans, most will tell you that

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  • Etown Wrestling loses heartbreaker to Alvernia

    Etown Wrestling loses heartbreaker to Alvernia

    The Elizabethtown College wrestling team welcomed Alvernia University to Elizabethtown, Pa. this past weekend on Saturday, Feb. 3 at home. It was their second head-to-head matchup this season. While the Blue Jays had hoped to get some revenge for their earlier defeat, they went on to lose a nailbiter, as Alvernia narrowly escaped this one

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FEATURES

  • ECDT hosts first annual “Dancing with the Jays” competition

    ECDT hosts first annual “Dancing with the Jays” competition

    The Elizabethtown College Dance Team (ECDT) announced that they will be hosting the first annual “Dancing with the Jays” contest, which is a spin-off of the show “Dancing with the Stars.” Each ECDT member has selected one member of the student body to be their partner in the competition. The partnered dancers will play the

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  • Editor in Chief farewell

    Editor in Chief farewell

    People have given me many confused looks over the years due to my involvement with The Etownian. “But you’re an occupational therapy (OT) major,” they’d say, waiting for me to protest. I would smirk, do my standard giggle and respond with the answer that sent them into further bewilderment. “I am,” I’d say. “And one

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