Campus Life

  • Movie Review: “Green Book”

    Feel-good movie about race relations I think this year will mark the first time since 2015 that I’ve seen at least one of the films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Ones I’ve seen include “Black Panther,” “BlacKKKlansman” and now “Green Book.” Now, I’m in this predicament where I can’t decide which one

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  • The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: What is a polar vortex, and why does it affect us?

    Jan. 26 ushered in a polar vortex that hit Canada, the Midwest and much of the Northeast, bringing with it frigid temperatures and major wind chills. The wind chill made already cold temperatures significantly colder. According to CBS, upwards of 100 million people were affected by the frigid temperatures. In many places, the cold was

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  • Free and cheap things to do for Valentine’s Day around campus

    Valentine’s Day is a time to share love with friends and significant others, but it can be expensive if you are going to a fancy restaurant, buying costly roses and getting gifts. Luckily, Elizabethtown College provides a few options that do not cost a lot of your hard-earned money. There is a Valentine’s Day Bingo

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  • Music Review: Anderson .Paak

    Modern take on classic funk Every Christmas, when posed with the question, “Is there anything you want?” I always ask for clothes. Do I need new clothes? Not really. But I love receiving clothing as gifts from my family and friends. The reason? The clothes I receive as gifts are almost never ones that I

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  • Seniors: Favorite Etown memory?

    There are less than 100 days until graduation! “The service trips to New Jersey during break to help with disaster relief and stuff. I had a lot of fun helping people. I went all three years. I would have gone the first year, but there was a hurricane.” ~ Bri Floystad “One of my favorite

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  • The Weekly Chirp: Students, faculty weigh in: How should political leaders handle crisis?

    Venezuela has been in a state of crisis for much of the last decade, but tensions came to a head last month when the leader of the country’s National Assembly declared himself interim president. This leader, Juan Guaidó, declared himself interim president following the reelection and inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro was first elected

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  • No shadow means early spring 2019

    Saturday Feb. 2 marked Groundhog Day 2019, when Phil, our neighborhood meteorologist groundhog, reveals whether spring will come six weeks early or if winter will persist for an extra six weeks. It is the 133rd anniversary of the very popular tradition. This year, Phil emerged from his burrow at precisely 7:30 a.m. and, to the

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  • Music Review: Jon Bellion

    Unique songwriter with catchy music Anyone who says good music is a thing of the past has simply stopped looking for it. All you have to do is dig a little deeper. New artists with plenty to give pop up out of the ground every single year. You know the song “All Time Low”, the

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  • Movie Review: “Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse”

    Fresh take on a classic Marvel movie It’s the end of an era, friends. I’ve reveled in my title as “The Laziest Film Reviewer” for close to a year now. Watching Netflix films or just reviewing old films I found in the library is my niche. So, I’ve got to confess…I went to the movie

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